New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
TROY rHE rrIBrNE nrnEAr.I

Washington. July :.
GOVERNMENT WIRELESS sYsTESI-Ths
wireless telegraph board detailed BY the President
has begun its sessions There Is destined 70 BE-
much lively discussion between the naval and
military representative On the commission land ii
is doubtful Il there will be unanimty of view re-
spect'ng the national method OF controlling the
wireless system OF communication along or near
The seacoast- The signal corps people feel that
they have grievance against The Navy Depart!
ment fo- refusing 20 accept certain offers madsi
some months ago FOR the joint operation and de-
ve-opment OF the means OF communication. IN ths.
mean time, both the War Department and the
Navy Department are going ahead with tests and
INVESTIGATIONS The army is developing along tho
lines o. certain inventions by Captain WIIdman.
some CT whose patests have been adopted by the,
Le Forest company. wnicn mas contract with the
Navy Department for long distance work on tho
tlnUing It's competitive tests between the BVOOklyni
week the ROChefOTt system Will tested and fol-.
lowing that viii come the Teiefunken system.
pairing for the JraL The Telefunken system is a.
Tnoclnsa toA or Ihe sla9yArco system the rechaIl
ships-of-war
MANASSAS MANICURE PROBLEMS This
army qUarternasters in New-Yorl. who have charges
OF the details Of the joint army and militia
manceuvres at Manassas Va. have been in con-
sultation with the Washington authorities thS
means of transportation TO be employed in carrying
the vast amount OF supplies needed at the camp
grounds in the OF tentaEe and provisions soma
OF the officers are inclined believe IL would bo
advantageous 20 use the army wagons now at ths
various military posts in the Department OF thu
East and 70 have the government Transfers engages
IN the work. They say that previous encampments
have taught the lesson that the contract teamster
is less indeDendent and refuses to enter.
fully into The military spirit He talks back and
does Just about what he pleases in the end The
army teamster. of course. is Obeiient and subOr-
dtn0te. and Ii was held bv some OF the quarter
masters that IL would be advantageous TO use ths
service means of transportation this account Il
for no other This opinion is to prevail witfx
the authorities. and il is likely that contracts will
be let for something like two hundred wagons esti-
sas- These contracts viii be let wherever in ths
vicinity of the scene Of operations there wagOus
Of the required dimensions and type
RETIREMENT OF NAVAL LIEUTENANTS-
The President has approved the recommendation
of naval retiring board that Lieutenants Ford
n Brown and Lay H Everhart OF the navy, De
retired.
COLONEL HOWES NEW COMMAND-ColoneL
Walter Howe. artillery corps. has been relieved
from duty at headquarters OF the Atlantic Dtvt-
sion. New-York City. and ordered 20 Key West.
Fla 70 assume command OF the artillery district
, OF Key West
/ STATION SHIP FOR GCANTANAMO.-Ths
United States cruiser Detroit and the training.
ship Alliance accompanied by the collier Lebanon
left the Navv Yard at Boston to-day FOR Guan-
tananO. The Alliance. which in tow OF ma
Detroit. will remain there the station ship. The.
Detroit will return 70 the navy yard with tho
Alliance crew
7 ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army ard uavy.
/ orders have been issued:
ARMY