New-York tribune., 1905-07-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Tyzou TIE TzIsUxE suREAv.I

HONORED By STEVENS NsTITurEs-A naval
constructor has been singuIariy honored bv
Stevens Institute. a. Hobokeu. y J. which does
not distribute its titles Dromiscuousy. Naval Con
structor D. " Taylor, OF the best known ON
GERS OF his corps. was invited TO Hoboken on June
2 @ receive the honorary degree OF Doctor OF En-
sineering., BE is the second naval officer to be
80 - LlstLt4le a,c II is SAID thar
probation Constructor Taylor mas been on duty
tn tor gar Rear As 1a Pb 10 He eha2 i G1 ss 5o
under Rear Admiral ". l. CapDs.
BIG poCK. 4 sUCCEss-rhs dock experts in
the navy delighted with the performance OF
the steel floating drydock. and the report or
the officers detailed 70 inspect the workings OF the
structure shows that the best possible results at
tended the trial docking OF cruiser and battle
ship recently. The Iowa was dOcked in much less
time than was required by the contract. and BY
way OF extra demonstration. the ship was raised
two feet higher than stipulated in the speci-
performance OF the dock Il is planned to take
the dock 70 Qlongapo PhiliPPtns Islands IN % 0cto-
the Of the dock and its big tugs-two eoliers
will be the most favorable for the trip
NAVAL RETIRE1IENTS-Rear Admiral ". H.
Whiting having served forty-rwo years IN the
navy will relinquish command OF the training sta
ton al San Francisco and be placed on the retired
list on July s. The Navy Department to-day
nounced the names OF the afry-nve naval officers
who have been selected for retirement create the
number OF vacancies required by the Naval Prison.
mel act All OF officers thus retired volunteered
70 go on the retired list. thus Obvtatng the neces-
sity OF making compulsory retirements- The de-
uartment acted under the recent Interpretation or
the Personnel act given by Attorney General
Moody. OF the number retired two are captains.
who are advanced 10 the rank OF commodore
the retired list. fifteen commanders, who retire
as captains. and the remainder are lieutenant COM
rnauders. who retire as commanders The Navy
the law which permit employing retired officers
FOR such active duty ashore or az sea as may Do
deemed needed
ONE BID FOR SEARCHLIGHTS-Genera Mac
kenzie chief OF engineers. under his recent invi-
taton for bids for portable searchlght outfits. 60
inch diameter for N connection with seacoast
batteries and which N70eoo IS availabe for the
current fiscal year, has received only bid that
OF the General Electric Company or Schnec-
tady n Y. which offered TO furnish the outfits az
Soo each
WARsHIPs GOING TO CHEFOO-Rear Ad-
riral Train. commanding the Asiatic Station. was
authorized by the Navy Department by cable to-
Rear Admiral Train asked permission 70 go north
that the men may have change OF climate
ORDERS ISSuED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Lieutenant Colonel HOBART K BAILEY. esth IN
fantry. detailed member OK examining board 20
at Juan. Porto Rico. October id vice
Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES ]. CRANE. Sub In
fantry relieved
The following militia officers are authorized by
the President 10 pursue regular o. IN
strucrion ar the Infantry and Cavalry School