New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. December =.
MEDAL OF HONOR FIGHT BTrTER-wher4
Congress meets next week. 1t is proposed BY In /
censed medal Of honor men have introduced q
resolution which shall call upon the Secretary OF
War for information concerning the newly adopted I
emblem. The inquiry will be made into the com
position OF the medal. the ownership OF the patents
and the occasion OF calling in the old designs II Is
felt that the whole affair has been conducted in
great haste especially the making OF the award BY
the Acting Secretary OF War time when the
question OF making the medal OF brass. plated IN
imitation of gold. had been presented Some OK
they have been unfairly treated in this matter. and
they propose to make stir over the adoption or =
of honor men was n favor OF the Old design re-
CARELESS OF the fact that II had been appropriated
by other oEgapiza tons and closely 5essIR5sd TIE
first incident TO arouse comment was the fact o.
Medai of Honor Rors legion a Ths sunsfeT was 50 pre-
vented at the critical moment and he pstentse-
cessors The award OF the contract for the manu-
action especially as there are Objections 10 a brass
medal masquerading gold.
SAILORS APPAREL IN DEMAND.-The Navy
Department Is in the market for $4,000 worth %
material for clothing the bluejackets- Bids ara
soon to be opened for the largest quantity of Han
mel ever purchased under order by the Pay
master General OF the Navy. The same scheduis
contains the item Of unbIeached drilling and sooso
neGkerehiers These latter articles are sod 90 ts
hat ribbon as a souvenir for the friends Of ths
sailors.
UNUSUAL PROMOTION CAsE-Oficers OF ths
Marine Corps greatly interested in the case OF
First Lieutenant B. B. Woog That officer is being
re-examined for promotion to the grade OF captain.
and the board has been in session FOR some weeks
An attorney is in attendance and fight is being
made to convince the members OF the examining
board that Mr. Woog is qualified for advancement
There appears be question about it, and
good deal of testimony has been presented from the
whether or not he should be regarded entitled
m M Dc Obtained rom ofleers on duty in tha
Philippines. and II this is done it will consume sew
and the character Of the evidence presented have
given more than usual interest to the case
CONTRACT FOR BIGGEST UNITED STATES
DRYDOCK-The Bureau or Yards and Docks
Navy Department. to-day awarded the contract
for the completion OF the drydOck the Mare
Island Navy Yard to the Scofeld Company, OF
Philadelphia The the contract Is s.. Ks
00o The drydock is 20 be completed N thlrry-three
months. This drydock will be the largest IN the
United States Navy
TRIAL OF CRUISER Observation-Disclosures
ment was made to-day that the official trial OF the
United States protected cruiser Chattanooga
will be held on January 80 the Cape Ann
course, instead Of on December 80, as prsviousiiy
the open during which the vessel must average
sixteen knots
CHANGES AT THE PRESTDIO.-A number %
changes will take place IN the garrison OF the
cantonment the Preside. San Francisco. On
February I the 21st Infantry there, will sail
for the Philippines being relieved by the 6th IN
fantry from Fort Leavenworth. Kan The 18th In
fanrry. homeward bound from the Philippines.
will proceed to Lsavenworth replace the 6th m
fantry. which later will go TO the Philippines TO
replace the 18th Infantry which viii come home
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The foi.
lowing movements OF have reported To
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
port News. the Nero. at Valparaiso; the Solzce a
Honolulu; the Kentucky. Toupkinsvflle; Sccr-
pion at Norfolk: the Wasp. Kingston. Paul
Jones. at Victoria: the Vixen Port Antono; ths
Cugua. at Forr de France
December 25-Ths Yankee. Guantanamo
Ionnpkirsvfllei the Atlanta. at Hampton Roads.
SAILED.
Decsmbe- ZS-The Hist. New-York for Newport
December 2-The for Newport News.
the Le0ndEs from Lambert Point Baltimore. h
scorpion. nom Hampton Roads for Eor1olk-
Wasp from Guantanamo Kingston PauI
Jones. rom Port Angeles for Victoria: the CulEoa
from Fort de France FOR Juan.
December 26-The Vixen Port Antonio for Guan.s-
nano; the Illinois. ron Nsv-York FOR TompktnsvtIle
December 1.-THE villaobos. Shakvan for shaug-
nal; the Cincinnati. Hong Kong
Nsw-orieans, from Cavite Midway. the Bruins.
from Shanghai FOR Che-Fco.
The Lebanon placed OF commission Path inst navy
yard, Portsmouth. n Il.