The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-09
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department as follows: Capt. c. II. Wad-
leigh. ordered to command Of the navy
ward at BostOn; Chaplain s. d. Barrow.
| detached from the Washington navy yar,l
| and ordered to the New York navy yard;
Chaplain J r. Mcintyre, detached from the
New York navy yard and placed on wait
ing orders. Ensign j F Hines, detached
from the San Francisco August IA on two
months leave; Ensign ]. E. P. Pringle, de
tached from the Minneapolis July 10, and
ordered to the Columbia; Lieut.. D. W. Coff-
man, detached from the Columbia July 10,
and ordered 20 the Terror July 20; Lieut.
c. H. Peters, detached from the Mime
apoIs July 20, and ordered to the Amphi-
Lnte; Lieut.. W L. Chambers. detached from
the Minneapolis July 15, and ordered to the
Puritan. Ensgn L. II. Chandler, detached
from the Minneapolis and ordered To the an
Francisco July "a; Ensign j. l. Latimer,
detached from the San Francisco and
granted three months leave; Lieut.. H.
Robinson, ordered TO the Washington navy
yard; Ensign e. W Williams, ched from
the Washington navy yard and ordered 20
the Essex. Ensign l.. McNanIee, detached
from the Essex and granted two months
leave; Naval Constructor l. Bankso8. as
signed to be assistant constructor at Bath,
Me; Lieut.. w. Kellogg, ordered to exam
inatiou at Washington for promotion.
The War Department has issued the fol-
lowing orders: The following rules pre-
Scribed by the President, in accordance
with section of the act of Congress ap-
proved october 1 1890, providing for a
system of examination to determine the
fitness for promotion Of all Officers of the
Army below the grade of ma jor, are pub
Iished for the information and guidance Of
all concerned:
The examination of all officers of the
Army below the rank of ma ior shall bc con-
Quoted BY boards selected in accordance
with laws approved October L, 1890, anil
July 27, 1892, respectively, and composed
as follows:
Officers OF the Line.-The board will
consist of five members and a recorder
Two OF The members will be medical Officers
and three will be line officers senior in
rank TO, and. as far as practicable, from
the same arm of service as the officer to
be examined.
Officers OF the Corps of Engineers. the
the Signal Corps, the Ordnance. Quarter
masters and Subsistence Departments
The board will consist of five members.
two of whom will be medical officers and
three of the same corps or department
when practicable, as the officer to be ex-
amined and senior TO him in rank, the
junior of whom will act as recorder.
Medical Officers-The board will consist
of three medical officers senior 10 rank to
the officer to be examined the junior Of
whom will act as recorder. provided that
whenever a medical officer is found to be
physically disqualified the board will re-
port to the adJutant general and adjourn
pending appointment of two additional
members who may be from an v line or staff
officers available, senior In rank u the Off
Ger to be examined The board will then
proceed under the rules governing retiring
boards
BY direction of the President Major John
G.. d. Knight, Corps of Engineers com