New-York tribune., 1904-08-10
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Washington. August p
MILITIA ELIGI BI.t-S.-Tre lisy of -2iIitta OH
GERS who eligible sd's.izsia. the garrison
schools or TIE army VIII 30 approved N q few dayS.
Fne delay dtH TO 10 iact tas the Ssensrol stan
must pass upon tAe recommendation OF tae
Governors who have designated tne in,-ivdual oti-
Other 20 yssliT iIiisrv IS,rYcf,o1 a. i9fs-enr
army posts. The noniIa items exceed the available
r1ale seIeeso;i from ainon- the names presented.
The militia officers finally designated should report
IoT instruction by AUGUST L.
BIDS ON ONIONS 4&SD CABBAGES.-The Nav
Department has been tr the habit Ot buying a vast
quantity of naval supplies in the ope1 market
that IS. without the formaIty Of calling for pro-
posals. The Controller OF the Treasury has de
cided that there must De more OF these trregu-
lar purchases the pretext that the demand IS
an emergency. The first item 10 come within the
new rGle Is that OF provisions for the vessels OF
the North Atlantic fleet. Under the usual circum-
stances the supplies would be bought in the open
market although the ships TsauiIing then would
which there would he ample time TO obtain bids
sists Of 90, pounds OF beef i7SesS paSinds Of
potatoes. 4o,e,a pounds of mutton and such vege-
viii be issued to the ships q the ieet when they
assemble for preliminary target practice Vine
yard Haven and in Chesapeake Bay.
NAV BUILD \ REVENUE CCTTER.-Thc
revenae cutter officials are IN quandsry over the
construction of ship for that service. The aD-
pFopriat;on available Is ScO0G0 but 1t has been
impossible TO obtain bids for the construction OF
the cutter within that amount 1t is now proposed
10 build the ship by days labor at Arundel Cove.
Nd. whore the revenue cutter service has q train
ing station. II IS estimated that the work could
he done In that way TT cost of $4,000. The Navy
Department reported. after examining the plans.
taat the SHIPS hun could not he constructed for
the secretars @ stS' Of the essGrT the az authority 10
have the hull buiS m tine way proposed The en-
tract. tho government, possesses no facilities for
doing this work
NAVAL CONTRACT AWARD-Rear Admiral
Endcott. chief of ths Bureau OF Yards and Docks.
will award BOies de Leon. OF Atlanta Ga, the
contract for building, at cost OF s1lGOoo the Bu-
reau OF Equipment building at the navy yard at
Pensacola.
SAN FRANCISCO ORDERED IIOME.-Orders
were sent from the Navy Department to-day TO
Rear Admiral Sterling. commander In chief of tho
Asiatic feet, directing that the San Francisco be
start in ABOUT two weeks for Norfolk. WHARF she
Will he overhauled
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following navy orders
have neen issued:
Lieutenant tenant Commander =. T. wrTHERsPooS. 70 ,hs
5nszns J. T BREcKEER and p o BRANCH placed on
A'sss9S ss, Fsy5.a;'eE 3n.:s GooDaUn ag.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL. vESsELS-Ths fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported
20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
~1 ssT % ,5g zs Ea9G % osaI1 9aHs the Hartford at New
August n--The Minneapolis the Columbia ana the
Frs'ris. a, Gloucester ths Denver. san Juan
SAILED
August sThs Michigan. from Hareor Springs rO- Mack
Ausg,, Eth. s-Th. Peoria and til. Mckee. from N.v-YorA