The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-23
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.


TO provide that the commanding general of
each department within which are the head
quarters of one or more regiments of ar tillery,
will designate, with the approval of the gen
eral commanding the Army, competent OF
ficer of artillery to be attached to the depart
ment staff, who shall be designated the de
partment inspector of artillery. He shall in
spect under the direction of the department
commander at such time and in such manner
as the latter NAV require, the artillery troops
of the department with reference to the
methods and progress of all artillery instruc-
tiCn and practice, and the condition OF artll-
lery material, reports thereon to be rendered
to the department commander. During the
continuance of the target-practice season at
each post he will make such inspections as the
department commander may direct, for the
purpose of insuring thorough, uniform, ana
systematic instruction.
The following transfers of lieutenants of the
First Artillery for the course of instruction
indicated in paragraph 31S OF the regulations
are announced: First Lieutenant William F.
Van Ness, from Light Battery X to Battery A;
First Lieutenant Joseph S. Oyster, from Bat
terry A to Light Battery X; First Lieutenant
Frederick Marsh, from Light Battery X to
Battery l; First Lieutenant David Price, from
Battery to Light Battery h; Second Lieu
tenant Eugene I. Wilson, from Light Battery
Il 10 battery VI. second IleuleuduJ OtluhOlO
Skerrett, from Battery G to Light Battery E.
The following changes of station and as
signment to duty of ordnance sergeants have
been made: Ordnance Sergeant Edmund
Schreiber, now at Fort Supply, l. T., will pro-
ceed to Fort Gaines, Ala, and assume charge
of that post. Ordnance Sergeant Frank j:
Mccarthy now at Fort Huachuca, A. T., will
proceed to Fort Supply, l. T., reporting upon
mis- arrival to the commanding officer for duty.
Captain George S. Wilson will report in per
son to the commanding officer, United States
Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leaven-
worth Kan, by September l, 1891, or as soon
thereafter as practicable. He has been re-
lieved from duty on recruiting service to take
effect at such time as will enable him to COM
ply with this order.
Captain William B. Banister, assistant sur
geon, has been detailed as an auxiliary mem
Der of the Central Board of Civil Service Ex-
aminers for duty in connection with the ex-
animation of candidates for appointment as
physicians in the Indian service, such duty to
be in addition to his present military duties.
The following have been appointed cadets
at West Point during the past week; Arthur
B. Hair, Blackville Second district), S. c.;
Edward P. Orton, Fulton Third district),
Ark; Henry Moore, jr., alternate, Texarkana
Third district, Ark; William A. Nessenor,
Newbury Second district), VT
The following are the members of the board
of Army engineers who are to take under con-
sideration and report upon a site for the west
ern terminus of the Illinois and Mississippi
River (Hennepin) Canal: General o. NJ. Poe,
chairman; Major Alexander Mackenzie, and
Captain w. L. Marshall
Captain James w. Pope, assistant quarter
master, commandant of the military prison.
repair to this city on official business con-
nected with the Quartermaster's Department,
and on completion thereof return to his proper
station.
First Lieutenant James A. Irons, Twentiet h
Infantry, has been relieved from further duty
at the United States Infantry and Cavalry
School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to take
effect on the expiration of his present leave
of absence. and will then join his company.
Second Lieutenant Lewis NJ. Koehler, Sixth
Cavalry, now on leave of absence, will report
in person, on or before the expiration of his
leave, to Brigadier General August V. KautZ,
commanding the Department of the Columbia,
for duty as aide de-camp on his staff.
First Lieutenant Harry l.. Bailey, Twenty
first Infantry, now on leave of absence, will
report In person, as soon as practicable, to
the superintendent of the United States Mill
tary Academy, West Point n. Y, for duty at
the Academy
Leave of absence for one month and seven
days, to take effect on being relieved from
duty at Maine State College, September l
1891, has been granted First Lieutenant
Eyerard E. Hatch, Eighteenth Infantry.
The University of the South, Sewanee
Tenn, having decided to discontinue military
instruction. First Lieutenant William p
Stone, Fourth Artillery, has been relieved
from further duty at that institution.
The extension of leave of absence on sur
geon's certificate of disability granted Cap
tain Charles NJ. Rockefeller, Ninth Infantry
has been further extended three months OF
surgeons certificate of disability.
The following transfers in the Nineteent
Infantry have been made: First Lieutenan
William P. Evans, from Company to Com
pany +; First Lieutenant Edwin A. Root
from Company 10 Company &.
Captain George S. Wilson, Twelfth Infantry
win report in person at Fort Leavenworth
Kans., on or before August 81, 1891, for ten
porary duty on that date after which he Wi
return to his present station.
The following transfers in the Fifth InfaI
try have been ordered: First Lieutenant Osca
r. Long from Company ID to Company A
First Lieutenant Walter III. Chatheld frol
Company A to Company d.
First Lieutenant George Palmer Ninth Il
fantry, has heen ordered to Columbus Ba
racks, Ohio, for duty, and First Lieutenar
Robert d. Walsh, Fourth Cavalry, to Jeffel