The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-12
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

A wireless message from the Sheri,
dan was received yesterday by Captain
Falls, Depot Quartermaster, stating that
the transport would arrive here this
afternoon, quite late. One of the Of
fcers of the coast artillery companies
to be stationed at Fort Ruger. and
aboard the Sheridan, is Captain Will
bur, who married Miss Mamie Widdi-
field some years ago. Captain Howell
of the artillery, who married Miss Adele
Widdifield about nine years ago, is sta
toned at Fortress Monroe. First Lieut.
enant Sam Widdifeld, U.SA., is now
stationed at Monterey.
Captain Robards, Marine Corps, who
has been stationed at Norfolk, arrived
on the Korea yesterday and viii be as
signed to the command of a company
at Camp Very. Lieut.. Lewis. Marine
Corps, has been detached from Mare
Island and ordered to Camp Very.
Edwards Is Back.
Mr.. Edwards of the United States
Engineers office, who went to the
Coast about month ago on trans
port, returned yesterday on the Korea,
being unable TO secure accommodations
on the Sheridan.
Denver to Come Here.
The cruiser Denver will be detached
from the Third Squadron of the Pacific
| fleet at Manila and sent to Mare is
| land, via Honolulu, for repairs. Re-
pairs are to be installed on the bottom
| sheathing. The Cleveland may also fol:
low the Denver to the Coast, and later
the Chattanooga and Galveston will
| come.
1t is planned by the department to
| keep vessels of distinctive type to-
gether and for this reason the four
ships will eventually be brought to-
! gether again.
Thetis to Come Here.
| Governor Frear received word from
/ the Treasury Department yesterday that
! the revenue cutter Thetis would come
| to Honolulu, after her return from the
| Bering Sea in November, to remain
here some time.
Warships to Race.
VALLEJO, July 2s.-There is a big
stir in local naval circles over the or
ders from Washington that the cruisers
| of the Pace squadron shall race from
San Francisco to Honolulu in an effort
to test the high speed faculty Of the
vessels under a long cruise.
None of the eight ships now in the
two yards on the Coast is in shape fol-
such a severe test, as all have at least
! two months additional work on them
before they can be turned out as 'tship
/ shape
| 1t is even rumored that one captain
| taking his vessel out in its present
state.
California City Station.
| WASHINGTON, August 2. = The
Navy Department has declded to aban
don its plans for the further improve
ment of the eoaling station at Sar
Diego, Cal, and will instead establish
a coaling base at California City, OF
| San IIdUClSCO DdN uE pION
there viii cost about 100000. They
will include dock nearly 400 fee
long and travelling crane to be ont
Of the largest in the world, with a spar
of 800 feet.
Five Months Cruise.
WASHINGTON, August 2.-Admira
Sebree's armored cruiser squadron o
the Pacific fleet, eight vessels, viii b
absent from the United States on it
coming cruise to Asiatic waters a lit
tie more than five months. It will visi
Honolulu, Admiralty Islands, Manila
where the yearly target practise viii
be held-and the ports of Hongkong
Woo Sing. Kobe and Yokohama.
Only two vessels, however, will G.