The times., 1897-10-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

The following Army and Navy orders
have been issued:
The leave of absence granted First Lieut..
Thomas j. Kirkpatrick, jr., assistant sur
geun, in special orders, No. 81, September
80, 1897, Department OF the Colorado, =.
extended one month.
Leave of absence, on surgeons certin-
cate, is granted Capt. Gregory Barrett,
Tenth Infantry.
Leave Of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut.. William 7. Wilder,
Twenty-nftl, Infantry.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted Second Lieut.. Glenn II. Davis,
Twelfth Infantry.
Leave Of absence for one month, to take
effect November /, 1897, is granted First
Lieut. FarranI Sayre, Eighth Cavalry.
Capt. Andrew g c. Qnay, assistant quar-
termaster, now on leave of absence in
this city, will report in person to the
QuartermaSter General of the Army Tor
assignn ent 70 duty i'll his office.
4 ne period oI urumary leave OF absence
from Sebtemher l to November so. 1897.
granted Capt. Samuel NJ. Mills, Fifth ArtiI-
lary, is changed to leave of absence on dc-
count of sickness.
Leave OF absence for ten days is granite q
First Lieut.. George lie K. Irwin, Fifth
Artillery.
By direction OF the President the army
retiring board convened at Washington Bar
racks, district of Columbia, by War De-
partment orders dated August II, 1885
october ?, 1895, and April J. 1886, pub
Ished in special orders No. 1872, August
II, 1895: ego, October ., 1895, and II.
April |, 1s9e, from headquarters Of the
army is dissolved.
Leave of absence on surgeon certificate
OF disability, granted Ma jor j H. Calef, First
| Artillery, in special orders No. %, May 20.
1897, from the War Department, is eN-
| tended two months on account of sickness.
Leave Of absence granted Second Lieut..
| John :. Battle Eleventh Infantry, in
| Special orders, No. 1875, August 81, 1897,
| from the War Department, is extended fif
| teen DAYS.
Musician Charles w, Adams, Company G,
| Twentieth Infantry, now ON furlough ct
| Roseland, Va, win be discharged the ser
| wee of the United States on receipt OF this
| order by the commanding officer of Fort
| Ieavrn worth, Kan. This soldier is not eli
] titled TO tIavel pay.
| CommiSsary Sergt. William Manse zap
pointed october 25, 1897, from sergeant
Troop g. Eighth Cavalry, now at For
Yates. \. D., to Fort Sherman, Idaho,
to relieve Commissary sergt. William N
| Conuo.ly.
sergt. Connolly, when thus relieved, &c
Benicia Barracks, Cal, to relieve Comnlis
sary Scrgt Levi n Borton.
sergt. Borton, when thus relieved, &c
| Commissary SerGt. Isidore Cronc.
The sergcants thus transferred will be
sent TO the new stations designated, and
will report upon arrival TO their respective
| commanding officers for duty.
BY direction of the President, and in ao
| cordance with section 1916, Revised Sta
tutes, an Army retiring board is appointed
to meet. at the call of the president there
Of ut Washington Barracks, District o
Columbia, for the examination OF such of
ficerg as may be ordered before it. The
detail for the board is Col. Francis L
Guenther. Fourth Artillery Major william
r. Hall, rgeon; jor James NJ. Lancaster
Fourth Artillery; Capt William Ennis
Fourth Artillery; Capt. George ID. De Shon
assistant surgeon, and First Lieut. Frederici
S. Strong, adjutant, Fourth Artillery, re
corder.
BY direction Of the President, First Lieut.
James o. Green, Twenty-fifth infantry
viii report in person to Col Francis J.
Guenther, Fourth Artillery, president o
the Army retiring board, convened Il
Washington Barracks. District of Columbia
) at such time as he may designate, 70
examination by The board.
Assistant Surgeon r. W. Richards ha
been detached from the Maine for tw
months leave of absence.
Capt. ". c. Wise has been detailed a
captain at the Norfolk navy yard
Capt. II. II Mccormick will remain o
the arinor factory board. Ensign S.
Hurlbut's resignation has been accepted
Chief Engineer Edwards, Of the Burea