Evening star., 1909-05-16

has been commander of the cruiser Buff
falo, has been ordered to duty as captain
of the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H..
succeeding Capt. Clifford ]. Bousch, who
has been ordered to take command Of the
battleship Ohio.
Courtesies to Japanese Visitors.
Instructions have been sent to Rear
Admiral John A. Rodgers, commandant
Of the Puget sound naval station, at
Bremerton. Wash, to afford every facility
and courtesy to Admiral Ijichi and the
japanese midshipmen of the training
cruisers Aso and Soyo which arrived at
Vancouver, B. c., yesterday and will later
visit Bremerton on their way to Seattle
where they will represent Japan at the
opening of the Alaska Yukon-Pacf ex-
position June l.
To Inspect Coast Defenses.
Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of the
Coast Artillery Corps, who has been in
the Philippines inspecting the new coast
defenses of the islands. will return to the
United States on the next transport by
way Of Japan. Honolulu and San Fran
cisco At Honolulu he Will make an in
spection OF the new coast artillery In
stallations in that district and when he
reaches the Pacific coast he will visit the
artillery posts on Puget sound
Candidates for Army Commissions.
A board OF officers to consist of Lieut.
Col. Henry P. Birmingham. Maj. Francis
A. Winter, Capt. Matthew A. De Laney,
all of the Medical Corps. has been ap-
pointed to meet at the army dispensary.
IN this city, for the examination of can
didates to determine their physical fitness
for appointment as second lieutenants In
the army.
Coal for Navy.
Contracts have been let by the Navy
Department for the transportation of
about $4,000 tons of coal from the Allan
tic coast to the navy yards at Mare Is
land. Cal, and Bremerton, Wash, at
$S. % ton. The New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company of New York
secured contract for three-fourths of
the quantity, and Bowring & Co. of New
York secured the contract for the remain
der. Four steamers will take about "a
OOO tons to Mare Island, three of these
will be supplied by the New York and
Bowring & Co. The other four steamers
will carry a like quantity to Bremerton,
three Of the vessels being supplied by
the New York and Porto Rico Company.
The coal will be loaded at points on the
Atlantic coast, where contractors sup
plying the government have their coaling
piers. Some of the steamers will sail
from Baltimore and Lambert's Point, and
others from New York and Newport
News.
Army Orders.
Maj. Blanton Winship. Judge advocate,
will proceed to New York city for consul
tation with the judge advocate OF the De-
partment Of the East, and upon the COM
pletion Of this duty will return to his
proper station in this city.
Maj. David 8. Stanley, quartermaster,
will proceed to New York city for the
purpose Of witnessing series Of tests to
be made about May 20. 1909. by the pub
lie roads commission, Department OF
Agriculture. to determine the effect of
different kinds of traffic on macadam
roads.
Leave Of absence to June "a. 1902 is
granted Col. Ernest H Ruffner, Corps of
Engineers.
At the request Of the Governor OF South
Dakota, Maj. Alfred 8. Frost, retired. Is
detailed for duty with the organized mill
tia of South Dakota.
Leave of absence for four months. with
permission to go beyond the sea- is grant
ed Capt. James F. Hall, Medical Corps.
Lieut.. Col. Edwin P. Andrus. I'd Cav
airy, Is relieved from duty at Shattuck
School, Faribault. MINI. and will proceed
to Fort Logan. Col. and assume COM
mand Of that post and Of the recruit de-
pot thereat.
Lieut. Col. William A. Mann. 9Th In
Mo-, and assume command Of that post
and Of the recruit depot thereat
Lieut.. Col. Leonard A. Lowering. 4th
Infantry. will proceed to Fort Mcdowell.
Cal, and assume command Of that post
and of the recruit depot thereat.
First Lieut.. George P. Stalman, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. at San Francisco Cal,
will proceed to Fort Douglas. Utah. for
duty. relieving Capt Henry D. Thomason.
Medical Corps who will proceed to Fort
Missoula. Mont. for duty.
Capt Joseph E. Cusack. commissary at
Fort Riley. Kan, will proceed to San
Francisco. Cal, for duty.
Capt. Leo F. Foster. commissary at
Fort Riley. Kan, will proceed to Fort
Leavenworth. Kan. for duty.
The following-named officers will report
at the United States Military Academy.
West Point. N. Y. for duty:
First Lieut.. Benjamin H. L. Williams
Coast Artillery Corps
First Lieut.. George M. Morrow, jr.,
Coast Artillery Corps.
First Lieut.. Joseph H. Pelot. Coast Ar
First Lieut.. Roswell Park. Medical Re-
serve Corps. is ordered to active duty
for the purpose Of delivering the address
to the graduating class at the army medi-
cal School, In this city, May -, 1909.
First Lieut.. Richard /. McKenney.
Coast Artillery Corps, Is relieved from
station at Fort Du Pont. Del. and will
take station at Wilmington. Del.
Capt Earle D'A. Pearce, Coast Artil-
.ery Corps. is relieved from his present
duties and will proceed to Fort Adams.
r. l., for duty.
Naval Orders.
Commander F. NJ Bostwick, to navy
yard. Portsmouth, N. H.
Commander r. Welles. orders to COM
mand the Vicksburg revoked, continue
duty the New Hampshire.
Commander J. Hood, from command
the Tacoma, to command the Severn.
Commander A. p. Niblack. from COM
mand the Severn. to command the Ia
coma.
Lieut.. Commander E. R. Pollock. from
the Yorktown to the Maryland.
Lieut.. Commander F. N. Freeman. from
bureau of navigation. Navy Department,
to command Of the Atlantic torpedo io-
tilla.
Lieut. q. H. Madison. from the Georgia
and wait orders.
Lieut. e. F. Eckhardt. from the Mary
land to the Yorktown.
Lieut.. E. c. S. Parker, from the Ala
bama to navy yard. New York.
Ensign r. B. Strassburger, from the
Ohio and resignation as an ensign accept
ed. to take effect May %, 1909
Ensign V. X. Conan, from the Tacoma