New-York tribune., 1906-07-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
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Washington. July 90
FILaprNo miracle" cAsEs.-Reports re-
selvea from the Philippines continue 20 give inter
esiing accounts OF oceasional difficulties encoun-
tered with miracle workers and healers, who still
exercise potent sway in some parts OF the islands
giving the authorities much trouble especially in
11roes OF threatened epidemic. One OF the typical
,sisturbeTs woman at Taytay, who was re-
garded and called queen" account Of the
faith of the eredulcus in her tncantatlons The He
authorities gives this account Of the ataI & @ Inls
water and vegetable substances, in which she
caused persons i'll with all sorts OF diseases 70
wash their hands and other portions OF their per
sons. Then they drank Of the water, while while the
them were allowed TO bottle the water and take IT
sex ia distant towns The AFFLICTED hocked 70 this
woman by the hundred and among them came a
rmbeF OF cholera patients, so that she was shortly
Gae's 1t t IoesI S,Tborities refnsed ia deal with
seI - ne locsl SaS 49, oorSec,,ences
or for tie that they actually believed IN
be arrested and brought TO Manila, where she was
examined as 10 her sanity II appeared noweveT; t
from Taytay followed her to Manila. and begged
@ ~ tS .S,,vec "a and after being on
she would be promptly prosecuted II she broke her
trouble.
FREIGHT SENT ON TRANsPoRTs.-The
teak, purchased in the East Indies, TO be kept IN
storage at the navy yards at Brooklyn and Nor
FOLK. There are some 6OooOO feet Of the material,
which has been sent 10 this country on the Glacier
and the BTutus from Cavite, where the teak was
delivered by the contractors. It is becoming more
and more difficult, say the naval constructors, to
obtain teak which is the most durable of lumber
used in ship construction, especially for backing
aa s " = fSseSegn es Of nal f6e r9 as 10 make the
are continuing with the use Of moa wood, OF
which the Navy Department recently purchased
10000 feet It IS supposed have all the qualities
OF teak. and ceTtalnly possesses the advantage OF
being more plentiful ana correspondingly cheaper.
IT IS realized by the experts. however, that the
acceptance Of moa wood in place Of teak would at
ably sn a short time lead to increase in cost,
@ % % %OqS e 1G ay H3 o Gss s sapp sd ships to
bring home hemp from the Philippines
.swAGGER" SOLDIER sUITs-The loquacious
Mr.. Winter, the London tailor who has been IN
this country several weeks. has sailed for England.
nnG that fact comes with special gratitude TO the
War Department officials He invited to come
here 20 make suggestions for the improvement in
the cut or style OF uniforms issued for the
l1isted men of the army. His disposition to talk
and make capital out OF the employment thus OBJ
snent to the army oficaIs Il is a Well known fact
thar the army clothes are not as ,sWagger as
1ish expert might impart valuable knowledge
vas not eRpeeied to assist in the atter Of eot ne
color OF in any other way save in the general ap-
soldiers. use The parting interview with Mr.. Win
heneft OF tne adElce he had been paid TO give to
have had this matter in charge.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
D'7" ''''s'' ARMY.
csDtsia CHARLES t. MENoHER. general stan to Fort
fs-..s, TorTAy = yV1ODry1zp7, n v-.. 4. -
tzed militia Of Nebraska thence to University OF
Captain HANSON 2. ELY. asth Infantry. from Fort
NAVY.
Rear Admiral r. N. BERRY. Lieutenant W w GAL
zs5ss " L pAcGs aT afa sGs Rfdsss aad as
scooS so 5s navy " Yard e Msh6so from the
Lieutenant Commander F: W. KELLOGG. detached from
Leptsna3t ,ss on G0%%a4der 20 H s5IPY M detached from
promotion. thence home, wait orders
ufsaant , % GGmandsr aDse % 3 g. COOPER detached from
Lieutenant F, A. .TRAUT. detached from the Tacoma:
home. wait orders
Lieutenant 4 n PROCTOR, detached from the Potomac
Lieutenant E z sPAFFoRD. commissioned lieutenant
Ensign F J. cLEARY from the navy hospital New York
to the Bureau Of Equipment Navy Department.
lunbia. to the Louisiana.
By cable from Rear Admiral c. J. Train COM
nander in chief Asiatic Fleet. Chefoo. July 20:
Surgeon G p KINDLEBERGER. the Raleigh
Surgeon E R. sTITT to the naval hospital canacao
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Cavite O.
July l9-The Marblehead. Jose; the Justin at
Saflie; The Kentucky. Boston; Chefoo:
re MayToweF. AZ Sanchez; the Choctaw at Newport
Ne0s and Nortolk; the Princeton Bremerton: he
SLoqnois. at Midway; the Don Juan Austria at
July 2O.-The Iris Cavite.
SAILED
july l9-Ihe Marblehead. from Jose to sea: the
maryland, from Portland for PrOvincetoWn: the
brooklyn. from Portland for Gloucester; Tacoma.
from League Island Tompkinsrflle the MayioVer
from Sanchez for Macorfs; the ChoctaR, from New
port News for Norfolk; Le Stockton. Norfolk for
cruise the Wilkes. from Norfolk for Patuxent |
EiXeT the Princeton from Seattle for Bremerton: the