New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. May IA.
SAUERKRAUT FOR NAvY.-The Navy Depart.
ment is making its annual contracts for certain
provisions to be delivered at the various navy
yards and stations. large amount OF money is
involved in the purchases, Of which the totals on
some interesting items as follows: 100000
pounds Of fresh beef 2ss.OO0 pounds Of fresh pork
chops 1853 900 pounds Of fresh veal $4,000 pounds or
fresh mutton, $4,000 pounds OF frankfurter sau-
sage, 1877 900 pounds of pork sausage. 5000 pounds
OF bologna sausage $4,000 pounds of fresh liver
and $4,000 pounds OF sauerkraut I'm kegs. The
schedules for the supplies at the New-York Navy
100000 pounds OF fresh pork chops $1,000 pounds OF
fresh veal S pounds Of fresn @ ponds Of
pork sausage. $4,000 pounds OF bologna SAUSAGE.
OF sugar cured shoulders. 10000 pounds beef liver;
10000 pounds Of dressed chicken 2oOs POUNDS sg OF
tables. $1,000 pounds of sauerkraut 100000 POUNDS
OF bread d o 9o po GaTnd OF Of ee
DATE OF WAR END-Although the War De-
partment has been proceeding under a decision or
the Controller OF the Treasury to the erect tnat
the war with Spain ended April H. 1892 the date
Of the ratification Of the Treaty OF Peace II seems
that the question of the termination OF the war
may be settled otherwise in the courts The sub
iect has come up in ST. Louis through the habeas
corpus proceedings of former soldier. now pris-
Jefferson Barracks, Louisiana, for desertion
The man alleges that. while he deserted he was
under the law be held accountable. the government
regarding that a deserter is free from punishment
his regular term OF enlistment. In this case, how
serted in period q war the date Of TIE dsssrtSn
being october IS lssS me soldier neld tn nat tne
august r. 1888 The St Louis court intinated in a
the side Of the prisoner II such Is the decision the
ass T be Carried 1Ism! higher u9 interest n @
fg ee of srs 9 the IL 5has the Paf
date the end OF the be disturbed
EUROPEAN sQUADRoN's CRUISE-The Navy
Department Is informs. that the European squad
ron, consisting OF ths cruisers Olympia, Cleveland
and baltimore. commanded by Rear Admiral Jew
ell. left Guantanamo to-day FOR cruise in the
Mediterranean The trip across the Atlantic will
be msdO by way OF st. Thomas and the Azores.
OF the North Atlantic feet. commanded by Rear
YT az Lisoop IRON when port . 5n9
Trieste Austria The ba :tlesh.p squadron ia at
in a few days. The vessels Of this squadron viii
probably he coaled az Fayal BY three enllisrs now
SQUADRON LEAVES SAN JUAN-Ths United
States squadron sailed to-day from San Juan.
and the Castins for Tenerifre and h, Atlanta and
the Marietta for Las Palmas.
inspection board which the Missouri
her fnai trial run reports that after forty-eisht
dition ana that the ship passed suocessfui test
NAVAL WIRELESS TELEeRAPHY-The Navy
Department has decided 10 make arrangements for
the receipt at naval coast stations of wireless
and OF the merchant marine, when necessary, for
tion
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
DAVID 7 BECKHAm. RICHARD C. MARSHALL. J-..
MORRIS Fso . oG /; and as JqHN O. srER aF'er
n. ANDREWS, artillery corps Captain JAMES B.
HUSTER 9Th cavary detaied Is inspection and re-
ceiving board public animals East ST. Louis Ill.
Captain WILLIAM G. HAAN. artillery corps. from
Twentyeighth Company coast artillery. unassigned
Mater cAssIus r. eIIETTE from 2 ssaltqp
THOMAS f. HANDBI-Rf ''''''' 0'''''s'
Captain HENRY 9 NEWCOMER. from az Battalion
". .Si!:ya SaR5fln %
Captain CLEMENT A +. FI4AGLER from Is. Battalion
snginssTs to Wilmington. to relieve Major JAMES {
Captain EDWIN R. STUART. to Company C, list Bat
Captain GEORGE NJ HOFFMAN,. from Is. Battalion.
engineers to Galveston.
NAVY
Lieutenant D C HANRAHAN. detached the Albstross 70
Lieutenant J II. TOMB. detached tho wordsu. to the
W.
Lieutenant W. JOHNSON detached the Lancaster TO
the werden
Lieutenant J. e PALMER. detached the Marblehead 70
the Concord engineer officer.
Assistant Paymaster c. J. PEOPLES navy yard Nor
folk. "a assistant general stOrekeeper.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI4S-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
May 13-The Nashville and the Lawrence Cairo. Ill
Cuba at Ponta De,gado: the Missouri at
Newport News.
May 1.-THE Csstine San Jusn; the Albany at Guam
SAILED.
May 18-Tns Arsthusa from Guantanamo for Santiago
the Olympia the Cleveland and the Baltimore from
Guantanamo for the Azores, via st Thomas;
Topeka from Boston for Newport.
YOUNG GIANTS.
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