New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From Tho Tribune Bureau.l

washington. Januarys
ARMY SPECIAL PAssPoETs.-The state De-
partrnent VIII not hereafter issue special pass
ports 10 army officers unless requests for them
have the approval OF the War Department. More
over. the issue OF such special passports viii be
limited to officers Of the grade Of major and above
and to line officers. The special passport carries
with IL certain privileges greater than those at
tached TO the ordinary passport Since army off,
have been duty in the Philippines there
have been many requests for authority to return
home by way OF Europe, and large number Of
officers have from time TO time asked to abroad.
be given in cases where there is some reason for
the unusual FAVOR
PAYMAsTERs' TRANSACTIONs-The Navy
Department has had much trouble with firms,
pecially those abroad who claim that while re-
ceipts given for cash received from naval pay
masters in the purchase of supplies. as a matter
OF fact actual payment never was made, the bill
being recepted matter of ouVenience. In
such cases the paymaster. usual, asserted that
the bill paid in cash Hereafter there viii be
none of these transactions in money All bills for
supplies of whatever kind. that come to naval
ship must be paid by a check drawn up by the
paymaster. This check VIII serve additional
voucher to any receipt which may be held by the
officer II Is believed ihaL thls s$sein u WIZ h pr
master. who may, by the present method. be placed
in an embarrassing position al any eaiHe.
CHANCES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
week there were created three additional vacancies
in the grade of assistant civil engineer in the navy
making eight in all. When all these vacancies are
filed the corps of civil engineers will have it's
thorized commissioned strength of forty officers.
but the great difficulty has been. and is destined
to continue to be. in obtaining candidates who are
qualified for the positions Candidates of the tech
nfcaI schools who would ordinarily take the exam
nation are ti b 5ee held in NeVYoTJ 5ut
without result The next examination will be held
will De made to fiji at least some of these eight
engineers.
CHANGES AT BOSTON.-Captain Asa Walker.
who has commanded the receiving ship Wabash at
the Boston Navy Yard for about fourteen months
has been relieved by Captain John N HaWLey;
of the retirement of Rear Admiral Henry Glass to-
Captain Charles H stockton recently detached
naval aid to the American EMBASSY az H H4np
Der 49, 1857. consequently he is likely to become
one the senior admirals or Of the first nlIie
before he retires-
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
| been issued:
First Lieutenant PHILIP W. HUNTINGTON. assistant
surgeon to Fort Rosecrans.
Ma4 Eli p P H4 aT art5r c0T Fort RIey Po
Major ELI D. HAYLE artillery Gofps de5gna1s e mem
Contract surgeon GEORGE NEwLovE. from New-rorl
FOLLOWING GaRi4s saRoPHGs sr qF2Ra5 z
Itb infa5tr r9 AT HIEXANDER n wETHERiL to
18th Infantry; CHARLES n MURPHY to 18th IN
fny GE8EgE too ELp d 18Th 9Th I t2 81 INFANTRY
Major GRANGER ADAMS. artillery corps. and First
Lieutenant WILLIAM RENO assistant surgeon de-
Ia5or GoIS s5IsIy corps; Captain
Second Lieqtenants GEORGE H. BAiRD l1th Ca bsf
S end HEIR ESq5 Rev Illumination for torn promotion
"' tailed acting quartermaster. New-Yori City
Il az
auarterasters Of tranP9TJs selling Fe 5a GGr
| JAMES n. PICKERING the Mcclellan
| NAVY.
Commander B. C. SAMPSON, retired. to navy yard New
Lieutenant Commander c. s. sTANwoRTH and Paymas-
| ter F. P. sACKErT. to the Minneapolis
Lieutenant Commander A RUST detached the aTinneapO-
| lis; home wait orders.
Ensign ]. T BURwELL. detached the Supply; resigna-
4svrnsgter H. s. 1NsLEY. detached the Minneapolis;
| home settle accounts, wait orders
| MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
| Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
December a1-The Rainbow. at Cavte.
January 6rhe Rocket Norfolk the Hist at Boston:
Arkansas ,a sG ;1g the Alabama and
anG the Kent1cy at Topkinsvie and navy yard
at Tompkinsvle: the Newport. at santo Domingo
city: the Lebanon at Hampton Roads, the Marceus,
S' san SAILED.
January Concord from Honolulu t, for Guam YAM the
Alabama and the Kearsarge from navy yard New
January THE Arkansas from Wilmington for Charles
the AIataTa the keargsgg he aiR Roa Snd tRs
| Kentucky, TompkinsvilIe for navy yard. New
from BAHIA for New-Yor; the Lebanon Norfolk
for Hampton Roads; the Princeton, from san Pedro
Charleston