Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


First Lieut.. John s. Lambie. IT,. Med
ical Corps. is relieved from further duty
with Company C. Hospital Corps. at the
general hospital. Washington barracks
and will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va. for
duty.
Leave Of absence for twenty DAYS is
granted Capt. Clyde D. v. Hunt, quarter
master.
Capt. Frederick E. Phelps. U. s. A.. re-
tired. will assume charge Of the Pitts
burg storage and supply depot. Pittsburg
Pa. during the absence on leave Of Capt.
Clyde D. " Hunt. Quartermaster.
First Lieut. Harry Pfeil, recently pro-
NOTED. is assigned to the LIST Field Ar
tillery.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Sergt. John A. Hefner,
Company B, LIST Battalion Of Engineers,
that soldier will be- placed upon the re-
tired list
Capt. Charles T. Baker. quartermaster,
will assume charge Of construction work
at Fort Wadsworth. N. Y.
MAI. John w. Joyes ordnance depart
m men will proceed to. Fort Caswell. North
Sumter. South, Carolina, on official bust
ness In connection with the inspection of
seacoast armament.
Leave of absence for six months On sur
Capt Oliver H. Dockery, IT,. 18th Infantrv
capt Theodore Lamson. Medical Corps.
mas been ordered to examination for pro-
motion.
Second Lieut. Reynolds J. Powers, stn i
Cavalry, win accompany Maj Henry 7.
Allen. 9Th Cavalry. to points in Montana
and wyoming on Official business In con-
nection with the inspection OF horses to
be purchased for the army.
First Lieut.. Howard Andrew Knox.
Medical Reserve Corps. is assigned to
active duty at Fort Niche. New York.
Capt. Herbert o. Williams. 9Th Infantry.
is relieved from duty at Plattsburg bar.
racks. New York. and will proceed to
Cardenas. Cuba. for duty.
The following changes in the assign
ments of officers Of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered:
First Lieut.. Bruce Gotten is relieved
is placed on the unassigned list.
First Lieut.. Joseph A. Green. now un-
assigned is assigned to the I'd Company.
Death Of Five Soldiers.
Gen. Weston. commanding the army in
the Philippines, has reported to the War
Department that Private William H.
Cutler. 10Th Infantry. and Private How
ard Hare. 30th Infantry. died of Asiatic
cholera. and that Private Clifton A. Rob-
inson. 57th Company, Coast Artillery, died
from accidental shooting. he reported
the death also Of Private Charles Barn
hart. 26th Infantry, of intestinal perfora-
ton. and Private Patrick Costello, LIST
Cavalry. Of abscess of lung.
Marine Corps Orders.
Col. p. St. c. Murphy, granted twenty
days leave of absence.
MAI. c. S. Radford. A.Q.M.. granted
leave Of absence to November 4.
Capt. e. E. West. upon discharge treat
meht naval hospital, Mare Island, Cal.
report commanding officer. marine bar
racks. temporary duty. preparatory to
sailing for Philippine Islands.
Second Lieut.. w. c. Wise, jr., qualified
for promotion.
Capt. s. D. Butler, unexpired portion
Of sick leave revoked. Proceed Annapo-
lis. Nd. temporary duty United States
Marine barracks and School of Applca
ton.
Lieut. Col. ]. E. Mahoney. granted
leave Of absence for two months.
First Lieut.. E. B. Cole report COM
mandant navy yard Mare Island. Cal,
and await orders to Philippine Islands.
Headquarters. United States Marine Corps
to marine barracks. navy yard, Washing
ton. D. c.
Drowning Of Lieut.. Roweu.
Maj. Mcintyre. acting chief of the in
sular bureau OF the War Department. is
informed by cable from Manila that First
Lieut.. Harry B. Rowell of the Philip
pine constabulary was drowned off Vigan
September rs by the overturning of
boat on which he was returning to shore
after having escorted Mrs. Rowell to
not en eoV1 Mrs n Rowe was s0d i
In a Manila hospital at last accounts.
Lieut.. Rowell was a resident of Fairview,
Pa, and was appointed an officer in the
Philippine constabulary in the spring Of
1905.
Naval orders.
Rear Admiral e. X. Moore and Passed
Assistant Paymasters T. Williamson, jr:
w. D. Sharp, G. A. Helmicks. J. NJ. Han
cock. B. Mayer. H. E. Collins. ]. H. Gun
nell. c. E. Parsons. F. j.. DAILY, r. W.
Schumann. e. D. Stanley. T., J. Bright
and L. W. L. Jennings have been COM
Warrant Machinist F. Riser, to duty
navy yard. Puget Sound, Wash.
T. N. Carter has been appointed pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty the
Texas.
c. A. Davis has been appointed a pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty United
States Naval Hospital. Las Animas. Col.
Cook Case at War Department.
The case of Capt. Frank A. Cook of
the subsistence department OF the army
awaits the action of the Secretary of War
and the President. That officer was tried
by court-martial convened at Washing
ton barracks on the charge of conduct
unOecOming an officer and a gentleman
as result Of alleged disorderly conduct
on his part on car Of the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway
August IA last. The findings and SEN
tence III any of the court have not yet
been made public. The record of the
proceedings has been reviewed BIZ the
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chief OF staff. and the case is now said
to be ready for the action Of the Presi-
dent
Funeral Of Gen. Summers.
The body Of Brig Gen. John E. Sum.
mers. U. 8. A., retired. who died at At
lantic City yesterday morning. will be
buried In the National cemetery at Ar
lington tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
with the usual military ceremonies Gen.
Summers was native of Virginia, but re-
NAMED loyal to the Union during the civil
war. He entered the army as an assist
ant surgeon in December, 1847, and reach
u the grade of colonel in the medical de-
partment. IN January. 1885. He was rer
tired for age In January. 1885. and in
brigadier general because of his services
during the war Of the rebellion.
Naval Movements.
The Atlantic fleet has arrived at Manila,
the auxiliary Solace at Sura. the tor
pedo boat Barney at New York. the