New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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.,.,,,,r-r,s FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
a.. =, "a eO worth o. gun foTSings Tor ne" ord
-. vii lie awarded by The Navy Department IL
-. ,.Yt few days. B!ds we're opened tais week
- a cal for Ibis large amount OF metal IL
.--soa for assembling ito seventeen 1--hch guns
On. 1e-nch gun ard t1:clFe men e aTi,, iro
material IS aicksl ne The Midva lie Steel com
THE hid each case was 80 S=iles q po'liu
-,3ossiblc 10 eel what v'sseis WIZ reeve
II IL ne nery guns but they will probably be DIS
tnss s "a batteships now nearing co'npletofl'
>-c r,rsrAECE WIREL ESS.-Good results
-,lnps 70 attend the effort 10 make new records
=. vrirsiess teIegraphy. Reports received Al me
.. y T1a-,a---nent this week show that messages
t.,se been exchanged between me wireless sL1Loh
al San Juan and the Detroit ~ SEA III
OF nlneiy-.ve miles
prrr-rIAR FoRGERY.-A mysterious for
=. h.s heen engaging the attention Of the naval
e,.orities this week. Among some recent candi-
- FOR aDpoin;rneat second Lieutenant In the
,s~s,. corps was }. T. Horton. whose home Is IN
r.arvfle 6 c. lie passed the Enenta! eXaTlin;t-
,ion and stood No. among MS competitors out
,,ued slightly il the physical examination The
- boweyer recommended th1t he be examined
.~,iu b. The surgeons. and the date OF The second
termination was fixed as July = A few days ag3
r4or,on received letter saying that the date mad
-, cancelled and instructed him 10 govern him
- ,Ccordrsiy The letter was written plain
,,,per entirely "a tyr=wI1tiag including the date
I'M Z ostensi3y GANG rom Inc CISe oa t N
secEetaF'' e So 70 secre1ary'' There is 10
sieWArs, ass ~ Nv IJeoartmept I'he envelope
such Office n Je az, bore N IypawrIting the wori
49, nepsrtmeut, Official Business Mr.. ttor-
@ssss,d he had nc idea VINO would haze written
ton $40 ncb letter While the naval Officials are As
tnGch Iaysthed-
CAPTAIN COOK NAY BE TRIEp.-Captain
-,-,rk A Cook OF the subsistence department or
,te aru,y. may be tIIed by court MARTA! At San
I,rar-isco he Intercepted n his journey 10
me Philippines. where he had been assigned 10
l,t.,l Egu Fran sgD 81.
,rst TRANSPORT :roIn Honolulu. Charges have been
preferred against him account u alleged IN
,oxication while IN San Francisco. awaiting me
sailing Of the for Manila Ca7tnn COOK IS
n excellent officer, with good nlA'aFy record
bur is alleged have been addicted 10 ailhk al
Omaha, where lie Was or cuty- rs 5000 recora aS
a soldier saved MIN from trial AZ Jne time nHt tne
authorities placed hnl Ihutf p-v,5r I -
from liquor. he Was arrested Il san : rahcIsCo'
to155yr ,e VA D1ar511lent officials heard OF
the after Captain COOK mad leI{ me porIl ,r4S
home for trial
OFFICER A DESERTER-The military secre-
,a-v Of the army tomorrow Will declare Lieutenant
Victor c Lewis CT TIE artillery corps. deserter
from the army That Officer disappeared in san
Francisco on april .. just as MS company was
about 10 sail fOr its sta uo@ IN Honolulu ana s4LSe
thai tine nothing mas ueen heard OF nlTn IheFe
-yere circumstances attending It's departure which
Indicated that lie had no Intention 70 return ana
after Whiting lie required tnfee :lioiFs t' r bf
ss az - Sst r. Lews is a native OF New
York and once au enlisted man Of the "4s>
Volunteer Infantry
ORDERS IssUED-The following army. navy
and marine corps orders nave been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant ALLEN J. GRE~-2 from Company
G 10 c, 4th Intartry-
First Lieqtensnt RAyAIIoNDI =, HARDEABERGH
First Lieutenant FRANKLIN S LEIsENRING. from
Company h 10 3. ith Infantry
First [eg 35s 75tsS GAlIs ABEL ron
Captain SAMUEL C JONES, l-,A cavalry detailed Z, TO
s s5sta Of aiaSsas until "a August
Captains WILLIAM gyRXH4 Am 25a 5n1anr sts a
umpires a. army man9urres IN the De-
NAVY.
Asststan, Surgeon D c. GATHER. appointed
Payrnaster c. sKIPwITH. the Chicago.
MARINE CORPS.
First Lieutenant E B MILLER detached marine bar
racks. Norfolk; 70 navy yard, Portsmouth, 70 eon-
T%nd v 5aFae s T6 on ' Ra 9 procses 10 navy
YARD. Boston. 10 command marine guard on the
Captain H c DAVIS to marine barracks washington
Major z x COLE detached headquarters marine corps:
relieving MAJOR + P. Kane, WHO viii proceed TO
headquarters marine corps
marine guard on ne albany. 10 Mare Island. WITH
: S6 5i5l,.s,'''-'' D.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vTcssELs-The fol
lowing movements q vessels Aave 0eea reported 70
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
5ay 2o-The Newark and tue Raa1r7fs At san Domingo
July :rss pFasyn he Atlanta. 'As cas'ins naa the
SAILED.
July 1.-THE sansish from SorC5lk for New-I.1ndon.