Evening star., 1909-07-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


First Lieut.. Harlow c. Mcleod. Med
ical Reserve Corps at San Francisco. will
proceed to his home, Chicago. for further
orders.
The resignation of Second Lieut.. Henry
NJ. Johnston, Philippine Scouts, has been
accepted by the President, to take effect
July IA. 1909.
Leaves of absence have been granted
as follows: Capt. Edward Canfleld, 1r.,
Coast Artillery Corps, for one month and
four days: Maj. John d. Barrette. Coast
John G. Gilmore, jr., Coast Artillery
Corps, for one month and four days:
Capt George a. Nugent. Coast Artillery
Corps. for one month: First Lieut..
George NJ. Holley. 11th Infantry. for one
month: First Lieut.. James NJ. Burroughs.
18th Cavalry. for one month. and Capt.
Clyde E. Hawkins. I'd Cavalry, until Sep
tember 15. 1909.
Capt. Herschel Tupes. lst Infantry, is
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at the University of Missouri.
Columbia. Mo. vice Capt. Joseph Frazier.
18th Infantry. who will join his regiment
in the Philippine Islands.
The following named officers will proceed
10 Fort Niagara. y. Y, for duty as range
officers from July II 10 -. l&9: First
Lieut.. James f. Shelley. 11th Cavalry;
First Lieut. Charles S. Frank. 18th lnfan-
try: First Lieut.. Thorne Strayer, 18th In
ldutTN. second Lieut.. george bSEu,
18th Infantry. and Second Lieut.. Charles
l.. Wyman, 18th Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Ensign p. H. McCarry, from Washing
ton to Supply.
Mdshipman E. r. Leonard. from West
Virginia to Preble.
Midshipman r. X. Turner, from Preble
to West Virginia
r. W; Bell has been appointed a pay
masters clerk in the navy for duty
Franklin.
7. S. Veitch has been appointed pay
masters clerk in the navy for Richmond
The cruisers Cleveland and Chattanooga
have arrived at Kinhiang, and the yacht
Restless at Newport.
The gunboat Wolverine has sailed from
Port Huron for Mackinac Island, the col
lier Lebanon from Pensacola for Iona Is
land, II. Y. and the collier Brutus from
Bradford for Hampton roads.
First Lieut.. Sanderford Jarnnan. Coast
Artillery Corps, is relieved from the 99th
Company and placed on the unassigned
Second Lieut.. Gilbert f. Humphrey is
relieved from duty at Washington bar
racks and will proceed to Vancouver bar
racks, Washington. for duty. with Com
pany F. I'd Battalion of Engineers.
Second Lieut.. Henry A. Finch is re-
lieved from duty at Washington bar
racks and will proceed to Vancouver bar
racks, Washington. for temporary duty
with Company F. I'd Battalion of Engi-
neers. Lieut.. Finch will sail about De-
cember ). 1909, for the Philippine Islands
for assignment to duty.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the applications of the following named
soldiers. they will be placed upon the re-
tired list: First Sergt. Michael II.
o Brien. Troop c. sth Cavalry; Sergt.
Carl Thomson. Troop f. 1st Cavalry;
Quartermaster Sergt. Henry G. Wright,
9th Infantry: Sergeant of Ordnance Pat
Troop G, 10Th Cavalry.
Death Of Chief Yeoman McKeehan.
The Navy Department is informed that
Frank c. McKeehan, chief yeoman on the
L. S. S. South Dakota, at Mare Island,
Cal, who is reported to have shot him
self on the night of the 18th instant, died
the following morning. No details are
given. Mckeehan enlisted in June, 1901.
He is the son of Mrs. Emma Mckeehan
of Terra Haute, Ind.
To Supervise st. Paul Races.
Maj. c. S. Richie OF the Corps of
Engineers of the army has been
designated to supervise the Minnesota
Boat Club regatta race, to be held at st.
Paul July 16 and L. This selection was
made at the request Of Secretary Nagel
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor because the government has no
revenue cutter vessels In that vicinity
of the Mississippi river at present