Evening star., 1909-02-28

have arrived at Norfolk. the gunboat Ma
rietta at Washington. the supply ship Cul-
goa at New York, the hospital ship So
lace at Bahia, the torpedo boats Tingey
ard Wilkes, at New Orleans.
The scout cruisers Chester. Salem and
Birmingham have sailed from Hampton
roads for Bradford. r. l.: the collier JUS
torpedo boat Bagley from Norfolk for
Annapolis, and the destroyer Worden
from Norfolk for Charleston.
Fireman on the Washington Dead.
The Navy Department is Informed that
Oliver c. Broadnax. fireman on the U.
S. S. Washington, died of pleurisy at An
con, Panama, on the oath instant His
wife, Mrs. Cora Broadnax. lives at Lit
Teton, n. C.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. W. E. Whitehead. from Maine
to home and wait orders.
Lieut.. J. Grady. from Kentucky TO
Maine.
Lieut.. w. P. Cronan. from Connecticut
to Mississippi.
Ensign E. A. Swanson, from command
Davis to command Goldsborough.
Ensign w. A. .Glassford, from Preble to
command Davis.
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. r. Rich
ardson, from Albany to home and wait
orders.
Assistant Surgeon F. H. Stibbens, from
United States naval hospital, Mare Island,
Cal. to Albany,
Pharmacist c.. E. Alexander. to tempor
ary duty bureau of medicine and surgery,
Navy Department, Washington, D. G.
J. Reay, appointed a paymasters clerk
in the United States navy, for duty on
board Georgia.
Alleged Disrespect to the Uniform.
The War Department has called the at
tention Of the Virginia militia authorities
to a asrecent incident at Roanoke, where
the local militiamen engaged in some
sort of benefit entertainment. By way
of advertisement one of their number
was arrayed in the uniform of. the regular
army. equipped with the regulation belt,
bnd CARED an obsolete rife with the
regulation bayonet.
So far as 1t is known there seems to
have been no Intention, to show any dis
respect to the uniform. II being simply
an ill-advised or. thoughtless act. The
most that can be done. probably, is to
issue an admonitory circular reminding
the members of the militia that the uni
form which they wear should not be
cheapened for advertising purposes.
Oil on Naval Vessels.
The U. S. S. Cheyenne is in commission
as the first Of the oil-burning cruisers,
having been recently installed with ap-
paratus for that purpose in order to OBJ
tain comparative information as to the
economy of the use Of oil instead of
coal as a fuel on naval ships. Interest
centers in the reports of the results to
be obtained.
Army Orders.
Capt. Gustave r. Lukesh, Corps of En-
gineers, is relieved from duty at st. Louis.
Mo-. and will proceed to Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan. for assignment to duty with
the Sd Battalion of Engineers.
BY direction Of the President, and upon
the application Of Ordnance Sergeant
Michael Leach, that soldier will be placed
upon the retired list.
Capt Frank c. Jewell, quartermaster,
is relieved from duty in Cuba, and will
repair to this city and report to the
quartermaster general of the army for
duty in his Office.
Capt Elmer Lindsey, quartermaster,
will proceed from Philadelphia. Pa, to
West Point y. Y, for consultation with
the superintendent of the United States
Military Academy on official business
pertaining to devices for ornaments for
uniforms.
Qualtrough Sentence Approved.
The Secretary of the Navy has for
mally approved the sentence of the
court-martial in the case. of Capt. Ed
ward F.. Qualtrough. former commanding
officer of the battleship Georgia. who
was tried while the fleet was at Gibral-
tar on charges growing out of his con-
duct while attending a reception at Tan
gier Capt. Qualtrough was sentenced to
six months suspension and to a loss of
ten numbers. a
Restored to Military Academy.
On the recommendation of the West
Point authorities the War Department
has restored to the Military Academy
from February 1 the six cadets who were
suspended August % last on account of
haZing. They were to have Joined the
then third class June IL next. The rec
ommendation for immediate restoration
was due 10 changes made in the curricu-