New-York tribune., 1908-12-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Lozcest Bid for Steel Steam Collie,
Is S775. mo.
lFrom he ira 7ur.su.T

Washington. December Il
CHEAPER NAVY COLLIERS-TbA Nav-, =.
psrtment officials we're surprised today Win -.
results Of the bidding for The construction ~ -
steel steam collier authorized By the act OF MAJ
which provided for additional collier % be b,,r.
on the Pacific Coast The department spsrf4.+
general requirements IN addition % those naes +,
the law 70 capacity and speed of the coal-car.
ryinE ship. but bidders expected % 1rs-a-.
plans IN detail. and this done BY the fvs s--,,
in the ten bids they submitted While Il was a.
precfated that the shipbuders were most dszfro-r,
Of obtaining the contract and that the conoe,i,,on
would be exceedingly keen. Il was not exoecf.4
that The bidding would be close or that The lou
est bid would be less than 10000 The n7,nfr,r-,
figure named was s775 600 one of the bids - -
Cramp Shipbufding Company. of Philadelphia III.
time mentioned twenty months from thsA1s.a
Of the contract, four months longer than tba
other contract times specified by the rival bf55a
II doas not follow that this bid VIII Be aces5+A4
The board on construction will examine the pia,,
and determine which Of he bids vii provide tzs
navy with feet collier best suited % trs purposs
PROMOTING MILITIA EFFICIENCT-Tba- 49,
on1mendation has been made TO the Secretary ~
War By Colonel z " Weaver. coast artillery corr.
chief OF the division OF militia affairs tor ths de-
tail OF additional army officer 20 as assss--
ant chief IN that new division as ar aid % m
noting the efficiency Of the militia Among II
comments received recently b. Colonel Wsava
from army officers who have served N connection
with the national guard. Is tha, of Captain 7. =
Hess assistant surgeon, IN relation % the en-
canpn1eut at Pine Plains, y 7 That o17cer SAYS.
1T would seem highly advantageous 20 send a
field hospital Of the regular medical corps &c thsss
encam7m@nts. properly manned and equipped FOR
instruction purposes Il would be greatly apurs-
ciated BY all the medical officers and men ot the
hospital corps. and would be very Instructive"
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders hav.
been issued
Colonel LOUIS NJ MAUs medical corps. from Depa--
nent Of Luzon 70 Philippines Division as chief sur
Major HENRY D TODD. J- General s.az. assg-.a
K CREE coast artflIery-
Major FR4NKLI1, O JOHNSON p Ca~aLry CistaIea
ter 6enera1 washinEton- January s. 1903.
Captain GEoR&GE & @ 13!.I1A! HgBs4D .s coast artillery
Captain HENRY B CLARK quar-s--1asrsr AXE sta
quarterraastsr Fort Ward
t~hanIatn CHARLES WALkLET. coas- artillery.
V~as1tnEton. examination for retirement
Iayss .: asf4ss az Bse. IaP and R1czzE6 Az FS KES17
coast artillery. one month
NAvT
Commando H PHELPS 70 naval medical 'saoo! sos-
r..sna1, Commando 7 : WILSON ds,acasd navy
vard. Mare Island: home. leave one month
Movements OF warshtps-Ths following move
ments Of vessels have been reported 10 the Navy
Department 7
Dec rs-The Nero. al Guantanamo; "a Birmingham a;
Rockand-
Dec 1-Th. Ajax At Colombo: he sa,s= a. Ro:s-aai;
the Maine. a. Har1?to1 Toa11s' 'ns FeTTS and re
lsTas ys9, fFq I'm, Ga4aao .s Fs x. :s Taz 5 e.
Dec. 14-Th. racoSa tron, Por--auP-zee t2r :. Na-s
Gonaives and Po-t1l-5 Po-L y S-c-s7-l -. si-n-z
ham. from Rockland for Newport Via P77v1acs'7Va