The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30

son, from Acatraz Island, Cal, to Fort Shaw,
Mont; Chap John +. Dolphin, from Fort Smell
ing, MINI. to Fort Yates, n ID. The chap
lains thus transferred will join their new sta
tions 10y June l, excepting those who may be
absent on leaves; those so absent will join at the
expiration of their leaves of absence, respec
lively.
Lieut.. Henry I. Allen, 2d Cav, now on duty
at West Point, is ordered to duty as an attache
of the L. s. Legation at ST. Petersburg.
Lieut.. Luigi LORNA, 9th Art, is ordered
abroad on special mil. service, particularly in
Italy.
Lieut.. 5. C. Mills, 18th Inf, now abroad on
leave, is given months foreign duty, com
mencing at Denmark.
The extension of leave granted 1t. William 4.
P. French, Sd Inf, is further extended Is days.
Post Chap. Brant c. Hammond is granted 4
months leave.
The retirement of Col. George A. Forsyth,
4th Cav, will cause the following promotions:
Maj. Anson Mills, 10th Cav, to be 1t. col. 4th
Cav; Capt. Stevens I. Norvell, 10th Cav, to be
mai. same regt.; 1st 1t. Levi ?. Hunt, 10th Cav,
to be capt, and I'd 1t. William H. Smith. 10th
Cav, to be 1st It,
Capt. Ira McNutt, Ord. Dept, is ordered to
this city to report to chief of ord
Paymr. Gen. Smith arrived Wednesday night
from st. Paul to assume his new duties.
Capt. Thomas ]. Gregg, I'd Cav, is placed on
the retired list.
Maj. Gen. John NJ. Schofeld is assigned tenn
porarily to the comd. of Div. Mo.
Second Lieut.. George d. DeShon, 23d Inf,
resigned March 21.
The extension of leave granted Capt. Henry
P. Perrne, 9th Cav, is further extended to
April on surg.'s certificate.
The extension of leave granted Capt John
A. Darling, 1st Art, is further extended 2
months on surg. certificate.
Lieut. Col. George A. Forsyth, 4th Cav, is
placed on the retired list.
The following have been appointed cadets at
West Point: W. II. Paine, Sd Dist Conn; Will
liam W. Connell, 11th Dist. n. Y; o. L. Pow
ell, 5th Dist Ohio, and Hamilton S. Hawkins,
New Castle, Del.
The Steele court-martial closed Tuesday, and
the findings of the court were forwarded to
Maj. Gen Schofield. What they are will not be
officially made known for some time, but the
impression is that suspension for six months on
half pay and confinement within the limits of
| his post will be Steele's punishment
Lieut.. Frank Z. Hobbs, Ord. Dept, is ordered
| from South Bethlehem, Pa, to the works of the
Standard Steel Casting Co, Thurlow, Pa, on
business connected with the inspection of ma
terial to be furnished the Ord. Dept.
Lieut. Fred. 5. Calhoun, 14th Inf, is granted
leave of absence on account of disability until
further orders.
Post Chap. Henry Swift is relieved from duty
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and assigned to
duty at the military prison at that place.
The leave OF 1t. Alex. d. Schenck, ID Art,
is extended months.
The following transfers take place May /:
1t. Col William NJ. Graham, from 1st Art. to
5th Art; 1t. Col Richard Lodor, from the 5th
Art. to the list.
Col. Horace Brooks (retired) died Wednes-
day last at his home in Detroit
The remains of the late Gen. George Crook
were conveyed from Chicago to Oakland, Nd,
where on Monday the final services and inter
ment took place. Rev. j. Z. Moffatt officated
at the final religious rites. Over 1000 persons
were in attendance, among them many distin,
guished soldiers and civilians Mrs. Crook was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Reed; Col. II
c. Corbin, asst. adjt. gen; Col Z. NJ Heyl
insp. gen.. Col. Thaddeus Stanton, paymr.; 1t
G. B. Scofeld, aid to Gen. Scofeld; Gen. Sam
uel Breck, Capt George 5. Anderson, Capt
John e. Bourke, for many years aid to Gen
Crook; Webb Hayes, son of the ex-President
, Gen. Nathan Goff, of West Virginia, and Rep
. resentative William Mckinley, Jr. Ex-Presi
dent Hayes accompanied the funeral train from
Chicago to Fostoria, Ohio.