Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-18
Army and navy

Dredging work at Pearl Harbor that
has already been inspected by the
naval engineers has been found to
comply In every way with the specin-
cations.
Yesterday afternoon the government
inspectors were engaged In sweep
Ing" the portion Of the harbor that
has already been dredged designated
on the maps as sections Z. and ..
The bottom was found to be down to
grade and free from inequalities and
stray powders. This leaves only two
more sections to be tested by the
government representatives.
General orders appointing boards OF
officers to examine enlisted candidates
for comsissions have just been re-
ceived at Department headquarters.
For Hawaii a board Is appointed to
sit at Schofeld Barracks November l.,
to examine single candidate. Squad
ron Sergeant Major VIM. p. Randolph.
II he passes this test successfully he
will go to Fort Leavenworth. Kansas.
for final tests.
The local board consists OF Major
Cruikshank, Captains Scales and Cut
Ter, First Lieutenant Demmer and
Second Lieutenant Crockett.
The two companies OF Coast Artil-
lery stationed at Fort Ruger left this
morning for practice march to Pearl
Harbor and return. The post Is de-
serted but for a few caretakers and
storekeepers. and will be so for sew
eral days as Major Undertakes COM
mand isn't expected back until Sat
urday. The artillerymen will pitch
camp ut Fort Kamehameha.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-Rear Ad-
miral Charles f. Clark. former COM
mander OF the battleship Oregon
when 1t made its famous voyage
around the Horn. Is In Washington.
He has intimated that he would be
willing to return to active service for
the purpose of taking the Oregon
through the Panama canal to the Pa
nama-Pacifc exposition. He heartily
approves Of the plan to have the old
Oregon lead the worlds navles In the
first trip OF warships through the ca
nal.
That Rear Admiral Clark be restor-
ed to the active list and promoted to
the rank Of vice admiral, and that he
raise his flag for the first time on the
Oregon for this trip through the ca
nal, Is a suggestion that had its orig
In with naval officers who served un-
der Clark.
Rear Admiral r. f. Nicholson. head
of the bureau OF navigation. who re-
Gently was assigned to command of
the Asiatic station, was navigating
, and ordnance officer of the Oregon
on the voyage around the Horn. He
expressed his willingness today to re-
sumo his quarters In the wardroom
of the Oregon II his former comman-
der should raise the vice admral's
flag to the peak of the old sea dog OF
war.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-It has de-
'eloped beyond controversy In con-
necti0n with the excavation going on
Inside the cofferdam incloslng the
wreck OF the Maine In Havana har-
Dor that the ship was not blown up
by her boilers.
Some have contended that the ex-
plosion of the boilers caused the ma
gaines to explode In turn. A report
from the army engineers shows the
workmen uncovered the tops of the
boilers, which were intact with one
exception. This was one OF the for.
ward boilers, which had been driven
bodily astern by the blast from tho
magazines. II had gone through Q
heavy bulkhead and against one OF
the after boilers.
Another cuiious find was an ammu
LitiOn case Which had been blown af