New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFRoN THE TRIBuYs IUREAu.l

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duty under the law which gives them the fun
pay and allowances Of their rank under such cir
cumstances. The department will have plenty OF
men 10 select from for the services to which such
ofhcers may be detailed those OF recruiting mill
Sr1fes-s ~ -, S3 49, martial anq board duty II
T555is , 20 nave Deen an oversight that duty
which those officers might be assigned Under the
law Il is likely that retired officers NAV serve on
the General staT in Washington and All otb on
stan corps duty which is not directly with troops
the ofdcoEs to duty constructing quartermasters
f-ooDe AZ = i HS1y 70 ttke them TO posts where
Ion mat retired officers of high rank should not ex
depots. since it IS considered undignhed for an
hrgader general for instance 10 take charge 81 an
0Lce Mhere IL has been usual TO station q first
70 detail officers to every state With the s5lite
ii MISCONCEPTIONS, hitherto such details have been
made on the request Of the Governor Ia this duty
oleers-those who can be Of service and Who vii
fseaoet some return for the increased salary The
paftnent IS anxious 70 give all possible encour-
asement TO the militiamen, and with this end in
CCleW VIII employ as instructors OF the National
usefulness. - 0'eu
MINISTER'S INvENTIoN.-The naval oaseers
who have been trying to obtain suitable system
Of seeing from on board submarine boats have been
outcome by Washington clergyman, who has
for some time been engaged in experiments with
method Of observation intended to be used for view
ing ooJects under water, the observer being on the
s1Llaee; II was found that the conditions could be
under water could view objects on the surface
with the additional gain Of ar2 aaF0 6sar xfi0n
ne ~, munster was allowed to develop his invention
nearly Perfected it he found himself in possession
o. atraetye oners from rival submarine boat build
srs y has been one Of the grave questions in the
operation Of the submarine to find a successful
sfhSeient enough in fine weather when the sunlight
or dark weather the system ususIIY fss IN y nay
As the submarine viii usually be used on occasions
when there is little or no light. It became important
that some device should be perfected capable Of
P eILiliItlng VISION IN bad weather; II this has
me submarine boats, as well contribute to the
MONEY FOR BARRACKs-The General stah
OF the Army IS engaged in making the aIIotments
20 military posts for the construction and repair
OF barracks and quarters out OF the sum OF S54s2-
600 now available by appropriations contained in
the sundry Civil ana Army laws. Congress has
specified that in addition TO this sum the de-
partment shall expend $105,O00 on the post at Fort
d A Russell Wyoming; a like sum at Des Moines.
Iowa; $4,000 at Fort Meade South Dakota; and
$3.50 at the new post at Indianapolis The Gen
eral stan has not yet reached decision in regard
70 the allotments OF the fund which is appropri-
been made, especially by the chief Of artillery.
places inadeqUately Quartered. and that about fifty
belong TO the corps or are accommodated in tents
u IS considered important that the artillerists
possible and the letter from the head OF the
etsss ne SsieT! SIAN 70 take that view or the
FOR the construction of quarters and barracks for
the artillery companies along the coast.
THIRD TRIAL FOR THE DENvER-The build
OF the cruiser Denver have applied TO the Navy
Department FOR permission TO hold a third trial
trip of that ship. If the vessel were accepted now
the contractors would lose about $4,000 for failure
TO attain a speed Of seventeen knots. The first
trial produced speed OF sixteen and one-half
knots, the second tral that OF sixteen and three
quarter knots. and il is expected by the builders
he ri a1 will al 10 70 alxa
engineers doubt this very much. They say that
the second trial the machinery and boilers were
put 10 very severe test. and they do not look
ship by third trial trip. II the contractors sue
them by the contract they viii save about SO 600
81 the forfeit which they are destined to lose 10
The government.
DISMISSAL APPRovED.-The President has ap-
proved the sentence of dismissal imposed by court
martial in the case Of Second Lieutenant Lawrence
= brennan Of the Philippine Scouts. convicted
TRAINING MIDSHIPMEN. - Secretary Moody
to-day approved a report made by a board consist
Ing of Rear Admiral Taylor, chief OF the Bureau OF
Navigation; Rear Admiral Converse, chief Of the
Bureau Of Ordnance: and Rear Admiral Rae chief
that four midshDmen be detained each Ieer foI
@tcIanee ano four for steam engineering duty, TO
GOOD RIFLE sHOOTING.-The chief OF ord
nance OF the army has received a chart Of target
showing shots nreo Dy an ordnance sergeant
April Is at the experimental rife range at Fort
Clark, Texas with the United States magazine
rifles. Ten shots were fired at distance of eight
hundred yards, and all struck the target within a
space OF fifteen inches horizontal by seven inches
vertical measurement The greatest distance from
a line horizontal through the bulIs-eye at which
shot struck was IS inches.
ARMY TUG LAUNCHED.-The army tug Major
Ringgold launched to-day at Neahe & Levy's
shipyard, Philadelphia Miss Helen Humphrey OF
Washington, the daughter OF Quartermaster Gen
eral C. j. Humphrey was the sponsor Major
C. b. Baker. L. s. A. OF the Quarterrnaster' de-
partment, accompanied her. Following the launch
ing reception was held in the offices Of the com
pany.
ADMIRAL EvANss TRIP HoME.-Rear Ad-
miral Evans has informed the Navy Department
from Naples that he win leave there on the battle
ship Kentucky on May 4 for Gibraltar and will
leave the last named port on May q and Funchsi
on the 18th. arriving at New-York about the 22d
ORDERS IssUED-Ths following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
cs7tsin HENRY S. HATHAwAY signal corps from
signal corps post Fort Myer. TO Fort Wood.
NAVY
Lieutenant = p. COMBS detached the Atlanta bo-n.
Lieutenant a. MACARTHUR. detached torpedo noula
Mare Island 20 coTnmandant OF yard aid
&idshipnan ". ". SMITH. detached Maine; TO the
Ass.stan. surgeon T. HULL to naval hospital. Mar
Assistant surreon G. I. wIcKBs. TO naval hospital
Philadelphia.
Assistant Surgeon H. 1. BROWN detached Naval Ned
cal school. 10 the Lancaster.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESsELs.-The fol-
loving movements ofvessels have been reported Ia
tho Navy Department: