New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Mr.. Moody. who has been asked by Rear Admiral
H. c. Taylor, chief OF the Bureau OF Navigation,
and the author of the General Staff idea, and by
other officers, TO sign the document. 1t would have
the effect Of introducing into departmental and
service administration new element In the form
OF staff or board composed of seven members,
whose duties and powers should be much more
I extensive and visible than the authority Wnlch
rests with the present General Board. Mr.. MOODY
agrees that the General Board should be reduced
to a membership Of seven. He says It's present
personnel is too cumbersome and top heavy and
that it gets in It's own way He is also in favor
| OF limiting the period in which officers may serve
elsewhere. part of which shall be at sea. But
he has decided not to make even this change IN IN
[e General board largely IN chiefs among
free OF the preJudices of the stan Inc llol ait
the cSef Of the Bureau Bureau of Navigation is the
power given to the new board 10 exercise s a.S
military duty. 1t this element which arG Hs
so much antagonism when The subject OF T Iest,
lied General Board came before the House NaEaI
Committee few months ago. MTi M" "one Tiith
the position that his successor shaH GTapPF WIN
he does not propose to embarrass Mr Morton by
Issuing any order on the subject
FX-oFFICER SUED The War Department has
decided not TO allow Frederick Boyer. late an ON
OF volunteers to have 1t all his own way III
the matter of lawsuits. some time ago ooEe''
who was a lieutenant Of the 39th volunteer IN
fantry. was convicted by court martial OF al
legged irregularities while duty in the Philip
pines. He sent to the Philippines ana "oula
have served out n period of imprisonment IN jail
had it been for the fact that his release was
required under decision of the United States
Supreme Court which nulihed all sentences IN the
cases Of volunteer officers who had been 'deq 4S
mixed" that is. courts composed OF potn
volunteer ana regular officers. instead OF all volun-
f eF SSf and f he Vent MS re He promptly
fled suit in the Court of Claims against the gov
eminent for false Imprisonment. Now, the war
/ Department has entered suit against Foyer IN a
ton Of obtaining from him Sl.GO the amount rep
resented by his alleged rregularities IN an, me
at a remote station in the Philippines
NEW ORDNANCE DEvICEs-Reports have
been received at the Navy Department from Cap
tain r B. Bradford. commanding the illinois, in
regard TO the experiments with the gas eXpellinS
appliances that ship for trial on the New
England target just before her departure for
the European station. The report promises some
thing in detail from the ordnance officer Of
the ship, but for the present Captain Bradford
tyres OF appliance tested, with special Endorsement
OF the design of the ordnance bureau. Pains were
taken by the gunners to fill the bores Of the pieces
both might be expelled II was found that on open
ing the 6reech the gas once elected. end the
bore was free Of ANYTHING which would contribute
gurner5 have come TO watch. Another test on
BethIebe9 PenH The report re os hat device was
also favorable that Captain Bradford has asked
with the sights before the next target practice. II
has been decided 70 employ some twenty extra
draughtsmen at once at the Washington navy
yard in order. that the work OF planning Tor, the
/ completion.
THE DOLPHIN GETS a TROPHY-secretary
Moody to-day presented to Commander Gibbons.
commanding the Dolphin. the trophy for the best
craftsmanship in, in the gpnbqat class, won by the
presentation
COLONEL JACOBS RETIRED.-CoIoneI Joshua
w Jacobs. assistant quartermaster general.
placed on the retired list of the army to-day.
MOODY CONCENTRATES CAPTAINs-secro-
tary Moody to-day sent congratulatory letters
the captains OF the warships which the trophies
for excellence in gunnery have been awarded
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued
ARMY
Colonel JAMES MARSHALL. assistant quarterrnastsr
general from charge general depot. PhIladelphi. 70
CHARLES a; H. MCAULEY. assistant quarter
,DeParfSns OF che G2l2aao to relieve
terrnaser general who win proceed Philadelphia,
Captain GEORGE NIX. WILLIAMSON quarternaster.
On a at Es a Rn ans assume Fr, charge eon'
Captain NOBLE II. CREAGER. quartermaster.
struction work at Fort Walla Walia.
Captain LEON RoUDIEz quarter"a'ter to st Louis
Captain LryrcIIER HARpE,1AN l1th Cavalry. quarter
work at that post, relieving Major REUBEN p.
barracks and assume charge Of construction work
. Captain EDWARD 5. WALTON, 10Th Infantry, quarter
Vancouver Barracks, charge OF
ton work at that post relieving Captain william c.
Captain ISAAC G JENKs Path Infantry. qqartermaster
post.
transport Liscum at Manila, TO duty acting quar-
tsTmaster tTa'sIoTt Dk to relieve C@Ptan I4eod s
Francisco TO await retirement
Colonel GEORGE S. CRIMES artillery corps: Major
FRANK A. grant quarterrnaster and J. T. Don
service constituted inspect steam
eG Major Evan G ns n@w IN construction under
Captain GEORGE l. CONVERSE. retired. detailed as
professor military and tactics Ohio state
NAVY
Captain ] NJ HAwLEY. chief OF staff. South Atlantic
squadron.
Lieutenant. Commander II .KIMMEII. detached navy
yard. Washington. to photographic office.
Lieutenant H. A BIsPHAM. detached Naval Academy.
the
Ensign H. W osTERHAUs TO the Lawrence
Ensign ELLIS detached the Lawrence. to the Texas.
Surgeon f. o. HUNTINGTON. naval hospital Ports
mouth. n. H.
Isthmus Of Panama. home wait orders
Assistant Surgeon r. RICHARDSON. to the Wabash.
Pay1naster U. G. AMAEN detached naval station. Key
Island: the Columbia
Paymaster r HATToN. detached tho Columbia; home.
walt orders
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
June 24-The Castne at Tangfer.
June 25-Ths viIlnIobos Ichans the MonadnoOS at
Woosung
24-The Rocket Norfolk for Washington: the
Castine from Gibraltar for Tangtsr; FL Cano. from
Kiukang for Woosung.
June Ths Topeka from st Johns 81 for SANDY Hook