The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-30
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.

Steward James Fields will be relieved from
duty at Fort Mcintosh, Tex, and will proceed
to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, to relieve
Hospital Steward Frank Wagner, who will
proceed to Fort Bliss, Tex; Hospital Steward
William Book will be relieved from duty at
Fort Bidwell, Cal, and will proceed to Water
town Arsenal, Mass, for duty; Hospital
Steward Alfred Baur, now on furlough, will,
upon its expiration, be relieved from duty at
Fort Logan Col, and will proceed from that
post to Fort Rnggold, Tex, for duty; Hospital
Steward Charles L. Smith, now on furlough
viii, upon its expiration, be relieved from
duty at Fort Sill, Oll. Ter, and will proceed
from that post to Fort Hancock, Tex, for
duty Hospital Steward Charles o. Schott, now
awaiting orders st Fort Apache, Ariz., has
been transferred for duty at that post from
San Diego Barracks, Cal
The Acting Secretary of War has decided
that the contract entered into by the United
States with John Sheehan for the construction
of gymnasium building at the United States
Military Academy, West Point, n. Y, has
been forfeited, and has directed that board
to consist of Professor James Mercur, United
States Military Academy; Capt. George Nee.
Derby, Corps of Engineers and First Lieu
tenant H. f. Hodges, Corps of Engineers,
convene at the United States Military Acad-
emy on the 1st day Of September, 1891, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose
OF making full inventory of all work upon
furnished by the contractor, applicable
thereto, and declare the fair market value
thereof, including reasonable margin of
profit upon so much of the work as has been
satisfactorily completed.
The following transfers of leutenants of
the Fifth Artillery for the course of instruction
indicated in paragraph 3T6 of the Regulations
have been announced: First Lieutenant Luigi
Lomia, from Battery NJ to Light Battery F.
First Lieutenant David d. johnson, from
Light Battery to Battery M. First Lieu
tenant Edward T. Brown, from Battery L to
Light Battery D. First Lieutenant George E.
Sage, from Light Battery d to Battery l.. The
transfers Of Lieutenants Lomia and johnson
will take effect at once, and Lieutenant Lomia
will accordingly proceed to join the light bat
terry to which !e is transferred. The transfers
OF LieuteDants Brown and Sage will take eff
feet October l, 1891, on which date the former
will report for duty with the light battery to
which he is transferred, and the latter will
proceed to join his proper battery.
Upon the recommendation OF the regimental
commander the following transfers in the
Twenty-second Infantry have been made:
First Lieutenant John G. Balance, from
Company d to Company G.; First Lieutenant
John J. Crlttenden, from Company to Com
pany K; First Lieutenant Theodore Mosher,
from Company G to Company d; First Lieu
tenant Jacob F. Kreps, from Company to
Company E.
First Lieutenant William e. P. French,
Third Infantry, will report to the command
ing officer Columbus Barracks, Ohio, by
October /, 1891, for duty at that depot He
will also report his arrival, by letter, to the
superintendent of the recruiting service, New
York City. This detail has been made with
view Of tour of duty until October l, 1893.
The following cadets have been appointed
to the Military Academy: Louis P. Eigen-
mann, Rockport, First Indiana; Olin w.
Kennedy, Georgetown, Eleventh Ohio; Thomas
q. Ashburn, Batavia, Eleventh Ohio, alternate;
William A. Mitchell, Zebulon, Sixth Georgia;
William e. McClintock, Campello, Second
Massachusetts,, alternate.
First Lieutenant William B. Reynold, Four
teenth Infantry, now on leave of absence, will
report in person to the superintendent of the
recruiting service, New York City, October 1,
1891, for assignment to duty at David's ISL
and, New York Harbor This detail has been
made with view to a tour of duty until
October ], 1893,
The following transfers in the Twenty-frst
Infantry have been made Second Lieu
tenant Almon L. Parmerter, from Company A
to Company x; Second Lieutenant Charles G.
Dwyer, from Company X to Company A.
Lieutenant Dwyer will join the company to
Wnlcn he is transferred.
The two months ordinary leave of absence
granted First Lieutenant John M. Stotsen-
burg, regimental quartermaster, Sixth Cav
airy, in special orders No. AZ, June 23, 1891,
Division of the Missouri, is changed to leave
of absence for four months on account of
sickness
First Lieutenant Stephen Y. seyburn, Tenth
Infantry, recently resigned as regimental adj
iutant, has been assigned to Company A of
that regiment (Fort Leavenworth, Kan.), vice
First Lieutenant Isaac w. Littell, Tenth In
fantry. appointed regimental adiutant August
l., 1891.
Captain James q. Pitcher, assistant surgeon,
has been relieved from duty at Fort Clark,
Tex, to take effect on the expiration of his
present leave of absence, and will report in
person to the commanding officer Fort
Rnggold, Tex, for duty at that station.
The following transfers in the Third Cav
airy have been made: Second Lieutenant NAL
vern Hill Barnum, from Troop to Troop L:
Second Lieutenant William H. Hay from Troop
to Troop Il. Lieutenant Hay will Join the
troop to which he is transferred.
Leave of absence for three months, to take
effect on the completion of the sale of certain
public property for which he is accountable.
has been granted Second Lieutenant William
II. wilhelm, Tenth Infantry.
Special orders No. 191, directing First Lieu
tenant Harry l.. Bailey, Twenty-first Infantry,
to report for duty to the superintendent of the
United States Military Academy, West Point.
N. Y, has been revoked.