New-York tribune., 1905-02-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,
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Washington, February g.
Army WIRELESS TELBGRAPH.-The War De-
-t-nsut is 70 award contracts for fifteen portable
TTl-eIess telegraph sets These to be used at
ne coast forts 70 communicate with artillery craft
!. The harbor and of shore in the system Of fire
.,-,-cl which has been adopted by the government
snd vhich viii be installed at an estimated expense
- sto,1t s. 90 600 Considerable interest was taken
II he BIDS received. inasmuch as the Marconi com
-nv has hitherto held out for royalty and refused
= sell its apparatus outright TO the government.
r the present competition Marconi has made no
reference 10 the royalty but offered 10 furnish the
s.ssn sets 10 the signal corps in accordance with
Fvscfacati7us for sl2750, with the guarantee that
tssn niles over water The bids also include pTopO-
tstrE 10 install the Fessenden and De Forest sys-
lowest BID OF $50 for each set.
NAVY PAY N JEOPARDY.-Every naval officer
8 ksenly alive TO the possibilities of legislation
Tkich viii affect his income. In no session Of Con-
gss for many years has there been such critical
agitation Of the question Of navy pay, and the
revision of the pay table contemplated by various
Ills already introduced and by projects submitted
Il the Navv Department from various sources, both
r. commissioned personnel Little else is talked
q when naval officers meet The propositions now
F1eral and impartial. Those officers who do not
,d their branch Of the service represented in the
T1aoSel legislation are opposing the scheTne, with
~ chances that nothing OF Importance VIII De
this month OF the session. Some
tfe -cers take the GROUND tilat the scneLne Tor
slst is imperfect and incomplete and that moth
s1ryth-nF Is adjusted and nothing left for future
tibers fiou- u would satisfy most naval officers
me personnel law making reduction OF Is per
Ill IN tne pay o. officers on shore duty.
Orders EssUED-The following army, navy and
ina-.ne Germs orders have been Issued:
ARMY.
Us7.su ARTHCR 81. EDWARDS. comrIssary- from De
Partraea. Il DAKOTA 10 san Francisco as assistant
yrs Lisueaaat GEORGE ". MATHEWS. assistant sur
E-0r. having been found physically disqualified by
ea5,lu Incident 70 The service, MS retirement Is
C.saa FREDERICK ". COLE. quartermastsr. TO Fort
Pm. LleuseaaHs LOUIS ;. DRUcKER, Jr.. 1eth In
ts1iry. detailed with l-liltia OF Georgia
otaia FRED q GALLUP artillery corps. detailed TO
Fa'anrE IN L--naIce Department
NAVY
iz4,sHz4 u r. BUSH. detached the Wyoming the
lssssasrt + Y GILL15. detached An r4ean legations
g. -oA-o and Felng Office Of Naval Intelligence.
american lesatioas a. Toxic and PsE.ag as naval
.s-'zat L MIAAIEE. detached the Missouri.
sle' P Z SMITH, resignation accepted
fz :. C. 2. MEANS detached naval hospital. Phila-
&shiei 10 recruiting station. san Francisco.
MARINE CORPS.
tE7a- LOUIS Il GULCK. 10 Panama
s--ae-s Norfolk g command marine guard Of the
9aE Lieutenant ROBERT Y. RHEA with detachment
20 5uaDsG-zr1O.
eESa ERNEST 2 WEST. detached recruiting district,
so1H51si . command marine guard of the West
II Vagina
h.'ss Ilertsasat RBGINALD r. HOGAN. 70 the West
II Virginia.
i'''a. Lieutenant DANIEL W B BLAKE assume
i eae-ge Tecrlici-g district. Columbus.
HFsin NORMAN G. BURTON. assistant quarteTTnaster.
I 1-le1 headelartsrs; 20 marine oaTTaoks. Norfolk
Il ~'H1 EIRA5f : BEARsS detached the Hancock; 70
i -eagut Island
j - Llelie1s1t RICHARD P WILLIAMS. detached the
4 Ass-Jr4saDs command marine guard ot the Han
/ 4OFEAENTS OF NAVAL TESSELS.-Ths fol-
,oNng nnEenaents OF vessels have been reported 10
/ lAe Navy Department:
ARRIVED
/ NSsTy 2-The Taukton. Newport; this Chicago a.
Il e-Tae Cincinnati The Mona dnock and the Bro-
II - & CsFi-z, ne Topeka al Ponce
SAILED.
1917 2-7ae LAoalaas from Baltimore for Hampton