Evening star., 1909-06-21
United States Navy recruiting station
Minneapolis, TO navy yard. Mare Island.

Assistant Surgeon G.. A. Riker. from !
the Franklin, navy yard, Norfolk, Va. !
to the Louisiana.
Acting Surgeon G. F. Thomas. from |
the United States Naval Hospital. Nor |
folk. Va. to the Franklin
First Lieut.. P. 4. Capron. United /,
States Marine Corps, and Chief Carpenter
{. E Richardson have been commits
G.. W. Johnson. j V. Jacobson, E. J. |
korte. c. H. Hosung. A. Gibson. F. ].
McAllister. c. NJ. Wingate and c. G. Mel
son have been appointed chief machnists
in the navy.
Machinist D. W. Harry. to the Severn.
Col. Bellinger Here.
Col. J. B. Bellinger of the auartermas
ters department has arrived here from
San Francisco to confer with Quarter
master General Aleshire regarding work
to be performed by him in the Philip
pines. Col. Bellinger is we'll known in
this city through his service at the War
Department several years ago.
From Manila to Washington.
Capt Charles D. Rhodes of the 9Th
United States Cavalry, now at Manila.
Philippine Islands. has been ordered to
this city without delay for assignment to
duty as military aid to Maj. Gen. J. F.
Bell. chief of staff. at the War Depart
ment. He will succeed Maj. Milton r.
Davis. judge advocate. who has just beeH
retired on account of disability incurred
in the line of duty.
Naval Contracts.
The Healy Tibbetts Construction Com
pany of San Francisco was the lowest
Of eight bidders for the construction of
timber dikes at the navy yard, Mare
Island. California. Its bid was $52.s40.
The Coastwise Dredging Company of
Norfolk Va. submitted the lowest pro-
wharf work at the Norfolk navy yard.
This includes dredging opposite the
entrance to the htting-out basin, the re-
moval of various shoals in the southern
branch of the Elizabeth river in front
of the navy yard, the filing in of GER
tain marshes at st. Helena, the removal
of portions of the wharveS leading to
the receiving ships Franklin and Rich
mond and the construction of four timber
approach wharves.
Secretary Meyer Visiting Navy
Yards
The Secretary of the Navy will be away
from Washington the greater part of this
week. Leaving his family at Hamilton
Mass. the Secretary will visit the Bos-
TON navy yard to make an inspection
of the yard. Afterward he will proceed
to Newport and then to New York, where
he will inspect the navy yard.
Through Magellan Straits.
A trip through the Straits of Magellan
is in store for the thousand-ton gunboat
Vicksburg, now on her way to the west
ern Central American coast She will
not remain there long If conditions are
quiet. but will proceed on her long jour
ney around to the east coast for duty
in West Indian waters. She can make
the trip without difficulty. being a stanch
littla vessel and having the record of
worlds cruise to her credit. The ship
is in command of Commander Alexander
S. HalStead
Bids for Big Warships.
August Is has been fixed as the date
for opening bids for the two battleshps
Arkansas and Wyoming. authorized by
the last Congress, to be constructed after
the type of the Delaware. of 10000 tons
or more displacement.
The specifications call for the installa-
ton of the turbine class of engines, but
bidders will be allowed, also. to submit
proposals for combination of the tur-
bine and reciprocating classes.
Cost of the World Cruise.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop made
penditures on the battleships of the At
Iantic fleet made necessary by the voy-
age around the world. The bureau of
steam engineering has expended s39,979
and the bureau of equipment, S1O,3O1,
making total. of S5O.2SO This does not
include the Illinois. kearsarge and Ken
lucky because the vessels have been
placed in reserve. no repairs having been
made on them.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Albany has arrived at Co
rinto the gunboat Dolphin at Oyster Bay.
the yacht Eagle at Portsmouth. n. H.;
the gunboat Marietta at Bocas del Toro;
the battleship Kansas at Hampton roads.
the aunboat Nillalobos at Hanlkow, the
torpedo boat Manly at Newburgh. the
cruiser New York at Provincetown and
the gunboat Hist at Cardenas.
The battleship Georgia has sailed from
Philadelphia for Hampton roads, the
cruiser ST. Louis from San Francisco for
Honolulu. the collier Nero from Charles
ton for Hampton roads: the. cruiser South
Dakota from Amapala for San Francisco,
the battleship Montana from Mersina for
Syra. Greece: the cruiser Dixie and tor
pedo boat f1otilla from Norfolk for Prov
incetoUn. the gunboat Nanshan from
Charleston, Cleveland. Chattanooga and
Denver from Hakodate for Vladivostok.
Engineers Corps Changes.
The following changes in the stations of
officers of the Corps of Engineers are
ordered:
Capt. William D. Connor at the Army
War College to Washington barracks.
D. c., for duty with the 1st Battalion of
Engineers.
First Lieut.. Charles T. Leeds will re-
lieve Capt Amos A. Fries of the works !
In his charge.
Capt. Fries will proceed to San Fran
cisco for command of Company c. 1st
Battalion of Engineers. and will proceed
with that company to Washington bar
racks, d. c.. for station.
pany F. I'd Battalion of Engineers. to
Washington barracks. for duty at the
Engineer School.
Second Lieut.. Richard T. Coiner, from
Company F, I'd Battalion of Engineers. to
Washington barracks, for duty at the
Engineer School.
Second Lieuts. Virgil l.. Peterson, John
". Schulz and Clarence L. Studevant,
from id Battalion of Engineers. to Wash
ington barracks, for duty al the Engineer
School.
Second Lieut. Earl J. .Atkisson. from
Company NJ. I'd Battalion of Engineers,
to Washington barracks, for duty at the
Engineer School
Second Lieut.. James j.. Loving, from
Washington barracks to San Francisco.
for duty with Company NJ, Sd Battalion
of Engineers.
First Lieut.. Max C. Tyler, from Wash
ington barracks to Wheeling. W. Va
Second Lieuts. Charles X. Rockwell and