New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Washington. oct ?4.-Coone LOOMS L. Langdon
lst Artillery. will be placed the retired list OF
the Army tomorrow, and the following promo
lions will result: Lieutenant-Colonel r. r Frank
"a Artillery to be colonel Major j. l. Rodgers. LIST
Artillery. TO be Northumberland. and Captain D.
II. Knzie to be major full account OF Colonel
Langdon's career vas published in The Tribune
Sunday last.
Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn OF the Navy.
in his annual report recommends that an economical
and efectual method OF maintaining an efficient
naval organization Is for the Government to have
under construction continuously al each Of the main
repar-yards-New-York Norfolk and Mare Island
at least vessel OF sufficient size constantly to
employ force OF worknen sufficient to satisfy
the emergency demand. usually made by the fleet
when undergoing it annual overhauling
During the last year the keels of but three new
naval vessels have been laid those OF the gunboats
at Newport News. Va Three vessels were
launched. the battleship Oregon, the protected
cruiser Minneapolis and the torpedo-bcat Ericsson
Six vessels have had official trial trips their speed
records in knots being follows: Castine. 1G03
Marblehead, 1874; Columbia. 22.s0; Olympia, 81 50;
Montgomery 1906. and the Minneapolis e O73 the
latter being the fastest vessel of her size anoat
The vessels to be added to the active strength Of
the Navy this year. In addition to those named
above, the Maine and the Texas. After the
necessary armor and ordnance materials are re-
ceived. the batteships Indiana and Massachusetts
be completed In seven months, and the Oregon
In four months.
A dispatch received at the Navy Department to-
day announced the arrival Of the cruiser Columbia
at Kingston, Jamaica. The Columbia will remain
at Kingston for about week and then probably
make cruise in the West Indies, visiting Havana
where an American naval vessel has not been seen
for over year. The Marblehead is thought to be
on her way to Cartagena by this time. The
cruiser Newark sailed from Rio de Janeiro to-day
for Montevideo
The following Naval orders have been issued:
Chaplain II. II. Clark is detached from duty at
the Naval Academy November q and ordered
TO the cruiser New-York Chaplain ID. II. Tribou is
detached from the New-York and ordered to the
mander W f. .Burwell is ordered to duty as equip
ment officer Of The Norfolk Navy Yard, relieving
waiting orders Lieutenant f. Is. Barry IL ordered
to duty IN the Bureau Of Naval lnteliigenee En-
and placed on waiting orders Lieuienant-Cem,
manGeIr n Berry is ordered to for
duty in the Coast Survey Chaplain A. l.. Ross is
ordered 10 duty at the Naval Academy.
The following special Army orders have been
issued:
Major Camille c. c. Carr sth Cavalry, is relieved
from 1 further duty at the United States Infantry
report TO the commanding general. Department Of
the Columbia for duty acting inspector-genera
John NJ. Bacon. ist Cavalry. Leutenant-C oione
Bacon upon being relieved. Will report the com
handing general, Department OF the Colorado
Charles q; Treat 9Th ARTILLERY. is relieved from
duty aide-decamp on the staff Of Major General
Oliver O. Howard, to take effect on November g.
Boston. oct PA rather unusual order has been
received at Charleston Navy Yard from the Navy
Department. The commandant OF this station Is
Instructed in the order TO notify to the general
shall be no discharges from his department and no
increase OF employees until after January /. 1895.