Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08


said to be destined TO engage senatorial
attention is that of Maj. Gen. McCaskey
who retired early in October.
Sale of Two Old Warships
| Two more old warships have been con-
demned for naval purposes and will be
offered for sale to the highest bidder
These are the monitor Canonicus and the
gunboat Pinta, both of which have out
lived their usefulness. The Canonicus
was built by Harrison Loring at Boston
| in 1867 and is the last of the Single-turrSt
| monitors of the civil war era. For many
| years she was in reserve at the League
| Island navy yard and more recently was
| an exhibit at the jamestown exposition
A few days ago she was lowed from
| Hampton roads to the navy yard, Norfolk,
and will be kept there until sold. The
Pinta is an iron schooner of $50 tons
displacement and was built by Reany &
Archbold of Chester, Pa, in 1865. For
many years she was engaged in patrol
duty in Alaskan waters for the protec-
ton of the seal fisheries and later was
used by the California Naval Militia at
San Diego. Recently she was lowed to
the Mare Island navy yard and will re-
main there until sold. Naval boards have
been detailed to appraise these vessels
preliminary to their sale.
Alleged Disorderly Midshipmen. &.
The cases of Midshipmen Ray S. Nc
Donald and Charles S. Keller will I'M
doubtedly be brought to the attention of
Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the
Atlantic fleet for investigation and dis
culinary action if the circumstances re-
Quire it. According to a press report
from New York two young men who gave
the above names were arrested by the
police for disorderly conduct in a sub
way train in lower New York Thursday
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made an unprovoked assault on q cOlored
passenger and that his companion joined
in the attack. In their behalf it was said
that they thought they We're in the south
and that the Jim Crow law was being
violated. In the night court Mcdonald
was fined 81 and costs and Keller was dis
charged with a reprimand.
\ Midshipman Mcdonald is from North
Dakota and Midshipmau Keller is from
Pennsylvania, and both are attached to
the battleship Ohio of the Atlantic fleet.
The case will probably be disposed of by
Admiral Evans without being referred to
the Navy Department In case q court
martial is ordered for the trial of the
young men they will each be charged
with conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman
Resignation of Two Officers.
Two young naval officers have resigned
from the government service to accept
more remunerative private employment.
They are Lieut.. Commander Gregory c.
Dawson, ordnance cficer at the torpedo
station at Newport, and Lieut.. Charles S.
Bookwalter chief engineer of the battle
ship Georgia. Commander Dawson is
from Missouri and entered the navy in
Ma, 1889. Lieut.. Bookwalter was ap-
pointed to the navy from Illinois in Sep
TENDER, 1890. Commander Dawson has
been granted three months leave of alb
sence with the hope that he will recon-
slider his resignation
Troops for the Philippines.
The adjutant general is advised that the
transport Thomas has sailed from San
Francisco for Manila, 2. l.. with the fol-
lowing troops and military passengers:
Headquarters, staff and band, Troops A,
B, c, E, F. G, X, l., NJ, LIST Cavalry go
officers, 6:,2 enlisted; Troops d and F,
eth Calvary (:i officers and 100 enlisted);
Lieut.. Col Nee .ernand, Majs. CASTOR and
Gardner. Chaplain Gavitt. Capts Goode,
Macdonald, Cabeli, Hartman. Murphy,
Craig. Brees, Lieuts. Gleaves, Nolan,
Thomas, Coughlan, Knox, Schroeder,
Symington, Keller, Linininger. Offiey. w.
H. Bell, Roscoe, Johnson. King, Whiting,
V. r. Bell. Watson, Lounsbury. Nc
Glover and Griffith, 9Th Cavalry; Col.
Kerr adjutant general; Capts. Suplee
(paymaster), Clayton, Collins, Wadhams.
Rutherford. Whitmore, Heard, Eastman,
Rich, Gapen. Conner, Smart, Hathaway,
medical department; Lieuts. Spiller (26th
Infantry, Mayo doth Cavalry, Baker
and O'Keefe philippine Scouts. Contract
Surgeon Thorne, Contract Dental Surgeon
Foster, Veterinarians Pick QsD, Uri 9th
Cavalry, three hospital corps, twelve
casuals and two army nurses female).
Army Orders.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. John P. Hasson, 9th
Cavalry.
First Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm, Signal
Corps, is relieved from station in Paris,
France, and will proceed to this city and
report in person to the chief signal officer
of the army for duty.
Maj. Alexander NJ. Davis. commissary.
purchasing commissary, st. Louis, Mo-,
will proceed to Chicago. ILL.,, on official
business pertaining to the inspection of
subsistence supplies, and upon the COM
pletion of this duty will return to his
proper station.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Guy E. Manning,
18th Infantry.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Mechanic Edward
Schmidt. 56th Company, Coast Artillery
Corps. that soldier will be placed upon the
retired list.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted First Lieut.. Henry L. Brown, as
sistant surgeon. --'
The following transfers are made:
First Lieut.. Edward G. McCleave, from
the 9Th Infantry to the 25th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Augustus F. Dannemiller,
from the 18th Infantry to the 9th Infan-
try.
Leave of absence for six months on
surgeons certificate Of disability is grant
ed Capt. William M. Parker, oath Infan-
try.
Maj John w Heard. 9Th Cavalry. is
detailed for general recruiting service
at Los Angeles, CAL relieving Capt.
James f. Bell. I'd Infantry, who will
return to San Francisco, Cal. for duty
Capt. William Forse, Coast Artillery
Corps. now unassigned, is assigned to
the 96th Company.
4he following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps now attached TO
companies as indicated after their re-
spective names. are assigned to those
First Lieut.. Henry w. Bum to the 39th
Company.
First Lieut.. Julius C. Peterson, to the
10Sth Company.
First Lieut. Joseph II. Pelot, to the 9th
Company.
First Lieut. Joseph Rodgers, Philippine
Scouts, on sick leave, of absence. will
proceed to Washington barracks, General
Hospital. for observation and treatment
Maj. Charles c. Jameson, ordnance de-
partment will proceed to the naval gun
factory, Washington, on official business
pertaining to the manufacture of arma-
ment.