New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-02
4RMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFRoIf TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU. j

Washington January !.
PROSPECTIVE PROMOTIONS-Th President
IS expected TO announce next Monday the officers
VINO 20 be promoted q result OF the retire
ment January 9 Of Lieutenant General 8. B. N.
Young. On that occasion General a r. Chsffee
becomes Eenior officer and chief OF STAFF,
nounced Special interest attaches TO the bTigader
generals who be promoted and retired. 1t Is
common gossip that two officers that grade will
be promoted and acknowledgements q. NJ. Randall
and ". A Kobbe and possibly General J. 2.
Sanger. The retirement Of the first two will leave
General +. .. Grant senior in the grade He is
comparatively young officer. 1t has been stated
that General W. T. Randolph who is chief of
artillery, would be made a major general and re-
tired That Officer. however, says he does not de-
sire TO go off the active list. General Chaee fav0rs
the advancement OF General G.. r Gillespie, the
is transfer Of Gensra 5ilespie from the stan 70
the place OF general officer would attract much
attention IN the army, and leave vacant the impor-
tat OFFICER having charge 81 among Other things OF
the river ana harbor work Of the country. It is
PoSainie ms successor IN such an event wouio 2e
cer VINO Is now member of the general stan.
TO b. selected for proniotio3 and retirement 1t is
EXPECTED that some tweny or twenty-five VIII be
mel is a candidate for promotion, while a number
Of junior officers have filed similar applications in
Guiding some of the fighting captains. such as J. J.
Fershing, Clarence Edwards and A L. Mills Cap
chance OF promotion. That officer IS now a. tempo
IaT colonel While on duty as superintendent Oh the
Military Academy.
LIEUTENANT OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
At the regular session OF Distric. OF Column
bia Commandery Of the Loyal Legion to be held
in Washington January g. action will be taken
on the application for membership of Associate
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes He first
infantry from 1851 to 1854 and he received several
6reTeis ading that Of Goone for gsantry in
menqed for membership by Associate Justice John
NJ Harlan and many others
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
Major EDWIN P. ANDRUs. Sd Cavalry. from Depart
meHt Of Colorado to Department OF Dakota for as
CaTa!Ty win assume charge Of construction work
NAVY
Commando r =. NICHOLSON. detached Bureau Nev,-
6s, ] ." an, 70 Ggty IN CONNECTION Win a httns
coHnaassr F peano. president general martial
Commander c. P. CONTROVERSIES. to Navy Yard
Navigation to relieve Ccrnnanaer Z. 2. NI6HoTsoH
Ideutens3t r, II LEIGH detached the Cleveland
MARINE CORPS.
CAPTAIN tain INC B BIS 7g greeted close azas recruit
YARD. Puget sound '''''
First Ma asa ssct: Nsvs TI S93a and coTIr "
fee PittsOurg, charge Of recruiting Office Thila-
Captain II. c. DEWEY detached Marine Barracks Naval
Academy, 10 Washington.
,o Mf9yEMENTs OF N Ss.y:1I tol
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December e9The Whipple and the Worden Tortughs.
Deoe en- 3Te os s the s's9rt and The Hton
Francisco. the Cesar Colon the Nicksburg at
Chemulpo
SAILED
December 5o-The WhiPple and the Worden from Tortu
gas for Tampa; the Lebanon from Baltimore
Colon the Paul Jones. the Preble Bennington
from San Francisco for Panama the Mohicen from
Santa Barbara Pedro