New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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THE NEW CRUISERS.-The Naval Generai
Board is in favor OF reducing the armament OF the
Tennessee and Washington type in building the
new armored cruisers authorized by the latest
Naval Appropriation act. 1t is planned that the
ships shall be copies OF the Tennessee. except IN
some minor respects: and the officers who drew the
plans went on the theory that the ordnance OF the
Tennessee would answer. all the requirements ol
cussed the sessions of the General BoaI9 @ NE
the result that report has been m ne
for the new ships.
NAVY PAY POSITIONS.-There five vacan-
cies in the navy pay corps and there Will De a
sixth. provided Assistant Paymaster W. u NC
Gully. OF Ohio recently qualified for commission
is found incapacitated for duty He was stricken
with PARALYSIS i'm New-York just after his success
full examination and his commission. whlch hao
been signed. withheld. II he RECEIVERS ne VIII
be ordered - duty but If he does not regain ms
health within u reasonable time he will be dropped
from the naval register There will probably be
TO examination 10 MI the existing VacanceSS ~
new paw oficers to cruising instead of receiving.
ships for instruction and accordingly eleven OH
assigned to duty board various vessels tive OF
them gong 70 the ASlaS S'asTn F %n IF
IS said that pay officers can acquire a knoWl-
association with the pay officers of ships in active
work rather than on board the receiving ships .d IN
to sea as soon as they learn the duties deVolVlhs
upon them.
WIREI. ESS DECISION POSTPONED.-The Joint
Army and Navy Board has postponed until next
fall the consideration Of the question Of control of
wireless telegraph systems operating along the
coasts OF the United States. The army members
OF the board informed the naval members that they
were ready to make report at this time. owing
to pressure Of other duties The proposition came
up in request or the navy for the cooperation OF
the army for the control OF wireless systems to be
the navy. while the army officers of the joint board
d1d not submit any reports Ge1eral GTee{ ths
General Staff. advising against any interference
telegraph maintaining that in case OF war the
government would take control Of such systems. as
to and from the United States General Greedy also
PO POI oIo ma e4c sElar PS - sU" ~ aI
telegraphy at different points. which IL was pro-
work The Indications are that the army is in no
hurry TO accede to the proposition of the navy.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders were issued yesterday:
ARMY
Captain sAM 1..DI HOE ofRn%se from
First Lieutenant WALTER C. PENFIELD. ordnance de-
paIJmsPt. from Rock Island ArseTaI to Watertowr
First Lieutenant GLEN F. JENKs ordnance department.
from sandy Hook proving ground to wa,eFvlie, Ar
F1rs. Lieutenant Harry B JORDAN ordnance Depart
ment from Sandy Hook proving ground to Frankford
NAVY.
'1Sas y9 s0s await orders detached tho
Lieutenant ~ Fl TRENCH. detached Naval AcadsmyI
70 the Kentucky. charge engineering department.
Acting Assistant Surgeon c. G. HART. TO the Alliance
for temporary duty; arrival Of the Alliance a
CulebIa. West Indies detached. home and
Assistant Paymaster @ a. HELMICTIs. the Boston.
Assistant Paymaster J. NJ. HANCOCK. the Kentucky
Assistant Paymaster c. y WRESSTIAIL. 10 the Yankee
Assistant Psynaster G. r CFsAPo. 10 the Texas
Assistant Paymaster C. NJ ADEE. the Columbia.
Assistant Paymaster r. T. LUTON. detached
caster, 20 the Nonongahaa-
Assistant Paymaster = NJ. HACKER, detached navy
yard. Puget sound. TO the Sew-YorS.
Assistant F. HOLT. detached the Pensa-
cola, the Wisconsin.
Assstan: Psymaster II. h woRDEN. detached Pen
sacOla 70 the oregon.