New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
COAST DEFENCE PLANS.
ORDERS FOR MOUNTING HEAVY GUNS TO
BE GIVEN AT ONCE.
SECRETARY ALGER coNFERs WITH THE PREsJ
DENT AS TO THE WAR DEPARTMENTS
SHARE OF THE EMERGENCY FUND
NEW RECRUITING STATIONS TO
BE OPENED AND OTHER
MEASURES TAKEN.
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Washington March 9--Secretary AIger saw the
President to-day and went over with him the
amounts needed at once TO prepare for resisting an
assault on the coast, and ,old to go ahead and
make the necessary arrangements NO compete es-
innate he's been made by Secretary Alger as TO how
much OF the $50 10000 defence fund his Department
will spend. An estimate cannot be made at this
time and no necessary work Will he stopped 70
figure its effect on the whole amount. Neither has
there been any agreement 10 how much shall
no spent by the Navy and how much by the War
Department.
Secretary Alger will order the mounting and
placing Of heavy guns without delay. He says that
not much money will be spent in the purchase Of
runs protectiIes etc They are already owned in
largo quantities by the Government. The cost Will
=. 4, eating them In position for defence The In
ten,lon OF General Alger is 70 put the defenees Of
tho country in the best possible shape. This vii
he accomplished by putting all available guns where
they can do good.
OFFICERS AVAILABLE FOR PROMOTION
~. War Department has prepared for Secretary
,a.r.o nae an abstract Of the record OF a.! Army
officers whose actual experience In the feld entities
them 10 consideration In connection win oreVet
commands in case call Tor volunteers u made
and the military force Is materially augmented II
Is the intention rapidly TO advance eapaos oncers
who saw war service well "a those who have
hoor .uccessf,l with National Guard duty 10 which
,bov have been detailed from time 70 time As
indicating the number OF officers who may be avail
able for volunteer duty and for rapid promotion
in the regular establishment. the following state
ment Is interesting:
or the go captains now In service in the infantry
arm 100 served during the war. or ~ per cent
or the 300 first lieutenants now In service In the
infantry arm. two served during the war. or two
thirds OF per cent
or tho sixty captains now in service in the artIl-
lery arm thirty-seven served during the war. or
6% per cent.
artillery arm. four served during the war, or 'i-a
per cent
OF the 100 captains now in service in the cavalry
arm fourteen served during tho war. or ia per
cent.
OF the 10 first ieutenan,s now in service In the
cavalry arm none served during the war. No sec
ond Ieutenants OF infantry. artillery or cavalry now
in the Army served during the war -.
or the SOL officers now In the infantry arm rs
were graduated from the Military Academy, or
6s H. 2s7 of,ers now in the artillery arm .ss
were graduated from the Military Academy or
50 6-2S per cent. 4, ~. ...,.,, am, au
were graduated from the Military Academy or
IS H-431 per cent
NEW RECRUITING STATIONS
New recruiting stations for tho Army have bean
ordered 10 open at once at Charlotte y. C.. Bali-
more BROOKLYN and Jersey City 70 expedite enhst-
men,s for the artillery arm ana the genera service
These are in addition to tho eighteen regular sta
,,o,s already IN operation and this activity en-
phasizes the serious haste Of the Army 70 man mo
coast defences without delay.
Another emergency order issued by the War De-
partment to-day appointed a board OF oficfrs con-
sisttng Of Colonel Dallas Bache. Assistant surgeon
General: Captain Louis 4. Craig 6;h cavalry. zap,
tgin George d Deshon assistant surgeon ana
First Lieutenant Charles W fsnr9as,,, IN ~ ~
fanfrv 10 NEE, AZ the Army Medical Museum IN
this City on March II 10 inquire into me meino ,
and nractical results ~ instruction IN rehlrtihB
arst aid 10 the sick and wounded. as now gwen ~
company officers and recommend any Modification
OF existing orders IN the matter thar may apprar
desirable The Board viii also prepare p nesesr
and enlisted man in the Army . -,
"i- Tho War Department issued orders 20 day ssn-
venins examining boards at Fort M9ntoe' 'v'
arnor's island the Preside and Fort hiey 20 s..
'n ,r,iIIerv oficers for promotion 70 vacancies
in the two new regiments whlcn VIII oo o'ea"'''~
as soon as their officers are quaiineu'
SITUATION REGARDED AS IMPROVING
rrss EXCITEMENT IN wAsHINGToN-sESoH Do