New-York tribune., 1907-11-06

ance nv the accounting officers Of lis claim for
carriage hire The officer is Lieutenant c. NJ Nc
Cornick who had occasion TO use almost daily
vehicle in the discharge OF his duties The allow
ance for this conveyance would have been 81 80
day. The officer had his own horse and carriage
and made of them. putting in bill covering a
period Of nearly three months. amounting 10
little more than 500. He insisted that, a naval
officer, he had a right to hire tho conveyance
owned by himself private citizen Tho Con-
troler of the Treasury, who finally passes upon
such accounts admitted the uniqueness OF the
claim. but has pointed out that all kinds Of loose
tointed accounts might be put through n similar
basis and there would be abandonment Of
those measures Of precaution which are OF value
quite much TO the officer who is n claimant
as to the officers who have charge Of the dis
bursement of public funds
SOLDIERS GET UNIFORM TRUNKS.-The
army is being equipped with trunk locker which
has proved satisfactory that contracts have
been awarded for nearly twenty thousand addi-
tionaI articles Of this class These made OF
vucanized fibre, which stands the and tear
of transportation and is able TO resist the nAu-
ences of climate. Some doubt expressed as
10 their serviceabiiity in the tropics. but 1t
shown that they admirably adapted in that
respect. These trunk lockers about the size
Of ordinary trunk. containing compartments
and furnishing opportunity for the storage Of
the wearing apparel and equipment of the enlisted
man. They may be bought by officers at the
tract price In the lockers which 10 he fur
nlshed under the latest contract some slight I'M
provements have been made to strengthen the
structure.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE H. G. GALE. to 4th Cav
Major JOHN W. HEARD to 9th Cavalry
GaPtaip THEODORE r Taylor o :,,9 70 Sd Sd Cavalry
ast 5Sae d2 N M & St pasor MsP
Afady 0Hs@2T STdnsgGe 2sS aePartmSn9 Major
CHARLES c. PIERCE. corps Of engineers. to Wash
The following promotions in the coast artillery
corps were announced: -
colonel Major ALBERT BUMT 70 lieutenant
jor; First Lieutenant WILLIAM X MOORE. to cap
Captain Alfred HAsBRoTcK. coast artillery corps.
general hospital, Washington Barracks proper
F.rst LIEUTENANT CHARLES H. BoIcE 18th Cavalry de-
state Agricultural College.
The following first Ieutenants of the coast ar
tillery corps ordered from the companies in
dcated to the unassigned list
CHARLES D. wINN. 1O7th: GRAHAM PARKER, 10th;
WILL WILLIAM AM, E. I'd De SoMRKBE B i@S9th @ CLARENCE B.
First Lieutenant ARTHUR l. KI:EsLING. coast ar
tillery from general hospit' Washington Bar
Second ST I;eutenant cRAYsoN NJ p MURPHY 18th IN
fantry resignation accepted
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander ]. L. IATIMER. detached from
aS Hsaia snanSer G e. g DAvsoN detached from
naval torpedo sa2n At Ee"R s RAD II sA additional
duty as assistant 10 inspector OF equipment. navy
yard, Mare Island. - A., x-.
Lieutenant p W. FOOTE detacheo from lhe 'SSuNius'
10 navy yard Washington. -, -
Lieutenant 4. W. PREssEY detached from the Ian. an
10 Washington. thence To taKe eh'rse Oh 'i'
navy recruiting station at Indianapolis -,
I5sutensnt G. w STEELE. Jr. detached from the navy
recruiting station indianapolis the Illinois
Yseutenant ] II. yard Mare ls4aHu'
thence 10 Pacific station December o.
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs.-The following
movements OF war vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov THE Stringham Shubrick. the Thornton the
ne Long the Stockton. Annapolis; the Lebanon,
an League Island the Rocket, at Washington; the
california a san Francisco; the Abarenda, at nor
folk
Nov 4-The stringham Shubrlck the Thornton, tho
he Long ana the Stockton from Norfolk for Annap9
s. tie lebanon. Philadelphia for League Isl
and: the California from sausato for san Francisco
so,- 52Tbe Nanshan. from Shaghai for Cavite
Tho Vesuvus ordered placed out OF commission a.
the navy yard az Boston