New-York tribune., 1905-07-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFRom THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


Washington. July S.
HONOR FOR YOUNG oFFICER.-Chief En-
gineer Charles S. McAllister. whose home is in
New-York. and who is a graduate of Cornell
University, has been appointed engineer-in-chief
Of the revenue cutter service. being the youngest
officer TO hold that post. He succeeds Cap
tain John w. Collins who has held the place
for several years. and who is now on extended
sick leave on Staten Island and not likely to
return 10 duty for some time. Engineer-in-Chief
McAilister has been duty in the Treasury
Department for time. in connection with
the designing ard construction of machinery
Tor the revenue cutters. and in the absence of
captain Collins acted as engineer-in-cflief. He
is an officer OF ability. experience and industry.
and VIII be of great value to Captain Ross, the
head OF the revenue cutter service.
POST ICING AND WASHING.-The account
ing officers of the Treasury Department are con-
sidering the relations which post laundries and
board at army posts bear to similar establish
-~ents conducted in the neghborhood as private
business enterprises. Last year, at the instance
or Quartermaster General Humphrey, Congress
gave authority for the establishment at certain
military posts of ice plants and laundries. 1t
was stipulated in the law that such establish
ments would be located only at those places
where IL was impossible TO obtain ice and laun-
ofy work under contract at what were regarded
as reasonable prices The idea TO have
these places at such army posts not
supplied with resources in the neTghborhood
There is no surprise that there is thus early in
the experiment a clash between the post Iaun-
dries and ice making factories Of the govern
nent ana similar producing establishments in
the neighborhoOd Of army posts, and the ques-
tion has come up whether the army laundries
may compete with the outside laundries for the
contract FOR doing the laundry work of the post
hospitals. IT is held that this class of work
cans Tor particular service. chiefly because OF
ne process OF sterilization. required Neverthe-
less. private concerns have been making pro-
test against this interference with their busi-
ness. representing that naturally the most
rna cg1
Germs because they do not have to meet the item
OF rent and other expenses which fall upon the
average contractor. 1t is a question OF law
whether these post laundries may go 10 the
extent Of taking part in such competition.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
c.7tain STEPHEN H. ELLIOTT 1lth Cavalry detailed
Captain AXANbER W. PERRY RRTf Pf Ift Ganes 6sTss vice
First Lieutenant LEON z. KRONER and Second Lieu
Fort Des Mones for examnatn f pGo65 Ssfn6s hoard
csP;siH atis0s R0NgLgs F WALTON sh Infan
Major EDWARD c CARTER, surgeon. TO Fort Leaven-
rom Mo.n C. RasShson aiss9 afasa, surgeon
First RON 5tMEs M to RSgRE F assistant
Captain AIEsY M ANDER W PPRRY. I1th Cavalry having
disability Incident thereto his retiTemeat m ntoant an
sihsers to vest Font % Mary 5RAz AasaeHy CORDS of en-
Captain JAMES A, WOODRUFF CORDS Of enssne.rs da
tailed 10 enter class al stan College. Fort I.eaven
worth. - 1i-
NAVY
Captain y z. NILES. detached Naval Home rh.sasl
phia; 10 command the Maine
Commander J. NJ BOWER. detached navy yard Wash
ington; 10 command the Columbia.
fsssed Assistant Surgeons r. r RICHARDSON ana A
a fAINLI.kRoY and Passed Assistant Paymaster
y. c CROWEII. commissioned
Assistant Surgeon r. L. SUTTON placed on re+re5 list
BY cable from commander in chief Asiatic feet
Shanghai, July Z:
hama Hospital ~ o
the Raleigh. s'0H' 10
Ensign NJ 5. CORNING. detached the Monsdnock. -
the Cincinnati ~
Aidshpman E. 2. SHERMAN. detached the wilninrton.
10 the Monadnock "e'0''
Pnymaster J BROOKS detached the ob,o. - 49, =
the 80 '' - i'Die' VIA
70 the Cine '- 91-ioii'
MOI EAl>NTS OF NAVAL VESSELS-The fol-
lowing movements Of naval vessels are announced:
ARRIVED.
'riy TIE Whipple. the worden the steusr1 ans ,bs
;s.asiDoIough al Rockland. and Illinois an PROV
'uiy ~ he Hannibal Port Royal S c; the Nero
az Monte Cristi. he Atlanta al C;sriiner's Pa, 80
the Cesar az Gibraltar LAY anu
SAILED
u'y -Ine Thornton from Annapolis for Norfolk and
u'e la~ton from cavite for Guam. ~
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