The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-03
THE UNITED SERVICE
Army


department of the east, and will report
to the commanding general of that depart
| ment for duty at once.
An army retiring board Is ordered by the
secretary of war to meet at Tampa, Fla,
at the call of the president thereof, for the
examina ton of such officers as may be or
dered before it. Detail: Col. John S. Po-
land, Seventeenth infantry; Col. Robert II.
Hall, Fourth infantry; Col Alfred t.
Smith, Thirteenth infantry; Major Aaron
II. Appel, surgeon; Capt. Walter D. Nc
Cav, assistant surgeon; Capt. Henry f..
Robinson, Fourth infantry, recorder
Col. Henry C. Cook. Fifth infantry, Is or
dered by the secretary of war to report IN
person to Col. John S. Poland, Seventeenth
infantry, president of the army retiring
board appointed to meet at Tampa, Fla,
at such time as he may designate for ex-
animation by the board.
Capt. Leonard Wood Is relieved from duty
in Washington, and will proceed to the
following named places for duty in connec-
ton with the recruitment of regiment OF
mounted ridemen, to be organized under
section OF the act of congress approved
April %, 1898: Guthrie, Oklahoma territory;
Salt Lake City, Utah; Santa Fe, New Mex
leo: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Phoenix, Ari-
iona; Boise City. Idaho; Carson City, New.
Transfers in the Fourth artillery: Sec
ond Lieut.. Henry II. Whitney from Battery
to Battery l.: Lieut.. VIM. S. Guignard
from Battery L to Battery A.
Changes in the stations and duties OF Of
ficers of the subsistence department:
Major Frank E. Nye, commissary OF SUBJ
sistence, is relieved temporarily from duty
as chief commissary, department OF the
Missouri, and purchasing commissary at
Omaha Neb., and will proceed, with such
electrical apparatus as may be necessary,
to Tampa. Fla, and report to the general
in command of the troops at that place for
temporary duty.
of subsistence, in addition to his present
duties as chief commissary. department of
the Colorado, and purchasing commissary
at Denver, Col, will report to the COM
handing officer, department of the Mis-
souri,, for temporary duty as chief commits
sary of that department, retaining his sta
ton at Denver, Colo.
Navy
Gunner w. Walsh is detached from the
navy yard, Washington, April %. and or
dered to the st. Paul Immediately.
Passed Assistant Engineer ]. e. Palmer
is ordered to the Amphitrite, April rs.
| Lieut.. ]. G. Gilmore is detached from duty
with and ordered to the St. Paul immedi-
ately, April 25.
Commander j. V. B. Blocker is detached
from the command of the Bancroft April
Is. and ordered to the hospital, Boston, for
treatment.
Lieut.. c. L. Burns, retired, is appointed
recorder of the board of which Capt Rod
gers is president. April Is.
u Ensign H. c. Longnecker, retired, is or
dered to the Richmond temporarily.
Carpenter H. M. Griffiths. retired, is or
dered for temporary duty in general sore
keepers department, navy yard, New York.
April 25.
VIv,,o iC 6ato had froy
the charge of the mosquito flotilla and or
dered to await orders, April %.
Rear Admiral II. Erben,, retired, is or
dered in charge of mosquito flotlla work,
April 25.
Lieut.. A. P. Niblack is detached as naval
attache at Berlin, Germany, April %, and
ordered to the navy yard at New York.
Capt. J. r. Bartlett, retired, is assigned
to duty as chief intelligence officer, April
%.
Commander F. M. Baker, retired. is or
dered to Berlin, Germany, as naval at
tache, April 25.
Lieut.. J. w. Hagenman. retired is or
dered to the bureau of navigation, April %.
Ensign W. r. Robertson, retired, is or
dered to the bureau of navigation, April 20.
Lieut. r. S. Jacob, retired, Is ordered to
the bureau of navigation, April 20.
Ensign d. w. Beswck. retired, is ordered
to the bureau of navigation, April 90.
Lieut. A. H. Cobb. retired, is ordered to
the bureau of navigation, April 20.
Mate James H. H4nsworth is appointed
April 25 to the naval station at Port Royal.
Acting Assistant Surgeon F. B. Hancock
Is appointed. April 25
Acting Assistant Surgeon George w.
Coates is appointed, April 25
Acting Assistant Surgeon John j. Snyder
is appointed. April %.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John B. Gibbs
is appointed, April %.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Henry A. Dunn
is appointed, April 25.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Allan Stuart is
appointed April April %.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Edward NJ.
Blackwell is appointed, April %.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Anton HegerS
appointed. April 25.