New-York tribune., 1904-09-03

money Tor a comprehensive equipment OF all the
sssels and shore stations according to the project
proposed by Captain r. B. Bradford The latest
exchanged between the naval Station at Key West
ao me De Forest installation at Havana, recently
Information that the Solace. homeward bound
with the @ ett Cae @ I5[o Encsc H5e
She was ninety-six miles at sea-
PORTO RICAN TEACHERs-secretary Taft
mas demanded explanation of a peculiar state OF
anairs in Porto Rico. When the native school
teachers were taken to Boston and New-York
tAe army transports Fitzpatrick and Sumner the
bureau of Education in Porto Rico issued circu-
Iar addressed to the American school teachers
pioyed in the island saying that they might take
ne ne Ilp II they would pay S25 into fund for the
o!suL ,a OF nauVe teachers. Some Of these American
%otneh hot en- who We're employed in the army schools
nad obtained authority To this country
stion s Is ana they protested against the tax
rion- 3Ian severll OF them were put ashore at San
she reached that noHt bos h aS TnGn m
pay the rate demanded by the Board of Edu-
cauon Rave been discharged from service in the
schools and this has led TO a request from Sec
+ashl t OF the island authorities to impose any such
that the Commissioner Of Education at San Juan
place and It is held in WashinFton that he had
less TlSht 70 punish the teachers who refused to
comply with the attempted draft.
NO FEAR OF RUssIANs.-No change will be
made in the shipment of army supplies for the
Philippines account of interference with com
geston recently made that the supplies
destined for troops in the PHILIPPINES should here
and San francisco This Would Of Course be an
awkward arrangement, since transports do not
sail regularly or frequently. and supplies be
shipped by commercial liners more Conveniently
The commercial steamship companies have
sured the War Department that they are not ac-
ceptng any shipments for Japan, and that their
eargoes do not contain cOntraband Of war. In ad-
leaving New-York now go by way OF the Horn, in
II has been decided that there is no need OF a
change In the method Of army transportation
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT ANNAPOLIS
For the use OF the midshlpmen and officers at
Annapolis number Of additional sets OF wireless
teieGraphy instruments viii be Installed there.
Instead OF establishing school for wireless teIeg
raphy operators at the naval proving ground
school probably VIII be established at Annapolis
because The latter point is more accessible.
TO REORGANIzE BATTLEsHIP SQUADRON.
Plans being made at the Navy Department
for the reorganization OF the battIeship squadron
OF the North Atlantic feet The squadron now
consists Of the Kearsarge Clagship). the Alabama.
the Illinois the Maine, the Iowa and the Missouri.
The plan IS to increase this squadron eight bat
t.eships and divide il into divisions each in
command OF an officer oe nag rank The proposed
additions are the battIeship Kentucky. now under
going repairs as a result OF her long service in
Asiauc waters and the battleship Massachusetts.
now attached to the Atlantic Coast squadron.
The squadron Is engaged in target practice At
-r,ttI, LII { ,cr.,r',,i ~, +I5+ - - 80
or toer weeks Sg' leaT A4Tair,; B1Thee VINO n t
Do relieved OF that duty next spring. bur no hnaI
The r7radrou viii be formed into TWO divisions.
and the command - ne second division will be
commanding the battesh;p Alabama.
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proyement over last year. says Brtgadler General
e.. g. carr. commanding tho Department Or Da-
koa IN hts annual report Tor 1904 received at the
I, l-Hs.', ~. . -'.s tl Ia
s;re-3, IS ' San 's [ r M ,s- G ' me- - ~ 's ,
years report s. only SO per cent OF the number IN
the previous year This is probably due 20 the
Ftrt char tte recruits. rr, -a-er- ,r--fr.s ..g
yys... ff.-s vs-., Is-gs -,7,f.- ~ ~. .j,r,.-.--
examinations nave become more seasoned soldiers.
.orty-oae convictions sor tese-tiou, as against
General Carr ~1mucuds tne taoroUghr@ss OK
hlbte' in the schools for officers. enlisted men
ard children. and says thAt these institutions are
not only great benefit I'm training the younger
hut they srrve '' occupy In a manaer ten.l-ns to
81 spert lr. gaming and drir kins.
ORDERS IssCEp.-TAe following orders have
ARMY
-taas,-r- In rr- rr.r cavalry FIRST Lieutenant LEON
tcnsa vaR(E la s RclVl- from rIldr isq r T.
,-,.,,. vyTrrr.,f n e,7.r-rt,etf,<r, ,-,,,.-- -.
30 addition presen, duties. assume charge u con
First Lieutenant SOLOMON AVERY. Jr
Resignation o, FIRST Lieutenant Earl. W. TAYLOR.
F~r., I5c,t,naa, rossrr5 r. srANpRrws. ,st cav
'"' aI-v IA i5 Els troop at FORT sam tfoust1n
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