New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


MORE TESTS AT SANDY HOOK.-The War De-
partment has made provision for continuing the
rapidty test of the rival wire-wound guns under
trial at the army proving ground at SANDY HOOK
These represent ordnance designed by a man named
Brown and the chief of ordnance Of the army, re-
spectivey. The latter. General Crozier, believes
that the next development in coast armament Will
be in the direction OF ordnance the parts of which
held together by means Of tough wire. applied
by mechanical means and specially treated to
sist the enormous strains occasioned b. the dis
charge of q big gun. There has been more or less
question concerning such type of ordnance, and
the experts are not in agreement in regard to the
advantages 10 be gained from it. The advocates
guns and will enable the gunners to use higher
result or the trial in view of the prospect that me
system Of gun construction may revolutionize
heavy artillery.
WE'LL POSTED WEST POINT CRITIC.-The
War Department authorities very curious con-
corning the author authors of the vagrant para
graphs which constantly appearing in certain
papers critcisng the Secretary of War and the
superintendent of the Military Academy for almost
everything done or ordered in connection with the
affairs of the institution at West Point 1t is quite
evident 10 the most casual observer that the news
paper comments are derived from authoritative
source, since they show familiarity with the con-
ditons at West Point and acquaintance with the
methods and the situation probably possessed by
outside of the faculty of the academy. The
paragraphs are evidently based on the dispeasure
known exist among certain members Of the
academic board at West Point the approval
by the Secretary Of War of plans drawn up by the
civilian architects employed by General A. l..
Mills, superintendent OF the academy. There has
been opposition to that official all along in his
fort 70 facilitate action under the approved project
Would meet the future demands npo9 the nstitMton
regardless Of the fact that it might not be the
scheme favored by the academic board. Secretary
Taft some time ago issued an order requiring that
those connected with the academy in any way
should thereafter refrain from critcising the admin
straton of that institution and from attempting to
through the newspapers This order followed The
suggestion that another West Point be started,
army Now the fact that General Mills has been
granted three votes on the academic board has ex-
cited some one to other objections through the
moasS this me f t6e SUSPICION or 6bs an0ey
in ct ot that the man for the
board Steps may be taken to stop this nagging
the officer who was discovered to be responsbIs
Tor the latest expressions
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
FRS, Lieutenant MARION b wILHoIT artillery corps.
14th to 18th Infantry ''''
1 1cadey Macon Mo to his G5G regiment fTs Hiee' Military
Captain WINFIELD 5 ovERToN, artillery corps. to
NAVY
cap P6 Ut TJRSFR Medical DTeGt2E Der
G. NJ. DE VALIN and Surgeon NJ. 5. GUEST,
missioned.
Lieutenant Commander J. A. HOOGEWERFF. detached
the Minneapolis; home and wait orders.
Lieutenant Commander J. LEONARD, detached the
Bennington; O the Lawton
Assistant Surgeons r. A. WARNER and p. r. Stall
MAKER, appointed.
Lieutenant Colonel c A DOYEE. commissioned in marine
corps.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
May 1.-THE oixe at Fajardo: the Dolphin at Hampton
Roads; the Maine the kearsarge the Missouri and
the Kentucky Southern drill grounds; the Stewart
West, Colorado provinCetOwn;
Bennington San Francisco
SAILED.
Nav 1.-THE Thomas for Faiardo he
Hannibal. Pensacola for Guantanamo; the Maine,
Kearsarge. the Missouri Kentucky from
Hampton Roads Southern drill grounds. the Rock,
from Washington for Indian Head; the Solace the
LaWton. from san Francisco for Honolulu,
Cayite Bennington. from Mare Island
Francisco