The evening times., 1898-05-14
ARMY ORDERS.

The following Army orders were post
ed yesterday at the War Department:
Major Abel L. Smith, commissary Of subsist-
ence, in addition to his other duties, will pro-
| eeed TO Kansas City, NO.. accompanied by his
clerk, on official business pertaining the re-
cept and shipment of rations. and, the COM
pletion thereof will return to this city.
Assistant Surgeon Maynard G. Burgess. L. s.
A., will proceed from this city TO Mobile, Ala,
and report in perscn to the commanding general
| of the troops at that place for duty.
By direction of the Secretary of War, the fol-
lowing changes in the stations and duties Of
| officers of the Signal Corps are made:
| Capt Richard T.. Thompson is relieved from
duty on the stan Of Major General James F.
Wade, United States volunteers. and will pro-
coed, via So. Paul, Mimi. to San Francisco. Cal,
and report in person to the commanding general
| OF the expeiitonary force to be sent to the Phil
| ippine Islands;
First Lieut.. Frank Greene is relieved from
| duty on the staff of Major General William R.
Shafter, United States volunteers. and will report
| in person to Major General James F. Wade, United
States volunteers, for duty on his staff;
| First Lieut.. Samuel Reber is relieved from
| duty on the staff of Major General William VI.
| Graham United States volunteers. and will re-
| port in person 10 Major General William II.
| Shafter, United States volunteers, for duty on
| his staff.
The general officers named will make tempo
| rary provision for the performance of the duties
| of signal officers pending these changes.
First Lieut.. Joseph Z. Maxfeld will be relieved
| from duty in New York city his serv
| ices can be spared. and will proceed to Tampa,
Fla, and repOr, by letter to Capt James Alien.
the balloon train of the Signal Corps.
By direction Of the Secretary of War, Post
| Chaplain James W 1Iillman. l.. S. A, will re-
| port in person TO Major General James F. Wade.
| States troops, ampa, Fla, for assignment to
| duty with the Tenth Infantry.
BY direction Of the Secretary of War, Sec
ond Lieut. Peter E. Marquart, Second Infantry,
Fort Harrison. Mont, is detailed as acting
| sistant quartermaster and acting commissary Of
| subsistence in connection with the muster into
the United States service Of Montana volunteers,
relieving First Lieut.. George p. Ahern, Twenty
| fifth Infantry. of these duties.
| granted Col. Isaac D. DeRussy, Eleventh In
fantry, in special orders, May 2, 1898. head
quarters first Independent division, is extended
two months on surgeons certificate Of dis
ability
BY direction Of the President, First Lieut.
Woodbridge Geary, Nineteenth Infantry, is
lieved by the Secretary of War from duty at the
State Agricultural College. Corvallis Ore, and
will proceed to join his company
BY direction Of the Secretary of War, Lieut..
Col Theodore Roosevelt, First United States
Volunteer Cavalry, now in this city, will repair
at once to San Antonio, Texas, and arrival
report to the colonel of his regiment for duty.
BY direction of the Secretary Of War, Second
Lieut. Herschel Tupes, Fifteenth Infantry now
at Whipple Barracks, Ariz, will proceed without
delay to San Antonio, Texas, for the purpose of
perfecting the muster-in rolls of that portion OF
Cavalry, enrolled in Arizona, and on compile
tion of this duty, will return to his proper sta
ton
Capt Samuel R. whitaIl. Sixteenth Infantry,
is relieved from duty at Fort Sherman, Idaho,
and will proceed to join his company.
Second Class Private Thomas Sullivan, Com
pany c, Battalion Of Engineers. having been tried
and found guilty of conduct to the prejudice of
good order and military discipline, in violation
Of the sixty second article Of war, by general
court-martial convened at willets Point, N. Y,
was sentenced ito forfeit to the United States
ten (10) dollars Of his pay, now due or to become
due, and to be confined at hard labor under
charge Of the post guard for a period of one
month.
Second Class Private Lawrence Breen, Company
A, Battalion Of Engineers, having been tried and
found guilty Of absence without leave, in viola
tion Of the thrtysecond article of war, by gen.
eral court-martal convened at willets Point, n.
Y, was sentenced, ITO forfeit to the United
States ten d0) dollars of his pay, now due or to
become due"
Second Class Private William O'Brien, Company
c. attalion of Engineers having been tried and
found guilty Of violation Of the sixty.second ar
ticlc Of war, by general court-martial con-
vened at willets Point, n. Y, was sentenced
'to forfeit to the United States ten 10) dollars
Of his pay, now due, to become due, and to
be confined at hard labor under charge of the
BY direction OF the Secretary Of War, board,
TO consist of First Lieut.. Ralph Harrison, Sec
ond Cavalry, and Second Lieut.. John McA. Pal
MGR. Fifteenth Infantry, is appointed to meet
at Chicago, H., to inspect and purchase $50
cavalry and fifty artillery horses for the quarter
masters department Lieut.. Harrison will pro-
ceed at once to Chicago for this purpose and,
upon the completion Of this duty, will join his
troop. as heretofore ordered. The junior officer
Of the board will act as quartcrmastcr, and pre-
pare certified vouchers for payment by the depot
qiartcrmaster at Chicago. Ill
BY direction Of the Assistant Secretary OF War,
Conrnissary Sergt. Richard +. Rumpf (appoint.
cd May Q, 1893, firm first sergeant Company II,
Twentieth Infantry). now at Mobile. Ala, will
report for duty to the commanding officer Of the
troops stationed there.
BY direction of the Secretary Of War. leave Of
absence, until further orders, is granted First
Lieut.. A. s. Frost. Twenty-6fth Infantry, to en-
ale him to accept the commission Of colonel Of
the First Regiment South Dakota Volunteers.
By direction. of the Secrctary Of War, the leave
Of absence heretofore granted First Lieut.. DeRosey