New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Iron, Ths Tribune Bureau. ]


TROOPS ON EXHIBITION.-The War Depart
ment has decided TO make exception IN favor OF
the annual military tournament at the Madison
Square Garden. New York City in the execution Of
the newly adopted rule which limits the participa-
ton Of regular troops 70 celebrations Of a purely
patriotic nature or in commemoration of important
historical events and in expositiOns which gov
nament at Madison Square Garden is regarded bv
sL,IoIlIles as or much importance, as II brings
crack army commands into public notice and acts
as an encouragement TO the enlisted men 70 com
pete for the distinction of appearing in that COM
petition The troops will not take part in any other
tournam ent. unless II is shown ConclUsively the
a bona fide military affair. There Is an end TO
~ eI OF InG regular ttoops IN STATE anu
sdered that there is other work TO be done besides
OF commercial character
MIDsHIPMEN's CRUIsE.-Arrangement have
been made the Naval Academy for conducting
the summer cruise of the midshipmen. 1t is prob
able that the Arkansas. the Florida, the Nevada
and the Olympia Will be employed on this mission
me extent and direction Of the cruise have not
been determined. but it is planned $40 mid
shlpmen to sea IN the summer. This will not in
fiT he - pres nj second ttss whlIA VII by tnat
departure from the regular custom will be adopted
oy dividing the new first class into two parts. TO
tax turns rms IN two months leave and tle rest
members ~ The i,cd,,I- az f me CIoey with I-e
sidered that the members Oc the first class
N the programme TIL viii have been To- sea
three successive summers and as they 20 10 sea
believed tEey will lose nothing by the tour Of d5.ts
planned a practice snip FOR midshipmen at a
aeeommoda,ed on sbi b n9I heSf So 50 many to pc
tHe members of tie irst c.ass and the mid
regular cTIlise to afroIInoCIate r.,r1 ~ b U .
hdShIpulen 10 be sent TO sea next summer
ILLUMINATION OF PosTs-There has been =
great demand for electric light installation at mill
tavy posts and the quartermaster general OF the
army has had before him estimates and plans for
such work at nearly fifty stations where there is
no such system of illumination or where the exist
ing system is regarded as needing Improvement
II IS Impossible to carry out the proposed improve
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eight posts n different parts of the country.
Rst OF posts approved for this installation includes
work that place will be completed in the present
year. although the funds are not available until
after July l.
ORDERS IssUED--The following orders have
been issued:
Contract ,. Surgeon POLK D BROWN from san Fran
Contract surgeon JOSEPH W LOVE. from san Fran
cisco 10 Fort Preble
First Lieutenant TIMOTHY NJ CoUGHLAN from "a
First Lieutenant EDWARD II DE ARMoND from,
ION Company coast artillery, 10 Goth Battery
First Lieutenant ARCHIBALD Fl SUNDERLAND
from 5 5 battery to UNASSIGNED list
Ethan Allen TO Houston and report to surgeon sen
eral for auuuluIent a
Captain ELMER A DEAN. assistant surgeon from
Fort RI Eilsy accompany oh Cavalry Philippines
from Fort Brady TO Fort Sheridan tba7ce - 81,
9th Cavalry TO Philippines
Following first lIeutenants and assistant srrraors
before examining board At Army Medical Museum
Building, Washington. dates specified for ex-
animation for advancement:
NEsqN 4E S M6R M!L and Mill PAWS AeG "a
AP[il sos WI ! r14 \ sS So6BT
SINGER and CHA RLES G. BILLINGSLEA NAV ~
NAVY
captain V. l. COTTMAN and Commander T E CAR
Ensign II z LEARY. 70 duty aid on stan com
mander second division. first squadron. Atlantic
Surgeons g p BAGG ana A, r. ALFRED. to Naval
Passed Assistant surgeon r. g HOLCoNR de,acbs5
naval station Culebra. TO Naval Medical school
Passed Assistant surgeon II SHAW, detached naval
hospital Pensacola 20 naval station Culebra
cable from Rear Admiral w H. Brownson. com
rnander in chief, Asiatic Fleet. Shanghai china.
March %.
captain Z. II ARNOLD, detached the Yves, Virginia:
Captain R. n GNGERsoLI@ detached the Maryland: to
Captain t {. MCLEAN detached the Pennsylvania;
captain j h, MILTON. to command the west vr-
captain A. WARD detached the West Virginia. 70
command tho Pennsylvania
Captain C. THOMAS. TO command the Maryland
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs-The following
movements Of vessels nave been reported to the
Navy Department.:
ARRIVED
March 2O-The Dixie. Cienfuegos the scorpion Al
MacorIs; the oolphiE at Guantanamo and target
The Nina and the Pontiac At Annapolis
SAILED
March aO-The Wasp Cairo Tor Hickman: the
the Dolphin from CiIantanamo for target SroSngs
March 2t-The Baltimore. from Port said for Naples