New-York tribune., 1906-07-11
AND NAVY NEWS.
rTrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington July 10
MISSOURI JAILS SOLDIER.-The Missouri
thorities came offending the War Department
officials by failure to report the result of trial OF
a soldier who had been turned 20 the civil
courts to face the charge of embezzlement Il
was expected that the man would be promptly re-
turned to the nearest army post at the expense OF
the state. and no one seems to have had any idea
that the trial would be otherwise than an acQuittal
of the trooper. Time went on and the army Off
GERS who waiting for the soldier failed 10
hear Of him They wrote to the civil officers and
received information. Finally. letter was sent
from Washington to the Governor of Missouri re-
minding him that the soldier should be returned,
and If the did pay the of transporta-
ton arrangements would be made to get the man
back by drawing upon one or other of the army
funds for that purpose Then came the informa-
6ezzement and was not likely to get ud 9H{ OF 6T a {Il
without honor.
THE ARTILLERY CORPS VEsSELS.-The artil-
lery corps have several torpedo planters and
dispatch boats for which the quartermaster general
has awarded the contract to firms at Newburg NY,
and Wilmington. Del. These boats are of great
value in connection with the coast defences, and
there is coming into existence feet of vessels con-
trOlled by the artillery corps. It is proposed to
use these boats in towing targets at which the
heavy guns are fired in practice, to carry messages
and to plant mines. The later subject is one
lack of I'm sufficient numbers to form a
torpedo planting force at all of the harbors which
must be defended In this way. The artilIerists put
much faith in the mine system. the knowledge OF
which on the part of the enemy is expected to
deter him from making any reckless raids into
harbor protected. 1t will certainly aid in de-
stroying unfrendly ships when there is need of it.
The artillery officers making special efforts to
have the practice work so enlarged as to give on
perence possible as il is felt that such work is Of
the greatest Importance.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Second Lieutenant CHARLES S. HoYT 5th Cavalry; to
Second Lieutenant ROBERT D GOODWIN 4th Infantry;
Second Lieutenant FRANK W DAWSON 2sth Infantry:
before board at Fort Douglass examination for pro-
NAVY. a
Rear rshnE Admiral station s5s detached Naval
yard, New York; to Naval Training Station.
ieaS Of EPT sRGa the Florida
Commander W. l. CHAMBERS. detached the Nashville;
DowNEs. Jr. detached the Nashville; home.
Ensign ]. D. WILSON. the Tennessee.
SeRoTt to the TenBesse Gssasaed Naval Training station
Surgeon G DE W. BRowNE1L, detached Naval Recruit
Newport.
Surgeon Il BUcEER detached NqyaI Medical School
Acting Assistant Surgeon H. L. SMITH. appointed.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. - The following
movements of vessels have been reported:
ARRIVED.
July 9-The Kearsarge at Norfolk: the Stockton, nt
Solomons the Brooklyn. at Boston: the Columbia. et
Guantanamo; the Glacier. the Brutus, Cesar and
the Ohio, OongSpo
SAILED.
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July 9The Stockton from ANNAPOLIS for Solonons tha
Severn. from Annapolis for Solomons; the Nevada.
from Anne polls for cruise: Princeton from
Belngham for Blaine; the Quiros, from Shanghai for
Che-Foo. "
The Porter placed in reserve Yesterday az Norso and
assigned to torpedo hotilla the Wilkes com
Tnssioned Yesterday Norfolk assigned to third
torpedo hotilla. - '~