The evening times., 1898-05-06
THE ARMY ORDERS.
Many Surgeons BeinE Sent to Join
the Army ut Tampa.

. the ARMY ut hA"Pus
Secretary Alger made public the fol-
| lowing Army orders today:
First Lieut.. Ormond NJ. Lissak, Ord
nance Department, will make not TO
exceed four visits to the C. H. Cow
drey Machine Works. Fitchburg.
Mass. on Official business pertaining
to the inspection of field projectiles,
and, upon the completion thereof, will
return to his proper station after each
visit.
Additional Second Lieut.. Harley B.
Ferguson, Corps of Engineers. is re-
lieved from duty as a member of the
general court-mart;al appointed to
meet at Wfllets Point, New York.
The extension of leave of absence
granted First Lieut.. Stephen LII. Slo-
cum, Eighth Cavalry, is further ex-
tended one day.
Post Chaplain Dwight Galloupe,
United States Army, will proceed to
Tampa, Fla, and report to the COM
manding general of the troops at that
place for duty with the Ninth In
fantry.
Col Charles r. Greenleaf, assistant
surgeon general. having reported in
person to the surgeon general Of the
Army in this city, the Secretary Of
War directs that he report in person
to the major general commanding the
Army for duty on his staff as chief
surgeon of the troops in the field.
First Lieut.. Herbert H. Sargent.
quartermaster, Second Cavalry, will
repair to this city and report in person
to the adjutant general Of the Army
for duty in his office.
pxy hn Of hn Of
War special orders. April 5, 1898, re-
lieving First Lieut.. Henry d. Todd, jr.,
Seventh Artillery from duty at the
United States Military Academy. West
Point, New York, August 13. 1898. is
amended to take effect when his serv-
ices shall be no longer required at the
academy in the Department Of Ord
nance and Gunnery.
BY the direction of the Secretary of
War, special orders, April 2S, 1898.
from this office, is modified so as to
require First Lieut. Beverly w. Dunn,
Ordnance Department, to extend the
visits therein directed to HaS aStford,
Conn, via Derby and Waterbury,
Conn.
Leave of absence until further or
ders is granted Second Lieut.. Frank
H. Whitman, Second Infantry, to en-
able him to accept the commission Of
major in a regiment of Kansas volun-
teerp. He will proceed to Topeka,
Kans., and report to the governor of
the State.
orders, April %, 1898, relieving Major
Albert e. Woodson, Ninth Cavalry,
from duty as acting Indian agent at
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency.
Oklahoma Territory.
First Lieut.. Charles c. Walcutt, jr.,
Eighth Cavalry, will proceed to Co
lumbus, Ohio. and report for duty to
Capt. Charles NJ. Rockefeller, Ninth
Infantry, mastering officer. at that
place.
Major Abiel L. Smith. commissary
OF subsistence. is relieved from fur
ther duty at Kansas City, Mo-. which
place. as a subsistence station, is clos
ed, and will repair to this city and re-
port in person to the commisary gen.
eral Of subsistence for assignment for
duty. Major Smith Is authorized to
bying with him such clerical assist
ance as may be necessary.
Capt. Melville c. Wilkinson, Third
Infantry, will proceed to Washington
barracks, District Of Columbia. for the
purpose OF testifying before the gen.
eral court-martial at that post in the
case OF Private John McDonough,
Battery c, Sixth Artillery.
BY direction of the Secretary of War
the following changes in the stations
of officers of the medical department
are ordered:
Major Alfred C. Girard, surgeon
having reported to the surgeon gen.
eral Of the Army, in compliance with
teiegraphic Instructions. will proceed
to West Point, New York, and report
in person to the superintendent OF the