New-York tribune., 1905-02-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
fFnoM THE TRIBUNE BuREAU.I
washington. February II.

fFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAUI
Washington. February IT,
POWER CONSOLIDATION APPROVED.-Secre-
tary Morton has approved the plan of power plant
consolidation at navy yards and stations He mas
advised the chief OF the Bureau OF YARDS ana
Docks that the work of centralizng will be car
ried under that bureau and al other bureaus
have been instructed 20 arrange the SITUATION aC-
those Bureaus sU The he work win done aaualIy
places as as portsmouth, n H: Bremerton. Wash.
ana Charleston q This is the I end Of long
most of them being opposed TO any chahse
COB DOCK THREATENED-The Navy Depart
n1ent has received a report from board of OIL
GERS convened at the New York Navy Yard for the
purpose of devising plans TO increase the Dertmhs
facilities at that place. The report estimates the
ultimate cost as 81 5OOOOO including the removal
of the cob dock and the construction Of seven or
5 ~ Ias Uecessarv 10 do some such thing If
tb csbscitv "a Of the ward was to be increased and
the demands of the serxice I1y leI an n he accom-
pshed in the next year and Nv WhsreIeT ay rs sa a
Got 10 VIM interfere with the operations of plant
CIVIL ENGINEERS SCARCE-No candidates
were qualified for appointment as assistant civil
engineer in the navy result Of the examna-
tIon in New-York City There are five vacancies
in that corps, two with the rank of lieutenant
Junior grade. and three with the rank of ensign
the latter being created by law January l. 1t is
believed that demand for civil engineers in civil
life is more attractive than the service, where
the pay of junior officers is not large and IT., the
failure obtain qualified candidates az the recent
the service since there is great need of civil
gineers at the public works now under way at tne
navy yards and stations both at home and abroad
There will be another examination in New,fork IN
aRo' i % odiIee iI he en- adysed of the date of the
examination and the requirements; III the nope that
cies may be filed,
JT-c T. T.fe11tan Dt
A. ]. Mohn, 4th Cavalry will be tried for the third
time. When he brought before military court
ordered by the division commander at Jefferson
Barracks, recently, he entered plea in bar that
General Wint, commanding the division his
accuser. and should not be permitted TO convene
sustained it was thought that every possible ad.
vantage should be given to the officer who has been
the part Of his seniors in rank. Lieutenant Mohn's
case Is most unusual
NAVAL PAY vACANCIEs-There will not be
many candidates for the navy pay corps were
authorized TO appear before the boards which will
meet at Washington and San Francisco on Febru-
ary q. There are twenty-six vacancies I'm the
junior grade OF that corps and as many candidates
W. +be ho 20 dTr R seela
th2t sod only few avn OF the existing vacancies can be
ton In a few months.
NEW ELECTRICAL KIT-A New-York firm will
furnish the army with a tool chest. which is
to be used by the electrical engineers in their
Of constructing the fire control system for coast
Supplying these tool chests S Sddn aganst 5Re
washington business house which supplied the
ssample chests; a number Of which We're furnished
Ior experiment err at price greatly in excess OF the
BAMBOO FT4AGsTAFFs- army signal corps
will have signal kit for the large flags. four
feet used long distance visual signalling
Hitherto the 9-foOt Flagstaff has been awkward to
carry; now it will be carried in three sections made
of Calcutta bamboo. equipped as TO hold the
flag on swivel. This is much convenient to
hags which sometimes became wrapped about the
ton WIN 'ii9 "oiA OF
ORDERS ISSUED-The following army navy
and marine corps orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Second Lieutenant MARLBOROUGH CHURCHILL art,I-
lery corps, 9Th Battery field artillery. - -
First Lieutenant JOHN L SHEPARD. assistant sur
geon, TO proper station.
Major HAMILTON $. WALLACE. paymastsr. from New
Captain STANLEY d. EMBICK artillery corps to ssth
Company artillery. ~
Retirement of Colonel DAVID P. HEAP. corps OF en-
brigadier general. announced. -
NAVY.
the AbaTenda to the Franklin o''e'neo
Ensign l. J. CoNNELLY, detached the Culgoa; to the
MARINE CORPS
Second Lisyenants @ EMILE d p NOSES ARTHUR
school o. Application. Annapolis Marine Barracks
WILLIS detached School Of Application Annapols s.
to Marine Barracks Boston
Second Lleutenants FREDERICK A BARKER and Ed
Annapolis; to Marine Barracks, League Island
Second Lieutenant ALEXANDER NJ WATSON detached
SorFok f0 o' Npp''A''0n AnAF0S 70 marine barracks
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM A. MNEII. detached
School OF Application Annapolis; Guantanamo :
Second Lieutenant EDWARD P. LARNED. detached
school Of duplication. Annapolis; marine barracks
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM E. HoADLF,Y. detached
School OF Application, Annapolis; barracks
navy yard, Washington
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM L. BURCHFIELD de-
tached School OF Application, Annapolis; to marine
Lieutenant JOHN EVvTON Jr detached School
Of Application Annapolis; to marine barracks.
gansett Bay
First Lieutenant CHI HANDLER CAMPBELL detached ma
rne barracks New-Yorks TO command marine guard
OF the Wabash.
First Lieutenant CHARLES Is. TAYLOR detached ma
rtne barracks. Norfolk assume charge recruiting
trct Of Chicago, vice Captain PRED NJ FSI,ICR
who will proceed to command marine guard OF the
Pennsylvania
Second Lieutenant ALEXANDER B. MIKELI. detached
marine barracks. Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELs-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department.:
ARRIVED.
February 16-The Truxtun. the Hull the MacDon-
ough, a
SAILED.
February 16-The Perry, for San Diego:
the Truxtun. the Hull and the NacDonough, from
Culebra Yor san Juan; the Boston. from Acapulco
Mare Island: the New-York from santa Lucia FOR
Culebra the Stewart. from san for Santo Do
mingo City.
ARMY LIEUTENANT SENT TO JAIL.
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