New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington December ..
WINTER NAVAL MANCEUvRES-Rea Ad-
miral Conversa chief OF the Bureau of Navigation ,
to-day announced the itinerary OF the North At
lantic Meet from December Is when 1t assemblies
at Hampton Roads, for inspection by the Secretary
OF the Navy. until the>iast OF May. when 1t Will
have finished the annual record target practice In
command of Rear Admiral Barker commander in
chief OF the North Atlantic station. the fleet will
be inspected on January at Hampton Roads by
secretary Morton. who will be accompanied BY
Admiral Dewey. The European and South Atlantic
squadrons will arrive in the Caribbean on December
10. the former rendezvousng at some port in the
Windward Islands. and the latter at Trinidad. Not
later than January H. the European and South
Atlantic squadrons will arrive Culebra. and will
be met there by the North Atlantic feet. The train
ing squadron will reach CuIebra on February 5 and
the search problem and other exercises will begin
on February T. and end about February % when
the fleet will start for Guantanamo and remain
there until March q. That day the feet will start,
northward. and is due 10 reach the Florida coast
on March % for target practice which will continue
until May 25
Following Is the proposed organization OF the
fleet for the winter maneuvres: Rear Admiral A
s Barker. commander in chief Rear Admiral J. II,
Sands. commanding coast squadron; Rear Admiral
Z d. Sigsoee. commanding Caribbean squadroni
division. batteship squadron: Rear Admiral r B
Bradford. commanding training squadron Captain
A. Dunlap, commanding naval station, San Juan;
Lieutenant Commander D. r. WaIling command
ing naval base. Culebra. and Commander g G
Rodgers. commanding naval station. GuaptanaIn5o
consist OF the kearsarge, the Kentucky. the Name
and the Missouri, and The second division or the
chusetts. The second torpedo boat destroyer
9 q ReF Of he tbs 9he %or S
the Stewart the Hopkins. the Lawrence, the Hull
and the Marlborough, with the collier Scorpion as
comprise in its first division the cruisers Newark
division the Olympia, the Cleveland the Des
Gastine and the Chattanooga as sqperuuuerarles
The training squadron will comprise the Mime
later to be replaced by the Dixie; the Yankee the
Topeka and the Hartford which last will be htted
squadron will comprise the Texas. the Nevada, the
be nine al.xiliaries including the supply and re-
pair ship Culgca the water ship Aret1usa and
tenders and dispatch vessels.
MILITIA ELIGIBLEs sCARCE-Arny officers
who have to do with militia matters are somewhat
surprised that so few people throughout the
try have evinced interest in 1he benefcent pro-
vision Of law for commissioned officers Of voIun-
teer force, It was expected that the arrangements
for establishing a list of elglbles from which the
officers for large volunteer body in time OF war
could be drawn, would attract much attention
Instead. the publicity Of the desire 10 have such
officers has resulted in obtaining only few appli-
ca lions to take the examination which will be a
preliminary condition 10 the designa ton. Perhaps
the examination sCaTes some Of the possible cand
we're although the details OF it have not Yet been
pie ali over the country who have indicated an
intention OF taking the examination with view 70
these are in New-York State There is one IN
ohio-states which support a large militia force.
and might be expected to furnish a much longer
iS 60 tSs ~ get lid Of the chance Of Using UNI
trained and Inexperienced men for commissioned
places IN the stan and the volunteer regiments IN
the event Of war. but the opinion evidently pre-
walls that when war comes The government Will be
glad to take those who oner themselves, ana tnat
the trouble and forrnalty OF taking examination,
f6 fh5r Gr Mqt rom the on Of view Of the
regular officers who conduct the examinations
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant GEORGE :. RICHARDS, y. 2ad n
fantry before retiring board at San Francisco for
First Lieutenant RUSSELL P REEDER. from alst to
1929 Company, coast artillery
First Lieutenant PHILIP YOST from 1921 10 S1st Com
CAPTAIN DANIE s4C Ira and s assume 89 e i Goa5y
l. s!SuaI corps, January l.
caPa sI q ArSsnsas January 81 70 his troop
Lieutenant Colonel HARRY G. CAyENAEGii, Tstired
f f8a l5' Militia sV Of bslaV w '-' ~
Captain FRANK H LAYTON connnissary. 70 Fort
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, conar33issaTy, who viii proceed
- chicago as assistant purchasing commissary.
NAVY
Rear Admiral 5 ". TERRY, to be placed on retired
lieutenant Commander A C. ROGERS. 20 the hide
Vendeuce-
Lieutenant Commander W H. ALLEN. detached Navy
Department charge naval rnaSazine, F''l N-lllll
Tta,,arsrt C,oulu1arisr J. H GLENNON. detached the
Independence 10 Bureau Of Ordnance Navy Depart
Ensign j. w T1srMoNs. to the Kearsa-Ee
Pass-I Assistant Surgeon ". SEAMAN. detached the
Wabash. yard, Boston
Naval Constructor J D BEURET detached Navy De-
partment. navy yard, Puget sound
Surgeon W NJ WHEELER. detached the Philadelphia;
home.
Colonel : II HARRINGTON Marine Corps. TO bs
placed on retired list December )
Second LIeuIsnants P. \. MANNEY II; A. A RACL-
BGRBER p T vJ-LTE- A E RANDALL Z P
DIETER. F. y. GARDNER G p MATTHEWS. :
W BEGAN. r. b GARRETT and g. T. MEYE S.
appointed in marine corps
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported 70
the Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
December 3--The Prairie League Island ,Ee Gull
goa, TompkinsvHle; the Wasp. at Pensacola,
the Yankee. Hampton Roads.
timoTe. at Hong Kong; The New-oFleans ar Che
December The Chicago. at Bahia: the Bru-us. At
Shanghai
December aT4s Prairie from League leland for Por.
West the Villalobos. from Shanghai for Haukow;
the culgqa tom Tompknsviis FOR Hampton %,
Colon: the Brooklyn. the Marietta and the AZ
Iauta. from Bahia for Porto Of Spain
December THE Yankee from Hampton Roads f'r
for Che-Foo; the Nanshan. from Chemuipo FOR