New-York tribune., 1904-08-09
ARMY md NAVY NEWS.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I

Washington. August
PREPARING FOR MANGUvRES.-An army OF
workmen. directed from Washington, is
gaged In preparing the ground for the army
nuuvres that are to take place between September
and 10 on the battlehelds of Bull Run and Hay
market, IN Virginia When the manPuvres are
in fun progress il is estimated that $500 men will
be engaged. or this number 800 will be regulars
and the remainder State troops. Three great camps
VIII be established. The water supply for the
troops is Of the chief concerns of the camp
p-liutls ,eIHp -E2 L. " "cu - 70 IS i4e'I ,S5 Le"lS
from artesian wells, no less than Twenty-Five be-
viii derive It's supply from two big reservoirs which
viii be fed by hne spring Thoroughfare Gap.
transportation ana is laying down tracks and con,
structnS stations for the use OF the soldiers and
Go.1o ready 20 spend the manRuvTes. though
it IS not likely they will much that. The
agreement made with the farmers OF Virginia, is
expense the United states probably will be called
on '' Pa i ~" uts LOT oliI.stS 90 Srops, ouita,
nlFs ana STOCK Inc amount OF damages To oe
paid the farmers VIII be determined after the
be appointed by General Corbin the Governor
OF Virginia and the farmers. The Southern Rail
probablv be the nrincipaI dav of the rnanoeivrrs
there viii be a parade and review Of the force by
President Roosevelt and General Corbn. com
mandns ;he Department OF the East. There viii
be sham battles almost every day between State
troops or state troops and regulars Between forty
ana htty correspondents. representing newspapers
in every state in the East. have applied for quar-
PROVIDED Telegraph
panies viii have wires running direct to the camps
MAY NOT BE RETIRED.-Arnly officers have
been mysthed over the case OF Major Warren II
'owles. of the 24th Infantry. who is stationed at
Fort Assiniboiue Montana. That officer some time
ago ordered before retiring board it being
represented that he was inca pactated for active
duty by virtue OF disability incident the service
The board made its report sustaining the claim os
the officer. and IL was expected that he would be
retired. Officers Junior 70 Cowles have been
lnXiously awaiting the decision, as their advance
ing for several weeks before the war Department
s2bmfted @ mS The Secretary Of War viii pr9baby T
approve the RECOMMENDATION or the judge advocate
Major Cowles.
TYPHOID AT TRIEsTE.-A cable dispatch
received at the Navy Department to-day from
Commander Gleaves. OF the Mayhower at Trieste
announces the death there to-day of PendIeton
one of the enlisted men who was II with typhoid
that Lieutenant Hudgins and King and Foley, EN-
listed men. were convaIescng. and the others doing
well.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following naval orders
have been issued:
Commander r.. NJ DOYLE. to command the philadelphia
Medical Director , r. C DEAN retired detached naval
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-Ths fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
Aug 5-The Perry, at Mare island
Aug. 6-The Peoria the o'Rrier and the Pawnee.
New-YOrk.
Aug S-The Kearsarge, the Alabama, the Illinois the
Iowa. the Maine ana the Missouri. et Gibraltar.
SAILED.
Aug s-The BROOKLYN, the Atlanta the Marietta and
the Castine, from L1oanda for Cape Town. the Min
neapolis the Prairie and the Columbia, from French
mans Bay Gloucester; the Newark and the New
port, from san Juan for Cu!ebra Fajardo
Aug THE Olympia the Baltimore and the Cleveland.
from ViI.efranche for Smyrna: the Hannibal. from
I-!sbCl smyrna
Aug s-The Bancroft. from Juan for Monte Cristi
and Plaza; the Chesapeake. the Texas. the
sachusetts. the Arkansas. the Florida, the Nevada.
Nhpple the Worden. the Hopkins,
renee the Hull and tho Macponough. from New-Lon-
10
rhe Montgomery ordered OF commission navy yard,
LEAGUE Island.
The Mckee commissioned 9th inst. yard NswYork.
Movement Of the Dixie last Saturday should
Camden instead OF Canton.