New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
rFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington. December 10
BIDS FOR wARsHIPS OPENED.-Bids were
opened at the Navy Department to-day for the con-
struction OF the batteship New Hampshire and the
armored cruisers North Carolina ana Montana. The
lowest bidder two ships was the Newport News
Shpbuildng and Dry Dock Company. which Of
fered to complete the two cruisers in thirty-six
months at S9575O0O each. On the battleship alone
the company's bid $3,6j0O00. to be completed in
thirty-six months, and one armored cruiser
$3,725,O00 to be completed in the same length OF
time The other bids were as follows:
Maryland Steel Company. Batimore-The battle
ship in forty-two months at $l,2S500V; one armored
cruiser in forty-two months at AS25oO0 two crulS-
The Fore River ShIpbuiiding Company. Quincy.
Mass-BattleShip IN 1orty-two months 3 ONE
armored cruiser according TO the comPany.s mod
fed specfca tons in forty-two months A$5l,oo;
coo each.
Moran Brothers Seattle. Misunderstanding. for
ty-two months $1,000; one armored cruiser forty
months. the other fifty months. $.336000 for both.
William Cramp & Sons, delphia-Ratteshlp
one months MO8lGO0; both cruisers, in forty
months and the other in forty-one months, $SS'9oVo
The NcwYork ship9uiding Company, C G. M len
\. J.-One cruiser, thrty-eiGht months. @S50wO'
one In thirty eight months and the other IN forty
months $.7$501 each; battleship in thirty-eight
The Union Iron Works, san Francisco-One erus-
fOrty-twO months S3S0OU0, two IOrtS-
two months, N,5S)Ot0 for both
The New-Hampshire will be Of 5000 tons dis
placement and the North Carolina and the Montana
1850 tons each. The bids are regarded unprece-
dentedly low 1t is probable that the contTacE Tor
company 50 SO OO) each, and that for the battle
ship to the New-York Shipbuiidins Company for
$3,74S0O0. those being the lowest bids offered, as
not more than two ships ear. be awarded 10 one
sbipS Vas LIZ 600 es 5han the agTegate lowest
bids for three sister ships little over a year ago
a reduction Of IL per cent in price, The Navy De
ne while gTaed at the reuf 6 3ad Is t ba
the shipbulders are badly in need OF work.
CARRYING COAL. TO CAvITE.-Bids have been
received for transporting $4,000 of coal from
this country to the Cavite naval station, This is
the batch of bids for this service those pre-
vously opened in the Bureau of Equipment having
been rejected because the proposals from American
partment desires to give every opportunity to Amer
the least possible excuse for awarding the contract
to owners of foreign vessels. When bids We're
were much higher than those from foreigners, and
the bids received to-day show the same difference
the entire lot can be shipped in foreign vessels at
these circumstances, the contract will be awarded
to the agents Of the foreign ships. -... $50,
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Contract Surgeon BRUCE FFoUIEs from DEPARTMENT
port for annument of contract.
NAVY.
Lieutenant comanasr IA Anderson detached navy
Lieutenant c. W COLE O Washington for examination
Cor promotion then to charge naval recruiting party
No. g.
Lieutenant E H DELANY. detached the Alliance; to
the Gloucester.
Surgeon G. RoTHGANGER, detached the San Francisco;
home.
Paynaster H. A DENT, detached the san Francisco;
home and wait orders.
Colonel c. REID. placed retired list Of the marine
corps. with rank Of brigadier general
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported 10
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December 1.-THE Chicago Monevdeo the Terror tho
Chesapeake and Standish Norfolk and the
Brooklyn Atlanta. the Marietta and the Castine
Port Of Spain
December l5-The Nilla0bos at IIankow-
SAILED
December 1.-THE Noines from barbados for Santa
and the MarDlehead from Calao for Iquique.