New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
american Dealers Want to Furnish
Coal for Mary.
washington, August 16.


COMPLAINTS To THE Observation-Disclosures
dealers in domestic coal have complained TO the
President that the Navy Department Is maklhs an
invdious distinction against the American piouuc1
in favor of fuel from foreign sources Ihls Is O"seu
on the fact that the department mas pee" P9
contracts for British Columbia and other coal Inc
criticism comes mostly from the Paclhc CoaSt' "ii
much Is made of the action Of the department ~
Gently in buying coal the Eastern coast ana snip
ping Il TO the Pacific Coast in foreign VesselS at d
cost of s a ton when even the British coal there
may be had for S. while the American product ON
the Western coast is only So 90 IL Is asserteu III
the appeal made the President that the best pos
sible showing in Of the British Columbia coal
is Il per cent in the way of steaming radius, ana
against this is the difference of price in favor or
the American coal of nearly 80 per cent. III Is
pointed out that under such comparative showing
the government is justified in accepting the Amerl-
can product I'm times of peace, when economy In the
matter OF fuel for the navy may properly be taken
into account The compliments have fortified
themselves with the official reports of the Geological
Survey and quotations from the tests made by
other branches of the government where the Aneri-
can coal has been bought.
The purchase of coal by the Navy Department Is
a troublesome affair. 1t was the occasion OF much
controversy when 1t the exclusive duty of the
Bureau of Equipment. Now under the Newbery
system of department reorganization, the transac-
ton is conducted chiefly by two hureaus-Supplies
and Accounts and Navigation. The Bureau of Steam
Engineering. whose representatives aboard ship use
the COAL does not appear TO have much to say IN
regard TO the matter. 1t is understood that this
is OF the subjects which is being discussed by
the special board in session at Boston in the hope
that the complaints which have been made may be
successfully met. There are signs that the question
Will be taken up by Congress and the position OF
the Navy Department assailed Those who have
charge OF the purchase OF coal for naval use say
they prepared justify their action In all re-
spects They assert that the selection OF coal has
been governed entirely by the need Of getting fuel
that Will carry the ship the longest distance. They
deny that American coal obtainabe on the Western
possesses anything Ike the quality claimed for
Il by the protestants.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain JAMES S RoNaY%E re.Ts9 asss9s9 70
S'se y GS' captain cGRTs Ed
inf"niry 5sSrgiSiRs 9feeI 70 Fort SioGgm ,-o
jefferson Barracks to San Francisco sail october
First d fa@ I. THOMAS 10 Pu I.2 ssa
Fir'i iIss;s.a@, MILO GoRET s9,a Infantry to
Following second heutenants recently appointed as
af5s TfRGlD T h14EMH% q E F:a
ARTILLERY: vERNoN g oLSMITH sth InfantTy:
cHAST fin in fan "" JOHN it' s siNGLEroS
Second iisa5saanr LAWRENCE c. Kicker 10Th
Leaves q a6senS S' captain q s0uiRRD TURNER
18th infantry. recruiting officer. month: Sec
ond Lieutenant LAWRENCE G. KICKER. 10Th
Infantry TO october 20
NAVY
Rear a: ADMIRAL r X MOORE gstirsd, detached navy
Lieutenant L. r. SARGENT. duty aid stan COM
manier ia chief Pacific fleet. the Tennessee septem-
Lieutenant c. n LANDESBERGER. detached training
station. Newport. the Tennessee
Surgeon r. p LEDHETTER. detached Naval Academy;
naval station. Cayite
Acting Assistant surgeon WALTER \. BLOEDORN, ap-
pointed
Commander 7. JEWELL tretired) detached the Chat
Lieutenant a. CRENsHAw. detached the Rainbow. to
Ensign A. " STARS. detached the ParaFua. to the
ESnsisn n l. LowAiAN. detached the Mohiean
Passed Assistant fsyma-ter p }. DAILY detached naval
station Cavtte. TO home
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS- following
movements Of vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department;
ARRIVED
Aug 1.-THE Buffalo. Honolulu; the Salem. East
Iamoine. Ne. the Lebanon. al Bradford r /. the
Wolverine a Cheboygan Mich. the California and
the Maryland a Francisco
Aug 1.-THE Wolverine A. Bay city; the Dolphin at
Gloucester.
Aug 1.-THE Wolverine from Creboygan FOR Bay City. |
Mich. Dolphin. from navy yard. New York for
Gloucester. Macs the California and the Maryland
Island for Francisco
Aug 1.-THE Virginia. the California the Mary
the South Dakota. from san Francisco for
Seattle. the Alexander from Cavite for Hong Kong.
the Pnnpey, from taN'te Tor taun. unr bynpia the
Chicago. the Hartford and the Tonopah, from Bath
IIarhor. Louis. Honolulu
Hilo. Francisco.
The striugham commissioned yard. Charleston