New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-30
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
[FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington December %
WANTED-SEWING MACHINES-The officials
of the Military Academy In the market for
some sewing machines Captain Thomas Franklin
commissary and quartermaster of cadets and treas
urer OF the academy is anxious to buy five taliors
sewing machines with individual electric motors
for their operation estimated to cost in the neigh
borhood Of $500. Captain Franklin, in his appeal
says: Additional sewing machines necessary
in order that the tailor shop may be equlppeu L9I
all the demands made upon it. At certain periods
of the year ii is necessary TO hire additional tail
ors in order to keep up with the vast VoLune on
insufficient in number. The stencil machine cuts
stencils very rapidly and cheaply out OF speGlas
stencils to make the many packages shipped oy
ing name stencils for the use Of cadets to mark
their clothing. bags. etc. in a uniform manner
M.cREA TO SUCCEED Observation-Disclosures
der Reginald Nicholson. detail officer of the Blu
reau OF Navigation. VIII leave here next Tuesday
for San Francisco to assume command OF the new
projected cruiser dacq q Nov TINS vessel viii
be attached TO the Pacific Squadron. and her first
mander Henry Mecrea, recently detached from
command Of the gunboat Machias. has been de-
Nicholson. and reported at the Navy Department
to-day.
ADMIRAL SUMMERS RETTREMENT.-The re-
tirement OF Rear Admiral George W. Sumner. re-
Gently detached from command Of the South At
lantic squadron. and now on leave Of absence at
Patchogue. Long Island was announced to-day
He is a Kentuckian. He entered the navy in Sep
TENDER. -S5S. His retirement and the retirement OF
4 ADAMS vii result in the promotion Of Captain
Charles ONe1. Chief Of the Bureau OF. ordnance
gers. A. V. Wadhams and John D. Adams. to be
captains.
TO BE MADE GENERALS AND RETIRED
It was stated at the War Department to-day taat
with the promotion Of General Chanee on the re-
tirement next week Of General Young, a certain
oF will he ed o
major general and retired. and thers 70 the grace
of brigadier general and retired
ORDERS IssUED-The following arrDv and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Second Lieutenant CHARLES II FULTON: Philippine
Scouts, 10 Hot Springs, Ark, TO army and navy
general hospital. for treatment
Captain CHARLES G BALLou' 18th Infantry: fr ON
s5ng5at n'-'''-' -'-'-' ''- ''~
First Lieutenant WALTER cox assistant surgeon de.
tailed examining board at Fort Banks, vice
First Lieutenant George NJ EkwuEzel assistant sur
Major ROBERT r STEVENS. quartermaster. to Quar-
termaster Generals Office.
pines home Minneapolis. for annulment Of contract
Contract Surgeon EDWARD ". PATTERSON. from
Contract Surgeon NJ MANLEY WAREHOUSE, to
Philippines
Resignation by Major FRANCIS H sCHoEFFEI4 fudge
advocate Of commission as captain Of infantry deth
Major FRANCIS H sCHoEFFELs retirement an
Rear Admirals G W. SUMNER and c. T. FORSE,
placed retired list.
a9aaa Il Nss5H NsTy 6 fsssRfS the Dixie to
Passed Assistant PayInase< F. r. HOLT. commissioned
passed assistant paymaster IN navy, with rank Of
lieutenaT-. junior grade.
Chief Engineer E. R. GAYIOR detached navy yard
a IN 4 n N T Gazing plant
Lieutenant Colonel P. ST. c. MURPHY. commissioned
lieutenant colonel, and First Lieutenant c. T WEST
COTT commissioned first lieutenant in marine corps
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing movements of naval vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December 2s-The Olympia, Colon; Lebanon. at
Baltimore: the Buffalo. the leCa u-i the Chauncey
the Dale, the BaInbr1dge and the Barry at San
Juan
December 2s-The Minneapolis, the Hartford and the
Yankee at Pensacola
SAILED.
December 2s-The Dixie Island for Colon;
CUgoa, from Port Of Spain for Colon the Petrel
Acapulco, for Panama. the New York. from
Francisco, for Panama the Hull from Annapolis.
Norfolk. the Mohcan, from San Diego, for santa
Barbara the Solace, from Honolulu, for Guam; the
Leonidas. from Lambert Point. for Baltimore.