Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

and never removed. The pistol Is essen
italy a short-range rapid-ire weapon and
requires quick handling TO get the best
suits 1t Is not thought that the use of the
lanyard would tend to improve pistol accu-
racy, and Ii would make the handling of
the weapon less quick and more liable to &C
cidents. The request of Captain - to
use the lanyard in pistol firing is therefore
disapproved."
Passing Of an Old Warship.
The old ST. Louis. now known as the
keystone State, and In use by the Pennsy1-
vania naval militia at Philadelphia. is re-
ported to be leaking badly. and will prob
ably be condemned and sold at public auc-
ton in a short time, she is not regarded
as worthy Of extensive repairs.
Trial Trips on the Pacific.
The naval board of inspection and sur
vey will leave Washington July Is for
Seattle to conduct the trial trip of the
Nebraska. The board will later go to San
Francisco and try the Milwaukee. whose
runs will be made off Santa Barbara. Be
fore leaving the Pacific coast the board will
frame Instructions which will enable Pa
cifc coast board to conduct future trial
trips.
Retirement of Surgeant Woodman.
First Sergt. Charles A. Woodman 5Sth
Company, Coast Artillery has been placed
on the retired list on his own application
Promotion of Army Officers.
Capt. Edgar Jadwin. Corps of Engineers,
has been ordered to New York, and Capt.
Jacob F. Kreps. I'D Infantry and Capt
VIM P Burnhau, Goth Infantry, to the
Preside of San Francisco, for examination
for promotion to the next higher grade.
Appointed to Army Medical Corps.
The following named contract surgeons
nj tod rSp
of instruction at the army medical school
in this city have been appointed assistant
surgeons In the army with the rank of first
lieutenant and will be regularly assigned
to duty with troops: Albert g. Love,
Harold W. Jones. Omar W; Pinkston' MAJ
H Hanson. Lucius L. Hopwood. Charles
E. Freeman. Ferdinand Schmitter. Howard
A. Reed and Henry B. Mcintyre. These
appointments leave still twenty-nine va
cancies in the junior grade of the army
medical corps. with prospects OF more In
the near future by retirements and other
wise.
Army Orders.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Chaplain P. P. Carey, Artillery
Corps. two months extension; First Lieut..
F. W. RaIston. Artillery Corps. two
months: Capt d. E. Duvai, assistant sur
geon twenty days, on account of sickness:
Capt W. F.. Hase Artillery Corps three
months. with permission to go abroad; Sec
ond Lieut. H s. Miller. Artillery Corps. one
month"; Second Lieut. John w Hyatt. 18th
infantry. three months extension, on ac-
count of illness.
First Lieut. Henry NJ. Bankhead. 18th
Infantry has been detailed as aid de camp
to Brig Gen. William s. McCaskey.
Capt. Fox Conner has been transferred
from the 123d Company, Coast Artillery. to
the unassigned list and ardered to Fort
Riley. Kan.
Second Lieut.. w. d. Wills. 2sth Infantry.
has been ordered to examination for pro-
motion.
Capt. William A. Phillips has been trans
ferred from the 10th Infantry to the oath
Infantry.
Capt Robert C. Davis, 18th Infantry, has
been ordered to duty with the organized
militia of the state of Massachusetts,.
Capt l.. B. Simonds, eommissary. has been
assigned to duty at San Francisco.
Capt. E. L, d. Breckenridge. recently pro-
noted. has been assigned to the 10th In
fantry.
Second Lieut. Joseph " Kusnik, 9th Cay
airy, has been placed In charge OF construc-
tion work at Jefferson barracks Mo-, re-
lieving Capt. w. c. Cannon, quartermaster
First Lieut.. H. " Chamberlain. I'd In-
fantry. has been detailed to recruiting duty
at Houston. Tex, relieving Capt. George x
Spencer, retired. who Is ordered home.
Capt. William c. R46ers, 9th Infantry.