New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
From The Tribune Bure&ul

Washington. February 7
SEA GIRT ABANDONED-The next national
rifle match will not take place at Sea Grit. n. r
Arrangements have now been made 70 have this
important meet az Camp Perry Ottaws
County, Ohio. The match will begin on August q
preceded by two days Of preliminary practice
1t is expected that the match VIII be the Iarges.
ever held in this country. The interest IN riaA
practice has increased materially in the last Sa,z
years, and there indications that nearly an
OF the states will send teams to the next compett
ing the infantry and cavalry OF the army, the
marine corps. the navy. and possibly the Military
been some changes in the system OF firing as
res OF .ne tas ana cT11Gisms made by
at Sea Girt.
NAvY'S OWN PAINT BESr-The naval con.
structors who have to do with the detail OF seeing
that ship bottoms are properly painted believe thew
have found paint which be produced az thu
navy yards. and so save the trouble and the ex-
pense of buying the material under contract For
some months the bureau Of construction and re-
this sort. and the reports received in assSnsSSSt
ihdicate that success mas ATTENDED the work al
until the new material has been fully tested on
the neW paint shall Be applied to the baSen that
small craft at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and other
ships for six months or so and then be subjected
substitute for the paint now bought in the naTEs,
will be obtained There is no desire to exclude
paint manufacturers or dealers from thu business
Of selling paint 70 the Navy Department. but the
D keen
and their campaign for orders has been so viror1
Gus that the department. is anxious 70 get away
1t is usual for the rivals to submit charges against
all kinds Of influence in order to get the business
All of this has been an annoyance. and IL Is real
advantage in many. respects to have a govern
mental source of paint supply.
PAUL JONES DAY FOR THE NAvY.-Rspra-
sentative Wanger of Pennsylvania. introduced a
bill to-day making September g Paul Jones Dav.
t. &I,o 49, al
that day.
COLONEL POND TO RETIRE-Ths Presldan.
to-day to the Senate the nomination of Colonel
George E Pond assistant qua
brigadier-general-
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following orders have
been issued
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Major JOIN B. MDONALD, TO 18th Cavalry.
subsistence department. 70 once purchasing commits
TON s. HAWKINS. commissary. who Is assigned 70
NAVY
Captain L. G LOGAN; TO command sth Naval District
Lieutenant c. W COLE detached recruiting party 81
Lieutenant / F. Lands. to charge recruiting party
Lieutenant X TAUssIG detached the Celtic; to ,hs
Lancaster. thence to the Kansas when placed In
Ensign y. K. NETCALF. from naval hospital Marc
Assistant PayIas,er II G LITTLE from naval hospital
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-Ths following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
February 6-Ths Charleston and Boston. at san
Diego; the Mayhowe-. New Orleans: Eagle. al
Guantanamo.
SAILED.
February 6The Don Juan de Austria. from Monte Cris4
February The Wasp Charleston for Savannah
The Don Juan de Austria ordered navy yard,
month y. H, be placed OF commission.