New-York tribune., 1905-11-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
From The Tribune Bureau.1

WASHINGTON, &
WAR DEPARTMENT REFORMS - President
Poosave1t has approved recommendations for GER
tain reforns in the routine business of the war
Department which were prepared under the olrec-
ton Of Mr Oliver. the Acting secretary Inc
changes will be promulgated in general orders ana
circulars 10 officers of the and TO offlcals IN
the department. These changes have been brought
about by the action of the President in creating
The Keep commission. His letter criticised the
methods Of work in connection with the papers of
both the Army and Navy departments. and Nj
Oliver took the UP at once The suggestions
of Mr. Oliver were considered by the General
Taeyed the apnroTai Of the Acting Secretary and
afterward the approval or the Presloent Inc " ar
tent by the rules Of accounting and letter @ has
ee a TO oeran Changes be made in the
method Of doing business by the andit9T tor Of 5he
in expediting s'' the business Of the department
NAvY's NEED OF ENGINEERs-Naval officers
who have read the annual report OF the engineer
in chief of service the subject Of naval engi
neering and the lack of trained officers for such
duty are anxious what will be said on the
same problem by Secretary Bonaparte- That Off
cial will devote space to the topic in his own
report and it is expected the President will refer
10 the need Of naval engineers in his message
There is certain to be special recommendation TO
Congress later in the of changes in the person
mel of the naval establishment to meet the de-
rnands made upon the officers for engineer duty
One Of the conditions which have impressed Mr.
Bonaparte since he has been Secretary of the Navy
is the constantly increasing amount recommended
for the repair of ships of war in the engineer de-
partnents. -,
slight work formerly done on board, and
ing.a serious question 1t ". require an increase
in The annual estimate for the sure9p OF steam En-
been carefully guarding in the hope that this year
snnropriarions for the current fiscal year Naval
officers 90 not expect that Congress will do much
have reached the conclusion that the suggestions
gineers win form about the only new legislation to
be expected at the next session. II is out Of the
and the elaborate scheme for raising naval and
military compensation So 1-3 per cent IS looked
upon as harmful
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
caRgn IERY TODD 5 srsy a eorRS . from 9.G. Tqc.
OF Boston, for staff cuty.
First Lieutenant MILdLAai MOORE artillery corps.
Captain CHARLES G JAMIEsoN ordnanee aepart5nent
iisTlas Captain oDTs 9 4oRSEy. Who viii repair
to Augusta Arsenal
First Lieutenant RAYMOND s PRATT artillery corps.
to soth Company. coast artillery
First Lieutenant Alfred = MAYBAcH artillery corps,
70 54rh Company, coast artillery
Second Lieutenant JAMES c GRANT. Philippine scouts
report TO comrnsnitng general. Department ot CALI
Mater LoTTs NILES artillery corps Major OSCAR
J. BROWN. 1st CavaiEy detailed members exanlir
stevens Quarternaaster, and Nator Waiter L Ffn--,
military secreta-y
seoond Lieutenant KARL D. KLEsfM. rth 9Th
Cavalry.
Lieutenant Commander N H sIGNoR, commissioned,
Ens;gn A C. G Kali M detached navy yard Washington
Assistant Surgeon R. RIGGS. TO the Franklin.
Cable from Rear Admiral Train, Asiatic Station.
Shanghai. November s:
Captain A c. BAKER. retired detached the Raleigh;
home.
Surgeon o DIEHL Captain = T. MARX. United
States Marine Corps de5eehed the Baltimore; home
FIRST Lieutenant s. w BREWSTER Marine Corps.
oiongapo; Marine Barracks. Mare Island
Firs, Leueenant H G EGAN I n G. detached
First Lieutenant ". l. REDLEs. I. S II c. detached
hospital. Yokohama; 10 Baltimore.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESsELS-The fol-
lsn-ing movements Of naval vessels have been
ported:
Key west: the Lebanon Bradford; the Blakely q
Yorktown. Yankee AZ Monte Cr,sti; the Eagle al
Nicholson Norfolk
SAILED
November 6--Tke Cincinnati from Nagasah for Olon-
gapo the Paducah from Norfolk for Phiaaelphia the
ton; The Wisconsin. for Cavite. the
Pert FoEter ne Roagers g he Dupont and the Nicholson
WIFE SHOT BY SUICIDE IMPROVES.
Washington, Nov. Mrs. Washington j. Quiggle,
wife of the secretary OF Thomas E. Walsh, who
shot by her husband last night is somewhat
improved to-day. and the surgeons at the Ener-
geucy HOSPITAL EXPRESS ne oofnnr that sha