Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Maj Beecher R. Ray. paymaster. is re-
lieved from duty at headquarters. De-
partment of the Lakes. and will revert to
a status of absence with leave.
The leave Of absence granted Maj. John
P. Hams, paymaster. is extended one
month.
Capt. James D. Fife. Medical Corps. is
relieved from duty at Fort Slocum. n. Y.
and will proceed to Manila, Philippine Is
lands
Leave of absence for two months is
18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Guy B. C. Hanna. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is detailed for general re-
cruiting service at Louisville, Ky.
Maj. Thomas H, Rees. Corps of Engi-
neers. will visit Calumet. Mich. for duty
in connection with the course Of instruc-
ton of the Engineer Company, National
Guard state of Michigan.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral A. r. Couden. to be
placed on the retired list of officers of the
navy October 80, 1908.
Ensign F. B. Howe. from Alabama to
Hist.
Boatswain G. Ollif from naval training
station, Newport. r. l.. to Maine
Boatswain j. Danner, from Maine to
Enterprise.
Warrant Machinist D. Mcdonald, from
Wyoming to Albany.
E. e. Artois. appointment as a paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy. duty naval train
ing station. great lakes, North Chicago,
ILL.,, revoked.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Culgoa has arrived at
Hongkong. the gunboat Nanshan and the
collier Alexander at Annoy and the scout
Chester at Newport.
The Pacific fleet has sailed from Homo
lulu for Magdalena bay, the cruiser AL
bany from Mare Island for Magdalena
bay, the collier Abarenda from Bradford
for Newport News and the tug Navajo
from Bremerton for San Diego.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. w. E. Noa. acting quartermaster.
when discharged hospital, Philadelphia.
Pa. to marine barracks, navy yard.
Philadelphia, duty as post quartermaster.
relieving Capt. w. McCreary.
First Lieut.. T. H. Brown, from head
quarters to marine barracks, Washington,
d. c.
Lieut.. Col. r. H. Lane. to examine can
didates for appointment as second lieu
tenant who will appear in San Francisco,
Cal.
Capt G. c. Reid, to Washington, D. c.
A. B. Owens, appointed board of survey.
office of depot quartermaster, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
First Lieut.. w. l.. Redles close re-
cruiting offices. district of Minnesota. to
naval prison. Portsmouth, n. H.
Col. r. Dickins from marine barracks.
Philadelphia, to Mare Island. Cal, to
command marine barracks, relieving Col.
l.. Karmany, who will await orders.
Maj. c. c. Long. to Boston. Mass.
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and Atlanta. Ga.
First Lieut. r. B. Putnam, aid-de-camp,
to New York city.
Capt S. D. Butler. United States marine
barracks and School of Application. An
napolis. Md, to Philadelphia. relieving
First Lieut.. S. j. Logan, retired.
First Lieut.. s. ]. Logan, retired, from
recruiting district. Philadelphia, to Buff
falo, N. Y, relieving Capt. F. NJ. Eslick.
Capt. F. NJ Eslick, recruiting duty.
yard, New York.
Enlisted Men Punished.
Gen. Grant, commanding the Depart
ment of the East has acted on the cases
of four enlisted men stationed at Fort
Myer. Va, who were recently tried by
courts-martial on various charges.
Private Bernhard Lesser, Battery D. Sd
Field Artillery, was convicted of conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mill
tary discipline in eating green apples on
sentenced to be dishonorably discharged
and to be confined at hard labor for six
months. . ..-.
Private William c. McFadden, Company
p, "a Battalion of Engineers. was found
guilty of being absent without leave and
sentenced to forfeit IS Of his pay. Gen.
Grant considered this sentence entirely
inadequate. but approved it. Similar ac-
ton was taken in the case of Private Jo-
seph McVeagh, Company E. I'd Battalion
of Engineers, who also was convicted Of
absence without leave.
Private John Maher. Battery D, Sd Field
Artillery, was convicted of being drunk
on duty and sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged and to confinement at hard
labor for two year.
Big Shift of Supply Ships.
The supply ship Celtic has been or
dered placed in commission at the navy
yard. Boston, for duty as a supply ship
to the Atlantic fleet. When commits
stoned and ready for sea the vessel will
proceed to the navy yard, New York, to
fill with provisions.
The refrigerating ship Glacier, now at
Manila, has been detached from the At
lantic fleet and assigned to the Pacific
fleet for duty as a supply ship. The
vessel has been ordered to Australia to
fill with provisions. and thence to Talca-
huana, Chile. via New Zealand to report
to the commander-in-chief.P Pacific fleet.
Trial of the Chester.
The scout cruiser Chester, which naval
officers have declared to be the fastest
naval vessel above 1.5OO tons displace-
ment af1oat. has completed her final ac-
ceptance trial with colors flying, accord
ing to a dispatch received by Secretary
Metcalf from Rear Admiral Mclean,
president of the board of inspection and
survey. Her guns and machinery are re-
ported to be very satisfactory and the
ship behaved well in a rough sea. She
maintained a speed of 23 knots for twelve
hours and %. knots for four hours. On
her fOur-hOur speed trial in March the
vessel made a speed of 1852 knots per
hour.