New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
From The Tribune Bursau.J

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CAPTAIN CoWLES's APPOINTMENT-Ths
advent of Captain w. s cowles chief Of the
Bureau Of Equipment will be OF more than com
interest and Importance. owing to the prom
Use that the effort is being renewed to eHect q
consolidation OF the naval bureaus IN such man
ner as would practically destroy the bureau OF
which that officer becomes the head. succeeding IN
that capacity Rear Admiral Manney. When Rear
Admiral r. B. Bradford was chief OF the bureau
he fought against the proposed consolidation. and
it was thought that the plan was defeated. II was
tsry Bonaparte. Mr. Bonaparte's plan would revo-
Gates that he Is or IS not sustained in his theory
OF reform VIII possess much importance to naval
MUST DRILL NIGHTS.-Soms interesting oorre-
spondence has taken place between the officers Of
the artillery corps which relates in general way
to the forts In the vicinity New-York. one
of the artillery officers recently pointed out thar
his post without means Of illumination al
night, and that there being electric power st
the post il was possible to searchlights or
make certain nocturnal use Of position finders and
telescopic sights without such facilities it was
held that drill at night OF little value, and the
% G dT e might mt be 6seT 9TaBsd M me IF tn
tiles in Washington They insist that the night
faciiities Tor illnmnaton It is said as an ofcial
fecSlo @ b 5s SO s long as gH 4eTS m & a.
night In time of peace. and the .irls must be con
tion with such equipment as there Is on hand, and
IL must be borne in mind that there might oe A
without all the facilities for conducting II.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
The following officers the Infantry proper sta
tons; Sagtai1 TENNEY ROSS First Lieu. I1eutepans
tenants cHAfe1Es W Mc1T re- and Jof1N G
HoTz.
saa dEdhdE GGE s & PEG dd s26E s 9
Monroe for examination for promotion.
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fore board at Preside OF san Francisco for eNaInna
First Iaeutenant CHARLES Y. RRowNLEE assistant
FseGR g afsas ssant sa sseon na to Fort Js
NAVY.
Captain ". II. REEDER detached the Alabama home
Captain s P. COMFY to command the Alabama.
coInmandsr 4. 6 ROGERS retired detached the In
Lieutenant Commander. N. NJ TAYLOR. 70 command
Lieutenant Commander NJ. JOHNSON. detached North
Atlantic feet; home and await orders.
Lieutenant Commander J. II. l. HoLcoMBE, to the In
Lieutenant Commando \. 7. LONG. to command the
Mayfower.
14iegtensnt Commander c. W. KLINE. navy recruit
rn'E9 foui. F. PULnEF to navy recruiting station St
1dshipnan h IL STEELE. detached the Illinois to the
0IlGsb!pnoan GTEENLE detached the Alabania to the
Midshfpman E G. HARGIs detached the Massachusetts
aidshiDnan C. LAIRD detached the Kentucky; to the
Virginia.
o. DIEHI to naval recruiting station. Baltimore
Assistant surgeon r. C DANsDELLs to naval hospital,
Newport
Acting Assistant Surgeon A. Z RICHARDSON. detached
recruiting station. Bll;imore to recruiting part
No 3, Hutchinson.
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. F. DUNCAN. detached re
eruIting party No. s. Wichita. home.
Assistant Civl Engineer J. s SHULTZs detached nav
Yard New-Tork; to Schenectady.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-Ths following
movements OF vessels have been reported 20 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
December 16--T'he Paul Jones the Perry, a. san
Pedro: the Paducah, Norfolk; the Lawton, at san
Francisco.
December 1.-THE stringham, At Annapolis; the Couuhis
at Colon.
SAILED.
16-The Mohawk. Norfolk fcr SoIonens:
Paul Jones and the Perry from santa Barbara
for Pedro; PadHcah. Hampton Roads
Norfolk; the Lawton from Marc Island for san Fran
cisco.
December 1.-THE strinehau from Soionons for Annspo
lis the Rocket, from Norfolk for WSsblnstou the
Isss from Solornons for Norfolk.
December 1sThs Columbia, Colon for League Island
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