New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
NEWS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY.

yyoehireton Aug e-Inder the instructions Of
General Schoheld. Major General Howard com
handing the Department OF the East. has ORDERED
Troop f. eth Cavalry. from Fort Myer and Light
Battery c. from Washington Barracks. TO proceed
by rail to Gettysburg to encamp there with the
National Guard Of Pennsylvania on August H.
continuing eigh, days. Captain Alexander Rodgers
4th Cavalry on duty in the office OF Military
Intelligence at the War Department. VIII attend
the encampment as aid TO Governor fattsoh
for the purpose OF making official inspection OF
the militia the information Of the Army
Passed Assistant Engineer George ID. Strickland.
OF the United States ship Ranger, has been sent
home from Sitka, Alaska. for treatment at the
Mare Island Naval Hospital. His Illness Is said
TO be due to overwork. there being no other cnei
neer on the ship. 1t Will be necessary to take an
engineer from OF the other vessels or The
Behrng Sea fleet before the Ranger 20 to sea
again and at the same time the Navy Departing mt
will have to send engineer from this country
to I'll the vacancy AS all available engineers are
now on active duty 1t will be difficult to find a
relief for Engineer Strickland. Although the new
steel ships need three times as many engineers as
the old sailing vessels. the number In the engineer
CORPS has never been materially increased and 1t
is impossible 10 provide any OF the warshlps with
a full quota of engineers. In consequence many
of them are breaking down under me strain
Melville this afternoon from Lieutenant Usher who
trip down the Mississippi, and who VIII command
the vessel for three years after she Is accepted by
which is sent from Cairo H.. Is as follows:
Ericsson performs admirably. Bearings all cool.
| Machinery Performance exceeds highest expccta-
| tons. Congratula tons.
The Ericsson is the largest torpedo-9oat yet CON
structed for the Navy. She left ST. Louis yester-
day and is expected at New-Orleans next Tuesday.
| FAMINE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE WAR.
Washington, Aug. 9.-The revolution which has
| brought so much trouble on Corea. and Is the
| primary cause OF the between China and
| Japan is said to be directly attributable 10 the
| famine. Starving Coreans started the rebellion
In the belief that those in power were responsible
for their condition. and the arrival Of large bodies
of japanese and Chinese troops In the little king
dom has served make the famine even worse.
The Corean Minister has received several offers
from American citizens to assist the Corean forces
| in the Japanese-C Chinese war. An ofer received
to-day from Western city proposed the formation
| OF a regiment OF twelve companies by the writer
service in Corea. with details given as to the
| arrangement OF the force and the number OF
! officers and men All these tenders have been
politely declined. The Coreans are not takng any
part In the quarrel OF their Oriental neghbors and
| look with alarm the prospect OF an extended
! struggle which IL not likely to result favorably
| for their country In any event. No news from
| Corea has been received by the Corean Minister
| and his attaches In Washington for several weeks
/ except through private letters.
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