Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03


Cuba funds. A separate report Of that Is
required and rendered"
Promotion Of Gen. Bubb.
Brig. Gen. John W. Bubb. commander Of
the Department Of Dakota, now stationed
at st. Paul, will be raised to the rank Of
major general before his retirement in
April. Maj. Gen. ]. F. Wade is slated for
retirement early in April and Gen. Bubb
will be advanced, thereby enabling him to
retire in the higher rank.
New Winter Footgear for Troops.
It is proposed to do away with the rub
Der boot and arctic overshoe now supplied
to the army by the quartermaster's depart
ment. It Is desired to substitute for both
Of them a combination OF winter boot and
Shoe This new type 1aces up the from,
and has q bellows tongue. Two patterns
have been sent to number OF military
posts In the northwest that the men may
the observation Of officers. who will make
reports and recommendations to the
quartermaster general IN the spring.
Issue Of oliveDrab Uniforms.
Secretary Taft IL considering q recon-
incubation made by Quartermaster General
Humphrey that the new olive-drab service
uniform be issued to all the troops of the
army not already supplied with It. The
quartermaster' department still has on
hand large number Of blue flannel shirts
which Gen. Humphrey suggests may be
worn with the olive-drab uniform until the
supply is exhausted. There are also about
20, 600 Of blue blouses on hand and 1t Is rec
commended that they be issued to military
prisoners. The recommendations will I'M
\ ~AN1lx ~ hryk I,4 IN -
War, as there IS a general demand for such
action on the part Of the rank and file Of
the army.
Coffee Likely to Be Retained.
There is no likelihood that there will be
an adoption Of the recommendation Of Col.
Valery Hazard Of the army medical depart
ment. who wants coffee excluded and tea
substituted In the army ration. There is
difference of opinion among medical OFF,
GERS In regard to it, although most Of them
have no doubt that coffee is injurious to the
extent that it Is stimulant. It Is much
relished, however, by soldiers, and any at
tempt to exclude it, especially in time Of
war, or on the march, or when troops are
ship. It Is feared that such a decision
would interfere with enlistment 6ecauke
most men who would enlist would probably
feel that they were subjected to excessive
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Naval Exhibits at Jamestown.
An eagle, ten feet high, Weighing ton
and carved from wood, which was formerly
kept in the Boston navy yard, will be sent
to the jamestown exposition. This massive
figurehead was on the bows Of Commodore
Perry's flagship, the Niagara, when the
American squadron went to Japan In 1856
|. 1t was built for the Niagara and no wooden
ship OF the American navy has ever had a
more artistic or massive hgurehead than
this. To make 1t fit the ships bow Il was
found necessary to remove part Of the
birds back, but this has been replaced and
the whole has been painted an appropriate
color. The Navy Department has prom
Used the Boston navy yard that their much-
priced relic shall be returned to them at the
close of the exposition.
Another relic to be exhibited at the
navy yard, is the steel scroll removed from
the stern OF the Olympia, flagship Of Ad-
miral Dewey In the famous victory In Ma
Mia bay.
to the Jamestown exposition are pictures of
the Constitution, Niagara, SusQuehanna, Of
two British warships laying the Atlantic ca
Bile, model Of the first dry dock al the
Army Orders.
Capt. Edward M. Adams, Corps Of En-
gineers, is relieved from duty with the Sd
Battalion of Engineers and at the post Of
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and will take sta
ton at Pittsburg. under the orders Of Maj.
William L. Sibert Corps of Engineers.
Second Lieut.. Matt e. Madigan, 9th In
fantry, will proceed from Cuba to Fort
Bayard, N. NJ, for treatment at the Gen
eral Hospital at that place.
Contract Surgeon Robert l.. Feltz, U. 8.
A. is relieved from duty at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex; and will proceed to Savannah,
Ga, for annulment of contract.
First Sergt. Jason j. Jackson, Troop C,
9th Cavalry, has been placed on the retired
list on his own application
Naval. Orders.
Rear Admiral W. w. Mead, placed on the
retired list of officers Of the navy from
February s, 1907.
Commander T. A. Dougherty, to duty as
naval attache at Picking, China, and Toxic,
Japan. -.
Lieut.. Commander F. Marble, detached
duty as naval attache, Peking,' China, and
Toxic. Japan. ETC., to duty on Asiatic sta
ton.
Lieut.. K Castleman, to duty as aid to
commander of second division, first squad
ron United States Atlantic feet.
Midshlpman r. F. Smith, from Columbia
to temporary duty, Navy Department.
8. Bacon. appointed an acting assistant
surgeon in the navy.
Chief BoatsWain ]. McGrafh, from Geor-
gia to treatment at Naval Hospital, Boston
ing station, Newport. r. l., to Georgia.
Broke Loose.