New-York tribune., 1894-10-10
.1RMY And NAVY NOTES.

,,sh,n Maine will take place next Monday The yes
sci will run four hours at in effort to exceed
her contract horsepower and the test VIII Nv 0o"-
Quoted by a board OF three engineers assisted py
number OF Junior members Of the Engineer Corps. /
The vessel will be under command Of captain r. ~
Bunce. II is likely that the vessel VIII nave pe
llmlnary contractors run on THURSDAY 10 'o'e Wv Wv
effects Of the changes recently made IN ad''"s III
teen feet TO the length of the smokcstacks ana
other minor adjustments chief Engineer Sam"ei
l. p Ayres has been appointed president OF the noari
which will conduct the official trial, ana 'hei hhs'-
neers Henry $. Ross and George COVE WI" w Ii'9
colleagues The following junior engineer o"'oei'
have ordered to report to the board as assn,
ants: Passed Assistant Engineers Robert l. he'"
g. G. Bryan. Edward H. scrihner. Frank w he"-
nett and Gustav Kaennerling Assistant Engineers
Chares u. Romme Charles II. Hayes oscar '"
Koerstcr Robert *. Crank, Stanford r.. Moses anu
J. r. Myers.
As was predicted in these dispatches on September
% when Commlssary General John 7. Hawkins was
placed on the retired list, the vacancy crea'eu mas
been filled by the promotion of Brevet briS'd'eI-
General Michael r. Morgan VINO was next III 'a"N
To General Hawkins in the subsistence dePdr ''"e"V
of the Army and the first men in each ot the over
grades have moved up step Lieutenant-'oiohe'
John W. Rarriger taking General Morgan Pido'
and the resulting vacancies causing the pTomouon7
% Major jeremiah r. Gilman and captain 1"hh d.
Ciague The Presidents letter making these APP
pointments reached the War Department to-day.
Indications
Lieutenant David W. Brainlrd. Of "Fartheat North
fame. for the vacancy in the captalncy oi SUD-
sstence.
The following change of stations OF officers OF Tue
corps of engineers has been ordered; captain Johh
Mills now w-Orleans. will turn over the du'les
under his charge 10 Major Quinn ana assume tie
duties of engineer secretary OF the i"HnthouSe
Board made vacant by the death OF captain fIlce'
Major David =. Heap Is relieved from duty as ehS'-
neer Of the Third Lighthouse District, ana VIII re-
lirve Lieutenant Colonel Peter C. Haines OF the
duties under his charge at Portland. Me. Lieutenant
Colonel Haincs upon being thus relieved VIII take
station at Tompknsvi.le y Y. for duty as ehe'-
neor Of the Third Lighthouse District ana as mem
her Of the Board of Engineers.
The President has accepted the resignation OF
Second Lieutenant Buter Ames. OF the uth IN
fantrv. "A son Of Ex-Governor Atebert Ames. of
Mississippi and a grandson OF the late General
Renf,rnin f. Butler Ames appointed TO the
Military Academy in 1883, and was gradiateh !"
captain Ira MacNutt. Ordnance Department. has
been ordered from bethlehem. Penn 10 the Sah.g
OF armOr piercing shot Captain Ira QUINCY hs'
been transferred from Company X TO- cor4pany& i - ~,
llth Infantry. and Captain A. l.. Myer mas peeh
transferred from Company y TO company ~, s. 81
ordered q report 10 the Governor or Montana 70.
duty in connection with the National "uaid o' ''"'
The Quartermaster-C;enera has recommended. and
Secretary Lamont has approved general .rassr
ampInv of the Army The number of animals X
reduced by the new allotment from 400 TO $'lVt
which. with thr discharge of numerous teamsteTs'
hostiers etc employed to care for the animals,
viii result in an annual saving @f owe, Nuo''" u
the Transportation appropriation OF the Arny,;
In order To secure a crew Tor the cruis'r , ,h
apos. Secretary FIerhert has decided TO p.t I'm, une
coast defence monitor Miantonouoh ou' ol VVn' W,
mission and utilize tn men now on boari uat
vessel The Milnonom9h reqI!fgs e eH''S'rs ~ remain
pairs and. instead OF allowing htf men 20 W. az
Idle during tne long stay sh" Is to max az M ei,e
a&6Ie & he GoSernme4t To- mfTs,oeG fke hat when the
Non, ftfa ..Ix fpr - fnr
Monterey Will be- transferred to that SNIP ana lha,
the policy of putting ships ont Of commission "hth
extensive repairs are required is now ialiy hauEu-
Army orders have been issued As follows:
Leave Of absence FOR months. to take effect
upon his relief from duty "A Acting Indian Agent,
IS granted First Lieutenant Everett r. BenJa'r,n H.
Febigrr 25i Infantry. Is extended three months
Leave Of absence for two months. with permission
- apply for a. extension OF one month o. 0aHe Az
,irry from Fort WcPherson. Ga. for its new
station is granted Captain John g. Turnhuil. so
granted second Lieutenant Pcyton C. March. 81
Artillery Leave Of absence Tor TWO months. 10
Fist iieutenant Albert NJ. D'Armit. Corps Of
Engineers. The leave Of absence granted second
,@neG M s@ten Mi ays The say of absence granted
second Lieutenant joseph T. Letch 2'th iniamNtry Mr.,
. f. extended two months. captain Benlhnn Nun
day assistant surgeon ssving arrived ln ,hiS ,ro r
his propcr station (Fort Niobrara NebD. captain
iirV.J from Iutv At Davii's Island y Y. and
VIII then report to The commanding ofhcer at
Fort Hamilton y Y. for duty Leave Of absence
for two months. TO take effect on the expiration
OF his present sick leave. Is granted Second Lieu
+ tenant William o. iiaan. jth Artillery. Leave OF
absence for two months. on surgeon certincate
/ of disability. . take effect or about october
/ L. Is granted captain John J. iiaden 18th Infantry:
/ The extension of leave Of absence on account OF
/ sickness granted Captain Charles J. Crane. 2ith
Infantry is further extended fourteen days on ac-
count OF sickness.
tn. following naval orders have been issued:
. Assistant Surgeon James StOughtOn, ordered 10
the Minnesota. relieving Assistant SURGEON Robert
4 Philadelphia. Assistant surgeon J. l. YOUNG or
I lered to the Naval Hospital. Norfolk Naval con
/ structor W. \. Stnhl. detached from duty win
/ the Mon Iron Works. san Francisco. ana ordered
] 10 the Bureau Of Construction Navy Department.
/ Assistant Paynaster j. J. Cheatham. ordered 70
! duty at the Ncw-Nork Navy Yard; october -.
D Iirutcnant J. : Uethcrington. detached rom the
MohIcan ald ordered to the Pinta relieving Lieu
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