New-York tribune., 1905-03-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
tFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l


NAVY TO COST t7T, 600 GOETHE Naval Board
construction has taken great pains to figure out
LOT the President the annual cost of maintaining
the naval establishment the completion OF
seis now under construction. The sum is placed at
s'oosl'Sa The sum of 100000 would have TO be
added TO maintain certain vessels which It pro-
posed to keep In reserve. The board divides the
cost OF maintaining the navy into various items.
iohows: Pay OF officers and men, s320ooOoO supplies
OF al kinds sSS, 10000 ordnance 00o: target
cine and surgery s1 800 There has been much spec
navy in nghtng trim when the ships under
as conclusive
WILL COMPLETE ELECTRIC TURBINES
The General Electric Company of Schenectady. has
been advised to resume its work under contract
awarded some months ago. the electric turbine
plant at the navy yard In Brooklyn. The project
was interrupted at the suggestion Of the naval con-
structor on duty at the yard. then Mr. Capps, and
by the commandant II held that there no
necessity for establishing the plant especially in
View OF the contemplated merging of all power
plants at the various navy yards When the civil
ian experts were called in by Secretary Morton
to aid In the solution of the problem OF conso-
dation and economical management of such plants
| they reported 70 the Navy Department that, no
matter mat what was done in the way Of oonsoiidatOn
mace with the General Electric Company: should
and Docks has accordingly obtained authority to go
on with the work at Brooklyn. This would have
Dsen done even had the department decided that
dated
! EVANS TO SUCCEED BARKER - Rear Ad-
rniral Evans Will assume command of the North
Atlantic feet at Pensacola on March 81 as the
relief of Rear Admiral Barker who VIII retire for
/ age on that date At the same time the new
battleship Maine will succeed the Kearsage as
flagship of the feet The Maine Joined the feet
+ at Guantanamo yesterday The vessels are now
engaged in series Of evolutions and at their con-
/ tice The entire feet viii have it's usual summer
cruise along the Nev-Ensland coast
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.-The following
army and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM WELLS. Jr., Tth Cavalry
aetaed for general recruiting service az GTan1 FsS
7th Cavalry who win proceed to Join mis- regiment.
Brtgader General FREDERICK FUNSTON. from De
Brissdsr GsnsTai G. s LSFs fR1Neis e ' MOORE ''''
! Captain EARL C. CARNAHAN. paym.ster. to Chicago
ksaas: 2aM t E.1ns esBa bD
SLAUGHTER, who will return to proper station
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander H. e PARMENTER, TO navy
Lieutenant F. SWIFT Cretlred) to the Fish Hawk
Lieutenant C. MVAY detached the Hartford: to the
/ RICK. detached the Hartford: TO the Galveston.
! D. l.
| tho Pennsylvania.
Passed Assistant Surgeon F. L. BENTON. naval
I cruiting station. Philadelphia.
Passed Assistant Paymaster c. GUDGER to the New
! port.
Assistant Paymastsr A GREER, detached the
Newport; nome and await orders.
! MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been reported 70
/ the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
/ March 2-The Vixen. at Kingston.
March 3-The ArethuEa, Csti; the Starring at
Newport News; the Eagle al San Juan; the Hannibal.
Lambert Point: the Culsos. At Guantanamo.
March 4-The Maine. at Guantanamo.
Arethuss, San Juan; the Vixen at Guar
tanamo: the Sterling at Norfolk
SAILED.
| March 2-Ths Arsthusa. from Guantanamo for Monte
Crisd.
March a-The Arethusa Monte Crsu for Guantsna
/ mo; the Cesar. Guantanamo for Norfolk
/ March 4-The Vixen from Kingston for Guantanamo.
March 6-The Chattanooga, New-York FOR SancheE
the Castine from san Juan for Ssnto Domingo city