New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE sURzAu1

- .44iety mas approved the recommendations unads
20 hlm by subordinate officers OF the corn. =.
favor OF additional restrictions .,t ~o.,,.sS :.
@ehng 70 the commissioned psrsonneI OF the an,
IL Is held that the artillery officers sbouId ~ M
- Sass the various examinations now iu,po..a
~-tnout mocihcation- While the requirements ulxh.
uhosT some circumstances be regarded a. i@s~,,,,
they are not in reality excessive consis.ri1g- -
opportunities OF study Afforded az Fort Monroe Fo,
d4tIsn and Fort Riley where special schools On a.
quire lessiation ~ ee1gGetsd L. win probably
fsij ~ 70 require the retirement OF ofcers wSo
Sery schools, There is little hons ~ an 80
eler change IN the laws az the coming session -
congress. and Il Is possible that fnS5I-j1sI e %
cerTat an interest in limiting legisat0n along
- impose additional Obligations On ,bs So1-a.
<'i'su personnel OF the artillery corps
PRESSING NEEDS OF c,I-s1, $500.
uoh prevails at Guam. according 10 the re,c-+. -,
eeied from the naval officers in charge o. tba St.
Ioh there The lack OF funds has made n u.res-
saFF LOT the island government 10 depend or ~.
eSoulCss OF me Navy Department. and II Is likely
mat the various projects for Improvement An o.
'S4a..u' especially in the way OF roads and new
Ouuings, VIII have to be paid for out OF TIA bt,raa
SppFoPr'auons- The stringency Is especially en-
oai RAISING 20 the plans for education There bainx
no money available for schools the cbfIare, I'm,
WIG WIG ana cannot De taught the proper rules OF
rioI says 1ne naval surgeon on duty the sta
system OF public sanitation In a small way.
-
the Board OF Ordnance and Publications headsd
ny Major General Gillespie. shows that an un-
usual amount OF experimental work has o-sn 49,
formed by the board in the last year Many d.
wees OF novel design have been tested but no
novelty of real merit has been DEVELOPED On. =,
the most important phases OF the EXPERIMENTAL
work was the determination OF the ralattv. -
AoTa'lhs qualities OF capped and uncapped shells
Nhen nred az armor plate at considerable arsIsa
tnTse experiments are being continued on Iarg.-
n~f-~ 50
one hundred guns contracted for IN 1881 remain
10 DC completed. and the last OF thss. win n.
MADE oy August OF next year. The board reuews
us Recommendation Of last year for the Immediate
procurement or medium calibre rapid IRE guns for
coast defence 70 the extent Of 30 sern-al,tora.s,
high velocity 6pounder guns On PEDESTAL mounts,
20O seni-automatic guns OF eaIlbre Iarxs enough
20 nre shrapnel. mounted field carriages ana
200 automatic machine guns. 50-calIbrs. Ths board
also wants reserve supply OF ammunition OF a,
least one hundred rounds for the largo runs and
mortars. and two hundred and fifty rounds for "a,
RAPID nre guns as. without sufficient supply %
An abundant supply OF ammunition for target prac-
ice also Is requested and other measures rec
finders. searchltghts. telephone lines and Other
necessities OF a modern coast defence system IN,
board submits an estimate OF 5000 70 carry ON ia
Work next year. which Is only Ons-half OF thu
present allowance.
STRENGTH OF THE ARMT-Ths annual re-
port OF General F. c. Ainsworth military sscre-
tary OF the army. the first issued from his ofcs,
which was created by Congress at the last session
gives the total strength OF the army at the Gloss
OF the last fiscal year as 3S1 officers and Is ga
enlisted men The loss Of officers from death dis
missal, retirement and other causes was LIS. The
the q $50 recruits enlisted in the last fiscal year
800 were foreign born Complaints 20 the num-
per or unsatisfactory recruits are said 10 have
been unusually numerous Speaking OF the militia.
made coward bringing f6e orEszed hfs OG r
specting armament, equipment and discipline up
TO the standard OF the regular army. In all 69Sd
officers and sS19 enlisted men OF the militia or
CARNATIONS we're present at the inspeetions Re-
roster OF officers and enlisted men OF the Cnion
spOnses Of the Governors asked 10 cooperate have
been such as 70 assure the department that they
viii heartily eid the department in It's Efforts .
IN the proposed compilation
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following army and
navy orders have been Issued:
ARMY.
s.ooas Lieutenant EISAL - W WOOD q,h IatantE
examination for promotion
Colonel EREDER1GK , 81. SMITH s5A II, Infantry Lieu
missa-y general: Major FICHARD Il. WILSON. sth
surgeon: First L4su5enants GEORGE 3. cRABTTsEE
inIant[g rseords: de5aisd as examining board az
Captain WILLIAM F. BLAUvELT. paymastsr. ard
HENRY c HODGES. j. qqa-terTnastsr before sx-
animation for prouoti5n
Second Lsq'snaa. WILL Az PATERsoN az.issy
nsas OF r.craits - VIII '''--'-
assume charge construction az Fort soGar.
relieving Second Lieutenant William Q Russell sth
NAVY.
Commander \. J--Ec, PATCH 70 navy yard, Boston.
LIsutenant Commanders A 5,lSI and r. a BISPtiASf,
HALLIGAN. Jr.. and E. 3. FEVNER, eoninnissioaed.
LAsuteuant W T. CLUvERIUs. detached the Mainss 70
lieutenant - T. CHESTER, detached IN. Arkaas2ss
home and await orders.
Gable from cornnandsr-in-chisf Asiatio nsst Mo-
veEber 9:
FRS. Lieutenant BEAUMONT oIoaE-po station. -
First Lieutenant, J. A HUGHES W. SoA c,xsss
Ensign y R. DEFREEs. the sohiSan. TO N. psosrr
Midshipnan A T. BRIsBIN. tbs Decatur. to Ire MO-
hcan.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-Ths rrf-
lowing movements Of vessels have bean reported 80
the Navy Department;
ARRIVED
November e-The Atlanta ana tho Marietta
Refs the Detroit al San Domingo City' ths Chicago
xovsrer Io-Tns Raleigh. sAanEAail IL. IrOsuai. as
Honolulu SAILED.
Angeles
November lo-rh. san Francisco. trpm Port SAID =.
New-York: the Olympia. from Gibraltar for Genoa
MONITOR WYOMING RUNS ASHORE.
Two Plates Are Sprung and Vessel May Havs
to Go in Drydock.
Seattle Nov 1o-Leaving Bremertoa FOR target
practice the United States monitor Wyoralng. Cap
tain Gotham. in an exceptionally thick fos. ran