New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
MORE VACANCIES IN THE NAVAL EN-
GINEER CORPS.
THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT sCHoF1ELD-THE
NEW NAVY SMALL ARMs-sMoKE-
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LESS POWDER.
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wash,ry,on Nav s-More vacancies are 10 occur
4, the Engineer Corps of the Navy The corps Is
short handed by twenty-four at present Ihe pros
meets are that this number will be Increased 10
twenty-seven officers of the corps view the STU
alton with much concern and say that 1t Is I'M
portant that Congress should pass some Dill 10 IN
crease the commissioned engineers at this session.
A few days ago Chief Engineer j. W. thomson aP
piled for retirement under the forty years clause
His request has been favoraby acted upon py sec
retary Herbert and the President has approved the
en- 1iff 6 he rered list IN
Chief Engineer Jackson McElmel retIes Hcars on ar
count of age The retirement OF these three onceIs
will make the vacancies In the Engineer co!ps
twenty-seven There are only thirteen cade,s NJ s's
AT the Naval Academy Therefore. on July !; WIN WIN
the present and prospective vacancissd fourteen
A temporary conclusion has been reached by the
Secretary of War In the case of Lieutenant ochoeu
son of Lieutenant-G General Schofed The exai''"'is
hoard before which Lieutenant Schoheld appeared
. sbor, time ago recommended that he be ordered
before a retiring board. This recommendation IN, the
Secretary OF War has dlsapproved Accoruihsh1 Ac hi 1i
Schoed mas for 70 him at
and the probabilities are that there WI Tben he
change an IN coe cs up for for promoton
whom the question as to whether ne Is pi pdisa hity
Se NAV have is or is not incident of the service
will have to be determined.
Ofacials at the Naval Bureau OF ordnance are HI
radv talking of the Of the new Navy small arms
NV the contractors early in July The contract Calls
Cor 10 600 rifles Of the 36 calibre After the irst iot
"a turned over 70 the Government. the contract for
tber manufacture provides that within 100 days the
- q, the quantity to be furnished shall be delivered
omcers are much Interested in the question as to
here the first lot will be sent. The Navy Is snort
h.nded in rifles at present. Not even suiiicient
nuantifv of the type now in use y on hahu 10 ineH
tbe wants of ships 10 be commp mrooanly 90 s
w raxt vessel 10 go into active service VIII De the
NE ss chusetts owing to the deficiency In small
arms and the fact that supply OF the new IieS " 90 -
Ha ready about the time she goes IN oommission, G 20
,SxaT that the Indiana's big sister VIII nave .ne
~ receiving the first lot OF modern naVai sd'i
arms
rh. rext naval smokeless powder TO De tested win
,a, IN final experiments before Issuing quantities
-, q n the service will be that INTENDED Tor the siN
,nch guns The Tribune has from time 10 time ie-
nor,ed progress Of trials with smokeiess powue' MAJ Ia
ps,1,red Of the torpedo station for the Navy Tne
hara,ofore developed have been highly salts
factory and smokeess powder iSr Ine nta'. "a os
,;rs is now in Captain sampson Is ANXIOUS
nroducts of the torpedo station ioi s.n 10 W
that pi i;hre shall be service at the earnest prac-
nedv,e The officers at Newport are alulna mn,
Az w. the hest OF their ability ana are shoWins a.
IN , tlis ~ zeal consistent with thoroughness ne os
look is favorable 10 the issue ~ caiibre as six-inch
Tess W. snd of the present year IL is tnoushl d
%a Savv Department that when me Ane , ~
sells get the smokeless poWnet WIZ nrodnct which
mn, 20 "a higher velocity and better keeping ouH
tha n that OF other county