New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
lEPoN THE TRIBUNE REAT.l

IFPON TRIBUNE B- REAT.l
Washington March IS
LANGLEy'S REQUEST DENIED-Tha War De
psrtment's Fortified lions Board has finally turned
down the Langley flying machine. Professor Lang
ley some time ago formally applied TO the War
Department for additional allotment from its
military experimental fund To enable him to continue
his Investigations In mechanical fisht and. as
told in The Tribune AZ the time the request was
taken under serious consideration. The army pos
sesses an annual fund OF 10000 for purposes Of
this kind. and years ago set aside $4,000 that
Professor Langley might build flying machine
The allotment made by the Board Of Ordnance
and Fortifcati0nS. the ground that a solution
OF the problem would be OF military value The
failures Of Profess langley are we'll known. and
at the last session Of the board the personnel Of
whIch has entirely chdneed since the original aloJ
departments funds for that purpose. The board
on the test wa before the hoard together Win
expressed the hope that he would be- able with
further financial assistance 20 succeed i'm his ef-
fort The board WAS strongly impressed with the
GUticISm Of its ORIGINAL action in Professor Lang
by congressman. and it was feared that the board
H t,I; ne EhoFI OF some OF us power too mEch
that the limited resources at the command Of the
fund would not Justify an additional allotment TO
Professor Langley.
SENSATIONS PROMISED.-Sorne sensational
developments promised by the friends of Pay
master Harry +. Biscoe. Of the navy attached to
the Oregon. Of the Asiatic fleet That officer was
recently court martalIed by order Of Rear Admiral
Evans on serious charges. which. II proved. would
have led TO his dismissal and Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The court found that the charges
were excessive. and that at most the pay officer
was guilty Of nothing more serious than neglect
of duty The friends Of Paymaster Biscoe now
say that this finding was largely technical. and
that IT he shown that the prosecution OF the
officer by court martial proceedings WAS due ser
vice jealousy and personal malice w lille Admiral
Bisc"eS friends. Il j. plainly intmatgd that the
former officer IS held responsible by them for all
The trouble which has descended on Bscoe's head
j. IS said that Evans took this means Of getting
NaSiinSton against EVanSS criticism or court
or which Biscoe was a member. 1t is now as
viii bring BiScce's appea! from the court martial
sentence OF reduction In number. and 1t is promised
that the pay officer will ask the departmental re-
nirai Evans The Incident has served To create
much III feeling among officers In the Astauc fleet
MORE MONEY FOR ARMY MUSIC.-Quarter-
master General Humphrey. OF the army. has de-
cided to allow each military band $ month
This will be OF interest t. those bands which are
stationed near the large cities. and especially tC
the 18th Artillery Band Fort Hamilton. the
9Th Infantry Band. at Plattsburg Barracks; the 6tb
Infantry Band ut Fort Jay. Governors Island.
and the sth Infantry Band. at Madison Barracks.
Hitherto supplies OF sheet music and other equip
ment. outside Of musical instruments. have been
obtained from a fund contributed By the officers
fr-. rey.rUo ~ most sxchaTees or from the regt
mental fund when one existed at other times the
made 10y officers or obtained ia the shape OF pro-
c.cds II entertainments. The quarterm'ster gem
er1l believes that as the army band Is a govern
ru-llta. institution. the War Department appTo-
priations should be available Tor Use N iurnlsh,,
ing necessary supplies Formerly even the musical
Instruments were bought from private resources.
mad, appropriations for the purchase Of this equip
meut but it failed to provide the means Of bu-ing
81 For ffIt MIR e.
s a month for each band has been allotted.
sIGsBEE TO COMMAND AT COLOMBIAN
Admiral Coghlan. commanding the Caribbean
squadron will shortly be relieved from service on
the Isthmus OF Panama by Rear Admiral Sigsbee.
commanding the South Atlantic squadron Admiral
SIgsbce left Pensacola yesterday for Colon in his
flagship the Newark accompanied by the cruisers
Coghlan.s flagship, will soon start FOR pensacola.
lauuc Fleet in target practice II Is probable that
Rear Admiral CoghIan Will be succeeded in COM
mand % the Caribbean Squadron by Rear Admiral
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
marine corps orders have been issued:
ARMY
colonel OSWALD H. ERNST. Major JAMES L. LUs<
and Major THOMAS ]. GASEn. corps 81 ensins ,
-aIn IJ.l.wEII.YS p. WILLIAMSON. assistant sur
s5crs oi ,5S SoTps o; ensineers for promotion,
Captain GRAHAM u. FITCH. corps Of engineers. to 81
Major WEBSTER vINsoN. payms'ter to Office Of pay
general
Cartaln WILLIAM VI WILLIAMS retired a. his own
request relieved college % the Immaculate Con
ceptian. Nevy-Orlesus
Major JOHN +. BANTER. quarternaster TO Boston, IN
charge ~ construction Forts Warren. strong
Ranks Revere. Andrews and Stsndi=h. relieving Cap
l.. FTEDENDAI.I. querternast-r
MARINE CORPS.
Captain T H. LOW. detached marine barracks Norfolk;
to command marine guard Of the Newark as marine
officer
Second TIeutenan: u W BLAKE detached from the
newark. TO marine barracks. New-Nork.
Cantain DION WILLIAMS. the Maine. to the Kear
sarge as marine feet officer
Csntain GEORGE VAN ORDEN. from the Kearsarge: TO
Maine.
First Lieutenant J 7. BUTTHICt. detached marine bar
racks. New York. to marine barracks. Washington
CAPTAIN II l. BEAREs. detached the Dixie: To marins
barracks. New YorG-
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI-S-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
TO the Navy Department
ARRIVED
March 1.-THE Peoria New-York. the Hartford at
cape Hayden
March ls-The MAJ slower at Washington.
SAILED