Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for one mOntn Is
granted Maj. Henry A. Shaw, Medical
Corps.
Leave of absence to October 10. 1908
is granted Capt William NJ. Parker
oath Infantry.
BY direction of the President. Capt
George II. Shelton, general stan, is re-
lieved from duty as member OF the
General Staff Corps. Capt. Shelton Is
detailed as principal assistant to the
chief of the bureau of insular affairs,
War Department, and will report for
duty accordingly.
Maj. Frank Mcintyre. infantry. Is re-
lieved from detail in the bureau of In
sular affairs, War Department. He will
remain on duty in that bureau until
further orders.
Naval Movements.
The collier Alexander has arrived at
Manila. the tug Standish at New Lon
don, the submarines Tarantula, Viper,
Cuttlef1sh and Octopus and the tug
Chickasaw at Newport, the cruiser Yam
kee at Alexandria, the cruiser Prairie
at New York and the torpedo boats
Tingey, Thornton, De Long and barney
at Annapolis.
The tugs Apache and Pentucket have
sailed from New York, and the torpedo
boat Gwin from Newport to search
for the wreck of the lumber schooner
Menawa, recently in collision with the
Presidents yacht, Mayfiower.
Retirement of Capt. Parker.
Capt William NJ. Parker, oath In
fantry. having been found by an army
retiring board incapacitated for active
service on account of disability incident
thereto, and such finding having been
approved by the President. to take eff
feet October 10, 1908, the retirement of
Capt Parker from active service on
that Gate is announced. Capt. Parker is
from Massachusetts and served two
years in the ranks of the army, when he
was appointed second lieutenant. 1st
Infantry. in February. 1893. He subse-
quently served in the 10th and 18th
| Regiments of Infantry, and in July
| 1906. became captain in the oath In
| fantry. He has been recently stationed
at San Francisco.
Capt. Murphy Convicted.
The War Department is informed that
Capt. Charles w. Murphy, 18th L. S
| Infantry, was convicted by court-mar
| tial convened at Fort Leavenworth
| Kan, on the charge of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military
| discipline and the charge Of neglect OF
| duty, and was sentenced to fine of 81;
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reprimanded by the reviewing author
ity. 1t was alleged that Capt. Murphy
neglected to post and enter In the
| proper book his company fund account
as required by regulations. The sen.
| tence of the court was approved by
Gen. Morton. commanding the Depart.
ment of the Missouri, who also admins
tered the reprimand called for by it,
Contracts for Transportation.
| Contracts were awarded TO-DAY nv RI.
Navy Department for the transportation
of 720 enlisted men of the navy from Nor
| folk, Va, to San Francisco, Cal. The
men are to be distributed among the va
| rious vessels of the Pacific fleet, which
| shortly will leave on a cruise among the
| Pacific islands. A fiat rate of $34 mar
was made by the railroads. The contract.
were awarded to the Chesapeake and Ohio
| railway, the Southern railway. the Nor
| folk and Western and the Seaboard All
| Line, each being allotted the transporta
| ton of $50 men. The movement Will be-
| gin August from Norfolk, sixty men be
ing started each day until the entire 72,
| on their way