New-York tribune., 1904-10-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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Washington, Oetober IA
NEw-YoRK VACANCIES AT ANNAPOLIS
Maurice RumfSrd Pierce has been appointed - ~.
Naval Academy as a midshipuan from the ysTv--s
New-YOrk Congress District to the credit OF Pa,
resentative l. E. Rider. Pierce was examinss sa
weeks ago. but his appointment was delayed bv :,
temporary physical disqualification. which -
been removed. There are no Senate vacancies 80
Annapolis this year. and there will be noaa us~~
each entitled 10 appoint one young Tsn "no @ are
Naval Academy after March 1905. thOsa rs sae
2tFs ss22ilFRs t9S xIst st. i5a XxvtS F1Sn xx8I4b I4b x
xXXIIId, XX2IVth. XXXVth and Xl1lvIIt1fS- s.,,
trtcts. There are two vacancies each in TIA WIS
and XIIth districts A
BIG DRYDoCK CONTRACT LET-Tss 50.
tract for constructing the big drydock at tba
Brooklyn Navy Yard has been awarded to Georg,
E Spearin. of New-Tork, at S692.ss0 This Is r.
highest of several bids received from Spearin an
omits certain features. such as capstans and otba-
equipment which will be furnished by the govern
ceived by the bureau OF yards and docks ssversl
weeks ago he asked tns @ pIlVllsse @ OF increasing
the draught submitted but this request was dznlss
b. the Navy Department
FUTURE ARMY MANGUVRES.-Ths Genar,l
Staff Of the army is still considering the quss,l,
of future combined maneuvres- There fsfa sf
feren~e of opinion among the members In resard 4,
the practicabiity Of operations every year Re-
at the manoeuvres in Virginia show that the rlll
tary view is in favor of having longer periods 3,
preliminary work for the militia commands which
take part in the problems II is likely thar the
General stan will formulate some programme by
which the State troops may be instructed in their
armories for a term. under officers of the armv
preceding the work in the field. II is considered a.
little value to send unframed soldiers to the camn,
and require Of them movements which none OF ther
It is probable also. that the next manGuvres WI
be arranged that there Will be at least one dsT
there viii be lectures by the upires for the benefit
OF ,he miltiamen; that there viii pc special in
strucuon for res1mental quarterTnasters. comnis-
saTies and surgeons, and that there viii Ce NJ
grand review to which the officers Of the resu-
Lar eSJtonShIneht at.ach no IihpciLtnce except
from uselesSly spectacular point Of view. II i-
bv such of5cers as General r d Grant 65s
j. F. Bell. General J. NJ Lee, General 7. H. Bliss
who commanded a brigade in the ulanGsUvres corps
in Virginia. and Colonel A. l. Wagner chief uT-
next -year-at least. nothing so extensive as tSs
mobilization at Manassas
ORDERS IssUED-Ths following orders ssv.
been issued:
Captain CHARLES BAILEY. artiler- sorps from IN
assigned list 70 9lst Company. Coast Artillery
report 70 chief OF artillery.
sH sa sagne a5sg IsSs s7RSsd ts sss e
EotG4 y554 W ~ E9SSxLT SI5C e "a OSCAR " HOOP
lst; FRANK MOORMAS. 24th. HARRY IT. BIS-
SELL. 10Th; CHARLES 3 ELLIOTT. 30th. JOHN
r COEtBLY. 25th. FITZHCGH L NINNIGERODE.
Sth. JOSEPH l. TOPHAN. Jr.. 18Th: CHARLES u
SAMPSON. 18th; JOHN n TRUE fst: BRUCE r.
CAMPBELL. 2i: JOHN G. FRENCH. 24th: BENJA-
4th; JAMES H VAN HORN. 11th. JOHN B. De
LANCEY. 10Th; CASSTUS VI. DOWELL. 11th MAR
YIN z. MALLoY, oath; ALERT B EAENPFER
18th. FORREST B OFERHOLZER. 5th ana
CHARLES W MASON. II. 10th.
NAVY
Captain A r COwDEN. washiugtoz Bursau a. crs-
Passed Assistant Payaas,sr p 2 BARBER detached m,
Topeka: home, await orders
Assistant Paymastsr II McCrsa detached the Prsir.
ID the Topeka
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
towing movements OF vessels have been reported 70
the Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
October l5-The Lebanon Norfolk
October I6-The Rocket a. Norfolk TIE Hun AZ Bozt,-
the Nayhover a. SsV-yerz
October 1.-THE Des N0inss Antwerp: the Wcu6~u az
NoTfoIE-
october lSIhe Lawrence a. An1aPolis' the casine at
Montevtiso.
SAILED
October 1G-The N1rcellus from Boston FOR Nsw-York
OCtober 1.-THE Arethusa from san Juan for Pensacola
the Massa chusegts t-cr Ne7vYorE FOR League Island
Cleveland frou, C5ravessud for Dartmouth. The
NarbIshead from san Francisco for Mssda,era Ray