New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
From The Tribune Bureau J

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington, February 90
CRUISE OF THE DRYDOCK-The newspaper
dispatch giving definite news of the floating drydock
was received with much satisfaction by the officials
of the Navy Department to-day, who looked for the
confirmation of the information In an official cabIa
message from Commander Hosley who must have
sent some report by the tug Potomac. II was not
expected that there would be any difficulty encoun-
tered by the expedition. for It known that the
weather conditions were reasonably good, the trip
OF the dock being timed by the photographers so as
TO take advantage of the fair winds across the At
lantic. II is realized that those who estimated
the time to be made by the expedition gave the
dock too much credit. The builders Of the structure
have insisted that under the best conditions the
expedition could not make greater speed than ninety
miles day on the average making no allowance
for the accidents 10 the hawsers and the transfer
official report from the dock up to late hour and
some surprise was expressed that there should be
petition The newspaper report. however. served TO
atlantic voyage OF the dock Some officers have
been predicting that the structure could not make
structure would go a long way toward supporting
and assisting the plan to obtain an appropriation
for another in the present session OF Congress-
FUGITIVE ARMY OFFTCER.-The Department
of Justice and the State Department will not relax
the effort for the and extradtion of Leuen-
ant arthur II EreSlWdleEr -Stn lHIdutIy VINO re-
Gently fled TO Mexico from his army post in Texas,
where he was confronted with charges OF embez-
Element OF company funds and swindling OF en-
listed men. Freshwater will be dropped from the
army as a deserter before March J. since by that
time he will have been absent without leave Tor
three months. HIS exact whereabouts are not
known TO the military authorities, but steps have
been taken to locate him and to have him placed
IN the custody OF the Mexican authorities Tbs
Department of State. through It's representative In
the City Of Mexico mas arransed the pre.H rs
for the extradition OF the oHender anu me DepaLI
Tnent of Justice Will bring him before the c1VH
courts of Texas for trial
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders hsvs
been issued:
Major JOHN E. FRENCH. Jr. quarternsstsr dstaiis tales
member OK IS6o5sbuv Tor g5-srent property
and stores. vice Major WINTHROP s NOoD'
co,trsct surgeon ARTHUR J. BOYER from KinssOrdss'
accompany sth Infantry TO philippines
Contract Surgeon WILLIAM II. COOK. from GraVessHu'
accompany sth Infantry 10 Philippines.
Retirement OF Brsad.er General Henry n Reed an
nouncsd-
"a PTV MfGshipmen H R. GREENLn@ an d -
STEELE 10 Rhode Island. -.
r,s,,tanant Commander Z. T. wIrHERSPOON' asA'H'4
from the Paducah TO the Rhode Island
Lieutenant ! Y r. BLAKEL-EY to the Faluc S- a..
Ensign A. ANDREWS. dstaFhed from ths NoPN-'' "
Chattanooga. at Alexandra Asyp- -, ~
Nff5sbipr,en % +. SMITH. p n sAAINAE'O a"' -
KIDD to tbs Columbia
MOVEMENTS OF vEssBLs-The ioilo"ins
,o1.r,an-s % vessels have been reported to tna
Navy Department; -r,-vD
- 40 T+o Mama the Missouri the -
Kearsargs Alabama me t IL opep1sylvania the
West Virginia. the Colorado I Ins he Co
I5n1bIs al Newport; the Leoanoa Al i~-"''''
Feb 2O-Ths Qulros. a. Shanghai
SAILED.
Feb 1o-rhs Texas ;hs POEts tSs asas; tas Ne
bIsA' - the O'Brien. from Key Nese p-nsacoia
the Florida from Key Key, S9r Natchez: the Co
tns $50 Newport FOR Boston me s 1ro Monts
NInnts Csti for TURKS Island ne from cavits
1ar{stt Tor Guantanamo; the "iSeol'-''
FOR Hong Kong - 1oxton-