New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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ALASKAN CABLE-The army signal officers
are anxious that Congress shall make provision for
the 10000 cable from Sitka to Fort Liscum
Alaska This cable IS necessary to connect the
western Alaska military telegraph section OF
LOIS miles with the section of 500 miles.
and make # homogeneous system. extending from
Nome. Alaska, to Seattle Wash. IL will give the
United States direct teegraphic control Of Alaska
independent Of the Canadian telegraph lines over
which an military messages are now necessarily
ton.
MIDsHIPMAN MURPHY REsIGNs-Midship-
man Charles F. Murphy of the Naval Academy a
nephew Of the leader OF Tammany Hail. has re-
signed. and Captain w. II. BrOwnson, superin-
tendent Of the academy, has recommended that the
appontee of the late Amos J. Cummings. and he
geSenty ialed 70 mSej an e ihs Hsin ke Ia ~
for y, and concluded to leave Annapolis
Owing to a change in the New-YOrk districts Muir
phys resignation will not make vacancy.
TWO NEW REAR ADMIRALs-The President
to-day sent TO the Senate the following nOmina-
lions;
miral-Captain CHARLES a. CONVERSE
Chief OF the Bureau OF Equipment with rank OF rear
aduiral-Captain HENRY n MANNEH
AsIATIC FLEETS TARGET RECORD-Ad-
miral Evans telegraphs to the Navy Department
that the annual record target practice OF the
battleshIps and cruisers of the Asiatic feet has
been completed. The best single scores made were
follows: In eleven minutes and twenty seconds
the best Bnch gun OF the Wisconsin . . ae
hits. The best 5-inch gun OF the Kentucky made
eleven hits in two minutes.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESsELS-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
March She Montgomery at Key West; the Eagle at
SAILED.
March the yaob from H9 IN, for shanghai I 5hs
Pensacola: the brooklyn. Funchal for San juan
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army. navy
and marine corps orders have been issued;
ARMY
Captain EZEKIEL. J WILLIAMS. 18th Infantry. 9Th
Contract Surgeon RANDELL c sToNEY. from Fort
screven to Fort Hamilton
First Lieutenant CHARLES II. WHIPPLE. Jr., 5th In
fantry found incapacitaed for active service ac
count Of disability incident thereto. retirement an
RetEsPs9t from active service Of Major WILLIAM W
NAVY.
Commanders " r USHER and A. SHARP Jr. com
Civil T:ngineer c. A WENTWORTH. detached Bureau
ton Guantanamo.
Pay director s RAND detached navy pay Office Manila:
MARINE CORPS.
New-Yors navy yard. relieving Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel W F sPIcER detached command
marine barracks New-York. 10 washington 70 CON-
Inand battalion FOR duty in Philippines
Captain HENRY LEONARD and Fir-t Lieutenant F. L
EVANS aides de camp 20 hrisadier general. com
rnandant. detached Provisional Brigade Panama. to
Washington.
Second 1Aeu'enants z W BANKER. r. r FARouHAR-
son and TILLMAN BUNCH. 70 Annapolis for in
Major c. r RADFoRD. assistant quartsrrnaster. 20
h4se'P6 S;ai In gRafSs q de5, f
First Lieutenant THOMAS HoLCoMB JR.. detached
marine barracks. Washington 90 headquarters. Wash
ington. adjutant Of battalion organized for service
IN Philippines.
First Lieutenant c. wEsCoTT. detached the southery
League Island. Join detachment marines FOR duty
PHILIPPINES
First Lieutenant b. 4. GREENE. TO washington. FOR
duty with detachment OF marines organized for duty
in Philippines
Captain 9 GAMBoRG- ANDERSEN. orders TO Philippines
revoked 70 sika to coTnmand marine barracks re
Second Lieutenant J 2. DYER. detached marine bar
isefeaS q marines orraased Tor duty in Philip
pines
Captain r. n WISE. detached marine barracks An
detachment Of marines for service in the PHILIPPINES
Captain T. F. LYONS. detached marine barracks League
Island, to command marine barracks. Pensacola
Captain o. : HATCH. detached marine harrncks Pcnsa
cola. 20 marine barracks. Boston.
racks. New YORK. to League Island. for duty with
detachment for philippine seryige
Maior J. X. PENDIEroN detached command marine marin,
thence 10 Philippines
Second Lieutenant W. 4 RowARn. detached marine
Philippine detachment.
Second Lieutenant ,, " r DIKEMAN. leave Of absence
marine corps viii be accepted
First Lieutenant G NJ MATHER. detached marine bar
lied for service in the Philippines.
THE DENVER HAS SUCCESSFUL TRIAL.