New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

officials Albany of the situation relating to
guests during the army and militia manoeUvres at
! Manassas. Va next September. There are no
objections to arrangements being made whereby
militia organizations attending the maneuVreS
may entertain their guests members OK the or
CARNATIONS of their States officially attending
I the manpuvres. provided that such arrangements
entail no expense the United States government
and that the guests observe such restrictions TO
their movements the exercises may render mecca
that funds exist for meeting the expenses of the
OF &c dlheItnt states VINO Woud deSIe 10 ptot!I
by the opportunities which 1t is hoped the manoen-
| perience.
NAVY PAY scANDAL-The judge advocate
| general of the navy has before him the Of
! Pay Director L. G. Boggs, of the navy, the pur-
| chasing pay officer duty at the navy pay office
! IN New-York. Some weeks ago Mr.. Boggs sent TO
Washington the written confesson of Costello, the
! old pay clerk who was sentence to Sing Sing for
| five years. charged with embezzlmg $1,000 As the
situation is now Boggs IS held accountable for the
| loss, and his accounts checked that extent
| by the Treasury Department officials although, Of
! course. the responsibility Of Mr.. Boggs is only
! technical 1t will probably require the action OF
| Congress however, to relieve him from the Obliga-
! ton.
the in its light of personal responsibility. and
| IN TINS question the statement of Boggs and the
or not Mr. Boggs should be called before Court OF
| inquiry. The only circumstance which could be
brought against the pay officer is careessness in
latter was one of the most trusted OF employees Of
the government and had served under successive
ity or integrity. Some one must stand the loss.
charge Of the obligation. and the last pay officer
T'be reort af ~ t,'5 500 Is dkelg 10 %. Ie a.
t t.h whethcr or not the department will go
dress from Congress-
REGIMENTS FOR PHILIPPTNEs.-Army people
cYp ora fl,r
are destined for the Philippines next year As soon
as Lieutenant General Chafee returns from his
present tr&nscOntiEentai inspection tour he win
settle the question by designating nine regiments
of infantry and five regiments of cavalry for duty
/ in the islands. The subject is engaging the
attention OF the General staff. one of the per
picking problems connected with the selection or
the regimental commands for Philippine service is
whether there shall be tour Of duty for the regi-
ments composed Of coored soldiers. So much
trouble came from the service of those troops in
the Islands when they stationed there that IL
then held il would be inadvisabIc TO ever
send them back 10 the island garrisous. Genera!
Corbin was adjutant general of the army at the
time: and his counsel in the matter influenced the
qb now mat 0fGes SGeS 10 N an i, Is
likely he Will be again consulted in his later
There is no reason to believe that he has chonse9
to be fail distribution of tropical service it is
held IN some quarters that the colored regiments
with the other regimentai commands Of the army,
same time, there ara considerations which the
resmens '' OF Wick deere are TWO in tho
cavalry and two IN the iufautry-at home or at
least keep them away from the Philippines.
NEW BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DOCK-Plan~
and specifications for the drydock a tho
Brooklyn Navy Yard have been completed IN the
Bureau or Yards and Docks At the Navy Depart
ment. Proposals viii be opened on August q.
hut the offers were regarded excessive. and tho
bids rejected. The amounts named were all
above the appropriation available, There wns
firms Who might be interested in the award Of con,
tract. but the investigation conducted by the de
partment eNoueratcd those who presented pro
posals. The uncertainty OF the labor market and
excuse for exceeding the estimate Of the depart
mental experts Since the January opening the
certain piling, substitute galvanized iron for
The dock remain as before The donartn,nt f3 ~
cals say they expect TO obtain bids within the
amount available.
ARMY DOCTORS WANTED.-There are to be
examinations all over the country, wherever there
arc candidates for the position OF assistant surgeon
in the army. These examinations Will take place
In about month under system which has
been adopted, and which is expected to produce tho
required number Of qualified candidates The army
medical department Is suffering from lack OF iu-
n to @6f as ioi s9e TGaso G 1T has been din
quirements. which not regarded as excessive
n
pose il the efficiency OF the medical department
personnel is to be maintained. Each examination
falls TO furnish officers to nil the vacancies
The examination just concluded in Washington will
result In the admission to the medical department
OF the following named candidates. Henry Levi
Brown. OF Chicago; Howard II. Bailey OF Wash.
inston: Harry G. Humphreys. of Philadelphia and
full candidates viii get appointments as first
HeutenaEts and assistant surgeons in the medical
department
ENGINEERING LABORATORY AT ANNAPO
Lisa civilian architect has been called in CON
sultauon in the preparation OF the plans for the
experimental laboratory for naval engineering at
the Naval Academy. Little has been accomplished
in the last year, although an APPROXIMATIONS for
such an establishment made by Congress- some
Ims ago TO an officer. Lieutenant Commander
waiter +. Nortnngton Of the Bureau of Steam
I-iiSIn tellIS mas been assigned the duty of de-
veIoping the project The establishment will not
only be devoted work Of interest to the service
pul VIII conduct experiments and make tests of
apparatus offered 10 the navy b. Industrial con.
Germs. The present facilities in this respect are
united. and are confined to what may be SHARED
from the contingent fund from the Fnrcan ~
steam Engineering and from the means OF expert
portunites for doing work OF this kind IRE rot "Y
tenslNt., Nhen the laboratory is in operation at
great Importance shall be conducted institutions
or a similar character abroad have been axamined
by our naval attaches. who have made REPORTS IN
regard TO them and it is intended to apply the
ment. 10i'S eS'aolSh-
YOUNG MEN IN COMMANn.-Tbe NAVY r,o
partment has adopted the policy OF detailing i,rio
oIncera TO the command OF the naval colliers ~
"Ihch are being transferred naval crews in nlaco
of the employed force. The lack Of cor,r,tssicrI
OIncers IS still serious problem for tho T,re,,, 80
I'D lSailon and Is likely to remain 40 with tbo IN
never been time in the history Of the na ete mas
command rank had reached its present t,|,iio t
Of vessels. ' III command