New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.


lFRoH THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
washingtOr. August !. 1874
NEW NAVAL. CHIEF OF oRDNANCE--com-
nanaor N 2. Mason has been appointed chief OF
The Bureau OF Ordnance IN the Navy Department.
20 succeed Rear Admiral Converse. who to-day as
suuasd the duties OF chief OF the Bureau OF NaVga-
ton Commander Mason was the founder OF the
Indian Head Proving Grounds he recently Ie-
llncu.sasd command Of the Cincinnati. which he
commanded AZ the outbreak OF the Russo-JaPanese
War. lie is native Of PennsyiVslIia . a ~; mn
i SGRoi"''' to Annapolis from 'nA' ''4''
HOW WILL. MORTON EXPEND IT?-Much curl
sity is expressed by naval officers over the decision
OF Secretary Morton in regard 70 future SUD
marine construction. He has at his disposal ~'1''o
with which 10 build ships OF that type As an aao
20 the discrimination OF a policy. he Is N posses
sion also OF q report from Captain e J. Tram
and other members OF the board of inspecuoh anu
survey. The board has inspected the Holiailo SUD
marine boat with great thOrOughness' ana mas re-
ported that Il represents a type when Wouio DC oi
great use 10 the naval service as It iunis al the
requirements OF submarine warfare except III some
minor respects. II has been recommended tia'
this tyne Of boat be built after the changes nave
been made. The board does not make inuch COM
ment on the Lake submarine boat. except 10 TO
mort that the designer has not yet given the eA-
rerts an opportunity 20 examine the boat TO me
extent they desire. So far suggestion comes
from the board OF 3nsgeGOh h sh Under consider
only the Holland type IN reference 70 xhe en
siderable protest from people connected with me
asss eo 4ss Sasonai boats for which fund
exists shall be built under contract with the de-
snsr or Tas pn o Of S9 1Se cals in 9he
apartment sayor the former system
10 IMPROVE GUARD sYsTEM--General II. C.
corb!n has advised the War Department that he
Intends 10 have the system OF guard DUTY I'M
proved He IS Jed to this determination by the
Frequency OF court martial trials as a result OF
and
provisions OF the Guard Manual He has there
fore directed that at all posts in his department
particularly where there are many recruits Sfeps
usl and h customs OF the service goEeFhi4g go@[S
the guard be detailed
COOKING SCHOOL FOR AEN.-General +. d.
baldwin commanding the Department OF the Colo
rado has arranged for the instruction OF soldiers
an the art OF cooking IN the field he believes
that tho soldiers should know how to prepare
their aeld ration. 10 the end that they may not
10 dependent on the culinary department IN tme
OF war. A liberal ration is furnished ana the
difficulty has been IN tnstructing the men 10 pre-
pare 81. Et IS intended 20 take advantage OF the
ractice marches ana 70 glye careful ifS1a.ng b IN
rtis Familiarity would reduce the percentage OF
sickness IN an army IN the heid-
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
The following officers detailed 20 act as umplres
q sEEny mRnaUyres in the vicinity OF Manassas
gssf 1ss1sTs[colonsl ARTHUR L WAGNER general
asa &c R5Oysl 6s SIy s0f ScoB A AT&rR
LvESo1E S3ER' q P fnEipssFs and Ley H
FRED C. SHARPE. assistant adjutants general
s saseTs EDMGRD J. McIERSAND general stan:
w nE isth caSay. ana aFt GRaxNG s' AbM
srtilsry corps; csPtSiRs wENPELt sI AfpSS1
wTLtIAN H. WRIGHT. "a Infantry: SAMUEL Z,
ssih fntan t4ya MTcHRE ) IESiHAN a5th IN;
1s5fIS i Dc W MiIco1 aSlnefy ooep.:
cAHRIEs D. RHODES. general stat EDWIN b
wIEAEs Jr- sth Cavalry; sA4gEk 3, 3. A 4h;
JOHN c GILMORE, Jr- artilleEy corps ,M LLL-
CRAIG. lOth Cavalry. hrst provisional division
uu.pres with RrOwn-cOlOnel EDGAR z. srEEvER sth
caARfHss q TREAT ooramandant .; cadets. Mill
OUCH. eGh Infantry: Majors DANIEL g; KINoMAN:
SSs4nes1s: CHARLES BYRNE. s0h Infantry; Hun
u ser Lagsett assistsnt sdt1tsIt general ShAiIs g
CaVslTy. snd TIolIAs II: REEFS. corps Of engineers;
~ ~ ~ So S IN, 14 y 5 a1ISE.T
Esaersl s.a az FRgDER1cK w siApEN IAN IN
SsaiEy; AgcEN & BERRY artillery COPS; J. +
ExAss s Elr G1TaTy' LOUIS G SeI5ERER 4th
HENRY IL WHITNEY artillery corps: CI-ARENt;E
Hon A ~ ,,s S5eF sSTgs; h RSs F. Wal
and GUY Y. HENRY 18th Cavalry. second provisional
Following officers provisional army corps At Gaines
VILE September additional 20 general officers
sngased IN uanfnuyres: First Lieutenants RAYMOND
SHELDON 18th Infantry: GEORGE T. THORNE.
I'm Infantry; ROBERT II. PECK 24th Infantry:
John =. JAMES, sth Infantry: FREDERICK E
BUciAN. Sd Cavalry; LESLIE A. J.
1.t Cavalry: WILLIAM A. CASTT4D 18th Infantry
ana GAD MORGAN 18th Infantry; Second Ideuten-
ants WILLIAM n HASKELL 9th Cavalry: FRED
ElsIcK AEAtss sth Cavalry. and EDWARD K.
NAVY.
hsas Admiral r D. EVANS. additional duty in connec-
ton With naval war college
Rear Admiral p q. COOPER placed retired list
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The eoI-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
yuiy so-The Dolphin at washington. E,Ioano =, H.,
koNs me Texas the Massachusetts he az
Ntpple the -ruItun. the WOudsn the Hopkins ,he
Senoe. the Hull the MacDonough The Arlcarsss ,be
NEVADA and the FLORIDA, az NeW-London.
'usy S1Ghs DH1e, TompkinEy1Ile; the OI7r,aD and
ue FsNnse az newport: the Tacoma. a Coquiuibo
Ansgtt a-The csiiao at Canton; Scorpion al Guam
SAILED.
July e-I1s Saturn. from Dutch TIarbor for Kiskn
July ol-Ihs Raleigh. from Woosung FOR trenorl,o
.hs Glacier placed commission July "a Na,y va
1,s "a Iss Ssnstelstion placed Of commission
"ot OK eoniEassion. July 30. Navy Yard Puget Sound
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