New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
tFrom The Tribune Bureau J

GFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington June g.
NEW BATTLESHIP TESTS.-Some of the naval
officers inclined to think the shipbuilders who
obtain the contracts for building the battleships
South Carolina and Michigan will not relish the
requirements adopted in the contracts covering
the construction of those ships. OF course this will
not interfere with discourage the bidding In any
way, since if the requirements are regarded as
excessive they will be taken into account by the
cpal one to which exception may be taken is that
for new trial in addition to the three ordinarily
one IT twelve knots and the other at seventeen and
and likely to have much influence upon the bid
ding. The trial will he held in the open sea- and
sumption One of the new provisions which has
which permits the Navy Department to penalize
itself at so much day, when it appears that
ment cause delay in the e6nstTuctiOn of the ship
sTe eay c 10 De %hen @ the e t4ta %
price This is an important matter and is sub
The changes in some ships are numerous and ex-
allowance for the alterations there is usually more
or less question of the influence of such changes
the work
A NOTED CASE REVIEWED.-The War De-
partment is examining with great all bills
ferred from the military committees proposing
lief or benefit for retired army officers One of the
latest to be reported upon is of Major Jo
seph w. Wham. U. S. A, retired. formerly
ber OF the army pay department Major Wham lives
In Washington, and the bill contempateS his ap
pontment the retired list lieutenant colonel.
colonel and brigadier general successfully He
that he would have become brigadier general if
he had not been pTematurely retired after thirty
tirements At that tine Major Wham was under
drawing half pay Ciernency was exercised by the
| President in his case on the agreement that the
tirement has deprived him of attaining higher rank
The War Department has reported on the bill ad-
officer is not entitled Incidentally it is remarked
2an IN & e b that II n oceE M ~fH m m d 10 the
richer by Sl5Gd0, the amount Of his back pay.
NEW YORK FORTS To BE IMPROVED.-ouar-
termaster General Humphrey has approved the
plans and will authorize the work. if the appropria
ton is available. for the construction of three
of nf for Tfaf Hamo New w 9eT All the
buildings at that post are old broken down and OF
accommodate four companies of coast artillery. at
9f $1,000 0t9sr work to be u qnder der
Schuyler New York. at a cost OF $4,000 The
in three temporary makeshift frame structures.
New barracks are also contemplated for the three
New York where the troops are still qnarteTed in
the @ cost Of the S a Id fort This bs work. it e
erect barpack a for the company, OF the signal L
branch of the service maintains a depot. This will
cost $4,000 and the new building will replace
old structure which is inadequate in size and out OF
repair
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
First Lieutenant CREED F. cox 11th Cavalry to Wash
ington Barracks. July l.
Francisco to Seattle relieving Captain c. MAURY
CRALIE, 10th Infantry.
Chaplain PATRICK p CAREY artillery corps Fort Bay
ard. to Whppe Barracks
Captain CLARENCE u, MNEII- from 126th to l4th
Captain EDWARD CARPENTER, from Hath Company to
MARINE CORPS
CAPTAIN HENRY W CARPENTER, detached Naval OBJ
eWn G2poan 'pS Sr IL
Lieutenant ELIAS r. BEADLE to the marine bar
racks Norfolk
m ane baTad haso o the d6ahd an ddfPs f2
rife team. navy yard, Norfolk
First Lieutenant WILLIAM e SMITH 70 the marine
barracks. Charleston
First Lieutenant JAMES MEADE. to the marine bar
First Lieutenant JAMES X. TRACY, to the bar
racks. Boston.
to the marine barracks Washngton i'
Captain FREDERIC l.. BRADMAN. report to Brigader
First Lieutenant CHARLES J. f. GUGGENHEIM. to the
marine barracks. yard, Norfolk.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM c. HARLIEE detached from
general commandant at headquarters
First Lieutenant CLEYBURN MCAULEY. detached from
the marine barracks New York. to the marine bar
First Lieutenant FRANK +. ROBARDs. detached from
the marine barracks Key West TO the marine bar
Second Lieutenant TILLMAN BUNCH. detached the
Colorado 10 the marine barracks. Norfolk.
Second Lieutenant ROSS s KINGSBURY, detached from
the marine barracks. Norfolk TO the Colorado
NAVY
Rear Admiral A. DUNLAP. retired. detached the
naval station, San Juan.
Captain X ROHRER detached from the navy ward NeUy
York to command the naval station San juan Ne"
Lieutenant Commander E A. ANDERSON. detached from
fotlia Atlantic on board the Hopkins '''peo0
Lieutenant Commander c. f. BIRD detached from the
Pennsylvania. home. wait ORDERS ~
Lieutenant Commander NJ. NJ TAYLOR. detached from
the Hopkins home. wait orders.
Midshpman J. L. POND. detached from the Chicago 10
the Prebe
Surgeon J. b. DENNIS detached from the naval proving
Puget Sound, f'
Assistant +. NJ. MUNsON. detached from the Naval
| Medical School Washington. the m val nroVtno
grounds. Indian Head.
Assistant Paymaster c. A. HOLMES to the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department.
BY cable from Rear Admiral c. j. Train Com
nander in Chief. Asatic Fleet, Kobe, June ::
Lieutenant Commander u. E. DISMUKES and Assistant
Paymaster J. r RORNBERGER. detached from the
! Monadnock; 10 their homes
Assistant Paymaster 2; d STANLEY detached from the
Ohio: 20 the Monadnock.
Assistant Paymas,er E. II. VAN PATTEN. to the
Mohcan. ~
Assistant Paymaster J. E. MDoNALD and F. T FOX
WELL. 10 the naval station. Cavite.
| MOVEMENTS OF VESsELS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
| Navy Department.
ARRIVED.
June THE choctaw at Norfolk the Lebanon Lambert
Point; the Dubuque at Cape Haitien: Marietta at
Monte CTist
June s-The Scorpion Monte cristi
SAILED.
June sThe Scorpion from Puerto Plata Monte