New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-23
AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau.l


REAR ADMIRALs TO RETIRE-Two bilIsts IN
the Navy Department will be vacated shortly. One
is the place OF paymaster general. now filed by
Rear Admiral H T. B. Harris. retired, who 10 ex-
pected 10 ask to be relieved from the duty IN the
next few months. At least, that seems 10 be the
impression among twelve or fifteen officers
OF the pay corps who have made evident their de-
sire 10 succeed Rear Admiral Harris at the head
Of the Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts II Is pos
sible. however. that they doomed TO disap-
pointmelt and that PayTnaster General Harris Will
remain duty for year more. At all events
the candidacy is we'll under way. and much IN
terest is taken in the night. which promises TO De
the head Of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks the
chief OF which. Rear Admiral NJ T. End1cott OF
vember next. Early in April his term as bureau
dates and as Rear Admiral Endicott has served
IN most useful capacity. ne Is likely 10 De reap
sibly for longer period Rear Admiral Endlcott.
In addition 70 being chief or the bureau IS an
isthmIan canal commissioner
WAR COLLEGE COURSE.-An interesting
series OF military lectures. TO which few army
officers in Washington admitted is being de-
nvered every Thursday afternoon ar the Army
War College IN Washington The lectures this
year TO the officers detailed for duty with the col
lege, and officer representing each branch
Of the service in the War Department. are a
systematic discussion of the employment Of infan-
try, cavalry and artillery and the respective spe-
cial staff corps in time of war. together with
such subjects military fire and the system OF
communication on the battlefield. These lectures
have do with preparedness for conflict. and
represent the most expert view obtainable OF the
duties of the various branches Of the military es-
adjustment in the field in the presence or the
enemy. These comments are Influenced 10 a great
extent by the information which has been brought
from Manchuria by the service observers with the
japanese and Russian troops in the recent con-
fict- In many respects the theories or the past
have been shelved by reason OF new equipment
and new methods which were first practically
tested in the battles in Manchuria II Is observed
that the experts who represented the various
armies are people who show that their respective
branches are still Indispensable in most engage
ments and that there IS no form Of Fighting which
served as observers in Manchurta, or course. give
an account of their experiences most OF them IL
Illustrating their talks with lantern pictures. The
other officers make use OF this information IN
duct of battle.
STANDING OF MIDSHIPMEN-The exanina-
ton OF the members Of the midshipman class OF
1904 determine whether they shall be commits
stoned ensigns in the navy. dscloses the inter-
estng that Of the three who failed were OF
the three former hazers who were reinstated TO
the class after graduation at Annapolis by special
act Of Congress and against the advice Of Rear
Admiral Brownson. then superintendent OF the Ma
val Academy. These young men are E W. Chafee
and p. H Lohand- They will be examined with
the class OF those who passed. two MEM
struction; they are F. G.. Coburn and ". P Don
ley. who will be ordered TO take two years course
in naval construction at the Massachusetts lnstt-
tute of Technology. at Boston Those midshipmen
from New-York who have passed are r. b Eli
Hard. H s. Howard. ". 7. Sedgwick and W. II
Toaz.