New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
from The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington. August =
NAVY VACANCIES co BEGGING.-The next
fourth class at the Naval Academy Will be The
smallest at that institution in years. although
II was expected by the authorities that il would be
one OF The largest There is beginning 20 be the ap-
prehensiOn that IL will be difficult al the success
sive fourth classes year by year. There VIII be
no. no. many more than two hundred members when
" vas thought there would be AZ least one nun
year win be augmented BY the places Ieft by the
graduates next june. that the next fourth c,ass
members TX all the vacancies IN the position OF mid
inces win be made BY Senator's ana Representatives
n time for examination In April and June OF 1-1.
Civil Service Commission IN the leading cities and
desired 10 have the elesses fy1isd m 70 te END thac
there may be an increase On the commissioned per-
the authorities may consider Il worth while taking
Up the subject and eseertaining for themselves why
alled Perhaps the Secretary q the Navy viii find
remaining unified although IN this he is obliged 20
make appointments from the district to which the
place is credited.
NAVY NOT FOR SHOW PURPosE5-The Navy
Department is receiving numerous requests from
places along the coast for the detail of one
ships os war 70 take part in local celebra-
tions. Some Of these come from seaside resorts
where the navy forms obviously an attraction to
other reason for being made than that the navy is
70 be used IN this connection Secretary Bonaparte
sees all OF these requests. and most Of them have
20 be unfavOrably acted upon, for the reason that
there are no ships OF the Atlantic feet which can
be spared for this purpose. This year the navy
has been exceedingly busy in practical way. and
6y anything which resembles the excursions ana
voy Of other - .tS Is the s R9S Bar ssre 81 is
keyed up 20 a standard OF efficeney. sort OF per-
compsRed by DrearrSnged schedule Of work
which includes the kind OF activity in whicn tne
event Of actual hOstities An o. the exercises re-
Quire reports from the officers who conduct them.
stTuction and equipment which will remedy defects
in time OF war II is for this reason that the Sec
petary OF the Sayy Keeps eiCS @ s1gsession wheh
is not like work.
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Contract Surgeon CHARLES A. CHATTEESdOI.E. from
Manhattan TO Philippines
Contract Surgeon ARTHUR D. PRENTICE. from Philip
Second neu,enants artillery COPS. HALDAN L ToMP-
K1Ns and LLOYD B. MAes1E'EtN M - , Ssn CPSy, Pa1fs4,
Colonel George Arm.stead and General Henry Knox
Second Lieutenant RICHARD H JORDAN Ilish Con-
Pany g. e1ast ssa,o9 @reTy: sa,a,Sl y fngxod
NAVY
caDS T2As aSafa saa 6rass rarT'A
Captain H MCREA detached Fifth Lighthouse District
Baltimore: await ORDERS
Captain L. YOUNG. commissioned.
IsiaSd to Fift5 Ish,hoGss i Dis,ct
i:iand 70 the Fourth Lighthouse District PhIladei-
pEia, inspector.
lieutenant =. D. KARxs detached the Alabama:
orders.
Lieutenant r. 5 DOUGLAS home.
Lieutenant L J. WALLACE. commissioned lieutenant
Junior grade.
Ensign BE- J. essaSs:d P9MnS IN Des shsI5s moss saSs
MidshipmaA r. a. JACKSON. dismissed
Surgeon NJ s. ELLIOTT the Florida 70 the 81
Louis
Passed Assistant Surgeon II. IDEN. 20 The Florida
Passed Assistant Surgeons J. r. DYKES. ". B SMITH
w. s HOEN. G. ~ MATERS. p. 5. ROSStIEa. J.
A. RANDALL. and a. d. NJ LEAN. commissioned
Assistant Surgeon T N PEASE, resignation accepted
Civil Engineer a. j. MENOCAL. detached Navy Depart
4 ment, 10 na~y yard. Pensacola
| Civil Engineer H. r. STANFORD detached navy yard.
Pensacola. 20 the PtttsburG
| MOVEMENTS OF VESSEJS.-The following
I movements OF vessels have been reported 20 the
/ Navy Department:
4 ARRIVED.
| August 20-The New Jersey az Newport.
| August 21-The Arkansas Washington; the Rhode
4 Island. Newport; the Yankton. at North River:
4 the Leontdas at Lambert Point; the scorpion. az
Monte Crist the Puritan. az Newport News the %
4 lunba at TonpkinsvlIe: the Nevada, at Newport
4 News: the Worden. at Rockport
| August 22-The Glacier. Singapore.
| SAILED
August 2l The Des Afones and the Florida Wash
ingtOn Indian Head and annapolis the Rhode ISL
/ and GreenpOTt for Newport Fl ETc2. from
Bay North River: the Scorpion, from Puerto Plata
| for Nome Cristi the WOrien. from Newport for
1 RockpOrt; the Yankee. from Monte Crtsti for New
/ London