Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-28
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By general order issued today the
War Department has designated six
schools of military character in this
country which are permitted each year
to name an "honor graduate, " the young
man so named being given a commission
in the army as a second lieutenant, pro-
vided such vacancies exist. The schools
include the Norwich University, of
Mortified, VT, of which Admiral Dewey
is a graduate; Pennsylvania Military
College, of Chester, Pa; Shattuck
School, Faribault, Mimi; South Caro-
lima Military Academy, Charleston; st.
Johns Military Academy, Manlius, N.
Y, and Virginia Military Institute,
Lexington, Va.
The Federal Oak Leather Company,
of Columbus, o., has filed complaint
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion against the Norfolk & Western Ry.
Co. to the effect that the rates of the
railroad on tan bark, from West Vir-
ginia points to Columbus, are unjust and
excessive. Complainant AYERS that the
road makes lower rate to tanners, on
tanbark, when they obligate themselves
to ship also the product of their tannerles
over that line, than to those who will
not so obligate themselves.
The Navy Department has received
word by cable that Lieut.. J. W. l..
Clement of the Kearsage, died this
morning of typhoid fever in the hospital
at Triests, Austria. Hungary. The de-
ceased was native of South Carolina.
The army medical officers viii, make spe-
cial effort to obtain qualified candidates for
the eleven vacancies in the grade of assistant
surgeon. The vacancies have existed several
wears, and ii has been next TO impossible 10
get medical students of the required learning
and physical fitness to take the examination:
This wear new system has been adopted and
the examinations under il will begin on Au-
gust at different army posts for the accom-
mediation of prospective candidates: inc
boards are composed of senior medical OF
fcers. who will examine candidates mentally
and physically. Upon the report of the re-
suit. those who are found qualified TO a certain
degree will be sent to the medical school In
Washington for instruction, and after another
entrance examination those who pass at the
head of the class will be appointed in the
order of their standing. The examination pre-
liminary to appointment is new idea.
Hitherto such examination has been after the
commission has been issued, and serves as a
period of training for the young MEDICAL
officer before he goes to a post or TO the
Philippines, where most of the junior nedl-
cal officers are sent. Some twelve exanlha-
tions will be held in all parts of the country,
except on the Pacific coast, where there are
no candidates, and it is hoped by the medical
authorities that there will be sufficient candi-
dates 10 fill the eleven places so long vacant.
The corps is greatly in need of officers.
Brief funeral services were held this after
noon over the body of Rear Admiral Henry
c. Taylor late chief Of the bureau Of nayiga-
ton, Of the Navy Department who died Tues
day in Ontario. InteTment was had at Ar
Iineton with military honors. Many Of
the high ranking officers Of the army and
navy attended the funeral as well as the
members of the District Of Columbia Society
of the Sons of the Revolution, of which the
late admiral was president.