New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. July r.
CAPTAIN CowLES's PROMoTIoN.-ca1sss.
william q CowIss. President RoosevelTs brother
in-law who Is now m command OF the eattlsshiu
Missouri. will become a rear admiral In January
next as chief OF the Bureau OF Equipment 81 TIA
Navy Department on the statutory retirement OF
Rear Admiral Il. N Mannsy. the pressat chief %
the bureau. Captain CoWles viii have completed
hts two years Of duty By that time. and hs
prospective appointment gives great satisfaction
naval officers here he - extremely popular. IN
t his present voyage he was assistant chief % tha
Bureau OF Navigation. and rom me time. eighteen
Whitney. he has been regarded ore OF ths bsst
nnenfaI Heq v5ss n ns of TaSs os
the Spanish-American War ns commanded the arst
the Maine IN Havana HarbOr. Il IS poss bic that
tSs 9s5eZR A M T7ogs q JspSn 1 M O.
for duty In the Philippines
MESS TABLE CoNTRACTs-Ths paymas..-
general Of the navy has announced that contracts
for the annual supplies OF provisions for the navy
delivered at the Brooklyn yard. have been made
follows: Louis Weiu. No i32 Bridge-st-. Brooklyn:
P. J. Morrison. No 60 CoIunbia-sL. Brooklyn: John
A Dahn & Sons. No. II North Oxford-st. Brooklyn
and James Rowland & Co. No "a North Moors-st,
New-York All articles except dressed chickens
and turkeys. 70 be delivered IN any desired quAnti-
ties to ships the New-York Navy Yard or sta-
ton. may be required from day 70 day Ia tbs
fiscal year ending June 90. 1906 By the various
officers OF the vessels and such hours they
may direct Dressed chickens and turkeys wtu
be required only between November L is6. and
March 1. 1905 In the OF ships az che station
but not at the navy yard, goods are 70 De delivered
from 1cth-st- North River around 70 3sth-st. East
the Ship to which delivery Is to Be made and al any
provisions not to be left on the wharf out ars
to be delivered by the contractors 70 the ships boat
contractors OF orders for delivery for changes Of
quantities. for stopping delivery that reach their
fore the order is to take effect. except IN eases
nd are ne SgGgsry r9 - % ss a-5S go.
notice.
ARMY HORSE DoCToRs-Thsrs Is great reed
in the army OF veterinarians and there Is equal
amount OF difficulty IN obtaining candidates who
are deemed qualified year ago examination
OF applicants for those positions was held At Fors
Riley. Kansas. The only candidate regarded
professionally competent failed IN the physical
animation. that the six vacancies then existing
could not be filed There has lately been another
one Is as yet reported qualified. In fact nothing
% Vas 0fn ne1Ta rom s1e fxannE o9so al sna ne
In charge OF the examination asking them 70 maze
LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS MESSAGES
Lieutenant Kaiser, who had charge OF the wireless
apparatus on board the cruiser Brooklyn. aagshio
OF Rear Admiral sigsoee's squadron. the trip 70
France and return has made a report to Rear
Admiral Manney. chief OF the Bureau OF Equip
ment the tests which made on the voyage
to determine at what distances wireless messages
may be received aboard ship from shore stations
The lieutenant reported that the longest distance
at which wireless messages were read IN the day
time was $40 miles. and at night LOO niles
while wireless signal was heard az a distances %
17sO sea miles The message received a distance
OF 1O0 miles. il stated. In SO strong that
doubtless could have been heard at SIN greater
distance Admiral SigSbee, while IN the English
Channel IN dense fog. sent a wireless message
Am5aaSa-
dor at Paris and the American Consul at Cher
were heard. the report said
CHANGES IN ARMY coMMANps-rs. Wa
Department to-day relieved Brigadier General VIII
fam n Carter from command OF the Departnent
OF the Visayas Philippine Islands. and assigned
htm to the command OF the Department OF the
Lakes Brigadier General James A Buchanan now
in the Philippines. IS ordered command the De-
partment Of the Visayas. Brigadier General Win
field 5. Edgerly. who is to be relieved OF command
OF the Department OF Luzon BY Rrfgadfer Gsneral
Tasker n Bliss. Is ordered 70 report 10 the CON-
sgnDent to duty.
ORDERS ISSUED-Ths following army and
navy orders have been issued;
ARMY
First Lieutspant THEODORE c. LYsTER. assistant
esfs 0 EasTs' SbsSH ca8s s4y as .n HsnOa board medical o.
Second Lieutenant @ ROY BRADY 5sth Intant. iowa
cSd SSso1a1 & Gu45a & 70 course instruction at Garrison
Resignation Of First Lieutenant FREDERICK B. NEIL
SON. 18th Cavalry. accepted for good Of ssTvica
Following changes in corps OF engineers ordersdi
Second Lieutenants DE WITT c JONES. ERNEST
RIDLEY ana WILLIAM p ENpREss - "a a. :
talon OF Engineers. Fort Lsavenworth.
Second LieItsnants ALVIN B. BARBER. THOMAS 2
J Balm to Companies c and D Isl Battalion Q.
Second Leutenants ROBERT THOMAS. CARLOS =
sToLRRAND ROGER G. POWELL and JOHN y
HoPGEs 70 Companies a and 3. 1si saissIon ::
Captain WILLIAM KELLY and Second ILsutsnapt
JARVIS J. BA1N from Fort LeavenWorth win Cous-
PanlsS and D lst Battalion Of EnsnssrA 70 san
Captain HENRY 3. DIXON psynssssr. from Denver .
Manila
Rear Admiral H NANsFIELD retired tssaesss asvx
yard. New-York. to naval hospital Neus-YoFk-
Pay Inspector T. H HICKS. commissioned
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL. vEssEIs-Ths Col.
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported 70
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
July Z4-The Dolphin at Portsmouth. y. Hs the Mar
Florida Al RockIand. rhs Br-1,Ef,- - r,.o-.'
the Galveston and Chagtanoosa AZ TonuktnsviI;s.
olynpa al KiassTSn: the EisaEssi a, Ns1ssTr Sss
ths Perry a. Port Angeles: the Justin at Cae-Foo-
JIiy zIGThs MacDonough At NorfoExs the Cheap as
san Diego.
SAILED
July gThe Dolphin from Portland. Ne. for Portsmouth,.
So,I1' Sao r 41S srom aanpton Roads for Lan5srs
torlSa tFq5a 5oeSand % cruise; tas Hannibal rom
BTesrt0u toS PORT 1zgsIss: Sss lie IsossSs sss @ oH
Hampton Roads for SalJnaore: the Maine cho Ms
Illinois, the Iowa ana he MassasSassss ss to2 sS sSe
DIs0WNs GEN. URIBE URIBES VIEWS.