Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

purposes. The descriptive data mlnutely
describing every special feature of the
dog as to name. size. weight and mark
inss, foe his identification. will be care
fully and entered on cards furnished,
corresponding to those which are kept Tor
other public animals. A system of mark
ing by suitable means has been devised,
in order that the dogs may be easily
identified. Branding, however, Will not be
permitted.
Approval of Australian Horses.
In report to the War Department
Lieut.. Col. French, inspector general,
Phil opine Division, says that 1.-The good
results obtained from Australian horses
brought into the division a year or SO
go warrant the recommendation that
more of them be purchased, but at lit
lie advance in price. SO as to get better
lot to select from. Stock of better blood
and breeding would be available il the
price were increased a few dollars. one
troop mounted on these animals was Sc
lected after various tests to represent It's
regiment at the Department OF Luzon
met last December and took first place
Entitled to Hospital Treatment.
BY order of the acting secretary of war,
officers and enlisted men of the organized
militia in attendance upon national rifle
contests may, on the approval of the ex-
ecutive officer of the match, be admitted
to field hospitals of the army. The
charges for subsistence to reimburse hos
ptal funds will be at the rate of so cents
per day for each officer. and so cents per
day for each enlisted man of the militia.
The hospital charges for subsistence of
enlisted men and the cost of the medi-
cines used in treating officers and enlisted
men will constitute charges against the
allotments to the state. territory or Dis
trict Of Columbia to whose militia the
patients respectively belong.
Cruiser Squadron for Philippines.
A cruiser squadron. TO consist of the
Albany, New Orleans. Cincinnati and
Raleigh. is now being fitted out to be
commissioned on the Pacific coast to re-
lieve the Galveston. Denver, Cleveland
and Chattanooga on the Philippine sta
ton. The Albany. which IS now in serv-
&C. will proceed TO Manila about Deem
her 10. TO relieve the Denver: the New
Orleans will leave the Mare Island yard
about July to relieve the Cleveland: the
Cincinnati and Raleigh, both being re-
paired at Mare Island, viii leave about
April l TO relieve the Galveston and
Chattanooga.
Delays and Changes in Battleships.
1t has been decided to change the pro-
pellers on the battleships Louisiana and
virginia. from in-turning 10 out-turning
screws. This work will occupy SO much
time that In all probability some changes
VIII be necessitated in the plans for fleet
maneuvers off Guantanamo during the
winter. The ships are at the Norfolk
yard. and 1t is believed that under rush
conditions the work can be completed in
six to eight weeks. The battleship New
Hampshire may possibly be late In join
ing the fleet, as she is to have a new
woven wire fire-control mas: installed
For the present this will be the last mast
OF the kind TO be placed on any of the
battleships.
Army Orders.
First Lieut.. Harold l.. Coffin. Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from active
duty in the service Of the United States.
Maj. Richmond p. Davis, Coast Artil-
lery Corps. will proceed to Schenectady,
N. Y. for the purpose OF witnessing the
next test of searchlights now being man
utactured for the engineer department by
the General Electric Company of that
city.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Paul j. Horton. Coast Artillery
Corps. is extended fifteen days
Leave OF absence to November Is. 1909.
is granted Capt. James ID. Watson, Coast
Artillery Corps.
The leave Of absence granted Mai.
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