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18th Cavalry. at Fort Mcpherson April O."
The commanding officer says: The pris-
oner paid with his life for his utter .disre-
EaTo OF the sentineFs repeated calls to halt.
I.sppmy the necessity for such extreme
measures is rare but 1t Is a distinct salts
faction to know that when such summary
acuon Is clearly demanded there are al
ways trained men ready to execute It, IL is
hoped That this case OF the thorough dis
charge OF an exceedingly disagreeable duty
may remain clearly impressed upon the
troops of this command
New Lockers for the Army.
The War Department has arranged for
the acquisition of 5000 trunk lockers of
the type recently adopted by the quarter
master general of che army. The contract
has been awarded to James H Tophan OF
this city in the sum OF So 600 These lock
ers are made according to standard dimen-
sions. with a view to convenient storage in
army wagons and on board army trans
ports. Ultimately the auartermaster gen.
eral will furnish $1,000 OF the lockers which
are to be issued to soldiers for their indi-
vidual use. and which will be sold to ON
GERS at $3.50 each. The new locker will re-
place the old wooden box locker II re-
sembles a trunk, but 1t is very much
stronger than the ordinary trunk and
weighs about one-half much as the box
locker
Another Naval Civil Engineer.
Another student at the Naval Academy
has been added to the small corps of civil
engineers of the navy. He Is Paul J. Bean
of Texas. who until recently was a mid
shipman at Annapolis, where he had made
a good record in his studies He mixed
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not to impair his reputat ion, but intina te-
iy enough at the same time to gain suff-
Gent dement's to have his name dropped
from the academy rolls. He will take a
two-year course of instruction at the Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy and
then be assigned to duty. His appointment
still leaves eight vacancies in the grade of
assistant civil engineer. with little or no
prospect Of filling any of them.
Communication With Ships Under
Water
Naval Constructor Robert Stocker, at
tached to the Norfolk navy yard. is the in
ventor of a device by which 1t is claimed
submarine torpedo boats can communicate
with the surface at any time, no matter
how deep they may be. 1t consists of a
buoy attached to reel, which may he
released in instant from the interior
of the submarine, rise to the surface and
may be. The invention is to be tested at
the New York navy yard under the dlrec-
ton of Lieut.. Nelson. a submarine expert.
Maryland's Donation.
1t has been arranged that the silver serv-
ice donated by the citizens of Maryland TO
the armored cruiser named In honor OF that
state shall be presented on board the
cruiser at Annapolis on the 31st instant.
Secretary Bonaparte Gov. Warfield, Mayor
Timanus Of Baltimore Mr.. E S Gary.
chairman of the Maryland cruiser fund
commission, and Capt r. r. Ingersoll.
commanding the Maryland. will take part
in the ceremonies.
Gen. Williams New Command.
BY direction of the President Brig. Gen
Constant Williams has been relieved from
command of the Department OF the Co
lumbia and ordered to Denver COL and
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Colorado.
Local Military Construction Work.
The quartermaster general of the army
has arranged for the expenditure OF about
s5O0OoO for improvements at twenty nine
army posts in various parts Of the country.
The new work at Fort Myer. Va. includes
the construction of an isolation hospital for
the treatment of contagious or infectious
diseases on plans suggested by the surgeon
general of the army, and enlargement or
the quartermaster s stables to accommodate
seventy draft animals
1t Is also proposed to construct a COM
bned quartermaster and subsistence store
house at Fort Washington, Md.
Repairing Spanish Gunboats.
Orders have been issued at the Navy De-
partment for the repair of the old gunboats
Alvarado and Sandoval, captured from the
Spanish navy. These vessels which are in
pretty bad condition, are at the Norfolk
navy yard. 1t Is estimated that 1t Will cost
about $4,000 to put the vessels In habitable
and seaworthy condition.
Promotions in Naval Pay Corps.
The recent retirement Of Pay Director
Stephen Rand has resulted in the promotion
to the next higher grade of Pay Inspector
L. c. Kerr, who is In charge of the naval
pay office in Washington, and who is pur
chasing pay officer at the Washington navy
yard; Paymaster Samuel MCGOWAN. assist
ant to the chief Of the bureau of supplies
and accounts; Passed Assistant Paymaster
John S. Higgins pay officer at the Pensa-
cola navy yard, and Assistant Paymaster
Ben. d. MCGEE, on duty at the naval sta
ton at Key West, Fla
Delivery of the louisiana
The battleship Louisiana. built in COM
petition with the battleshp Connecticut.
will be delivered at the navy yard. Norfolk.
May 90 by its builders. the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 1t will
be put in commission at that yard soon af-
ter, in command of Capt. A. r. Couden.
Naval Orders
Commander J. b. Milton. to the Naval
War College, Newport.
Midshipman H. K. Aiken and J. 3.
Goldman. from the Texas to the New Jer-
sey
Surgeon F. ]. B. Cordeiro has been placed
on the retired list.
Boatswain p. Hennig, to the New York
navy yard.
Warrant Machinist T. Meyer. from the
Brooklyn to the Connecticut.
Gunner H. A Davis, to the naval torpedo
station Newport, for instruction and then
to the Washington navy yard.
Warrant Machinists T. O'Donnell and II.
Lobitz, from the Texas to the New Jersey.
BOY PAINFULLY INJURED.