New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Washington, December %
MOODY ASKS FOR MoNEY-By reason Of
the greater rapidity with which the ships for
the navy are being advanced to completion, Secre-
tary Moody has transmitted TO Congress urgent
request for appropriation of 100000 for armor
and armament TO be made without delay The last
appropria ton made for armer and armament IVES
based on the amount expended monthly last year
which s7Ss.7e6. Since. July last this item has
amounted TO S.109gS0 a month. and after January l
the manufacturers Of arrnor have Informed the de-
partment that material increase IS TO be made in
their output
Secretary Moody also has asked for immediate
appropriation OF 1900, 10 enable payment to be
made to Cuba for the land acquired by the United
States for the Guantanamo naval station and 10
inclose the same within wall or fence, according
to the terms OF the treaty. in explanation OF the
request Mr. Moody says:
The total amount due. to be paid to Cuba for ad-
land and other propertr at the station amounts to
a$I RI OF this amount the owners of property val
ued by the commission at about Sll5Ogo' nave sig
nlheq their willingness 10 accept the valuation made
~ IILe COMMISSION Inc 3WheI o. me Lsloi'i.i,S
pIoperty however nave opJected 10 tae price; anu
condemnation proceedings have begun in the Cuban
valuation viii be very muon increased by its judg-
ment.
In the last sundry Civil bill 100000 appropri
ated 10 meet this expense.
ORDNANCE CORPS APPOINTMENTS With a
view OF filing seventeen vacancies in the ordnance
department of the army. the Chief of Staff has ar
ranged for general examination on March next
Of all first and second neutenants of the line de-
strous of detail to the ordnance department These
examinations will be held In each division and dc
partment. including those in the Philippines and
tailed to service the ordnance department re
ceve the pay and emoIumerts Of first heutenants
Of the line while 90 serving.
THE IOWA IN COMMISSION.-The Navy De-
partment was advised to-day that the first class
battleship Iowa had been placed in commission at
the New-fork Navy Naro.
TORPEDO BOATS SAIL FOR SAN JUAN-The
cruiser Buffalo and the torpedo boat hotiIla sailed
this afternoon from Key West for San Juan On
the next stage of the long trip TO the Philippine
Islands.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following ARMY and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Captain Francis H scHoEFTEL 9TH Infantry. trans
s a TO 16s araas until fPa rb es
quest transferred 9Th Infantry
Captain JOSEPH W GLADDEN.. 25th Infantry. detailed
vice captain John R NJ Taylor. I4th Infantry.
Captain EPWARD . a 66,75 7R gaEsg
Barracks. 70 join regiment
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander ". W. WHITE. detached the
Cincinnati. home and orders
Lieutenant H G. LEoPOLD detached navy yard Puget
Sound. Washington 70 the cincinnati
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December 22-The Texas at Key West; the Ney-York at
Francisco; the Dixie, at League Island.
SAILED
December 1e-The Culgoa. Culebra for TrinS6ad
December 22--rhe Topeka from Nev-oreans Tor Key
Vest the Saturn, from Union bay for San FRANCISCO
Potomac, Hampton Roads for Key West
the Igeonidss Culebra for Hampton Roads; the
Alexander and the San Francisco from Aexandretta
for Beirut
torpedo Mckee DshIgren and T. A NJ. Craven
placed OF commission I'D inst. navy yard New
YORK
Tho torpedo boat wnslow commissioned 22d inst navy
yard NeV-YorH