New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-23

W q served with troops IN tle NlOIG
r G. Steward. duty at Fort Nt26r ra 2fa5 de-
south Dakota: P J. Hart. duty at the Pres l
San Francisco; J. W Hillman. on duty 81 d,ty
at Fort Washington. Maryland.
AGREEMENT ON NAVY APPROPRIATENESS ,H-,
A full agreement was reached to-day on the Naval
Appropriation bill by the conferrees OF the senate
and House The disputed points were settled as
follows:
The Senate provision for the Charleston Navy
Yard was eliminated from the DILL WIN tho eNo'P
The H01se provision for the consolidation Of the
power plants under the Bureau of Yards and Docks
was restored and the Senate provision permitting
such consolidation under the various bureaus WIS
Tb senate provision for naval training station
on the G[TaJ of SO 0O6 was allowed for
magazine on the New-England coast the total cost
The agreement strikes out the Senate provision
for restoring the Constitution as rtsaPos nHt Of
$4,000 for the purpose of making 1t training anu
The House amendment is restored providing that
tests must be made Of submarine boats 80 orats
TrovSion permitting contracts for submarine boats
on plans is eliminated
When the agreement which eliminated the Great
Lakes naval training station from the Dill became
known TO members and Senators interested and De-
Fore the conference report had been presented to
either house pressure was brought to bear on the
conferrees to the end THAI another meeting Of the
committee was held and a provision was included IN
the bill appropriat ting $1,000 to purchase ste IOE
mission OF three to be appolnted ny me d a+5
recommend selection to the President 10 the ne
President Is given authority to take ma ao''0' -
selecting any OF the sites he may thlhh H.
COMMANDER FOR THE ALABAAIA--Captain
William II. Reeder now on waiting orders VIII Do
detailed to the command Of the battlehsiP AIaoama
in few weeks, the relief OF Captain =, I'll, n.
Davis who Will be promoted 10 De rear aelillIal;;
In tho mean time Captain Reeder VIII De HssIshed
to duty at the Naval War College. at Newport
NEW ARMY CORPS.-The most important thing
which has happened to the army for a long time Is
tho consolidation Of the record and pension office
and the adjutant generals department mo "elr
OF the arnaIganated corps " be General r ..
AinsUorth elevated TO the grade Of major general.
vi th the title the military secretary INSTEAD OF
pIain military secretary" The other officers or
tho corps will continue as assistant adjutants gen.
eraI until General H c. Corbin who holds the utIe
OF adjutant general goes on tie retired lst. 4heh
the officers OF the corps under General AlnsWorth
become military secretaries. The second oifcer OF
the corps will be Colonel W. Z. Hail. a sOn-ln-Iaw
OF Senator Blackburn. who is promoted TO be briga-
der general II Is something OF surprise 10 leaII
and will result in promotion Of Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry r. Mccain to be eCiTnTt el a lea yin
vacancy In the place Of junior officer VINO NOES on
sion office until General Corbins retirement brings
about the general adoption IN the corps OF the ute
q
eligible aud several OF those who desire the ap-
pontment are already at work with tner ilI M
~ he p1esemt Major TyyeedaIe as a colonel.
oo,,rt ~ civil War service. The changes
brought about by the Army APPROPRIATION law 20
to the administration OF important branch OF the
War Department and becomes senior oHicer III IN
influential corps
Fr-rT,RF OF. COLONEL. MILLS.-There Is much
curiosity among army officers over the result OF
..g.., 4T.ff.F "a.
tendent OF the Military Academy. as n brigsdier
general. That officer is captain OF cavalry and
naturally his advancement over the heads OF nearly
e,sTI Comment There has been a report that
Captain Mills. as his seniors insist upon calling
served thirty years. he cannot be retired except
for disability. BY July, however ne VIII nave
served thirty years.
MYSTERIOUS INSTRUMENTATION mystery at
tends the sailing or boar. The army transport
Toran from San Francisco for Manila week or so
ago OF a passenger reported on the returns OF the
quartermaster at that port as Captain William X
Grove, Subsistence Department" That officer was
supposed bc on duty at kansas city. Mo, ana
few DAVIS before the transport sailed requisi
ton came from him at that place. and since then
an inquiry was sent TO him from the War Depart
mont and il was found that he duty
where his orders required him to be. Tho depart
ment has telegraphed to Manila and asked that
under the name of the subsistence officer. 1t Is
usually so difficult to get on board an army trans
puzzled know how anybody could preserve
false identity long enough 70 accomplish the pur-
sonated was not down the list TO go to Manila.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel EDWARD T; COWBOYS. deputy sur
geon general. from general hospital Fort BayRrd TO
Captain 5HARLEs F. BATES 25th Infantry from For,
First Lieutenant JOHN K. BosLEY assistant surgeon
detailed member board at Fort Thomas for exaInina
ton or candidates FOR Military Acadmey. vice First
Lieutenant Robert NJ blanche d. assistant surgeon;
First Lieutenant JAMES l. LONG from 18th to 10Th
COMPANY coast r aTeFy rporrR from, a,b l., astb
Company. coast artillery
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander G. r. SALISBURY. detached the
Montgomery: home. wait orders ....... 49,
to the BR9nEt0P s
Bennington; Ohio executive officer.
r. H. sCHOFIELD TO command torpedo boat
Lieutenant @. r. sLOCUM. dstached the Bennington
Lieutenant A MACARTHUR, detached command torpedo
boat destroyers. navy yard. Mare Island: to the
Lieutenant p. P. JEssUP. detached the Olympia: to
AIidshpman f. B. FREYER detached Illinois: to the
Surgeon W. F. ARNOLD. placed on retired list
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
April 2l-The Marblehoad at Acapulco the Petrol at
Mare leland and the lawrence at Evansville
Supply at Honolulu
SAILED.
April 1.-The Concord from Acapulco for Mare Island.
April 22-The Hartford from Havana for Norfolk.
commission. Pensacola Navy Yard.
The Annapolis and the Vesburg detached Asatio nsst
MIA out