New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
GENERAL MILES TO BE HERE TO-DAY.
COMING; TO The MILITARY TOURNAMENT. But HE
WILL VISIT ARMY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sLocuM's TROOPS NOT YET AT

COMING TO The MILITARY TOURNAMENT bCl iE
WILL. VISIT ARMY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
srocuM's TROOPS NOT YET AT
SANDY HOOK.
Ma,or-Gencral Nelson A. Miles commanding the
ARMY OF the United States ia expected 20 Visit the
ho,dcrer,ers Of the Department of the East to-
dav While his visit is ostcnsibly to attend the
military tournament in Madison Square Garden TIC
will doubtless take occasion TO look INTO the co"-
dtion OF the Notifications abou! this haroor' over
which he was formerly in command Upon his
arrival I'm Jersey City General Miles Will be met by
officers Of the Department, who VIII escort MN 10
Governors Island and to such other points as lie
decides to visit before going TO the tournament.
while a /, official character will not be given to the
visit especial interest attaches to 1t In view ot
the recent changes made by the War Department
and the ra rsfers Of troops 20 take care or III" new
guns and rnortars mounted IN the forts down the
bay ard up the Sound
General Merritt came to town from MS nome On
Governors Island yesterday afternoon lie sAd
that there were no new developments in the De-
partment under his control He expressed sratif'
cation over the fact that the name OF the Depar'-
ment Of the Missouri not to be dropped by the
creation Of the Department OF the Lakes
Owing to protests. il has been decided to give the
name Department of the Missouri TO what mas n neen
the Department of the Platte, with headquarters az
Omaha. General Merritt was IN command or III.
Department OF the Missouri Win heaeGGar'H IN the
Department OF the East. .,,,...
The transfer of the ba tteries OF artillerynen
from Fort Slocum, the Sound to Fort ltahcoct,'
on the Lower Bay. has not yet been aTEanged.
Colonel Tully McCrea. who is to command az fort
Hancock called al the Army Building on ms way
from Sandy Hook to David's Island. lie said tnaI
the transfer o. the men would he made as speeoi!y
as IL could be managed. but. as the men were 10
be permanently stationed at Sandy HOOK. ana
would have 10 camp OUT until the new DatraCks
were in readiness for their use. II would pc needlui
to obtain large store Of supplies for shelter ana
maintenance. He proposed to hasten this as much
as possLIe but II would take two or three days 10
have everything In readiness .
a bill has been introduced In the New-Jersey
Legislature providing for the sale to the Govern
ment of twenty one acres Of land at sandy TOOK.
adjoining the Government reservation, ana steps
have been taken TO procure possession by the rec
erai authorities Of land adjoining the fort on the
sites OF Old Fort Tompkns and Fort Newton on
Staten Island above Fort Wadsworth. THIS lana
lies higher than the Government property ana
commands IT, II is also possible FOR visitors 10
inspect the work in the fortiflCationS from tnis
property II Is expected that. II negotiations 1or
the purchase fail steps will be taken TO secure
title TO the property by condemnation.
There were no proiectileS shipped yesterday from
Governors Island but considerable quantity OF
oil was on the wharf Of the New-fork arsenal
awaiting shipment 10 forts down the coast;
large quantity OF powder was forwarded 10 Key
West from Jersey City by the Navy Department yes
terday for use on the vessels which VIII RENDEZVOUS
there The total amount sent was about nlteea
hundred tons. and 1t was In brass cases inclosed
in wooden boxes.