Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-12
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGES
Made Necessary by Certain Provisions
In the Legislative Appropriation Bill.

IN Suc AcBtsi1SiS0 Appropriation f3ul.
The new legislative appropriation bin,
signed by the President yesterday morning.
made number OF changes in the disposition
of the clerical force Of the govern
ment The most general change was
in the War Department. where provision
was made for the reorganization
Of the record and pension division, of which
Surgeon +. G. Ainsworth is chief, which was
made up of details Of clerks from various
bureaus of the department. The new bill
effected the reorganization by dispensing
with the services Of these clerks in the
bureaus in which they were originally EN-
ployed and providing for them in the
new division, which has now been in existence
over year. These transfers were made yes
terday, and involved . number OF changes, in
Guiding promotions as follows:
Adjutant Generals Ofice-Benj. F. Hanna,
from class 4 to stenographer, Secretary Of
Wars ONCE; James w. Webb. from class to
4; d D. Evans, from class to s; David Cur
rier. from class Q to 8; Wilmer W. wetzel, from
GLASS to s; o. E. Carnana, from class 1 to 3;
b G. Daniels, from class to 2; Z. Y. Davidson,
from class to q; John Finn, from class to q;
4. w. Fish, from class to 2; Z. 4. Lundy,
from class to 2; r. Mcdonald. from class / 70
q; W. s. Macgill, from class to 2; ]. 7. New
ton, from class to q Fred c. Pratt. from class
! to 2; Jacob W. Starr, from class to 2; Albert
Thomson, from class to 2; 8. E. Tracy, from
class to 2; g. A Whitcomb, from class TO q.
uSurgeon Generals Office-O b Brown, from
class to chief Of division, at $4,000; George
Il. Corson, from class 8 to 4; Thomas l.. Miller,
from class 8 to 4; Charles R. Barker, from class
to 8; John F. Cash, from class to 8; L. NJ.
Penfeld, from class to 8; Charles d. Bulla.
from class l to 2; George j. Drew, from class /
to 2; Joseph 8. F. Sessford from class to 2;
David G. Struble, from class 1 to 2; d. B.
Treadway, from class to 2; Charles j. Giers
from class FL 900 to 1; E. D. Stafford, from class
$1,000 to 1; Charles L. Snyder. from class
$1,000 to l.
OTHER BUREAUS.
Jas p. Pearson, class 8, paymaster generals
Office, promoted to class 4; Frank l. Willis, class
2 paymaster generals Office, promoted to class
B; Edwin Frey, class /, paymaster generals
office. promoted to class 2; Orlando B. Lester,
transferred from class l, adjutant generals
Office, to class l, paymaster generals Office.
A. J. Henry, promoted from class 2 to 8, sig
nal office: j. Warren Bailey of Massac huse it's,
appointed craftsman, 81, 200, signal office.
Jno. p. Byrne of Rhode Island, appointed
clerk, $1,000. engineers Office.
Frank Z. DuPaul of Michigan, class 1. adju-
tant generals office; resigned. w. +. Clyborne
OF California, class 81 600, surgeon generals
office; resigned. Morris G. Fitch OF New Hamp-
shire, class 4. adjutant generals Office; resigned.
Chas. +. Crosby OF Virginia. promoted from
class $1,000 to class /. adjutant generals Office.
THE RECORD AND PENSION DIVISION.
The organization of the record and pension
division now includes the following force: Two
chiefs Of division, II clerks class 4, 80 clerks
class 8, 80 clerks class g. 422 clerks class 1, 81
clerks class 81 000 engineer 81, 400, 1 assistant
engineer $500, 2 iremen. skilled mechanic
81 1000, messenger, "A assistant messengers, l
mess boy $3.50 8 watchmen, l superintendent
OF buildings $3.50, IA laborers; total, $685.