Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-21
Lieut.. Earle D'A. Pearce, 9Th Artillery

Lieut.. Earle DA. Pearce. 9Th Artillery,
recorder. !.
Under instructions from the President
First Lieut.. j. Y. Mason Blunt. Sd Cavalry,
| to report to the board, for examination.
| Capt. John w. SuAmerhayes, assistant
| qrartermaster, will proceed from this city
to New York city for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. William M. Wright I'd IN
| fantry, is relieved from duty at the Massa-
| chusetts Agricu,turaIH College, Amherst,
Mass. and will join Ills regiment at Mo-
| bile.
Capt. David L. Brainard, commissary Of
| subsistence. is relieved from his present
duties in the Depar tment of the Columbia.
and will proceed to this city and report to
| the commissary general of subsistence.
Capt. Theodore E. True, assistant quar-
| termaster, now at Vancouver Barracks,
Washington, will repair to this city for fur
| Their orders.
The extension Of leave of absence granted
Post Chaplain I. Newton Ritner is further
extended six months on surgeons certifi-
cate of disability.
The extension of leave granted Major Ju-
| MUS w. MacMurray, 9th Artillery, is fur
( ther extended two months, on surgeons
certificate of disability.
AT the request OF the major general COM
handing the army, the following named Of
| icers are temporarily relieved from their
present duties by the Secretary of War
| and will report to the major general COM
randing the army for duty: Lieut.. Col
William Ludlow. corps Of engineers; Lieut.
| Col. Charles F. Humphrey, deputy quarter
n aster general; Major Henry B. Osgood,
| commissary of subsistence.
| The following transfers aro r,o5o. Efrs+
Lieut.. Hollis c. Clark, from the 10th In
| fantry to the 25th Infantry, Company F.;
| First Lieut.. George c. Saffarrans from the
| 25th Infantry to the 10th Infantry. Com
pany A.
Gen. Miles Tour of Inspection.
Gen. Miles, commanding the army said
this morning that SO far as he knew there
would be no change in the location Of the
headquarters of the army and that 1t would
| remain at Washington unless unlocked for
circumstances made 1t necessary to locate
| 1t elsewhere. He said that he had not yet
completed his plans. but that he would
leave here In few days-probably Satur-
day-for tour of inspection of the points
| chosen for the mobilization of the troops in
the south-Chickamauga, Tampa, Mobile
| and New Orleans. He will also visit At
| lanta. Ga, the headquarters Of the depart
ment Of the gulf, in order to confer with
Gen. Graham, commander of that depart-
ment, as to tho best method Of distributing
and moving the troops. He will be ac-
companied by several of his aids, and will
hrst visit the camp at Chickamauga. The
trip will occupy about week or ten days
and will enable the general commanding
the army to have personal knowledge of
| the condition of all the troops under his
! command in the field. Capt James Allen
Of the Signal Corps has been assigned to
duty on the staff of Gen. Miles as signal
officer. This officer served with Gen. Miles
IN similar capacity during his Indian
campaigns
The army retiring board. of which Gen.
j. Z. Brecklnridge was president, has made
report to the Secretary of War that
| Brig. Gen. S. 7. Gushing, commissary gen.
e1al of subsistence, is incapacitated for
further active duty, and has recommended
that he be placed on the retired list of the
amy The Secretary of War will I'M
doubtedly act in accordance with this rec
ommendation. The impression prevails In
military circles that Col. W. H. Nash. as
s1stant commissary general Of subsistence
who was recently ordered to duty in this
city, will succeed to the vacancy at the
head of the subsistence department. va
Gated by the retirement of Gen. CUSHING
Col. Nash has been stationed at St Louis
for several months. e
Stations of Officers Changed.
The following changes have been made
in the stations of officers of the paw de-
partment Of the army:
Col. G. E. Glenn, from New York city to
Atlanta, Ga, for duty chief paymaster
of the department of the gulf
Maj. Charles L. Wilson, from this city
to New York city, as chief paymaster of
the department Of the cast.
Maj. Charles Mcclure, Mai. VIM. II.
Hammer, Maj. w. F. Tucker and Mai.
George r. Smith, from their present sta
ticns to Atlanta, Ga, for duty in the de-
partment of the gulf.
Maj. Elijah w. Halford from duty at
Denver, Col, to New Orleans, as chief pay
master OF that department.
Captain Frank D. Baldwin 9Th Infantry
has been relieved from duty as acting In
dian agent at the Kiowa agency, Okla, and
assigned to duty as acting inspector gen.
eral Of the department Of Dakota.
Lieutenant A. ]. Bowley, 4th Artillery
has been assigned to- duty with Light Bat
terry F of that regiment. 'N
Lieutenant ]. NJ. Williams, 1st Artillery
is transferred to the 7th Artillery
Captain A. d. Niskern, recently appoint
ed commissary Of subsistence, has been as
signed to duty under General J. ]. Cop
pingeri commanding the troops at Mobile
Ala.
The leave Of Captain w. P Goodwin, 14th
Infantry, has been extended three months,
on account of sickness.
Lieutenant Colonel ]. NJ Marshall, deputy
qtartermaster general, has been granted
five months leave of absence.
Changes have been made in the stations
of officers Of the subsistence department as