The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-13


McEvoy was arrested a few minutes
after his wifes death In the room
was found the note written by Mrs
McEvoy. 1t was addressed to McEvoy
and read as follows:
Henry McEyoy Chief Gunner. L. S.
S. California: Please show the people
on board this letter, and if the men
who are the government believe in
justice and their God they will in no
way make you suffer. want every
one to know that you had no hand in
this at ALL Please, want you to get
your warrant tomorrow and be good
boy. I ask this, and if they believe in
God they will in no way hold you ac-
countabIe. l guess am crazy-this is
the only thing ! can think Of that will
make me do it, Don't let it hurt any
one. You know what ! mean
Your Own Heartbroken Wife"
The Great War Game.
WASHINGTON, Sept. For the
great war game now in progress off
the Chesapeake capes, Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus, commander in chief
of the Atlantic fleet, holds a secret
programme and not captain of
ship knows what he may be called
upon to do in the way of target prac-
tice from hour to hour The scheme
is to spring problems upon command
ing officers and their crews unawares,
just as they would be sprung in time
of war.
The success Of the dreadnought Del,
aware in its longrange firing at the
old battIeship San Marcos, in TGMgier
Sound few days ago proves again to
naval men here that the combats of
the future will be begun when the
opposing forces look to each other like
specks on the horizon. The Delaware
made number of hits at 10000
yards, or more than nine miles.
ManeuVers Cost Over Million.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The Joint
maneuvers of the regular army and
the organized militia next year will
cost $1,30O,OOO, according to estimates
prepared by the War Department. The
War Department also will ask Con
gress for a considerable increase in
appropriations for reserve field artill-
cry guns and ammunition for the citi-
zen scdiery.
Coming on the Sherman.
A dispatch from Manila to the War
Department gives the following Off
GERS as passengers on the army trans
port Sherman, which sailed from the
Philippine islands August IS:
Major William c. Rivers, cavalry;
Major Thomas J. Kirkpatrick, medical
| corps; Major Vernon A. Caldwell,
wenty-tifth infantry; Captain Ed
ward p. Nones, coast artillery corps;
Captain George NJ. Helton, Philippine
Scouts; Lieutenant Elmer S. Tenney,
medical reserve corps; Chaplain Rob
ert r. Fleming, Nineteenth infantry;
First Lieutenant Leon c. Garcia, med
ical corps; Second Lieutenant John
w. Lang, Ninth infantry; First Lieu
tenant John d. Millikin, dental sur
geon; First Lieutenant Patrick Nc
Nally Philippine Scouts; Colonel Will
liam T. Wood, infantry; Major AlmOn
l.. Parmerter, Twenty-frst infantry;
Captain Joseph S. Heron, Second
cavalry; Captain Clarence II. Condor,
coast artillery corps; First Lieuten-
ant Herman Glade, Sixth infantry;
First Lieutenant Harry II. Van Kirk,
medical reserve corps; First Lieuten-
ant John B. H. Waring, medical
corps; First Lieutenant John Sup
PLAN, Third infantry; Second Lieu
tenant James ID. Rivit, Twelfth infan-
try; Second Lieutenant Harry u.
Chamberlain, Seventh cavalry; First
Lieutenant Maurice Bushcbaum, med
ical reserve corps.
Many Officers to Be Retired.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The larg-
est number of high ranking officers
of the army in a long time ordered
before a retiring board for examina-
ton for retirement are those ordered
to report to Major General Arthur
Murray, president of the board at
San Francisco. They are Colonel
Thomas c. Woodbury. on duty at San
Diego; Colonel William c. Butler, on
duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas;
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