The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-15

Separate division headquarters are
practically assured for the military es-
Establishment on Oahu, according to
3 ries which came on the transport
sheridan. The facts that at least one
of the forts has reached the final stage
of construction and the coast artillery
troops viii be here in month to man
the batteries, and that more are promis-
ed: that additional accommodations are
reaching the completed stage at Fort
Shafter; and that dirt will commence
to fiy in six weeks at Leilehua for the
brigade post. are taken to indicate,
along with the presence of troops of
three arms of the service, that gen.
,araI officer is needed. On the Coast
they think he will be appointed soon.
Such an officer will establish headquar-
tiers in Honolulu, and his staff, other
than his aides, will comprise a chief
squartermaster, chief commissary, a
chief paymaster and chief signal Of
fcer. The headquarters would probably
aoe in a suite of downtown offices.
Change at Washington.
Gossip aboard the Sheridan is to the
aefTeet that in the near future there
may be change in the War Office,
and that General J. F. Bell, now chief
of staff may be replaced by General
Edwards. who is close friend of PresI-
dent Taft, and is attached TO the White
House at present. The reason assigned
for such change is that General Bell s
health is not the best just now, and
he may wish to be relieved of the re-
ssponsibilities of the high post.
Guest of General Davis.
General Potts, U.S.A., ranking of
oficer aboard the Sheridan, en- route to
Manila. has been the guest of General
Davis, U.S.A. (retired), at the latter !
home on Hastings street.
A Popular Master.
Captain Healey, who, with Captain
sStinson, is among the most popular
transport masters in the Pacific, and il
NOW in command of the Sheridan, i
accompanied on this trip by his wife
The latter will remain in Manila TO
some time and will return to the Uni
ted States by way of Europe. Captain
Healey was formerly attached to thu
transport Seward in the Philippine
service Captain and Mrs. Healey wer
dinner guests at the Young Hotel las
evening of Major Beecher Ray and Mrs
Ray
Ducat of San Juan Hill.
Major Dueat, who was lately promot
ed to lieutenant colonel and assignee
to duty with the goth Infantry, wa
a CAPTAIN in the oath Infantry during
the charge up San Juan Hill, Cuba, an
was badly wounded in the legs. Lieut.
Col Ducat was here several years ag
.on his way to Manila and was CUES
with General Funston of the Officers
Club at the Bungalow.
To Install Fire Controls.
Captain Waldron, 23rd Infantry, VIII
as an expert in the installation OF til
controls for batteries, arrived on tn
Sheridan and has already commence
work with the installation of the col
trolls for the mortar batteries at Fol-
Ruger, Diamond Head. These fire col
trolls will center III the trig static
located in the sea-face of damon
Head above and back of the damon
Head lighthouse, and will lead dow
and along the inside of the crate
through the new tunnel and thence
the mortar batteries. The fire of thes
guns Will be directed by the officer st;
toned in the trig station. Electri
controls win also lead from this static
by conduits to the batteries about
be erected at Fort De Russy, waikiki
Pay Engineers Monday.
Company G, Corps of Engineer
which arrived on the transport Sherida
Thursday, viii receive visit from ii
army paymaster ON Monday forenoon
when about $4,000 will be distribute
among the men. As the company lei
Cuba about May / and did not arriI
in the United States until May 5, tins
1--WE days constitute "foreign" servie
and the pay is more than for " dome
tic service which obtains on the mail
land and in Hawaii. Hawaii is not col
sidered % foreign" as far as pay goe
4 Paymaster Ray, therefore, has to fgul
out foreign pay for five days. the
regular pay for the rest of April an
during this time were many transfe
. and promotions, seeond-elass privat,
being rated frst,class, and eorporals b
ing promoted to sergeants, making
complex payroll.
Man-o 'Warsman to Leave.
Gilbert Purdy, the veteran man-o