New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
lERon THE Tribune BunHAu.l

NEN-YOFSK MILITIANIEN NAMED.-GOveruOr
OdeIl has named only three members or former
members of the militia VINO are considered entitled
to receive consideration from the War Department.
authorities in the organization OF lis OF com
missioned personnel for volunteer regiments in
time of One of the provisions Of the militia
law enacted last year was for a provisional list OF
eligiIbIes who could be called for service as com
missioned officers when it became necessary n
augment the regular military force with vOIuntee-
regiments. No steps have yet been taken toward
that end; and 50 far only forty names have been
nors OF the States with view to examination of
o noLll1ees tor assignment 70 the provisional LIST
necessary TO detail boards composed Of IeguIsS
there would be soe @ dcRity in getting R the P5sSP
d6I d3sefher; officers are much ensassd and the Ten
MSr s department Il do not make axe %Imme%dlsts % action
titled 70 consideration by the department b0srJs
Nhen tnsy are convened are warren s. Yong M
no. go West Qne-hundred and th-st New
York city; George ID. SNYDER. Of No. 60 Wess
and Frank A smith. Of No $40 Smith-stA ps.sss pSsss
Kin There are other applicants. but they win not
necessary before the names can be added to the
ct ~ ilai h M; ISt IN the Wsf De9a4 Iment The OBJ
a list OF people who have been pronounced bv reg.
ular army officers capable Of taking Command
@ @qG1lEcatlons OF the person examined viii be care
+H.y noted, together with the class OF duty and
the rank he is regarded as capable Of performing
York are regarded by the authorities at Albany az
entitled TO consideration as captains OF infantry
WINTER SAVALs MANCEUVRES - Admiral
Dewey has again offered to assume command OF
the combined fleet In the Caribbean Sea and direct
the winter manoeuvres- II his services can be
spared from the presidency OF the general board
at thar time. Secretary Morton will accent thu
oher. II Is probable that the admiral viii SAIL An
the Mayfower early in the new year and assum.
command OF the feet at Guantanamo. After weeks
OF deiberat.on the general board OF the navy had
sufficiently completed its work this afternoon 10
s-Ne eH
Early in December after docking his ships Rear
Admiral Jewell. commanding the European SQUAD
Ton VII start for the Caribbean He viii be iosnsd
or Suieora, about December Is. by Rear Ad-
mlrai Chadwick. with the south Atlantic squad
ron anf Rear Admiral Sigsbee. with the Carfb-
bean - cIro1. The ships OF the three SQUAD
''ns NA theu disperse among the West Indian
p'f7 70 Sivs the men liberal shore liberty
IN the holiday. In the last DAYS Of De-
cemoer the battleship squadron OF the No-th
Atlantic feet. consisting OF the haeshfp Kearsarss
the A!aoama, the Illinois. the Iowa. the Maine ana
ne ne Missouri Will arrive of Hampton Roads spick
Rear ADMIRAL Barker the seeord - s1I5I To.ana or
ilasaGe9 i ny Rear Admiral Davis. The present plaD
70 Hampton Roads from Washington arg 80 rsy ~ 81
S eTI IN IN tls aayuower The fleet wiz reach
GIeul LisIlO between January s and January M
admiral Dewey VIII assume Command oS fbe sor5 n
From the Caribbean the shlps vii sS cor VII, begin
SoI o. - @ ~4ien VIII occur either az Peusa-
taken against accidents An Of the ships bv ths
Vrh h--fTT
oow backs practically impossible '"''A'
COST OF FEEDING THE ARSIY-Tba ANNA,
report o' BFlsadter General J. F. Weston. com,
rissary general OF the army. saws the tors1 CO,
Of feeding the army in the last 4scaI - -
%-olt50- General Weston urgently rscov,-,.,,,-
the passage Of a bill by Congress to piya a,,-
thoTity TO all officers intrusted with the disb,,rzs
Hneh' OF subsistence funds to hold restricted
amounts OF such funds IN their personal nessassi
He says the exigencies of the public sar,-i,. =
qulTe an open disregard OF the restrictions of tb,
existing law in cities where the treasurer a. az
assistant treasurer Is located He saws the prohla
Gicg tefqi1s o5e the S,, army e IN the the PhPPnss was
and subsistence affairs in the archipelago nov
tence department was enabled il Is said 70 r0ST
a eonItr3ct 1er fresh beef Tor the fiscal year 1875
effected. as compared with the contract for me
IMPORTANT NAVAL CHANGES Several I'm
Por'ant changes in commands were announced az
the Navy Department to-day Captain Edward D.
iausSis succeeds Captain J. G. Eaton in command
or tne Massa chuSetts and the latter goes on Wait
ing orders. Captain C. II. Arnold win baeo-va zen
ersI Inspector Of the West Virginia nearing COM
Pletion at Newport News and will be succeeded In
command or the Lancaster by Captain F H De-
lano- captain W. T. Swinburne will be relieved ~
the command of the Texas by Captain G. A Bick-
nell. now Coulnlandant at the navy ward Kew Wes-
who VIII be relieved at Key West BY Caotain C P
toIvocoresses- Rear Admiral " G Wise COM
MFalueE IN chief OF the training squadron who re-
BY Captain r. b Bradford now ron,r,snliiTe -Ts
4Inhois- captain Bradford will be succeeded on the
I..ln9S by Captain John \. Rodgers AZ present
president OF the navy wireless feIeers0h boari
~ Is PROBABLE that the training sGuar0n win make
IT'S headquarters at Pensacola in the winter.
LAUNCHING OF THE NEU-JERsEY.- A.
Tansements have been made for the launching os
the battleship New-Jersey on November 70 at ths
yards or the Fore River company. Quincy Mass.
S, Sno VII % named by Mrs W. b Kinney. ths
daughter or the Governor 0t Nev-Jersey.
BIDS FOR DRYDOCK HERE-It is expected
that the controversy which has arisen over ths
award Of the contract for q concrete and granite
drydock at the New-YOrk Navy Yard. viii be
settled by the Secretary Of the Navy IN a few days,
Bids for this work were opened BY Rear Admiral
Endicott chief OF the Bureau OF Yards and Docks.
on August q Ten bids received and tho
lowest appeared to be that of George B. Speariu.
OF New-York CITY at Ss72 go II is said that that
nrm later increased its bid by $leeoe on the a.
legged ground that certain errors had been made IN
items. and the question 70 whether this modinca
tiOn OF the original bid could be legally allowed IN
vOcate general Of the navy for an opinion Not
wthstanduE the large increase made IN the bid or
Mr.. Spearin. tt Is still the lowest one before the
department fer the work.
ADMIRAL. RODGERS'S DCTY.-Rear Admiral
Frederick Rodgers who has just been relieved a.
commandaut OF the New-York Navy Yard and
placed the retired list has reported TO the Navy
time president of the board for The iul-
pTovement of navy yards
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued;
First lsrC af~v "a