New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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TRAINING SHIPS TO PRACTISE GUSNERy.
The Navy Department has changed It's policy re-
specting target practice 70 the extent OF admitting
70 such work the training ships Columbia and Mn
neapolis. Some time ago il held. on the advics
OF the naval general board. thai those ships along
with others Of older design and construction. were
not OF the dghtng class OF naval ships and thar &c
was not necessary to waste time. money and e-orS
IN taking the ships out for target practice II has
since occurred the authorities THAI such vessels
as me Columbia and the Minneapolis do possess
now for the purpose or training young men and BOYS
70 be added to one Of the active feets. Then too
mere IS every reason why the men on board me
sunnery- II has been decided that hereafter those
the same work as vessels - in conissio. me prac
tee will be Of benefit TO the and the rnechanisur
ing vessels. such the Essex and the Adams.
be taken out for TARGET practice.
WILL CONTEST EvANs's APPROvA-Pay-
master Harry E Biscoe OF the navy, who got into
complications with Rear-AdmiraI P d. Evans
the Astatc station. and who court martianed
IN the course Of the runpUs. has filed with Secre-
tary Moody an appeal from the sentence. OF loss OF
nlteen numbers imposed BY the court and approved
BY the reviewing authority. Rear-AdrniraI Evans
Biscoes family. who i've in Washington have
Ployed local attorneys to make fight 20 the end
be removed Admiral Evans arrived in Wasnins-
I J0h yesterday, and was at the Navy Department
saia hs was PREPARED 70 defend sis action = shas
ana all other matters which arose while rs was
commander In ehlef or the Asianc station
DISMISSAL OF ARMY OFFICERS-Ths war
Department has received from the division OF thu
Philippines two cases OF court martial IN which
the officers sentenced be dismissed from THIS
service First Lieutenant H L Harris. 5r I'd IN
fantry. tried for drunkenness and disorderIy
at the nilitsry acader1v from NewJersev n isg4
Second Lieutenant Samuel H Fisher, 18th In
counts He appointed from the army. which
he entered as an enlisted man in 1888 He Is a
native OF Virginia. and was commissioned from
that State in February. 1901
TESTS OF Observation-Disclosures tests WITH
various types OF tOrpedoes will be begun by ths
navy next month at Newport and Bar Harbor.
The remarkable torpedo work IN the Russo-Japan-
csc war has aroused increased interest IN the
Eavtes OF all nations and the competition viii bs
keener than ever 10 perfect an efficient torpedo
DECISION ON MARINE CORPS ENLISTMENT.
The Court Of Appeals to-day reversed the order
Of the District Supreme Court directing discharge
writ of tabeas corpus Of Harry F. Harris,
alleged minor. from an enlistment IN the marine
corps. The petition of the young mans father
forth that the enlisted in the marine corps.
o %h The 9vePnen W9f 4 t S yons r
the time Of enlistment swore he was over twenty
corps is part of the navy and thar an enlistment
Revised Statutes which provides that minor
eighteen years old may be enlisted in the navy
without the consent OF mis- parents
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs-Ths following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 ths
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Nav 2S-The Montgomery Colon: the Cuigoa Pensa-
yard Eev-Tork:
Wilmington Annoy. the Massachusetts, At Ea-npton
May 24-The Frolic az Shanghai
SAILED.
MAY 24-The Sterling Philadelphia Na-,<Anssta
Bay
The Cesar placed OF commission yesterday. nHvy
yard. Norfolk
ORDERS ISSCED-The following army a1tk
navy orders have been issued:
Captain CHARLES F. HUMPHREY. u. dusr--r--asce-
relieve Captain George Mex. Williamson. quarters
master. purchasing cOrnmissary ar Honolulu
lieutenant Commander r T. MULLIGAN 70 course sf7
instruction. War College.
Lieutenant g. g SWEET. detached Navy Department
Paymaster ". D SHARP detached the Frank
Is officer
the MacDonough and Hull
Assistant Paymaster G.. MAYO. duty pay of-c-S
the Whipple, the Worden. Truxtun and Hop