New-York tribune., 1907-12-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Colonel Charles II. Whpplc Nom
mated for Poymoster General.
From Tie Tribune Bureau

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NEW PAYMASTER GENERAL. - President
Roosevelt nominated Colonel Charles H Whipple
to-day to be paymaster general of the army from
January l next, when Brigadier General Culver
C Sniffen viii be retired for age. Colonel Whip
nle is a son Of the late Bishop Whipple, of tho
Episcopal Diocese Of Minnesota, known generally
as "the Apostle to the Indians" and TO the Ind
fans themselves as old Straight Tongue The
new paymaster general was born in New York
State I'm ls49 entered the army from civil life
as mzior and paymaster in 1881. rising 10 the
rank Of colonel in 111i- lie has served as chief
payrnaster III tho Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba.
As Colonel Whipple VIII be retired for until
1913 his service as payTnaster general IS likely
be longer than has been the rule among chiefs OF
staff bureaus in recent years.
HARD TINES AT EASTERN YARDs.-The dis
charge Of workmen at the Boston. New York
League Island and Norfolk navy yards. which will
be made necessary b. the departure of the battle
ships for Hampton Roads. preliminary to the cruise
the Pacific, Will leave idle large number Of
,vorkmen, estimated at fully FIVE thousand, who
are classed experts II is desirable that these
employees should be retained but the Navy De-
partment has means, either in the way Of work
or funds, 10 keep them on the .ayros. They are
likely leave the section Of the country where
they would be accessible in case OF new work at
any of the navy yards. The departure of the ships
leaves the Atlantic Coast yards free of the usual
winter work in the way of repairs and equipment
ships OF war, and transfers 10 the navy yards
at Vallejo. Cal, and Bremerton, Wash. a large
volume of work which VIII be difficult handle
without transferring to the Pacific Coast some OF
the labor which hitherto has been employed at the
Eastern yards. The Navy Department has been
advised Of the departure from New York and Bos-
ton of number of the workmen have been
on the payrolls Of these yards and vino believe
that better opportunities await them the Pacific
Coast. The Navy Department can give no special
guarantee to these except that those who leave
for that part OF the country are likely 20 find all
the work they do
ORDERS ISSUED Tile following orders have
cen issued:
captain HAROLD HAMMOND IayIna-tes. TO Washing
t-, ton m Office oi T9s5 paynaster pa mast . sc,- ~ o.,
FtrsI Iicuteaaat ARTHUR T DALTON from 20 to Goth
Infan;;y-
nopbI;IIf con1mss!oile ! '''''ii"nd=' = ;
1-l-ufenaat ! ! IYI.AND. ietacled from bureau Of
Lieutenant b LONG detached from the Hartford; to
i-lsefenant c. y, LANDENBERGER 10 naval training
sslas6Plnan H l. SPENCER detached from the Hart
,ridshnrnan u l. HOWARD detached from the Hart
passel Assistant Surgeons W u OWENS. W a. ANG-
Commander H VAIL L : y fretircdl. died at Wash
iagtou December .
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Dec The Vermont at Bradford
Dec 2-The Nero. at Bradford. the Aharenda and the
Texas. at Norfolk
Dec 2-The Louisiana from nav ward New, York for
fIamp;on Reads: the Whippie the Hopkins the Hull
HAMPTON Roads for San Juar ,b ,hsrenda rom
lambert Point for Norfolk: the Texas. from Hampton
tnore: the Brooklyn stoyying1 and the Miantononioh
from Hampton Roads Cor League Island.