New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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FIVE NEW GENERALs.-Ffve more brigadier
generals OF the army were created to-day take
rank on the retirement July OF Brigadier Gen
Peter .. Hams formerly q the engineer corps
-Four 81 them have places on the retired list They
are Colonel Il. H. {. Dunwoody OF the signal
corps. Lieutenant Colonel Peter Leary jr.. OF the
artillery corps: Lieutenant Colonel s. ]. Woodward
9Th Cavalry and Lieutenant Colonel John Nee
Hyde % tho Guartermaster's department Colonel
DunWoody has been applicant for some months
for appointment 20 a brigadier generally. His
retirement IN tho regular order would not
come Tor two years vet The lieutenant COLO
neis who are made 5rigadier generals are al vet
ems 4ia Woua leIIe M a 49, ~ d., ~, MI
OUT gaining add.tlonal ram eNcepu1g that OF colo
mel They practically gain tive grades at once by
surprise the appointment OF Colonel Constant
Williams Goth Infantry who is announced as filing
be placed the retired list prematurey in order 10
give the place 10 another.
NOT TO MOVE THE NAVAL CEMETERY
Secretary Moody has decided 10 locate the Naval
Academy Hospital at Annapolis on the government
farm southeast Of the county road. fronting the
Severn River. The site selected is between Gene
tery Point and lamp WSiRwghs Spd cnnto5 o2
the old naval cemetery.
TEST OF THE TORPEDO BOAT ADDER-The
submarine torpedo boat Adder. accompanied by the
gUnboat Siren tender, sailed to-day from the
naval torpedo station the Norfolk Navy Yard
for Middle Ground, in Chesapeake Bay, where the
cigar shaped craft viii have a thorough test under
the personal supervision 81 Lieutenant rank L.
Pinuey. who accompanied the submarines Adder
and Moocssn down the coast about six months
ago and who has been in charge Of the vessels
while there. In tho series 81 trials which will last
,,5r,or7 si,ll5r "a rising 10 the suTfsce ans
firing dummy torpedo
CHANGES OF ARMY OFFICERS. I'm
portaut changes in the stations Of the commissioned
personnel Of the military secretarys department
have been ordered by Lieutenant General Chafe-,
chief ~ staf. Lieutenant Colonel Edward Davis.
artillery corps. is detailed for service in the mill
tary secretsry's department assistant adjutant
general. 10 succeed Lieutenant Colonel Sidney ".
Taylor who is ordered 70 Fort Riley. Kansas for
duty IN command Of the artillery subpost there
Colonel Henry p Mccain. assistant adjutant gen
tbS sotbTeseTn division ana ordered 10 report for
duty in the office Of the military secretary.
TROPHIES FOR wARsHlPs- Navy De-
psrtrnent to-day awarded TO the hattleship oregon
the trophy for excellence in gunnery in the last an
nual target practice for which the ships OF the
navy have been in competition. For the gunbOat
class it was determined that the Dolphin was en-
titled 10 the trophy. while the trophy for the de-
stroyer class goes 70 the John Paul Jones. OF the
Pacific squadron. The Wisconsin was second IN
Asiatic station. second TO the Dolphin in her
Jones.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The fol-
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jun. ei-The Cleveland Tensier ~. Buffalo at
Panama. the Mones Tompknsvile.
June 22-The Justin at Cavite
SAILED
June 2l-The Chesapeake from Newport News for New
London
Hume 1.-THE Rocket from Washington for Norfolk he
WISCONSIN. Oregon and the S0lace from CaTite
Woo-Suug the Adder from Nort0lk ioI f1ailIt n
Roads: the Kearsarge the Alabama. the Maine and
the lows Gibraltar Tor firseuss The New''r-
leans Chef for WooSung; the Erutus rom
she FOO for ChemUlqo: the Annapolis from Yoke
f9r Ichang: the Castine Tsngier for Gibraltar
The Des Moines detached European TO Caribbean
squadron.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Captain ORMOND NJ IIsSAK. ordnsnoe department.
Major Frank Z. Hobbs. ordnance department. who
VIII proceed Beuicia
Second Lieutenant JOHN +. Chaplain, 18th Infantry.
from Company @ 20 Company +.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral r " DICKENs. commissioned.
Commander F. II HOLMES. detached the Mohican:
home. await orders
Lieutenant ". II. HUNT. the Lancaster.
Taymaster r. f. BIsCOE detached the Albany; home.
FIRST Lieutenant r G. MCCONNELL. Jr- died Albu-
Qcerque June l.