New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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NEW DISEASE REPORTED.-Surgeon W. II.
Bucher on duty at Olongapo and Cavite naval sta
lions reports that disease has been iiscov-
cred on the Asiatic Station. II Is known ns phil
ippnits." IL makes Its appearance after an onicer
-onlsted man has been In tie Islands a short
time The first symptom Is less OF memeTy. WHEN
makes it necessary TO keep notebook at all times
to jot down the E1erest tribes. Another symptom
is Indifference to everything about one and ,s, Se
which must be done to-day. 1t Is the blight OF
80 for ts IN shs na hst S surgeon
urges that service in the islands be cut down 10
s ShS shs spe df he Serious S nesS6s
plant alcoholism an excessive use Of to9a SEQ
Increased among the enlisted force in the islanas
and the train OF unfortunate incidents following
fhis habit Is familiar topic in the reports OF
officers.
STAR MILITARY COLLEGIANS.--Ths official
army register each year contains list OF Colleges
where officers detailed as professors OF military
science. The list also includes the NAMES or the
three students who stand highest in the military
department. All the colleges have not furnished
the list of star students. The reports so far re-
ceived include the following colleges in Ne%-York
f En1,e Van Wnke and George hndreW Mount,
Rutgers College, New Brunswick; Marion 0gllvle
r rIttGii NeW5York Miiiiafy Academy cornwall
and C;rosvenor A. Parker. Riverview Military Acaa-
envy, Poughkeepse
WORK AT NAVY YARDS.-Arhough recognize
ing the desraLility of having some Of the govern
nent yards equipped for building naval vessels OF
the largest size Rear Admiral w. L. Capp5, CHEZ
constructor Of the navy, in his aEnuai report pup
lished at the Navy Department to-day. says that
the repairing and overhauling OF the Meet must
at all times remain the important work CT navy
Yards and in time of war their resources VIII be
taxed TO the utmost in performing such work
The navy, he says, is increasing so rapidly that
ample work will be provided for the navy yards
by "reDairs and -elts'' alone. or the work on the
battleship Connecticut. building at the New-fork
yard the chief constructor that. despite every
effort to reduce the Of this, the first battle
ship TO be constructed in navy yard. to he most
economical basis. 1t can hardly be hoped tnat tho
work viii be done as chea2y as when pertSFm sa
FOR nine hours work are IN many ease 81 ts 1 5aa1
yate shiryards do not pay their per diem employees
F9r A2 to56f0 on OF per diem employs the
recticut receive pay for fifteen days leave ana
without f any work being dons N return thcTstoT
6 6nf G3as9s eoit Attention is sailed g
g sessels Of the fleet and for the budlag Of add
{ng faeites at the navy yards Admiral Capps
eaTnestly recommends that the department permit
as assistants TO the Bureau of Construction and
Repair Many b S u cost Of this work
is not Included in tho portion OF the report made
public to-day.
ORDERS ISsUED-Tne following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
c0nFa s 1 @gt5h a for Of
NAVY.
Lieutenant L. A. BOSTWICK. 20 Naval War College
IIeutenant I. A. KAISER 10 Bureau Of Equipment.
MARINE CORPS
Major CON NJ PERKINS naval hospital. Mare
Island TO home await orders.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
November 1oThe Dolphin and the culgoa at Tonpkins
vflle Stewart SewalI Point: the Prairie at
Newport News the Wyoming at Bremertoa the
Yankton at Newport; the Columbia at Pensacola.
SAILED.
November IoThe Lebanon. from Newport for lambert