New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
lFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.1


NO COALING AT sEA.-The Navy Department
authorities who have do with the subject of
coalng vessels have about given up the hope OF
finding any process which will enable VesseI 10
take on fuel in the open sea- II TINS couo De ooAe
IN a wav which would be satisfactory to the au-
+bor;ties II would be important TO the feet In time
~ war The only process tested SO far was not sat
lsfactory and nothing is offered at nome or aPEoo %
which is more suitable foT tne R wHonid be most
Important advantage If the shlPs cou4Q De @ cO1IeG
statons This chance Of the withdrawal Of ship
from its position In time OF war must 9e take Ken o @
vent of the floating dock and the noatlhg nnaEline
81 etop ptiner on fuel at Sea 1t is comfort however,
TO know that foreigners nave hau no pe''ei i
p1c ExPI OsIoN-On Saturday afternoon.
1uIv 90 at 4 O'Clock, there Will be a monster ex-
Dloson at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. equaihns
that at He'll Gate. For some years the removal ol
what is known as Henderson's Point, which proved
an obstruction TO navigation in the netghoorhoo0
of the Portsmouth yard. has been in progress The
contractors have removed much of the inner ma
teria that practically only saen & OF TUcS bt nUw
remains This rim Of rock contains ABOUT thlLly
ttImYsand cubic wards of material, and In its re-
moval by blasting some thlrty TONS OF uS SSnarin
tendent of the contracting company will touch tne
button which will accomplish the hnal d 9eJ ol tbe
broken rock the channel but TINS WI he @ Lte
The neople at the navy yard and those who i've
near that establishment are reported as oelhS Wol
authorities to exercise due precautions for the pro
lection of life and property Iae contractors 81 hSe 4Se
navy, and there is TO likelihood that any aaInago Gam
WI W neiebborbood pf will be warned to be their
guard at o'clock on Saturday
prD1-CF,D FIFTY NUNfBERs-First Lieuten-
ant SNYDER of the 9th Infantry. has been reduced
fifty files on conviction by court martial of financial
irregularities.
ASSIGNED TO GENERAL STAFF.-Oficial an
nouncement was made to-day by the Chief OF Staff
of the army that Lieutenant Colonel Smith s.
Leach had been selected fll the vacancy on the
General staff caused by the detachment OF Colonel
Benjamin Alvord Colonel Leach is an engineer
officer in charge of the washington water sup
River The assignment OF Brigadier General Tasker
j ippines leaves another vacancy on tne GeheIdI
STAFF, but selection to MI It has yet been made
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Majors WILLIAM H ARTHUR surgeon JOHN b.
BELIINGER. quart ansrteT1nast&eT; 1 & JANEs d. eLENNAN.
surgeon I6N sHd GoPs al fSfanT 1
First Lieutenant WILLIAM E M,kINLAY. 1st Cav
barracks.
First Lieutenant JAMES O. ROSS 18th Cavalry. before
retiring board at Washington Barracks for examina
Contract Surgeon HARPER PEDDICoRD. to Vancouver
barracks
Captain GUY c NJ GODFREY assistant surgeon. from
York City to Fort Mcpherson.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM N. HUGHES. Jr. 18th n
fantry Fort Leavenworth
First 5L eg1snaR,s ut s, MAX x g nTs TYLER JTkIEN
pAMs coSbl Of Enfneers from S"q Fort Heaven
worth to course Of instruction at Engineer school
Washington Barracks
Second I4egtenant4 Y; D. a. ANDERSON; JOHN J.
R6HiHs % ana % THEoD0RE n NJ Dill M ON ~ Sa9n s ~ ~,
Engineers. Washington Barracks to LIST Battalion.
First IIeutenauts WILLIAM A. MITCHELL. and
WARREN 4 HANNUM Corps Of Engineers from