New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington, Juiy 90
ADDRESSED TO NEw-roRK MlLI1iA - me
militia officials at Albany have been asked os 'e
War Department authorities to invite the a''7N
ton of commanding officers of all the troops
peeting to take part in the alaneeuVTes near na
nassas. Va. September TO TO- 70 ths sIeat -
portance Of a thorough knowledge OF the duties "
advance and guards outposts and reco,i''O',
sance work. and TO she formation for attack anu
defence The letter says:
These carnations and discussions thereon MAJ
ton. Wagner and The Infantry Drill as ms
United Sa5ss All ocsIs Is spG 81 nnonnscommissoned
Offices should be instructed in the groSn9w s
when tbs occasion arises know how to take or
from the normal order OF things; y y ear
gu, rs for the forna ton cannot be made tne
@ T insance the regular normal formations will
in part have to be changed and varied to accom-
MAKE t pToPer modidcatons as the officer non.
commissioned officer. who Is thorougn 1S ..ov
the normal order OF formations and the rules gov
ernins each
CAMP FOR CONSUMPTIvES,-The surgeon
general OF the navy has completed plans fer an
outdoor hospital for censumptives Tie proposes
that men &C the navy who are thus ai'iieted sh4L
not be discharged become pensioners. but snaA
be subject TO treatment under conditions that prom
Use q restoration to health and a preservation 10
the service OF useful men, Secretary MOODY re-
fused TO approve the expenditure OF money at 'he
abandoned naval station at Port Royal, = IL al
though the fine stone buildings there, now song
10 ruin could be converted into hospital at no
bureau g's Of Medicine t and surgery as camp for
the treatment OF tgosrcuiosts apsSDn near
the coast at elevation Of about two thousan1a
may apply for an abandoned military sbond
NOT ' b too far from the coast or at an altitude
which will make impossible for patients to return
open to ARMY patents in return for the courtesy
shown the navy at the army sanatorlunl at fort
TO CHECK OPEN MARKET PURCHASER
The Controller of the Treasury Is disposed 10 put
a stop 20 open market purchases by government
officials except when they clearly come within the
letter of the law. IN disposng Of the accounts OF
Pay Director Thompson. in charge Of the Ports
mouth navy pay Office, for the fiscal year 1So5
in which ,pen market purchases amounting to sew
eral hundred thousand dollars are shown. the
Controller says:
The purpose of advertising /, to invite competi,
articles for sale Of the terms and conditions upon
which the government will purchase Es9geriien zee
other way, and the law commands when time
s sa ne s. ad
ent fraud and scandal follow almost mos as matter
of the vouchers but copy ct 5i &c ro mn
informa ton and It is expected that the ordinary
rules TeatIye to adyersS,s m tof f5up
viii be followed by you and all other officers of the
navy.
EXTRA PAY FOR MARINEs.-By direction OF
the President the Navy Department has ordered
that all enlisted men OF the marine corps regu-
larry detailed gun pointers. messmen or signal
men. or holding good conduct medals pins or
bars shall receive the extra compensation, in
after may be allowed TO enlisted OF the
navy.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army and nav.
orders have been issued;
ARMY.
,o G0pns or9 l. HEN ION csZe hsrGs
Of disability Incident thereto hts Retirement Is
Contract Surgeon ROBERT LENNON 10 Fort Mckinley
Captain GUY 9. NJ GODFREY. assistant surgeon, from
chaups g McCqoGh r. sssis'snt sgrsaon " h. viii
butcher assistant surgeon who will proceed to Fort
Captain THOMAS J. LEWIS ~ Cavalry and Captain
GEORGE @ BAILEY. qusr'errnss'sr detailed board
%,a s st a Ina iR Depart
Captain Ro rET g xELr9 from i0OrA Company
Captain OLIVER l. sPACLDIN6. Jr. from Teth Com
pany, coast artillery. to unassigned list
Second Lieutenant LEE HAGOoD from nth Company
coast artillery, to unassigned list.
Second Lieutenant PAUL. L. bunker from as,h Com
coed iain 54th COMPANY coast artillery. Fort
Second Lieutenant CHARLES r. ALLEY. 10 96,h
Captain EuoENE o EECItET :isnsl qsgRs, detailed
Captain Carl. F. HARTMANN. signal corps.
NAVY
Lieutenant $. robson. order. June - TO proceed
home. revoked 20 navy yard, Nev--HeTk
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI4S-Ths fol-
lowing movements ~ vessels have been reported 10
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
July 2,-Elcano al Ichans
July 29-Ths StsRdish Annapolis: the Hist. New
port; Jones. the Fortune
tnadilla. Santa Ba- the Chesapeake. New
London.
SAILED
July 2aThe Whipple the Wordeu- the Truxtan. the
Hopkins and tho Hull tram Newport. for Newton
don: the Soace from Guam Tor Honolulu, the Scor-
pion Plata. far Ciusnte the Dixie.
from New Bedford, for Tompd1svtls.
July 30Ths keaTs2rge the Alabama. the Illinois, the
iowa. the Maine and the Missouri. from Fiune. foe
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