New-York tribune., 1905-03-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
EERoM &THB TRIBUNE BUREAU.l

TO RETIRE AS BRIGADIERS-Eight officers
Of the army who served in the Civil War. and who.
with one exception. would not reach the grade OF
colonel the date when they would retire Tor age
are to bo nominated for promotion to the grade OF
brigadier general and retired in the order named
They are Colonel Alfred c. Girard. medical depart
rnent; Lieutenant Colonel William H. Beck, Sd Cav
airy; Lieutenant Colonel Frank U. Robinson, 18th
Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel! Frank Taylor. 18th In
fantry: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel w. Fountain
4th Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Edward DAVIS, ar
tiiiy & STnSar Tob r IiIis nav denartnent
These promotions and retrements are made possi-
der general Colonel James A.. Buchanan viii be
nominated to I'LL the vacancy after the promotions
and retirements named have been made
DEFENCE BOARD oRGANIzEs.-The joint
army and navy board of which Secretary Taft is
president. appointed by executive order TO revise
the report of the Endioott board, which laid down
the scheme for the national coast defences, met to-
day and organized for the important work in hand
by appointing committees to consider the various
phases of the subject The board consists of Secre
tary Taft Lieutenant General Chaffee, Major Cen
eral Gillespie, Brigadier Generals Greely. Crozer
S,onf,;I1S - 17cS,Ae ia a, .ha ;t a
Major Goethals secretary Three committees
nance another fire control electrical appliances and
kinds.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. The resignation of
Lieutenant Joseph c. Wilson. Sd Infantry. has been
accepted by the President. TO take effect June 80
THE NBw-YORK SAILS FOR BosToN-Ths
armored cruiser New-York. which arrived in Hamp-
ton Roads this week after cruise from San Fran
cisco around Cape Horn. sailed from Old Point
Comfort to-day for the Boston Navy Yard, where
she VIII be placed out of commission, her wireless
telegraphy instruments having been transferred be-
10 Eere her departure to the Norfolk Navy Yard to
De installed on the cruiser Galveston.
NAVAL ORDNANCE BY CoNTRACT-The
Navy Department will have manufactured under
contract over s5OO.0OO worth Of ordnance instead
OF buying the forgings and having the work done
at the gun factory at the Washington Navy Yard,
as was originally proposed. There has been some
criticism about the way in which the work at
that mandatory piling up, and Secretary
Morton has announced himself in favor of limiting
the facilities OF that establishment. He thinks it
is large enough 10 answer all the demands of the
private firms far possible the end that the
and 4f e be
When rs now m to Be placed VIII pPOyde Od & for the
OF 90 calibre and their mounts. These guns will
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SILK KERCHIEFS FOR SAILoRS.-Napier &
Keller Of New-Yorc City, will supply the navy with
6O0OO silk kerchiefs intended for sale to the en-
listed force at contract prices. The amount of the
is is to be PLACED shortly by the paymaster general
pairs more than the usual annual supply. The
contract is estimated to be worth $4,000.
INCREASING TARGET PRACTICR.-The NOR
tar batteries of coast defences have been
equipped with sub-cabre tubes and the artillerists
have prepared range tables, it is now possible
to conduct sub-cabre practice at mortar batteries
rms wlIl result In economy OF target practice, and
VIII De OF great value TO those who have to do
ment mtSn e h'iS OF 'iS type OF coast defence aF@
NAVAL ACADEMY vIsIToRs-The names of
the Presidents appontees to the Board Of Visitors
to the Naval Academy for 1905 were made public
to-day partial list made up some time ago.
but numerous changes were made necessary
through the inability of OF the appointees to
6afes h be fn e9at6r e0a nS% o Is as f9oWs
Creary, Senator from Kentucky; Edward B. vree-
land, Representative from New York; Frank 3.
Jam ia A. Jones, representative from Virginia. James
clerk OF the COMMITTEES on
ton, Des Mones, Iowa; Joseph g. Darlington Phil
Br S W stgratton, g director Bureau Of Standards
w. H. jacques. Little Bears Head. N. H
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued
ARMY.
First Lieutenant ROSCOE q. HEARN 9th Infantry, de-
tailed professor Of military science at Gordon In
captsn4 ERwIN , B FIAHSs Jr and SAMUEL MP
THOMAS N, Knox. 4th Cavalry. and Second Lieu
martial at Fort Riley as TnssseS R 10 gen
Captain EUGENE COFFIN. paymaster from Boston to
First L1egtenant @ JAMES BoURKR assistant surgeon
from Fort Sheridan to New-York City.
NAVY.
Rear AdFaiFq Hdat s s. sNoW n w, Captain W DAY
HAYES w. NJ HUNT, J. 2. LEWIS A W JOHN
SON J I. BOWERS. S. l. Nj. MAJOR and R. D.
BARBER. commissioned
Lieutenant w. C. WATTS detached the Olympia to the
Texas.
Ensign E, H, CAMPBELL. appointed.
Medical Inspector F. ANDERSON detached the Brook
lyn home, wait orders.
Surgeon o. D. NORTON. the Olympia
Brooklyn.
Paymaster General Getired). H, t HARRIS continue
duties chief of Bureau OF Supplies Accounts,
Navy Department
First LeutenSnts z. r. BEADIiB and f. E. RoBARDS,
commissioned in marine corps.
Lieutenant r. W. VINCENT commissioned.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
March 10-The standsh at Annapolis the worden
Guantanamo and the Yankee Tompkinsvile.
March 1.-THE Chattanooga at Sanchez.
SAILED.
March 1OThe sandish from Norfolk for Annapolis the
Eagle from San Juan for duty the Paul Jones
from Port Townsend for Bremerton.
March 1.-THE Hannibal Lambert Point Ports
mouth. n. H. the New-York from Hampton Roads
for Boston. and the Marce.us from Santo Domingo
City Sanchez.
SMITH TO BE GENERAL INSPECTOR.
Wider Field of Activity for Rear Admiral
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