Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
First Lieut.. Peter J. Hennessey, 18th
Cavalry. is relieved from further duty
with the Signal Corps OF the army. and
will Join his troop at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan.
Leave Of absence for four months. with
granted Maj. Frederick NJ. Hartsock,
Medical Corps.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut. Charles w. John
son, Medical Reserve Corps.
"a board aol,s Of of'cess: to consist Of Lieut.:
Maj. Writ Robinson. Coast Artillery
Corps; Capt. Isaac Newell, I'D Infantry:
capt. John ". Hammer. Medical Corps:
Capt. Lloyd L. Smith, Medical Corps:
Artillery Corps; Second Lieut.. +. Level
meet at west Point II. f., for the men ~
tai and physical examination Of candi-
dates for admission to the United States
Military Academy.
Leave Of absence for four months is
granted Col. George ". Adair. Medical
Corps
Lieut.. Col. Henry P. Birmingham.
Medical Corps. is relieved from duty in
Cuba. and will repair to this city and
report IN person to the surgeon general
Of the army for temporary duty
The following transfers are ordered:
Capt. Robert D. Walsh from the 9th
Cavalry to the 18th Cavalry: Capt. AL
exander L. Dade from the 18th Cavalry
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Mai. Douglas F. Duval, Meui-
cal Corps.
Naval Orders.
Commander A. c. Amy. retired, from
r. ~ thn Co..
Diego, Cal. to home.
Lieut.. r. J. Marquart. from command
Cuttlefsh to home and wait orders.
Lieut.. %. G. Bingham. from command
Viper to command Of the second subma-
rine hotilla and Octopus.
Lieut.. c. E. Courtney, from command
Octopus to home.
Ensign s. B. Smith, from duty under
instruction with the second submarine
fotilla to command Cuttlefish.
Ensign r. A. White, from duty under
instruction with the second submarine
dotilla to command Viper.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Scorpion has arrived at
Naples.
The battleships Maine. New Hampshire
namo and the Idaho from Philadelphia
to meet the Atlantic fleet; the armored
cruisers West Virginia. Colorado. Mary
land. Pennsylvania. Tennessee Califor-
mia. South Dakota and Washington. the
gunboat Yorktown and the auxiliary
Glacier from Ca!lao for Panama; the gun
boats Helena from Annoy for Hongkong
and Hist from Guantanamo for surveying
grounds, and the collier Abarenda from
Gibraltar for Hampton roads.
A Soldiers Severe Sentence.
Ten years Imprisonment. forfeiture of
all pay and allowances and dishonorable
discharge was the sentence imposed by a
court-martial in the case Of Private John
H. Loveday. musician. Company E. 25th
Infantry. alias Charlie Gardner, private,
Troop A, 9th Cavalry; alias Charley
White. private. Company A. 24th Infan-
try This soldier was tried at Fort How
ard, Md, and convicted OF a. series Of Of
lenses. including desertion, forgery and
fraudulent enlistment. Gen. Wood, COM
handing the Department OF the East. ap-
proved the sentence. but reduced the Pc
Rod Of confinement to seven years.
Col. Blacks New Detail.
Col. William NJ. Black. Corps OF Engi-
neers. recently relieved from duty with
the army of Cuban pacification and now
on temporary duty In the Office of the
chief of engineers in this city, has been
ordered to take station in New York city.
He will relieve Col Daniel W. Lockwood,
Corps Of Engineers, of charge of river
and harbor works in that vicinity and
also relieve Lieut.. Col. 8. ". Roessler,
Corps Of Engineers. OF his duties as chief
engineer Of the Departments Of the East
and>of the Gulf. Col. Black was Engineer
Commissioner Of the District prior to the
Spanish war. since which time he has
served in Cuba and New England.
Passing Of the Inca.
The Navy Department has failed in its
endeavor to sell the old naval yacht Inca
at or above it's appraised value of S., 900
and it may become necessary to sell the
vessel as junk to the highest bidder with.
out regard to the appraisement. Not a
single bid was received by the depart
ment III response to the advertised offer
to sell the Inca for $500 or more. Since
being condemned and stricken from the
Naval Register the Inca has been kept
at the navy yard, Boston. She Is con-
verified yacht. schooner rigged. 06 feet
long, 16 feet broad and feet draft. with
displacement OF 40 tons. She was built
by George Lawley 4 Sons at Boston in
1898 and was purchased by the govern
ment for use in the Spanish war. During
the latter part Of her career she was used
as training vessel by the Naval Militia
of Massachusetts,.
Died on the Long Cruise.
Forty-eight men have died on the cruise
of the battleship fleet since It left Hamp-
ton roads in December. 1907. up to the
time the ships left Gibraltar. according
TO the Navy Departments figures. Some
of the bodies have been sent home. this
being invariably the case where the rela-
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mainder have found a last resting place
in foreign climes. The ratio Of deaths
to the 1900 men composing the officers
and crews Of the deet ia probably lower
than in the ordinary walks of life. Insur-
ance companies regard sailors generally
as good risks.
Three Years in the Pen for Assault.
Frank Hawkins. colored. has been sem
fenced by Justice Anderson to serve three