New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune Bureau.


drydock Dewey which is making steady progress
toward Philippine waters Is expected to reach |
Olonsapo. its base. June 1. This credits the |
drydock and towing expedition with average |
speed of one hundred miles day. and those in
charge Of the expedition will entirely satisfied
If that rate of progress is maintained. The exact
location of the drydock has been selected Dion
Point. in depth of water of about sixty five feet
Which Is SUFFICIENT for the manipulation Of the dock
to the new shops and will be rendered accessible
by long wharf which will be built out to the
HIGH TIDES CUT CABLES.-The army signal
Office will purchase from a New-York firm about
five and half miles OF submarine cable. to be
shipped to the coast artillery district Puget
Sound 1t will cost about s11,op the high price
being due TO the heaviness and strength OF the
material required in Puget Sound. where the
ment of the tides does much damage to submarine
connections. Much difficulty recently encoun-
tered by the cable ship Burnside while engaged in
laying cable in that vicinity, and it was reported
that that ship had as much trouble Is performing
usually attaches to similar work for much greater
distances, in Alaskan waters, for instance.
SCOUT SHIPS BATTERIES Is
made at the Navy Department of important
change in the battery for the ships recently
guns, five or six Of which will be placed on each
scout, there will be heavier battery OF two guns
OF 5-inch calibre on each scout.
ORDERS IsSUED-The following army and navy
orders have been issued:
ARMY
Majors CHARLES z. WOODRUFF. surgeon; WALLIS o.
CLARK and FRANCIS 1 F. FREMONT 9Th Infantry;
tract Surgeon V. H WATKINS and FIRST Lieutenant
sSanifnins boasd at Platsburs BarracEs
Second Lieutenant THOMAS T. DUKE 9TH Infantry. be
motion
Captain WILLIAM A BURNSIDE. 14th infantry de-
fan Bna arw egusS'
First Lieutenant ALFBED ALOE 18th infantry before
ton ton 0'''''''uS 0Aa''i1'''0h -''
Colonel DANIEL coRMAN. 7th Infantry; Lieutenant
2RqauR A BtcAF 81 IN Intah ntaP' captain @sHa
R6BERT sf3ERs and Ts
ailed Examining board at Fort Harrison
Captain JAMES A GoopIM 7th Infantry before board.
Colonel JOHN L. GLEN assistant guarter1sstssp general
f G to re% co 0e WAM
ssstant general Th1 W
Major JOHN T.: KNIGHT quartermaster. schuylki
arsenal e once ge1s5a
who win proceed to Seattle and assume charge
Bauer quartermaster.
Major ALFRED NJ. PALMER, quartermaster. from
quartermaster At Portland. relieving captain Jesse
NJ Baker. quartermaster.
general depot quaTtermast department, schuyikll
Arsenal
HERMAN A. SIEVERT. 9th Cavalry, detailed mem
examining board. Fort Leavenworth, during com
petion OF examination of Second Lieutenant Harry
w Bathiany, Sd Infantry only wee captains Rooert
D. walsh. 9th Cavalry. and Robert r. Raymond, corps
Of engineers who will continue members for all other
Major CHARLES F. KIEFFER. surgeon, detailed mem
Der examining board Fort d. A. Russell, vice FIST
Lieutenant John r. Devereux assistant surgeon
First Lieutenant FRANK W. ROwELLs 18th Infantry,
before board, Fort D. A. Russell, examination for
promotion.
Captain E. D. TAUss1G detached the Massachusetts,:
command the Indiana.
Commander IL HARRISON. to duty recorder
Board Labor Employment. New-York.
Lieutenant Commanders E. LLOY, IT., A. B. HOFF
II. HAYES, Leutenauts r. A ABEBNETHY. G.
CHASE, YATES STERLING. Jr. L. J. Connolly
r. S. KEYES, Midshipmen E. 8. ROOT, l. CRESAP,
s. S. FURBER, I. N MNAIR and V. K CONAN,
Surgeon P LEACH Assistant Surgeon W A ANG-
chusetts. when placed out of commission to the
Indiana
Lieutenant J. MLUBY. detached the Maryland: IN
spection duty, Philadelphia
Chaplain J. NJ r MGINTY, detached the Constellation;
TO the west Virginia.
MOVEMENTS OF vESsE1S-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
January 5-The at Bermuda the Hannibal and
the west Virginia Hampton Roads; the Nevada at
Savannah; the Hopkins, the TrlItun the Stewart the
Lawrence. the MacDonoush and the Worden at Pine
Beach; Monadnock at Canton.
SAILED.
January 5-Ths west Virginia from Newport for
Hampton Roads the Arkansas. from Orehead City for
Southport