New-York tribune., 1905-08-16
SPECIAL EUROPEAN COLUMNS
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington. August 15
MEDICINE THEFTS AT MANILA.-Army med
ical officers are greatly incensed over the reports
which have been circulated from Manila by Lieu
tenant Colonel Daniel NJ. Appel, the medical 'Hoer
on duty in Manila He has been quoted in the local
papers and in cable dispatches from Manila as as
serting that extensive medicine thefts have "een
carried for years in Manila, something IKE
$l00000 worth OF medical and hospital supplies nav
ing been taken from the army storehouse there
The medical officers duty in Washington VINO
are in a position know what has happened
say that the situation has been greatly eXag-
gerated and it would not be surprising IL DIT
Appel heard something TO that effect from his
seniors duty in the War Department SO
far from there being thefts the extent of 500,
OOO in Manila. it is found that the depredations
do not amount TO more than sl25, and the two
culprits were promptly arrested. the loot of
one being confined to two platinum cruciblss which
were sold in Manila by him for $50, and the other
to quantity of surgical instruments: t SON men IN
indicate that the thefts have been general or that
they long periods 1t is also certain that
wrongdoers we're as promptly punished The army
medical officers in Washington are at loss TO un,
derstand why there should have been circulated
such sensational story especially by an ot1cer OF
called on to Explain the statements he is said to
have made to the Manila newspapers, which cast
suspicion on the administration of a senior officer
who is the chief surgeon of the PhippineSS i, div,
the islands
TO BUILD THE ERIE AT BROOKLYN.-The
chief constructor Of the navy is anxious co have
work begin the collier Erie, fer the construc-
ton Of which arrangements have been made at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. ii found when bids
were opened the other day for the steel material
for the hun and deck of the collier that the cost
Of such material would be far in excess Of the
original estimate. In addition there charac-
terisics of machinery required to give the speed
exacted by Congress. as well as internal fittings
to furrisn the stipulated CARRYING capacity @ which
than tha annronriatton available The Identical
situation exists the of the sister collier. the
sand yaTd M It vi" IS ended to do such Work as
may be with the fund available in the present
allot $4,000 additional. so as TO give the con
manner and with the characteristics mentioned by
Congress
DETECTS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA.-The
work necessary to make the United States steamer
Pennsylvania thoroughly in accord with the specln-
cations under which the ship was constructed Will
be begun at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. where that
vessel will receive her ordnance OUTFIT in the next
few weeks. A careful ana thorough lhspeCoIo pt Os
defects Submitted The alterations numerous
but of minor chan acter, and it will not take long
10 do this work
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders issued to-day:
ARMY
Resignation Of First Lieutenant RHINELANDER
WALDO. 18th Infantry, accepted
LLOYD KER KEEPS : asss143 sn FT5g.ce 5gTssSn
Contract Surgeon II. NEWTON hlEF'OLfF' 10 fii'i'
Captain WARREN s BARLOW. 2eth Infantry. before
retiring board Denver. for examination
Captain MARCUS D: cRoNIN; & 25th Infantry. from
Major LYMAN w V. KENNoN. 10th Infantry. from
Philippines to his regiment
First Lieutenant WILSON T. DAVIDSON. assistant
iGdsfen M6RfeTey i'0'" f's'''''' san
r-,-st Lieutenant coNsEU1o A. SLOANE 80 Calvary.
Major JOHN c GRESHAM inspector general. to Phil
Ppines NAVY
Lieutenant Commander E T. wITHERsPooN to the
Paducah.
Lieutenant J. p MORTON detached wyoming. to the
Lieutenant T. E BRIGGS detached the wyoming. the
Lieutenant R STONE to the Naval Academy.
Lieutenant J. H. DAYTON. detached the Iowa. home to
Ensgns c P HUFF and F. WRITTEN. detached the
Wyoming. the Pensacola.
Ensign B. B. wYGANT. to Newport.
Midshpnan D. NJ. BRETON. the Olympia
Surgeon A. W. DUNBAR. detached the Wyoming. home
to orders.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vESsELS.-The fol-
lowing movements of naval vessels have been re-
ported:
August 13--he Rocket at Washington
n baPo the h bldorgs at
Camden; Severn. the Hopkins the Worden the
Stewart and the Lawrence at Greenport.
SAILED.
August l3-The LeOnidas. from Portsmouth, Va. for
I-amberts Point.
August 1.-THE Topeka. from Guantanamo for Ports
mouth n II; the Chattanooga, from Gloucester for
RockpoTt; the Pswnee. from Newport for Nev-York.
the Dupont. from Newport for Boston; Severn
from NeR-Iondon for the New
ark, the Atlanta Hartford Rockland for
New-London the Florida Arkansas and the Ne
Vada, rom Rockland for Newport
August l5-The Hopkins, the Worden Stewart and
the Lawrence, from Greenport Newport:
Maine. the Missouri, the Kentucky kearsarge
from Portland for Provincetovrn; the Alabama the
Illinois. the Iowa and the Massachusetts from Boston
FOR Provincetown: the Bennington the Chicago
from Diego for Francisco
! PRINTERS MAY STRIKE.