The times., 1897-11-20
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.


Army and Navy orders Were issued yes
terday as follows. Passed Engineers J X.
Robinson and T IL. Scribner, Chief En-
gineer H. Webster, Passed Assistant Sur
gcon r. B. Bailey, Ensign G. c.. Day,
Lieut. Commander II. WinSlaw, and Com
mander G. IL Stockton have been granted
two months leave of absence frOIs tile
Yorktown, lately arrived at San Francisco
for repairs. Lieut.. h. Young las been de-
tached from the Yorktown TO the Alert
as executive officer.
Lieut.. T. ). Phelps, jr., las been granted
two months leave from the Alert, after
examination for promotion
Ensign II. Ii. Scales has been granted
two months leave OF absence from the
Yorktown, after examination.
Under provisions of the act of Congress
approved July IS, 1892, Capt. George
W. II. Stouch, Third Infantry, is trans
ferred as acting Indian agent from tine
Tongue River agency, Mont. to the Crow
a Agency, Mont, to relieve First Lieut. James
w. Watson, Tenth Cavalry, from duty as
acting Indian agent at the latter agency.
Lieut.. Watson, after having been relieved
by Capt. Stoueh, VIII settle his accounts
as acting Indian agent, and then comply
with his instructions OF October %, 1897.
to repair to this city, etc.
Post Chaplain Edward II. Fitz Gerald,
| Z. s. Army, will report in person on or
about December |, 1897, TO the coTnmand-
! ing officer, Fort Sheridan, H., fcrss
! porary duty at that post
! First Lieut.. James o. Green, TA
| firth Infantry, having been found ~ an
| army retiring boaTdincapaeitated FOR active
] service, on account of disability incident
| 10 the service, is, by direction OF the
| President, retired from active service from
November / 8, 1897 under the provisions
| OF section 1851 of the revised statutes.
Leave OF absence for one month, To take
] effect upon his relief from duty In the
| City OF Mexico, is granted First Lieut..
! Charles e.. Dwyer, Third Infantry.
| Major Henry b. Osgood, cumnssary OF
! subsistence, is relieved from duty as
| assistant TO the purchasing eommissaTy s
! at ST. Louis, Mo-, and viii repair to this
| city and report in person TO the cOMuiissary
| general Of subsistence for duty in his office.
First Lieut.. Henry q. Learnard, Four
! teenth Infantry, VIII proceed 10 BOise,
Idaho, and report in person to the gov
eTnor OF Idaho for duty with the National
| Guard OF tEat State.
Leave OF absence for three months, to
take effect upon the completion OF his
| duties with the National Guard OF Ten
nessee, is granted Capt. James a. Nancy,
Fifteenth Infantry.
The extension % leave OF absence granted
Lieat. Col. Johnson V. d. Middleton,
deputy surgeon general in special orders,
| No. 2lS, September II, 1897, from this
office, il further extended one month.
| Leave OF absence for two months, with
| Permission TO apply for an extension OF
one month, is granted Capt. Albert L.
Myer, Eleventh Infantry, 10 take effect
fIom the Gate OF his relief from duty as
acting Indian gent at the San Carlo.
Agency, Ariz.
The following transfers of enlisted mer
are made:
second-class Private Edward LAUDER,
Ordnance Detachment. Rock Island Arse
mai, ILL.,, to ST. Louis Power Depot, Mo.
sec0nG-cIass Private Grant A. Forbes
Isordnance Detachment, ST. Louis Powde
Depot, Mo-, TO Rock Island A rsenal, III.
The following named enlisted men ar
relieved from duty at the Tennessee Cen
tennial Exposition, Nashville, Tenn, an,
VIII be sent To their proper stations.
sergt. James McCafferty, Company c
Battalion of Engineers, To Wnlets Point
n. Y. ten days.
Sergt, Thomas f. Thorpe, ordnance dc
taciHment, TO Sandy Hook proving ground
New Jersey. ten days; First class Priva Il
! Joseph j Hineker, Company A Battaliol
/ OF Engineers, to Wiiiets Point, n. Y, twent,
days.
sergt. Warren s. Sample, Company d
: First Infantry, now on furiough, VIII b
discharged the service of the United State
on December :, 1897.
i board OF officers is appointed to meet
at the call OF the president thereof, 4
the Nar Department, IN this city, for tn
eXaminati ton OF such officers as NAV b
ordered before it, to determine their fiji
ness for promotion: The detail of the boar
| is as follows: Col. James lSjlliSs a sSista I,
quar- ternaster general; Lieut.. Col. Charlie
T. Humphrey, deputy quartermaster gen
eral; Ma Jor Charles Bird, quartermaStel
Capt. George Me cCreery, assistant sur
geon; Capt Leonard Wood, assistant sur
geon. Major Bird viii act as recorder.
Cepts. Crosby Z. Miller and John w Sum
| merhayes, assistant quarterInasters, wi
| report In person TO Col. James GilliSS, as
sistant quartermaster general, president {,
! the examining board appointed to meet a
the War Department, by special orders NJ
2 270, November Z, 1887, from this office
at such time as they may be required b
S the board, for eXaminatio as 10 their I'll
n ness for promotion.
y Leave of absence for three months,
= take effect on or about November 20, So
. is granted Lieut.. Col Charles p. Eagal
assistant comnlissary gener al OF sub bsistenc
: Capt. William IL. Baldwin, comnissal
$ of subsistence, Will perform the duties
chief commiSsary, department OF Cal
foInia, in addition to his other duties, du
: ing the absence on leave of Lieut. CT
( Charles P. Eagan, assistant commissal
e general of subsistence. Capt. Baldwin "
report in person to- the commanding ce
eral, department of California, for assig
ment accordingly.
Private Joseph Miller, United States Mi
, tary Academy detachment OF cavalry, ha
e ing been tried and found guilty of condu
{ to the prejudice of good order aud militai
discipline, in violation of the 62d artic
of war repeatedly, by a general couI
martial convened at West Point, New Yor
was sentenced, ITO be dishonorably d
charged the service of the United States
IL The sentence in the foregoing case has be,
$ approved by the President.
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