Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

Il Deen increased to oDD targets Y and l,DUD
/ targets for each organization.
Going to the Asiatic Station.
| The battleshp Missouri recently with the
| battleship squadron at Hampton roads, is
| being repaired and fitted out at the New
| York navy yard for service on the Asiatic
| station. She will be newly painted from
| stem to stern and her engine will be inn
| proved by the addition of a new steam cyl
! inoer. 1t is expected that Capt. Cowles
| the Presidents brother-in-la who is now
| in command Of the Missouri. will be de-
| tached from that command before the YES
sci sails for her new station about Octo-
| Der l next
| The Missouri will take the place to be
| made vacant by the battleship Oregon
| which Will shortly return from the ASiatc
station for a thorough overhauling at one
| o. the Pacific navy yards. The work to be
| done on the Oregon is similar to that done
on the Indiana, including the remodeling of
| her turrets. and it is said at the Navy De-
partment that it will be one of the biggest
| pieces of reftting and repair work ever per-
| formed at any of the navy yards. Esti-
mates place the cost at $JOO.OO0.
Stirring Up the Contractors.
| BY direction of the War Department, the
Onderdonk Contracting Company, which is
dredging out Ambrose channel in New York
| harbor. has been notified that unless it re-
sumes work on that channel by the 10th
instant its contract will be forfeited and
lew proposals invited for the work. 1t is
| said that no progress has been made on
| this important Improvement since June %,
and that commercial interests are embar-
raised by the delay.
The First Aid Packet.
| The first aid packet is part of the
| equipment of Uncle Sans soldiers. To
| enable the pouch for the packet to be worn
| by enlisted men not equipped with the
riff 10
| manding officers of organizations have been
| directed to have two holes of proper dame
| ter punched in the russell leather waist belts
issued to such enliStetd men. The holes are
to be located In the belt so as to bring the
packet In the center of the wearer's back.
Porto Rico to Celebrate.
In commemoration of the landing of the
| first United States troops in Porto Rico.
Tuesday, July %, 1893, Col Crane COM
manding the military district of Porto
| Rico has issued a general order declaring
Tn. the anniversary of that event, holiday in
| the island of Porto Rico, and directing
| a suspension of all military duties, except
| those necessary, on that occasion.
To Attend Militia Camp.
| Capt. James A. Ryan, 18th Cavalry, sta
| toned at Fort Ethan Allen, VT, was or
| dered to attend the encampment of the
Connecticut militia at Mantle, Conn.
To Take Charge of Rifle Team.
! Capt French E. Evans, U. S. NJ c.. re-
! tired, has been detached from duty as aid
de-camp to the brigadier general command
ing the Marine Corps and ordered to marine
headquarters for special duty in charge of
the Marine Corps rifle team at Creedmore
| n. Y.
Buying Discharge from Service.
Judge Advocate General Davis has given
an opinion that general orders No. 4a of
1904 do not authorize the discharge by pur-
chase of enlisted men of the staff depart
ment serving in the Philippine Islands He
states that the purpose of the orders is to
deny the privilege of discharge by purchase
to all enlisted men who are serving beyond
the continental limits of the United States
until their tours of service in the insular
possessions have been completed and they
have been ordered to return to the United
States.
Surgical instruments Stolen
According to recent report made by
Lieut.. Col Daniel NJ. Appel of the medical
department, in charge of medical supplies
in the Philippine Islands, about 500 600
worth of surgical instruments and medical
supplies have been stolen from the supply
depot during the last four years. There
are about $1,G00000 worth of these supplies
in the PHILIPPINES and they are now being
inventoried Two civilian employees of the
depot have been arrested on suspicion of
completely in the thefts.
A Government Owned Laundry.
The first government-owned laundry at
any military post in the United States will
be opened at Fort Leavenworth Kan, on
the LIST proximo. 1t is located In substan-
tial brick structure and equipped with a
hundred-horse-power boiler and a thirty.
EN- nd oil I,ta
patent machinery for every branch of laun-
dry work. Civilian labor will be employed
In the laundry and it will be operated some
what On the plan of the army canteen for
the benefit of officers families as well as
of the soldiers.
The Maryland to be Docked.
The new armored cruiser Maryland has
been designated by the Navy Department
as the ship to be locked at the official test
of the big new concrete dry dock fust
completed at the Boston navy yard The
test will be made on the 18th instant The
dock has been four years in building. 1t
Is $50 feet long by 161 feet inches wide
and will accommodate the largest shin in
the navy.
Detached from Inspection Service
Four high ranking retired naval officers
have been detached fror- duty in connec- i
ton with the steamboat inspection service,
under the Department of Commerce and
Labor. These are Rear Admiral w l.,
Field, who has been ordered to continue
his other duties, and Rear Admirals W. c. |
Wise and L. Kempff and Commander H. L. |
Tanner, who have been ordered to their re- !
spective homes. They were assigned to |
inspection duty soon after the Slocum dis |
aster in New York harbor to assist in the |
reorganization of the steamboat inspection |
service.
Col. Petit Given Additional Leave.
BY direction Of the President, Lieut.. Col. |