New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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WASHINGTON Januarv
COMING ARMY PRoMoTlONS.-There Ia an in
,erestlng report TO the effect thar General =. 7
gillespie assistant TO the chief of x,.r 90 ,h
army. intends 10 retire from service in May al
though he would retire for age ,,n..l slo,ot.-
This would promote TO the grade Of ma tor general
Brigadier General George NJ. Randall. now in com
InEnd OF the Department OF Luzon. and would leave
General F. D. Grant as senior IN the grade OF briya
dsr general. II this is done an Interesting 49,,
ton viii centre on the successor OF General en-
lesuie IL the General Stan and the selection ~ ,bo
.uuior brigadier general X is possible that the
latter appointment viii 80 to Colonel z H. Crow
Ser, now OF the judge advocate generals dtuart-
nent ana senior military attache in AIanchnria
hrigadier general when Colonel A = Mills Uss
nominated II the selection is made it IS likely that
ss-5ed as elieible sItboUeT sa e iiAey 10 be re,
would be the most logical selection. II Is UNDER
stood. however, that General Wood desires TO re-
main in the Philippines where he hopes TO suceee5
General Corbin in command OF the division GEN
ersl Sorna 90 @ vii VII probably succeed General Chanee
Zee -etires General Corbin viii then Rave Intfl tfs
isct that General T H Bliss is rne+5Ser ., ne 1bs
general sta1 snd would be senior 10 Crowder is
CroWder as assistant 10 the chief OF stan
TRIAL OF THE MARYLAND.-The Navy De-
psrnent has decided to hold the speed trial OF the
srmorea cruiser Maryland over the new course of
the coast of Maine on January Is This will be the
IS FIr 6v me EeyTporf NeGES ne yland
DTy Dock Company and has dispiaoement' of Of
speed Of twenty-five knots an hour.
MORE SUBMARINE BoATs.-secretarv Nror+o,
viii soon sign E contract with an American com
pauy for four submarine boats. the $4,000 neoes-
sary for their construction having been appropriated
by the last Congress The boats are TO be builr
largely fer experimental purposes.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army navy
ana marine corps orders have been issued:
ARMY
board a S.ss "a saal Nnssqm Building washington
Captain CARROLL ARAIsTEAp to 2lst Infantry.
Cru.sir Cs ARIES NJ X sALTZMAN from rornns,v p
sEnal corps 10 oriee Of chief signal officer wash
E Isa.sqszl vILL5AM L N. a , EYT signal
Fgrs- Lieutenant ALLAN l. BRIGGS from oo. Of chief
signal o15oer 70 Company l. signal corps. Bsnicia
NAVY.
osB,s,a TIILeY. detached navy yard Mare Isiandi
co1uHanasr z. F oCALTROUGH detached the Atlanta:
WahE-on for examination for promotiOn. thenos to
LsqessH.at G. T OWENS detached the Marietta to the
Lieutenant caurnsaaer G E BURD detached navy yard
Puget Sound. Pennsylvania
NidsHFnan n w ARRowooD- detached the Kesr-
Medical Director y Il. FEREBEE placed on retired list
MARINE CORPS.
oAvs.n JOHN c. MUIR. detached marine barracks.
1o -S 1sisTias Captain I5tIs Il Gt1.76K M q
Ysrsr Lae1renanr WALTER z. NOA, detached marine
yard. NashingtCns charge recruit
Ing of Tennessee relieving First Lieutenant
A. c. ROGERS. who VII proceed 10 marine barracks.
rEvy yard NeW-Sork-
Ns5or JOHN 4. LEJECNE. detacEsa The Tanke4
Captain LOUIS N LITTLE. detached Yankee: 70
marine barracks, Boston.
ssoona Lieutenant ALBEIT HAMILTON. detached the
Yankee, school Of application. Annapolis.
FsrEt Lieutenant FRANKLIN :. WILTsE. detached the
LuLhte; 70 marine barracks, NeW-1ork
Captain WRIT ATCREARY. detached the Yankee;
sscond LAeutsuants THOMAS J BARBER, HERMAN 7.
E-I.TE- ROSS =. kINl5SBLEE. ALBERT z RAN
DALI FRED a GARDNER, JAMES P y. BOYD.
THENs. franklin s. GARRETT, SAMUEL ".
BOGAN. EDWARD ?. DIETER CLIFFORD P.
MEYER and HENRY s NANNEY. 20 school Of Hp
ylicsIion. Annapolis
racks Boston. command marine guard OF the Colo
ra6o
Second Lieutenant TILLAIAN BUNCH 20 navy yard.
League Island. with marine guard % the Colorado
ne Yankee; usartne barracks. navy yard. Ports
mouth H.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL TESSELS.-The fol-
loving movements OF vessels have been reported 20
the Navy Department
ARRIVED
January 5-Tne Yankee Newport News the Columbia.
NeE-o-lsans. the Cesar, Iamberr Point
Jsnuary 6--hs Ajax, al Singapore
SAILED.
Jsnuary 5--hs Topeka, from Newport News Key
Wesr- the Rlskely, from Boston for Newport; the
Chattanooga from Newport for NeN-Horz; the Cesar,
from Norf0k Lambert Point.
January 6-The Baltimore from Che-Foo Hong Kong.