Evening star., 1898-08-31
LATE ARMY ORDERS.
Notes of General Interest to the
Service.

Maj. Sprague Winchester, surgeon. 5th
Regiment, United States Volunteer lnfan-
| try. having rendered his resignation. is hon
orably discharged from the service.
Acting Assistant Surgeon A. r. Booth
will proceed from this city to Shreveport,
La, and await orders
Leave of absence for four months, on sur
geon's certificate Of disability, is granted
Capt. Charles H. Noble. 10th Infantry.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Herbert 1. Har
ris, United States army, will proceed 20
Camp Wikotf, Mentauk Point, for assign
ment to duty.
The leave of absence granted Capt. John
j. o'Connel, 1st Infantry, 9TH Army Corps,
is extended three months on surgeons GER
tficate of disa abil,ty.
Leave of absence for three months. on
surgeons certificate Of disability, is granted
Capt. William Paulding, l0th Infantry.
The leave OF absence granted Capt. Will
lam y. Hughes, 18th Infantry, is extended
one month on surgeons certificate of disa-
| bilty.
The resignation of Second Lieut.. Charles
K Hickox, jr., United States Infantry, I'd
regiment, has been accepted by the Presi-
| dent.
| Maj. Nathan S. Jarvis, brigade surgeon
! is assigned to duty as attending surgeon
ana examiner of recruits at New York city
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| The following named officers, having ten
eered their designations, are honoraby dis
charged from the service Of the United
States: Maj. JOHN s. Harding, 9th PennsyI-
van1a Volunteer Infantry; Capt. Thomas r.
Blddle, 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry: First
Lieut. hugh Bancroft, adjutant, 9TH Mas
SachuSettS Volunteer Infantry. First Iiaut
Anthony f. Machold, Sd Pennsylvania Vol
| qnteer Infantry; Second Lieut.. Kinney
Funk, 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
AcunS Assistant Surgeon Edward NJ.
Parker, United States army, will proceed
from this city to Camp WikofT, Montauk
foint, for assignment to duty
Acting Assistant Surgeon Donald Mac
iean Jr United States army, will proceed
| to Camp Meade. MiddIetown, Pa. for as
signment to duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon p. S. Field,
| United States army, will proceed from Bal
tlmore, Nd, to Huntsville, Ala, for assign
ment to duty
| The following ramed acting assistant sur
geons, United States army, will proceed to
| ChickamauSa Park, Georgia. for assign
nent to duty: Howard Carey, Erwin /.
| Shores, William I. Tanner.
The board of officers appointed for the ex-
| animation OF such lieutenants of the lire as
| may be ordered to appear before it, with a
! view 10 selection for transfer to .the ord
nance department, will meet September 20.
Capt Edwin B. Babbitt, ordnance depart
| ment, is relieved from duty at Benicia
Arsenal. California, and will proceed to
SANDY Hook proving ground, Sandy Hook,
\. j.. for duty.
The following named officers will proceed
to the places indicated, respectively, and
! report by letter to the adjutant general of
| the army: Capt. Elliott L. GyGer, Sth Ohio
| volunteer Infantry, Washington, d. c.:
first Lieut. George o. Anderson, Sth Ohio
| volunteer Infantry, East Liverpool, Ohio.
| Maj. George G. Arthur, additional pay
| master, is relieved from duty in this city
ana VIII proceed to Santiago, Cuba, by
steamer Seneca, for duty and station.
Capt Charles H. Clark, ordnance depart
| ment, is relieved from duty in the Office of
| the chief of ordnance. and will proceed to
Benicfa arsenal, California, for duty.
The sick leave of absence heretofore
granted FIRST Lieut.. William VI. Boykin, 9Th
Maryland Volunteer Infantry, is extended
until the muster out of his regiment.
Maj. Frank E. Nye, commissary of sub
sistence, is relieved from further duty at
Chattanooga, Tenn, and will proceed, with
his authorized clerks, to Huntsville, Ala
MAJ Nye is assigned to the duty of pur-
Chasing and shipping subsistence supplies
at the subsistence depot at that place and
whiks oil such duty shall have the rank Of
| lieutenant colonel.