The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-21
army is an increase Of the artillery
ARMY ORDERS.


Post Chaplain Delmer r. Lawell. hav-
\ ing been found by an army retiring board
| incapacitated for active service. is re-
lieved of further duty at Fort Douglas,
Utah. First Lieutenant Benjamin Brooke
assistant surgeon, will report to the ex-
| amining board appointed to meet at Chi
cago, for examination for promotion.
First Lieutenant Charles Crawford is
| assigned to the Twenty-hrst infantry,
vice Brooks, deceased. Additional Sec
| ond Lieutenant H. H. Tebbets il assign
| ed to the Tenth infantry. vice Crawford
promoted. The leave of Lieutenant Col
| onel c. A. Wickoff is extended two
months. Captain J. F. Munson, Sixth in
| fantry, has been retired on account Of
old age. This causes the promotion of
| First Lieutenant Torrie to be captain,
and Second Lieutenant W. S. Graves,
| to be first lieutenant.
MEDAL OF HONOR.
Washington, Nov 20-A medal Of hon
or has been awarded to Ordnance Ser
gean. Moses Williams, Fort Stevens.
Ore. for distinguished gallantry in ac-
| ton with Apache Indians on August 1S,
| 1891.
GENERAL MERRITT'S BALL.
u, v.
| in Chicago's history general OF the fed
eral army Is to entertain the city So
ciety people at a ball.
Twenty-four years ago, just as the
town was rallying from the effects or
the great fire, General Philip II. Sheridan
gave a brilliant reception and dance IN
the old Standard hall. That was the
talk Of the society folks throughout the
season Now General Wesley Merritt is
preparing 10 duplicate the other gener-
ais entertainment.
The generals ball will be given on the
evening of December 1.-TWO weeks from
today-in the assembly room of the aud
itorium. Three hundred invitations have
been issued.
RIFLE STORY DENIED.
Washington, Nov. 20-Captain Samson
chief of ordnance of the navy, says there
is no truth, so far as he knows, in the
sensa tional report that the navy Will
order 10000 Lee rifles. The navy order
ed 10000 rifles one year ago and these
are being delivered. The first consign-
ment of 500 reached New York recently.
1t is the only order known of or con-
templated and it was given in the usual
course of supplying thenavy with that
modern arm.
Washington, Nov 20.-Orders have
been issued 20 put the gunboat Petrol n
commission at the Mare Island navy
yard, with Lieutenant Commander Ed
ward F. Wood in command, for duty on
the Asiatic station. The light draught
OF this vessel makes her especially serv-
iceable on the Chinese station, where
there are so many small rivers TO be
orrir -od ha.oY,
on duty in the bureau of navigation for
a year past in charge of the inlistments.
BERING SEA COMMISSION.
Washington, Nov 20.-Professor David
Starr Jordan, president OF Leland STAN
ford University and a member of the
Bering sea commission, had another con-
ference today with Assistant Secretary
Har,lin on the subject of his forthcom-
ing report The professor declined TO
discuss at length the question involved
in the investigation OF the commission,
in advance of the report. 1t was his opin
ion. however, that the Paris award had
proven ineffective in preventing the
wholesale slaughter Of the seals, which
must result in time IN practically ex-
terminating the herds. The inhibition of
the use Of firearms and the substitution
of spears had not resulted in the good
expected and on the whole the situation
was not altogether encouraging to- the
friends Of the seals. The professor con-
fidently expected, however. that the inves
tigation just concluded by our own ana
the British commissioners would result
in better general understanding of the
subject and a Willingness on the part
OF all concerned 10 do whatever was
found needful 10 prevent the annihilation
of the seal herds.