The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-20
ARMY NOTES.

Second Lieut.. 7. H. Mcclure, 25th Inf, has
been transferred by his own request from Co.
to Co. G. of that regt.
Capt Stephen R. Stafford, 18th Inf, has been
ordered to report for examination to the presi-
dent of the retiring board at Governors Island,
n. Y. City.
Second Lieut.. Samuel Reber, 4th Cav, Fort
Myer, Va, has been ordered to report imme-
diately for temporary duty to the Chief Signal
Officer, U. S. A., in this city.
Orders have been issued for the selection of
suitable soldiers from each troop of cav to take
part in the cav. competition, reporting at Fort
Wingate, n. NJ, by July 2S.
The President has approved the bill granting
q pension to the widow of the late Breyet Brig.
Gen. Nathaniel Michler.
For the rihe-shooting contests in the Army
this year 100 gold, silver, and bronze medals
will be awarded to the best marksmen. The
medals have been received at the War Dept
The metal used in them cost over 50, 900. The
gold medals are divided as follows: Two as 1st
prize and as 2d-class prizes, Army marksman-
ship; 1st prizes and 2d-class prizes, division
craftsmanship: stprizes and 2d-class prizes,
cavalry competitions; 1st prizes department
craftsmanship and 1st prizes, revolver match.
The silver medals are divided II as 3d-class
prizes, Army craftsmanship; Is 3d-class prizes,
division arksmanship; IS 3d-class prizes, cav
airy competition; & 2d-class prizes, department
craftsmanship, and 2d-class prizes, revolver
match. OF the bronze medals 4S are as 3d-class
prizes, department craftsmanship, and Is as
3d-class prizes, revolver match.
The troops of the Sd Bait of Art, stationed
at the barracks at the foot OF Seventh St, and
co. of cav. from Fort Myer, Va. left Washing
ton Monday night to 90 into camp with the Pa.
troops at Mt. Gretna, in that State.
First Leuts. j. l.. Chamberlin, 1st Art, and
j. II. Thompson, I'd Art, have been detailed for
temporary duty at the Washington Navy Yard
Second Lieut.. Samuel Reber, 4th Cav, is or
dered to the encampment at Mount Gretna, Pa
Maj. j. H. Lord, G. NJ, has been ordered to
San Francisco to relieve Col. NJ. |. Ludington,
who is ordered to report to the g. NJ. Gen.
Capt. John F. Stretch, 10th Inf, has been or
dered to inspect the State troops taking part in
the encampment of the n g. of Mo. at Excel
sior Springs, that State.
Capt c. s. Smith, U. S. A., was registered at
the Ebbitt the past week.
Lieut.. C. V. Donaldson, Co. q, oath Inf, sta
toned at Fort Grant, AriZ., was drowned in the
surf at Newport Beach, near Santa Ana, Cal,
in attempting to rescue a young lady who was
carried beyond her depth.
The following have been appointed cadets at
the Military Academy: w: B. Johnstone, 1st
n. Y; r. c. Mayo, lst Va, with Coleman
Brown as alternate j. B. Allen, 2d Texas, with
f. F. Sims as alternate; Otto B. Rosenbaum,
9th Va, with d. G. Lampkin as alternate, and
G. ii. Paine, 4th Nd.
The President and Secretary Proctor have
been considering the plan of abolshing div.
commands and substituting dept. commands.
The Div. Mo. would under the plan proposed be
placed under the control of brig gems, who
would report direct to Maj. Gen. Schofeld, in
Washington. The Divs. Atlantic and Pacific
would be under the command of maj. gems. A
Chicago despatch quotes Gen. Williams in OPP
position to the proposed changes. He ques-
TONED their practicability. If the great Div,
Mo were abolished, he said, there would be
confusion in moving troops and the slight ad-
vantages gained by abolishing divisions would
be more than oYerbalanced by the confusion
that would certainly follow in an emergency
where the troops were called upon. Chicago
would cease to be a mil. hdqrs. should the idea
of abolishing the divisions be carried out.
The following Army nominations have been
made: 1t Col. NJ. r. Morgan, to be col and asst.
com. gen. of sub. Maj. /. G. Sullivan, to be
1t. col. and asst. com. gen. of sub; Capt. w.
ii. Nash, to be mai. and com. of sub; 1t. Col.
NJ A. Cochrane, to be col 9th Inf; Maj. W. L.
Kellogg, 18th Inf, to be 1t. col. 9th Inf; Capt
r. NJ Coates, 4th Inf, TO be maj, 18th Inf; 1st
1t. K. p Brown, 4th Inf, to be capt,
The order directing % 1t. j. e. Nolan to re,
port for duty at West Point Aug. 2S is revoked
Maj Gen John c. Fremont died last Sunday
in New York The funeral took place We'd
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