Evening star., 1898-04-19
ARMY ON THE MOVE
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| ment today placing the light batteries of
| artillery on strictly war footing. Tele-
grams were sent to the commanding Off
| GERS of these batteries in all parts of the
| country, directing them to increase each
| battery from four to six guns, and to in
crease the horses for each gun from four
| to six.
Gen. Cushing's Successor.
1t is understood that Col. w. H. Nash, at
| present assistant commissary general in
! charge of the purchasing depot at St-Louis,
| has been selected for appointment as COM
missary general Of subsistence. to succeed
| General Gushing. Colonel Nash is now on
his way from st. Louis to Washington in
response to orders. The Office of commits
sary general has been temporarily filled by
Capital Osgood, who has just been detailed
| as member of General Miles staff.
Naval Commanders Selected.
| Two assignments to naval commands
were announced in the published orders to-
| day, Commander ]. J. Eaton taking COM
mand of the Resolute, lately the York
| town, and Lieutenant Commander r. T.
Jasper, now at the Naval Academy taking
| command of the Suwanee, in place of Lieu
| tenant Commander ]. F. Moser, who goes
| to the Albatross.
The following naval orders were issued
| today:
Paymaster's Clerk w. A. Hipkins, ap-
pointed on the Montgomery
| Surgeon T. H. Streets, to the Solace.
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. F. Arnold,
from the Richmond to the Yorktown.
| Lieutenant Commander r. T. Jasper,
| from the Naval Academy, to command the
Suwanee without delay.
Ensign T. J. Sens, from charge of the
branch photographic office at New Orleans
| to the Vicksburg
Commander ]. G. Eaton, orders to Solace
| revoked. Ordered instead to be ready to
command the Yorktown now the Reso-
lute).
Lieutenant ]. Hubbard, to the Yankee.
Surgeon ]. M. Edgar, from the Prairie to
| the Panther.
Chief Engineer w. F. Worthington, from
| the Yankee to the Sterling.
| Lieutenant Commander ]. F. Moser, from
| command of the Suwanee and ordered to
| command the Albatross.
Assistant Paymaster r. Hatton, from
| the Bancroft to the Panther, instead Of to
| the Dixie.
Medical Inspector w. g. FarweIl, to the
| Richmond.
Chief Engineer R. c. Denig, from the
Constitution to the Yosemite Cancelled.
Surgeon w. H. Rush, from the Dixie and
be ready for immediate sea duty.
| Ensign H. II. Hough, from the Nicks-
burg to Bristol. R. l.. with the Morris.
Commodore ]. A. Howell, from command
| Of the European station and ordered to the
San Francisco as commander-in-chief of
| the north patrol squadron.
Assistant Engineer ]. NJ. Hudgins, from
| the New Orleans and placed on waiting
| orders.
| Assistant B. K. McMorrfs, from the New
| Orleans and await orders.
| Late Army Orders.
The following named officers will report
to Major Gen. John r. Brooke, United
States army, at Chickamauga National
| Park, for duty with the field batteries or
dered to that point:
Lieut.. Col. Wallace F. Randolph, Sd Ar
tillery.
Major James NJ. Lancaster, 4th Artillery.
| Major John w. Dillenback, I'd Artillery.
| The travel enjoined is necessary for the
| public service.
| The following transfers are made in the
| 18th Infantry:
| First Lieut.. Robert w. DoWdy, ffOm
| Company X to Company B.
First Lieut.. Edward 1. Grumley, from
| Company to Company X.
Post Chaplain Henry Swift United States
Army is relieved from duty at Fort Logan
and ordered to Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo.
Pest Chaplain John B. McCIeery, United
States army, is relieved from duty at Fort
| Mcintosh, Texas, and ordered to Fort Lo-
| gan, Col.
| The leave of abseLce granted Major Chas.
S. Ilsley, 9th Cavalry, is extended three
| months on surgeons certificate of disabil-
ity.
| First Lieut.. James X. Thompson, 23d Ip-
fantry, is relieved from duty at St. Johns
Military School, Manlius, N. Y. He will
| report to Brig. Gen. John ]. Coppinger at
Mobile, Ala, for special duty.
| Second Lieuts. Robert Sewell and Nathun
X Averill, 7th Cavalry, will proceed to
Chickamauga Park and report to Major
Gen. John r. Brooke. United States army,
commanding cavalry division, for assign
ment to duty with a regiment in need Of
their service.
The following assignments Of inspectors
general and of officers to duty as acting
| inspectors general, are ordered:
Col Robert P. Hughes, inspector general,
| to the Department of the East.
Col. George H. Burton, inspector general,
to the Department Of the Lakes.
| Lieut.. Col. Henry w. Lawton. inspector
general, to the Department of California.
Lieut.. Col. Peter d. Vroom, inspector
general, to the Department of the Gulf
Maj. FraIcis More, 5th Cavalry, as act
ing inspector general, department of the
Colorado
Maj. James NJ. ]. Sanno, Sd Infantry, as
acting inspector general, department of the
| Missouri.
Maj. Writ Davis, 5th Cavalry, as acting
| inspector general, department Of the Co.
| lumbia.
Capt. Frank D. Baldwin, 5th Infantry, as
| acting inspector general, department of Da-
kota.
Capt. Daniel c. Pearson, I'd Cavalry. is
believed from duty at the Pennsylvania
| State College, Center county, Pa, and will
join his troop at Chickamauga National
/ Park.
Second Lieut.. John c. Gilmore. jr., 4th
Artillery, will repair from Washington bar