New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


! NAVAL. ENGINEERS NEEDED.-It ex-
pected that by this time the naval board convened
| for the purpose of providing a naval engineering
/ branch would have completed its Iabors and sub
/ mitted its report The two members who in
! Washington Rear Admiral G. \. Converse, chief
/ Of ordnance. and Commander James II. Perry
formerly chief engineer In the old engineer corps
| The other member is Lieutenant Cleland Davis
who is attached to the battleship squadron now on
| the way to European waters. The absence of the
| latter has somewhat interfered with the conclu-
sions of the board he TO prepare its report
the nature OF which had already been determined
All the officers who have given the subject any con-
sideraton firm in their belief that something
must be done later, for the benefit of
the service in the direction Of pava! enginseTing
filed with descriptions of the difficulties en-
countered on shipboard in these days when there
are no regular engineer officers. and when main
dependence for naval engineering work is upon the
warrant machinIsts The problem is not an easy
one for Admiral Converse and his associates espe-
clay it is next to impossible to carry out any
Stoned ofcers Yet While this complaint Of lack
Of officers is made at the department there Is IN
search for lieutenants, who shall be retired.
helped and regardless of the fact that the officers
designated for the premature retirement are still
board has decided to make no Recommendations
S bc With fheHs s favor rn OF he Board is
an expansion of the project. already approved by
neering duty as to ordnance duty. and having them
permanently engaged on that work
PROMOTION OF FOUR CHAPLAINs,-on the
recommendation Of Secretary Taft, the President
has directed that Chaplains Allen Allensworth'
Henry Swift. Charles c. Pierce and Edward j.
vattmann be promoted from the rank of captain TO
that of major in the army. The last Congress au-
thorized such promotion where chaplains have
served ten years in the army and have been spe-
cialy recommended for promotion by tnelr superior
officers account of meritorious service The act
authorized the promotion of fifteen ehapains but
the four cases mentioned are the only ones hnalH
acted on up to this time
PRESIDENT SAVES TWO LIEUTENANTs-
Executive clemency has saved young officers
Of the army from dismissal They are First Lieu
tenant Henry L. Harris IT., 2d Infantry, sta
toned in the Philippines. and Second Lieutenant
Samuel H. Fisher. 2sth Infantry, stationed at San
Francisco. Lieutenant Harris convicted on
charges of abusive conduct and drunkenness on
duty. and was sentenced be dismissed. The
court martial. however, united IN a recommendation
sentence to a reduction of fifty files in rank.
Lieutenant Fisher was convicted Of Duplicating
missed mis- secretary TAFT and General Charee recon-
intent on the onlSer paa ,6 ina sIs e' nes rsnE
eG9psed TO OK l acdnrance With this
recommendation
TACOMA TO SEARCH FOR MISSING SHIP
The cruiser Tacoma Commander Nicholson. VIII
leave San Francisco on Monday next. on a long
cruise in search of the missing merchant steamer
Conemaugh. which left a Gillian port several
been heard from since. The orders the COM
mander Of the Tacoma instruct him TO proceed TO
CoroLei. Chill. and thence 10 Santa Lucia. West
Indies. following. as nearly as possible. the prob
ablesroute taken by the missing merchantmen. 1t
b s Of the ba possby Of
cuing the forty persons on the steamer
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Captain EAsToN r GIBSON. TO 1s;h Infantry.
First Lieutenant ROBERT b. MCCONNELL to 9th In
Captain DAVID L ". LYLE 9th Infantry from Cen
eraI Hospital. Hot Springs. 70 company.
Br!gaaer General FRANK G. SMITH Getred> tesgnsted
t.ona. Military Park at battlefield OF chiekamausa-
Captain BERTRAM c. GILBERT. from saith to 4th
Company cast Artillery.
Captain JOHN p. STEPHENS. from 1o7th 9th Com
pany. Coast Artillery.
Captain WILLARD u. NEWBiIl- from +th Company.
coast Artillery, - unassigned list
NAVY.
captain BocdNdE I. I4ee iIs, G9ms.asF II
r BOVINE, commissioned
l'omman4er r r. BEATTY. Ninth Lighthouse Dis
Lieutenant T. s WILSON,. 20 Philadelphia. as assistant
nsEn $ I. NJ. MAJOR. to Washington connection with
A,...,ar, surgeons o ] MINK and F. F PORTER. ap-
Captain ; A W. PATTERSON. commissioned in marine
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELS.-The fol-
loving movements Of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
June l3The Tacoma at san Francisco; the Newark at
Juna 1.-THE Atlanta at Tsnsier.
SAILED.
June ls-Ihs Nezinscot New-Yoyk FOR Portsmouth
s,r5 Iaf from Porto r@F Plata for San jgaa
June Wisconsin the oregon. from Hong Kong