New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON TIE TRIBUNE BrREAU.l

proposition American
cHinists was displayed throughout the gun shop.
According 70 tho poster. skilled rnachirists would
be transported to Japan ard home again when their
work was finished and would receive s1.TOO q year
whlle employed in Japan. The posters were dis
played only short time before they we're dis
covered and DESTROYED by the naval authorities
The incident was made the subject Of a report by
the Navy Department. and finally reached the
toE secured no Informal. on beyond the fact that
Caf @'als1 s2gegnTent Is not employing ma,
tives Of Japan. who disclair al, knowladge ~ the
origin q The poster ard its display in an American
navy yard.
TRANSPORTATION OF MILITARY SUPPLIES
The Senate Committee on Commerce today favor
ably reported bill which provides.
That vessels Of the United states and 10 others
coal or provisions fodder supplies Of any de-
he s~n5v ~ 49,. b,,f tbie T 10 e,aiI 81 ~
construed 70 prohibit the transportaton Of such
or the government. The President Of the United
states may from time to TINE suspend IN "ho.e
rerests o. the national defence such suspension
may seem 70 him desirable or for the protection Of
the government
The Secretary Of War and the Secretary o. the
Navy are directed 70 ENFORCE the provisions OF the
passage
MOODY PRAISES AsIATIC FT-EET-In letter
addressed to-day TO Admiral Evans, commander in
chief Of the Asiatic fleet which recently made
cruise from Yokohama 70 Honolulu, Secretary
Moody compliments the officers and o: the
entire feet on the success OF the trip He says.
The department considers that the readiness with
which the squatrors executed the unexpected
orders; their making the passage without mishaQ
and I'm good time, in spite OF heavg weather. and
the prompt completion Of preparations for further
cruising. iAdlste a state OF eI.rleh.E OF Llt Two
sGuaSrons rejecting fnu credit on the command
er % the cruiser squadron. the captains. officers
ticularly on yours, FOR the energy and close at
tenton to all that promotes the military value o:
I con and u has
your administration on the Asiatic Station.
The Secretary also. acting on the suggestion o:
Admiral Evans. has addressed a letter 10 the com
mandins officer Of the Kentucky. commenting him
in the strongest terms for the high state o. eff
/ cheney o. his officers and men. and speaking I'm
/ highest praise O. the feat OF the In loading
I 1.l3G tons OF Goa! aboard the snip in six working
I hours. The department At the same time made
public 4 report received from Admiral Evans
{ the cruise. The admiral says that the cruisers
! which made 1912 knots. were obliged 10 drop the
collier because deficient in speed. and that
the battlesAips could have increased the speed
/ knot or q knot and haIf Respecting the per-
Torrance OF the great batteshps under trying con-
dtions OF weather, in the great Pacific swes. the
admiral has this TO
Heavy swells. with practically no wind continued
arriving az Honou-l ana doubt mat al any time
during my experience OF, forty-two years have
during about seven days Of this run. I estimate
that The height from crest to hollow Of the waves
90 80. ,Iraa 49, ~ mis- nm raHred as bIrT
as thirty seet. and the general average height OF
the swelIs would be at least twenty feet The
behavior OF the batteships during this weather
not at al haEPeFed- nc oItsCl' conslletlhS AeT
and design acted particularly well throughout
2- bort Fh;T+v rIjTtes during the ce-erionT At
tendant upon the burial OF one OF the crew ot the
Wisconsin.
TO RESTORE DISMISSED ArDsHIPMEN.-
Representative Lacey OF Iowa introduced bill to-
day 10 restore 10 the Naval Academy the three
midshipmen recently dismissed for hazng. The
PEELED nidshipmen are from Ohio. Iowa and Wis
consin.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army ard
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Second Lieutenant FRANKLIN P. KENNEy. arttr-ry
iere sec5ad Ilsa5snsa, Fielding / Pondez,eT.
tllery corps. from recruiting duty
Second L.en1 rom T iJ 5-pt P COAST a7 a
s sssFaca list and attached to 7A COMPANY coast
Rr,radisr General EDWARD N. HAYES. retired repor.
militia f9r four years
First Lieutenant F3HJP sIIoRTILDGE ; assistant
vics FTrst Edward P. Roezhnl assistant
Captain ADELBERr cRoNKHITE. artillery corps. to
fort Howard
Major SEYMOUR HOWELL. paymaster to ST. Paul
NAVY
Lieutenant G L. ? STONE. TO the Adams
Ensign F J. HORNE. IT.. detached the Adams: to thu
Wyoming
surEsoa o H c REFER 20 Naval Medical school Wash
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESsEI4S.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Januarv s-The Osceola Guantanamo; the San Fran
cisco Alexandra.
SAILED.
January e-The Buffalo. Decatur Bainbrids. the
Dale Barry and the Chauncsv from san Juan
Tor Tenerif1e. the Sterling from
Culebra-
January The Potomac from Guantanamo FOR Culebra
The Tingey. commissioned in to-day. Norfolk
NAVY Yard
Con,r,ansanr. navy yard. Island
mission Tacoma when delivered by builders
accepted