New-York tribune., 1904-10-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS


Washington. October IA
LOST MINERAL WATERS.-The War Depart.
ment authorities are greatly impressed with ,hs
large losses in mineral waters supplied TO the arTYy
in the philippines The total number Of bottles ON
tanning such beverages represenasea a as lost Is
property Is placed at s2fSsS 81
NETWORK NEEDS WATER.-The Inspscfo-
General Of the Army In his annual report macs
these references to the conditions in the neghbor-
hood OF New-YOrk:
The supply OF water is reported inadeq1ate or nor
entirely satisfactory AZ Forts jay and Nlasass
New-York 4 very serious case case, OF lnaSelesuaey Is
there was such deficiency as TO menace the hcaitf
Dartment headquarters. An additional stOrehouSs
electric lights and motors were reported % bs
New-York depot the services Of an additional OHss-
for supervisory work were consldeTed Necessary 81
tendency OF under oficered depot is to throw to5
niucn i p2Ner Ll1 IN II'' LAY rasi5syo In GS % oI en-
acquire connections. political and social which are
st,GD sfy to affect their Independents Of Judgment and
AT the Nevv-YorI Ordnance Arsenal il is reported
that the water supply is insufficient AFFORD ads-
quate hre protection At the WatervIiat Arsenal
9eTnd qeTe K nsT sHd al the United States Sods dp & m
NeW-Jersey there must be a new sewerage and
drainage system.
TRIALS OF NEW wARsHIPs.-Inside OF a
month or two the newest fighting ships Of the
vCiil arrive IN Boston tdIuof, preparatory 70
their Official trials They are the l4oOotOn armorsd
cruisers West Virginia and Colorado. The Colo
radios trial will take place over THE Cape Ann
course October IS. The trial OF the West VIZ
zinfa will take places over the same course
November ?
ORDERS IsSUED--Ths following army ana
navy orders have been issued;
ARMY
Lieutenant Colonel ABEL L SMITH deputy eomnissaFs
fraaeiseo to sail transport about November foT
Frs, 14eutenant cI.ARENcE o. sHEERIL. oorPs Of
sdier S''scI; general al ss sids-de-Ssmp -
NAVY
Rear Admiral " = WISE, detached eommandsr in
chief y atlantic training squadron, NoT'mosr 9:
Illinois November !: to command Atlantic ,rsinHs
Captain J. A. RODGERS, 70 command ths Illinois
Captain Q. H ARNOLD. detached command Of ne Ian
SLiSI,,,,is ;,-C,-- 5ttrr o,s Re " Sgt y,-rn,s
as her general Inspector and in command % that
Captain c. \. BICKNEIL. command ths Texas
Captain T. D. TATSSIG detached command ~ ths In
dependence navy yard Mare Island 70 command 70
Captain " T sWINBIRNE es5s.he@ sommsP5 5,. ., IRE
Captain ? r. DE IANo additional duty 70 command
captain EATON a:,ss9sa son"aHd Of The MAJ
Lieutenant Commander W. R M. FIELD. detached the
Illinois: home and await orders.
Lieutenant W ". GILMER. detached Aid com
nandant navy ward Norfolk. % the Illinois
Assistant Surgeons II. ". SMITH and 4 T. CLIFFORD
20 Naval Medical school Washington
Passed Assistant Paymaster c. ?. AULD. NarrssaD-
Bay Naval Hospital
Gable from commander in chief Asatc feet. Oc-
tober 70.
First Iieutenants e. T VESTCOTT and ". A. How
ARD from Cavtts station 70 Yokohama Hospital
Lieutenant C. c SWEET. from Csvirs station 70 tns
Oregon
Ensign G. P NIGHTINGALE. from the Rainbow 70 ,hs
Quros
,,,5ssIpr,an HART. from tn. Mohicsn 70 the ouros
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI.s.-rhs FOL
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
October f2-Ths Tingsy az Ssw-suHoIx. the Wisconsin
a. WoosunE. the General Alzva and the Vinsoos a
NanSin-
October 12-Ths Tinsey from NsSgsrt fss Ns-- s1fA%
Lambert Point f1r Ns--Noyc ~
Wisconsin Nankiu for WoOsunss tns NE~ai
Alava from Nankin for Kiukans-
October f3-The Pompey from Hong Kong for cr~us,
the Baltimore from Adsn for COLOMBIA