New-York tribune., 1905-01-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,
TrHoM THE TRIBUNE BuREAu.l


ARMY JUSTICE. UEsTIoNED.-Lisutenant Al
bert ]. sIohn. 4ti Cavalry. duty at Jefferson
Barracks. Missouri Will be tried again by court
martial This Is the decision OF General Chsree
after reading the report Of the army inspector re-
Gently detailed investigate the protest and al
legations made by Lieutenant Mohn. This officer
was tried at his post for infraction Of military
rules. and was sentenced to loss or numbers and
official reprimaud. He took exception TO this hnd-
Ing and sentence and addressed letter directly 10
the president which was en- act of insubordnation
in itself. since he ignored the military channels
through which such communication should have
neen presented. He asserted that he had been the
victim of conspiracy the part of senior officers.
and that there had been perjury and malice in the
testimony Of officers who appeared as witnesses
before the court that tried him. The protest and
once detailed to invsstsate WITH WITH the result
na5 o {. ne nnds the charges made by Mohn
no no malice In the testimony which was given and
told the court. Under such circumstances. 1t only
remained for the War Department to order the
charges chs with results which likely to be serious
ese fas9 In The s 1d Msn 81 rorme % an
airy His home is in Butler. Ohio.
ANOTHER OFFICER IN TRouBLE.-charses
and specifications have been drawn UP and for
warded IN the case of Captain George W. Kirk
maj ms n 18th infantry. now at Fort Jay N Y. Cap
indscretion in his personal conduct and financial
BALL CARTRIDGES AMONG BLANKs.--As
the result OF investigation made by direction OF
General Crozler, Chief OF Ordnance 1t has been
ascertalned that among the 175o.0O0 blank
tridges issued last TO the regular and
militia troops which took part in the manpuvres
at Manassas. Va. and in California two ball
cartridges were found. at the Virginia camp
and the other in California. The person who
packed the California cartridges traced by the
In the Trna case a was PRpossSe to @ the
Snender As an additional pTecaution ell the
have been overhauIed and weighed. with the re-
case the person wSo packed the ease was m hs- ds
charged To guard against the possibility OF such
Tssted that each box Of blank cartridses shall Be
cartridge can be easily detected by this method.
BIDS FOR NETWORK DoCK-Bids were
opened to-day in the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Navy Department. for the construction OF dry
dock No at the New-York Navy Yard They
were follows; John Peirce. OF NewYork, sss5 eoo
NewSYork Continsntal jewell Filtration Company,
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andR he atsoek fUT wilt fhs Be wons @
granite and concrete.
THE WASP FLoATED.-The Navy Department
has been informed that the converted gunboat
| Wasp. which reported aground the har-
Dor of Kingston. Jamaica, few days ago. has been
| her Journey to the fsthnius of Panama
ORDERS 1ssUED.--yFhe following army and
| navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Major CHARLES w FOSTER artillery corps from Fort
Banks TO Fort Williams,
First Lieutenant FRED T. AUSTIN. artillery corps
Washington Barracks.
First Lieutenant REILLY surgeon to
Fort Bayard.
Captain GEORGE v1DMER. nth Cavalry from St. Louis
| to proper station
Captain coURTI.AND NIXON. ID Infantry, detailed tc
| hlI vacancy In Quartermasters Department
NAVY.
Captain J. E CRAIG to Washington president special
board proposed rules governing steamboat inspec-
| tion service
| Commander T. n. POTTS to Board OF Inspection and
| Survey. Washington. member
Lieutenant o. w. KoESTER. detached the Marietta II
| the Iowa
| IAeutenants o. s. KNEPPER and E. n WATSON de-
| tached the Prairie; home and await orders.
| Ensign z, G. KINTNER and Aidshpman W. j. MOSES
| detached the Marietta to the Prairie.
Mdshpman G. NJ. BAUM. detached the Marietta; to the
| Massachusetts,,
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. H. PAYNE. detached the
| Marietta; home ID await orders.
| Assistant Paymaster b d. MGEE detached the Mari
| etta; to navy yard, League Island
| MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
| lowing movements of vessels have been reported
| to the Navy Department:
! ARRIVED.
Dec. so-Tne MOines at Point Ptre: the Florida
at Lambert Point
| Dee 31.-The Topeka and the Yankee at Hampton
| Roads.
Dec so-The Des Moines from Roseau for Point Pitre
| he Cincinnati from Hong Kong for chs-Fooi The
1 Newport. from Portsmouth N. H. for New-York
| the Marietta. from Hampton Roads for League
| Dec a1.-The Ajax. from Cavits for Norfolk