Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

from Fort Fremont, S. c., and the Both
Company from { orr McIienry. Md. those
posts VIII be turned over to the engineer
depaI tnlent fer use TO be determined here
after.
The Proposed New Batt1eship.
The naval constructors have nearly
completed the plans to be submitted to
Congress for the new battleship which is
to be the equal. If not the superior, Of
the English Dreadnaught. The construc-
tors and others who have given the sub
ject much thought say that the Dread
naught represents the latest and the best
designs OF the class. and 1T is doubtful IL
it will be possible to surpass the English
vessel in the qualities OF speed. protec-
ton, bunker capacity and armament.
There will be improvement doubtless in
details such as that which contempiates
skeletonizing the military mast instead
of making 1t hollow tube. In this way
the likelihood of destruction by the fire
from an enemy will be diminished. The
ordnance will be Of the heaviest variety.
with some small guns to repel torpedo
attack. There will be submerged tor
pedoes and new distribution of armor
intended for the better protection of the
vessel and possibly saving OF weight IN
that line. Unless something new and
convincing is disclosed regarding the
turbine the engines of the proposed bat
tleship will be Of the reciprocating pat
tern. The turrets will be as free as pos
sible of appliances. and everything will
be done to contribute to the protection OF
the personnel as well as to simplify the
fighting mechanism Of the vessel.
Concentration Camp at Pine Plains.
Maj Gen. Wade. commanding the At
lantic division at New York, has appointed
board of officers to meet at Watertown.
N. Y, next Tuesday to ioyestigate and re-
port upon a tract Of land in the county OF
Jefferson. N. Y, known as Pine Plains.
with q view Of determining the availability
of the tract for future use q camp Of
concentration for the regular army and
militia.
The detail for the board is: Col Charles
A. P. Hatfield. 18th Cavalry; Col. Philip
F. Harvey. medical department.: Lieut..
Col Charles L. Hodges. 23d Infantry; Maj.
Isaac w. Littell.s Quartermasters depart
ment; Maj. Edward E., Gayle. Artillery
Corps; Capt william H. Gordon. 1r., 18th
Infantry. recorder.
Where Marines Are Stationed.
Gen. Elliot, commandant of the Marine
Corps, has just received the following dis
patch from Maj. L. w. T. Waller. COM
manding the Marine Corps forces In Cuba:
Guards Of the Louisiana, Virginia and
New Jersey. totaling 179 officers and men.
returned to their ships Present distribu-
ton: Camp Columbia. 40 officers. 996 en-
Aotcu ulShp SiChAuS6oSs - oAAASSASs ~ AAAS1As
Hosmiguere, / officer. 1O7 men; Santo Do
mingo, officer. % men; Esperanza. i Of
ficer, % men: Palmira, 1 officer. % men;
Cruces, / officer, so men; Sagua la Grande.
/ officer, 80 men; Santa Clara, officers.
So men; seledag, officer. % men. Con
stancia, 4 officers, so men: Arieta, 1 officer,
% men; Mancia Sagua. officer. 25 men;
Camaguey, 8 officers, 10 men; Juragua, A
men: Guines, 2 officers, 1O1 men: Pinar del
Rio, officers. 207 men; Nuevitas. officer.
40 men; Guantanamo. officer, At men,"
Not Ready for New Language.
Esperanto. the so-called universal lam
guage, will not be Incorporated into the
curriculum Of either the Military Academy
or the Naval Academy, at least not under
present conditions. The advocates Of Es-
peranto realized the Importance Of having
the language added to the list Of studies at
the two government military institutions.
and made suggestion to that end. The
consideration of the request to have the
language adopted led to reports adverse to
the study Of such a. tongue at this time
1t is admitted by the academic board at
Annapolis that 1t would be Of advantage
to have such a language and the board ex
presses no doubt that Esperanto Is as good
as anything which has been devised or
could be devised in that direction, but 1t
Is also pointed out that until some such
language really becomes universal or is on
the road to become 80, it is not worth while
adding 1t to the many studies now required
Of the midshipmen. A similar view was
taken by the authorities at West Point.
Baking by Electricity.
Commissary Gen. Sharpe is considering
the possibility of the application Of cleo
tricity to the baking of bread In the NOV
able oven in the field. It is believed that
by carrying small dynamo the operation
OF bread making by electricity will be much
Inya afhn md
that 1t will be necessary only to carry an
oil fuel which may be transported In less
bulk than other fuel
Naval Deficiency Admitted.
The Navy Department will be obliged to
ask for deficiency appropriation when
Congress meets next December to obtain a
contingent fund which has been exhausted
this year thus early by unusual demands
upon it. The bureau of yards and docks
was obliged to send its balance of $50 600 to
Pensacola to repair damages caused by the
recent storm.
Military Mail for Cuba.
The War Department has received tele-
gram from Brig. Gen. Bell, commanding the
troops in Cuba, requesting that all mail In
tended for soldiers on duty in Cuba be ad-
dressed to Havana. Cuba, from which place
the military authorities will distribute 1t
throughout the island.
Periods Of Instruction.
Gen. Wade, commanding the Atlantic
division, issued a general order which fixes
the periods for instruction for the artillery
districts of the Department of the Gulf as
follows: Indoor period, from December to
March 81: outdoor period, from April 1 to
November 80.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. Commander w, A. Gill to duty as
inspector Of ordnance at the works of the
Midvale Steel Company. Philadelphia, Pa.
Lieut.. c. s. GaIbraith from duty at the
works of the Midyaie Steel Company to
duty as inspector of ordnance at the works
of William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia,
Pa, and continue other duties.
Assistant Paymaster w. H. Wilterdink
from the navy yard, New York. N. T., to
duty as assistant to the general storekeeper
L ri the navy xard Rostau Masa. -