The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.


Last year an order was issued from the War
Department amending paragraph $50 OF the
Army regulations by abolishing the require
ment that captains should make complete
inspection of their companies under arms
every Sunday, and providing that this inspec-
tion should be made on Saturday. The same
regulation was further amended by the addi-
tion of provision that an inspection of the
mems dress and general appearance ''only"
should also be made on Sunday morning. The
extent to which this latter amendment was to
apply has been interpreted differently in diff
ferent commands, SO that the practice under
1t has not been uniform. Friday general
order was issued from the Department strik-
ing out the provision from the regulations.
Another order issued by the Department
amends paragraph 1925 of the regulations,
which provides for the transportation of regi-
mental and company property, etc, so as to
allow the transportation of professional
books for hospital stewards not exceeding 200
pounds in weight.
board of officers has been appointed to
meet at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory, for
the examination of such officers as may be
ordered before it. to determine their fitness
for promotion. The detail is as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel David Perry, Tenth
Cavalry; Major Curwen B. Mcclellan. Tenth
Cavalry; Major Washington Matthews, sur
geon; Captain Joseph NJ. Kelley, Tenth
Cavalry; First Lieutenant Philip G. Wales,
assistant surgeon, and Captain Thaddeus w.
Jones, Tenth Cavalry, recorder First Lieu
tenant Charles G. Ayres, Tenth Cavalry,
will report to the board for examination.
The following assignments to regiments of
officers recently promoted have been ordered:
Artillery-First Lieutenant Elisha s. Benton,
to the Third Artillery, Battery |. Infantry
Colonel John S. Poland, to the Seventeenth
Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel William j.
Lystsg to pns the Twentyrst st. Ispfanry Major
Captain George b. Walker, to the Sixth In
fantry, Company G, and First Lieutenant
Leon S. Roudiez, to the Sixth Infantry. Com
pany A.
Cadets have been appointed to the Military
Academy as follows William L. Hutchinson,
Rochester, thirtieth New York; Herbert s.
Rogers, Rochester, alternate; George T.
Patterson, North Platte, thirty ninth Nebraska;
Alfred W. Pressy, Oconto, thirty-ninth
Nebraska, alternate; Henry Pace, Harrison,
fifth Arkansas.
The detail of First Lieutenant Charles g.
Ayres, Tenth Cavalry, for the course of in
struction at the USited States Infantry and
Cavalry School, Fort Leayenworth. Kan. to
commence September 1, 1891, has been re-
yoked, and Second Lieutenant Alexander l..
Dade, Tenth Cavalry, has been detailed in his
stead
Major Alfred Q. Girard, surgeon, has been
relieved from duty at Fort Niagara, N. Y, to
take effect upon the final adjournment of the
army medical board, of which he is member.
now in session in New York City, N Y, and
will then proceed, via Fort Niagara, n. Y, to
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Brig General Adolphus w. Greely chief
signal officer United States Army, has been
ordered to Munich, Bavaria, to attend the
meteorological conference and the inter
national polar commission, which meet In
that place in August and September, 1891, re-
spectively.
Additional Second Lieutenant George G.
Gately, Fifth Artillery, has been assigned to
vacancy OF second lieutenant in the Third
Artillery, Battery l.. He will remain on duty
with the Fifth Infantry until further orders.
The new twelve-inch high-power gun will
probably be tried at Sandy Hook proving
ground next week. The Dupont Powder
Company has submitted samples of powder to
be used in the test.
Captain Robert j. Gibson, assistant surgeon,
has been detailed as member of the army re-
firing board at San Antonio, Tex, vice
Captain Edward B. Mosely, assistant surgeon,
hereby relieved.
Leave of absence for two mouths, to take
effect on or about August 6, 1891, has been
granted Captain Addison Barrett military
storekeeper, United States Army.
The leave on surgeons certificate of dis
ability granted Post Chaplain William II.
Pearson has been extended three months on
account of sickness.
Leave for four months, with permission
to go beyond the sea, has been granted First
Lieutenant William w. Gibson, Ordnance De-
partment.
The leave granted Captain Fred. Wheeler,
Fourth Cavalry, has been extended three
months, with permission to go beyond sea.
Leave for one month has been granted First
Lieutenant Joseph P. O'Neil, Twenty-ffth In
fantry.
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.