New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington. October "a
LESS THEORY AT WAR COLLEGE--Special
arrangements have been made at the Army war
College for the conduct of the course during the
scter Of the class lectures delivered Last year
there long list of people who We're asked , 70
For the most part these included the theories en-
teraned by nS aRf Taee ecn ne too
numerous and the subjects not sufficiently practIGa
College course believe that it is necessary have
little expression OF the individual OPINION % 9a5 Se
service is materially promoted by haIing
and these will include of course, tne 0nGers ~ W
have been representing the government IN Nan MAI
national law to which important contributions VII
be made by Professor wilson OF bso"n Who was
Judge advocate in the Philippines at the time when
sented for solution by the military authorities there
There will be comparatively few dI and
not mere opinions.
NAVY PAY VACANCIES Secretary Bonaparte
has before him the recommendations of the pay
master general of the navy relating to the next
examination of candidates for appointment as as
plications on file in the Bureau of Navigation ana
these being examined careIuiy s WIN a view
Regarded as most available to take the competitive
examination to be held early in January in this city
1t has been decided not to hold an examination IN
San Francisco for the benefit of the candidates on
the Pacific Coast, as there are lew young men III
that part of the country who are desrous OF APP 3
near hpf a
to approve the recommendations of the head of
the naval pay corps as TO the method OF seIecun8
dFere Wl DE i0 and each candidate who meets
certain prescribed conditions of age and education
will be permitted to appear before the board or
course It is quite evident from some of the papers
filed by applicants that it would be of little use
TO put them to the cost and trouble OF aPPeaTns
such in justice to the people mGst
to fill in the naval pay corps after January l.
CRUISE OF THE BIG DOCK.-The Navy De-
partment IS negotiating with the officials of the
Suez Canal with view to sending the bis steel
floating drydock Dewey, recently completed under
contract near Baltimore by way of the canal to its
station in the Philippines There has been some
canal but 1t has been ascertained that at certain
incident is interesting since it will be the largest
object to go through the canal IN It's history. II
IT1 to1Yng rnsnbnery This latter work
ietv is felt in the Navy Department over the Voy-
its own PIE peris in the form Of the storms of the At
lantic and the monsoons Of the lndlan ocean;
construction by the installation of all ayailable
buovancy which ought TO enable it to float even In
the toughest of storms likely be encountered in
ms comes n n the form of f breathing away from
the towing golfers and getting IN the + path OF
ton is not regarded as constituting a great dan
ger, all things considered.
The following army and navy orders have been
issued:
Second I4eute ~. WILLIAM s. WOOD. artillery CORPS
STAN d da5g eT @S' district Of the Columbia 49,
Contract Surg CLARENCE A. WARWICK. from Phil
ippines Mott. relieving Contract surgeon
FREDER4 * H sPARRENBERGER, who will pro
coed o Fort Washable
First Lieutenant HOMER B. GRANT, nth Company.
artillery. to unassigned list to staff duty,
artillery district OF Boston.
NAVY.
Lieutenant " A. MCUILY. detached special duty St
Petersburg Office naval intelligence Washington
Ensign T DICK. retired, detached Geological Survey.
St. Louis; home.
Paynaster J. W MORSE. detached navy yard. Cavite;
home, wait orders.
Pavnaster J. r. SANFORD. detached navy yard. New
York; to naval station Cavite.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol- |
lowing vessels have been reported to the Navy
Department:
Oct 23-The Choctaw. Mayfower and the SylDh at
Norfolk Porter. the Dupont. the Nicholson and
Southwest Pass the Callao at Hong Kong
SAILED.
Oct 22.-The Choctaw from Washington for Norfolk.
Oct 23-The Lawrence from Provincetown Boston;
Hopkins from League Island, Pney
the Cincinnati, from Shanghai for Chemupo; the
Hannibal from Sand Key Light for Newport News.
Dixie placed commission yesterday. navy yard
League Island.