New-York tribune., 1904-09-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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NAVAL ORDNANCE EXPERTs.-Ons OF the
official actions in which naval officers take great
interest is the detail To permanent ordnance Sutv
in the service Of officers of junior rank This h In
accordance with the suggestion made By Rear Ad-
TaigaI Charles O'SeiI before he was retired sa
chief Of ordnance. The plan was favored BIZ his
rsccsssor. Rear admiral @. A. Converse now tho
chief of ;he EGreau of Navigation. who viii make
the details. There some thirty applications or
dIe with the present chief Of ordnance. Rear Ad.
u!-aI =. r. Mason. Some OF these officers vii
serve period of years on ordnance duty ane
This Is important as ESTABLISHING naval Ordlancs
corps. after the fashion Of tne permanent peEsonns
OF the army ordnance department although az
present me aIny aS1ail - stem stS SgpsS gi+ 20 tnat
corps. IL Is pSHGVed tlat more eAiclehl service
can be Octained Dy having officers disclaTge Ord-
permanent personnel for enzineeTinc duty Is aIse
taken in the selection OF certain cfcers for duty
on that work solely
NAVY NEEDS PATMASTERS-The naval pay
CORPS Is seriously embarrassed by the lack Of ac-
tive officers OF that branch available for duty
There are six vacancies n the junior grade. IN ad
dition to which fact there are enough officers or
the sick list to equal pe- cent of the commits
stoned personnel Of the coT0s- Constant demands
are being made on che paymaSter general. Rear
Admiral r. T. 3. Harris for officers. the latest be-
ing that Of the chairman OF the Panama Canal
SIIrsinE ofiicer The authorities have estabIishss
a new system OF instruction in the corps. which
Of value in view OF the demands & ior the pay ON
GERS As soon aDDOiNtss receives his
mission ne IS sent 10 HiiAS 'stS4O
Ceives the necessary preliminary and practice
training in his duties foTnGIiy TINS service was
ditions were the same as or cruising vessels
rable results in providing naval pay officers az
early day Tor duty.
MORTON TO INSPECT SQUADRON.-At the
request OF Admiral Devey Mr.. Morton, Secretary
Of she Navy viii inspect the North Atlantic bar
.Iseoi, za-1adroD OF Norfolk this autumn Tha
secreiary and the admiral probably will 90 to NoT-
folk IN the Dolphin
ORDERS 1ssUED,-The following army and
navy orders have been issued
ARMY.
ssafor TIILTN.T OVEN. surgeon from PHILIPPINES to
ssco01 Lie,:saart JoszFH DoDGE. P.ARK- from asrs
Intantry - +1h Cavalry. Troop Z. Fort Riley
s'oa & .5sisa3H 1af5a: n 5s csJ Fo:5 saEs i ''
Captain BENJAMIN ALvoFp from Company to L
Captain MlcHAEI. J LESIHAN. to Company K. asa
Captain HENRY B DIXON to OMAHA
NAVY.
cenaan4s- ". H rrRsER detached Naval War cas-
I's;sPaa: s2a: 95 ;5s Maine Al e -0 ''''n'' N4
IIsystensu, Commander LIZ r n GARRETT. dstachst
the Naine. ID command the Aioarross
BUrs1u % Ordnance. S'a1s' Department
IIsurezan. = SWIFT. rst-sd detached the Al5atToss
Lieutenant J. V KLEMANS detached the uliaO.s; home
Lieutenant \ < HINES detached Naval Academy: to
Lieutena-s o r MARVEL. detached the Iowa. home.
await orders.
1aeut.uaat h PRICE detached tbs Lancaster to the
Illinois
Lisu,sza-r Z A KAISER. detached the Illinois; home
await ortsTS
I,sutsaant R {. BCLMER. detached Navy Dsparrmsnt.
tie Illinois
Surgeon " { BREASTED. dstsehea the Pensacola; -
Ohio.
Passed Ass,s,sn, Surgeon F. Z. McULLOUGH. the
PenSacOia-
Paymaster c J. PEOPLES detached navy yard. Norfolk.
BursaU OF supplies ard Accounts. Navy Depart
Assistant Payaaastsr c. II ADEE detached the colun-
the Bureau Of Supplies and Acccunls' NAVY
Department
Assistant Pay1asssr r 7. WATROCs. detashNa navy
yard. League Island; 70 navy yard. Norfolk
Assistant Payuasters T WILLIAMSON and W. y
HJGHEs. commissioned
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol
loving movements Of vessels have been reported
70 the Navv Department:
ARRIVED.
September 1.-THE Arkansas at c-.saeld
September eO-T1s IOWA Toua-A5-sye; the A1ehtkan
P1lt-fa Bay the -ssWs-S Caz-agena: the 4llce
N0r<c.S. -aa Scorpion a. Ss77porS SIs Newport a
Colon, tSc N.i-Sl5-cs AZ Cla-sco-
SAILED
September 2a-Ths Il.rois rom Meremsha EiSnt fof
TCr1pEHsvi.e: the TSztll fllIu Cavls Tor snansna-