New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31
AND NAVY NEWS
From The Tribune Burean.l
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Washington, Decsmbsrn Il
AFTER HARRrSs PLACH-NavaI officers !.
pecially those Of the navy pay corps. are much -
pressed. not to say, mystihed. by the effort vhS
has already begun on the part Of some Ars.
candidates who desire to succeed Paymaster G.,.
eraI Harris. This officer, although on the reers
list, Is dischars1ng his duties as chief OF the gh
reau of Supplies and Accounts, and his term a,
such does not expire until July, 1901 No o1s q.
derstands why there should be any such anxiety a
this time and it Is said that there IS reason /,
expect that the present Paymaster General VII
relInqush his duties OF his accord or be asksa
to resign until HIS term Is up OF course. nos,
Of the candidates must have obtained the impres
sion that Paymaster General Harris Is soon TO "a
out of office, this alone would account for t6s
preliminary campaigning.
as well as hot one, and viii engage the efforts 81
many senior pay officers, VINO arc alreedX repre-
ton. The only one Of these oficers who has fIss
formal application at the NaSy 6 e a = Py
IN Washington, having been for some time the as
sistsnt in the bureau here and is disehargins
the responsible duties of feet ,Paymaster OF Ia
Atlantic Fleet Pay inspector o4HlPsoA vas born
named as candidates are Pay Director I. g. Bogu
who is the PURCHASING pay 1ficer at Mew " ork C
Of the New-York yard; Pay Director J. n: Spesl
and Pay Inspector G; 8. Williams a native OF Nss-
York, now on duty In Boston II is impossible 70
appontmert The position carries with It the rsS y
and pay Of a rear admiral
BETTER FOOD FOR sAILoRs.-The navy IA
ton is to be changed. If the recommendations q
Secretary Bonaparte and PayInaster General Harris
prevail with Congress. This requires change Of
law found to be necessary on account OF numerous
Irregularities in the transactions made possible IN
der what is known as the general communication Of
rations for enlisted men in the navy Il IS pro-
posed to discontinue this privilege Of converting
part Of the naval ration to money to be expended
by stewards Cor articles OF food not issued By the
government By this means much dissatisfaction
and Generalization have resulted 1t IS found
necessary to introduce remedy, not only to pre-
vent continuation of these irregularities. but IL
order TO promote the contentment OF the enlisted
men and give every what is required IN the way
of food without depriving them Of the full value Of
the ration This can be done only BY changing
choic IN The selection Of the ration that there
may be obtatnabe as part OF tIle IaIOn
fresh Ash, sauces, spices and havorins extracts
This can be done possibly by reduclng .ae sDOT,
is also considered desirable to increase the allow.
a2ge OF canned We for the componen
Of the regular ration. so as 70 HleS S an s 20
Of neghboring markets.
COAST DEFENCE CONTROLA-The army slsnn
office is conducting experiments with So
ceua5 tvpo-telegraphy the invention OF Professor
CardyeIl of New-York. It is thought that possibly
this NAV be substituted for the telautograph which
is used extensively in conmunicatio9 al me coas
nd a.
that device it Is possible to write with pencil a.
one end of the line and have the writing repro
the tvpewriter is used with similar effect.
MILITARY FARsIGHT.-The War Department Is
making an effort to improve the army TELESCOPES
Military observers in AIanchuria have brought bach
great stories Of what they accomplished with mod
ern AeI5 glasses and telescopes. and 1t has been
that in future fighting 1t will be neO
escary to have the best possible aids to VISION 70
The END naI d fns 6 6n roops may be brought within
the capacity Of the instruments OF ooservau9n- An
s effort w Be Be a9 aa9 { f9 q o6seTyn
early morning and at night 10 thaI IN 'he uNS A''
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issuedi
ARMY.
Csr..,, sozERT W ROSE 21ss Infantry. from Depart
menf OK California to regiment
CAPTAIN HAROLD L. JACKSON LIST 1nfantry oe1oEs y
firing board Governors Island, for examination
NAVY.
Rear Admiral g. @. RE1TBR. detached the Rainbow
Navy Department.
cOu5aaHSs5t gfosstntende State Var and
ment Building; continue other duties
resignation accepted
lieutenant B. B. MCCORMICK to the BROOKLYN - ="
sIstant inspector OF ordnance \
1A'q %.~Par, s b THoNAS' 70 --'--
Assistant Naval constraotgr y; q. DUBosE. de'''A'i
Navy Department. to CaVite
MOVEMENTS OBJ vEssELs.-The follOEinf
movements of vessels have been reported TO ma
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
rsosrrAsr 2aTte oETien at Norfolk. the FentuoJ II
EsTr-Yorir the Dubuque at SantO Domingo Ciy ~
the Lebanon at Norfolk
December so-El Gang and the AlsKandeT az NanA'n
SAILED.
T>.oarnber Bo-Tne Lavton Honolulu for Guam ~
Newport from San Juan for Sanches ana tns NNF /
land from Hampton Roads for Newport news
WAVES R1TTER CELTIC. 1