New-York tribune., 1905-06-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington, June q
PANAMA SANITARY.-Army surgeons returning
from the Isthmian Canal zone who have investI-
gated the sanitary conditions on the isthrnus say
that Panama IS in a fairly healthy condition, and
that all necessary sanitary regulations will ba
in full working order AT Colon the prevalence oc
swamps makes sanitation much more difficult,
and malaria in it's worst form exists there. The
great scare on account Of the yellow fever s light
S a viii fne a m fnat tne oR1
be Impossible entirely rid the isthus disease
Wiliia G. Gorgas u s a. viii Wher con0ieted CO
reduce TO minimum the dangers OF tropical dis
eases.
ALIENISM FOR sURGEONS.-Naval surgeons
under instruction in Washington. taking the form
of postgraduate course. spend afternoon each.
week at the Government Hospital for the Insane.
where the superintendent gives lecture on the
treatment of the various phases OF mental dis
ability. This is the first time that such
been part of the instruction given.
to naval medical officers at the Naval Medical
School here, and 1t has met with such favor and
has produced such results that It Is likely TO ba
continued as a part OF the regular course each
year in the instruction the junior ofoers OF ta
naval medical corps. who are put through a seriex
Of lectures and clinical work before they are sent
to their ships The increase OF various forms oe
insanity in the and military service has made
the part Of medical of1cers In these lectures tna
tai diseases described by the alienist and are at-
t3EdSe tR Sast IN eodz SResdE'oftttS Of
the army medical school I'm IN tnls nr of Ihe studens
officers Of the army
SECRETS GAIIORE-The War Department. haa
accumulated a great vaAD-y Of transladons q for.
eign papers. documents and reports on the n1ss OF
the military information division or the deneraI
staff as result Of the system OF senoins ous
foreign publications and manuscripts to army onl~
GERS who are sufficiently familiar with other Ian
zuages than English to do this work Tne LIST or
translators embraces some four hundred anu hrtS
officers and the languages include all those In
which tbers is an expression Of anything military
or naval. The department has prepared. ror tina
benefit of the army. list of the translated papers
on fle and these Will be accessible 10 sucn Is oe@
sire to peruse them, who will be furnished with tha
papers upon application. The list OF available
terial will not be published generally. being marked
as confidential It IS not desired that foreigners
shall know just what subjects have been deemed OF
military importance by this government. Such in>
formation might lead to some questioning by for-
eign countries of the military attaches duty at
the various capitals. and 1t is held that any such
action would only serve as an embarrassment To
our military representatives abroad The suojsots
of most general interest will be incorporated IN tho
Magazine of Secrets OF the military information
bureau which was originally intended for quarterly
a ISSUE but rRe TS Sv ai oee found
it useless to print it's annual despite the Ggpre-
came to be many questions concerning tie public
its publication that the oldtime Joke Book" is
was populariy called. has ceased to exist
WOULD EFFECT LARGE SAVING-Renewe6
effort is about to be made avoid the practice os
making radical changes in the plans OF naval ves-
sells after the specifications have been approved and
the contracts duly let Such changes have been
numerous in the past In some instances thres and
four, changes have been made in a single feature,
such as putting in. taking out. replacing and then
replacing with different pattern. single set os
torpedo tubes All these changes afford the con-
large amount for extras the additional expense IN
yoved being very iaTge ana the entTe ProSeauTs @
Secretary Morton's insistence on business methods
in the Navy Department that resolution. to
reach an agreement among the naval experts be-
fore the contracts are awarded and to abstain nom
been adopted.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army ana
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Retirement Of Brigadier General BENJAMIN x ROB.
ERTs. chief Of artillery. announced
Regnat0@ G OF GsDt EgGaNH VAN LUCAS
Captain JOSE LUGo-vINA. assistant surgeon. rorto
5usD 5is9 to Henry Barracks ''''- 'aA
Captain GEORGE P. PEED assistant surgeon proper
NAVY.
Captain ROSS to duty as cOmmandant naval trainins
Captain E S. PRIME. continue commandsut naval
Captain G. P CONTROVERSIES. to Naval Academy.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C H DE I4ANCY. detached
the Marblehead; home await orders
Assistant Surgeon W. S. HoEN. detached the zaroi
the Marblehead-
@ s 4..si.,aE .sso5 Sss sssssRsd tbs Han
Assistant Surgeon II. 7. NELSON. detached hos
pital. Washington. 70 Indian Head
Acting Assistant Surgeon J. B. MEARS. detached naval
recruiting Buffalo; 10 Warrington sxAynina--
appointment assistant than ewAlt
orders
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL yESSEIS-Ths fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
June oO-he Pennsylvania. Provincetown Macion.
ough. the Siren the Hornet Norfolk; Mary-d
land Newport: the Terror, at Newport News the
Denver, Monte Christi
SAILED
June 20The MacdonOugh. from NewpO. News for Nor
folk: the Key West Philadelphia.
Maryland. from Bradford for Newport; the Terror.
from Norfolk for Newport News.
vesuvius commissioned yesterday yard. 9oston
Tho Ranger placed out OF commission to-day sta-
ton. Cavfts.
Name OF old cruiser Michigan changed to wosvetnA