Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
LATE ARMY ORDERS.
Notes of General Interest to the
Service.

| EsotSs VI UebeFaI interest to the
| Service.
| Lieutenant Colonel James NJ Marshall,
| deputy quartermaster general, United
States army. las been ordered to report
! to Major General Joseph c. Breckenridge.
| United States volunteers, Chickamaug ga
! Park, for assignment to duty chief
| quartermaster.
| The resignation. of Second Lieutenant
James NJ. A. Darrach, 18th Regiment os
United States Infantry. has been accepted
| by the President, to take effect September
| "a, 1898
By direction of the Secretary of War,
| the followingna med officers. having ten
| dered their designations. are honorably dis
| Charged: Captain Thomas E. Jackson, 4Ith
| New York Volunteer Infantry: Captain
| Frank Maier 47th New York Volunteer
| 4Ith New York Volunteer Infantry; Cap
! tain Charles H. Coburn, Company A, Bat
TALON Nevada Volunteer Infantry.
| Major William A Purdy, additional pay
| master, United States volunteers, has been
| ordered to proceed with his authorized
| clerk and Mr.. H. S Hostetter, paymaster 5
| the 9th Maryland Volunteer Infantry and
| other troops at that post on muster OF
| August 81 1898, and, on completion of that
duty, will return to this city.
| Captain Robert j. c. Irvine, 11th lnfan-
try, in this city, has been ordered to
| proceed to Fort Monroe, Va, on official
| business pertaining to stores on board the
steamship Panama, and, upon completion
thereof will return to this city.
| The resignation of Second Lieutenant Ed
| win c. Hoyt, United States Infantry 9th
| RegimenD. has been accepted by the Presi-
dent to take effect September 81, 1888.
| Captain Wilson Y Stamper Sth United
States Infantry, has been ordered, upon
| being relieved from his present duties at
| Plattsburg barracks, n. Y, to join his regi-
ment.
Brigadier General Simon Snyder. U. S.
Volunteers, has been ordered to proceed
| to Fort Wayne, Mich. and upon his ar
rival there to report by letter to the adj
jutant general of the army.
Captain William p. Williams, assistant
| Quartermaster, U. S. v, has been ordered
| to proceed from Fort Monroe, Va, to New
| York city, N. Y, on public business per
tanning to the quartermaster'S department,
and upon the completion thereof to repair
| to Newport News Va, and resume his
duties quartermaStec of the steamer
Panama.
| BY direction of the Secretary OF War the
following changes in the stations and du-
| ties of officers Of the pay department are
made:
Major Francis S. Dodge, paymaster,U. S.
A. relieved from duty at Montauk Point
| and to proceed to and take station in New
| York city, n. Y, and report in person 10
! the chief paymaster, Department of the
| East. for duty, and by letter to the COM
| manding general of that department.
| Major John F. Baker, paymaster, Z. S.
| A, relieved from duty at Montauk Point,
| N. Y, and to proceed to and take station
| at st. Louis. Mo, and to report by letter
| to the commanding general, Department
| of the Platte and to the chief paymaster
of that department.
| Majors George B. Guild, George E. Pick
| EFT, George H. Fay, Samuel d. c. Hays
and Henry B. May additional paymasters.
| T. S. Volunteers are relieved from duty
| at Montauk Point, N Y, and will proceed
| to and take station at Chicago. ILL.,, and re-
| port by letter to the commanding general.
Department of the Lakes, and to the chief
paymaster of that department.
Majors Samuel 8. Harvey, George D.
| Sherman and John H. Townsend add
| tional paymasters U. S. Volunteers, have
| been relieved from duty at Montauk Point
and are to proceed to and take station In
| New York city, N Y, and report In per
| son to the chief paymaster, Department
| of the East, for duty, and by letter to Inc
| commanding general of that department.
Majors George w. Fishback and Eugene
Coffin additional paymasters, L. S ",
| have been relieved from duty at Montauk
| Point, n. Y, and are to proceed to TINS
| city and report in person to the paymastef
general of the army for duty in his Office
Acting Assistant Surgeon John w. Thorn
| as has been ordered to report in person to
| the surgeon general of the army at Wash
| ington, instead of reporting to the com
handing general of the 18th Army Corps at
Jacksonville
Acting Assistant Surgeon John w. Thom-
as has been ordered to proceed from this
| city to New York city and report in person
| to Lieut. Col. ]. Morris Brown, deputy sur
geon general. u. S. A, to embark on first
| transport to Ponce, Porto Rico, and, upon
arrival there, to report in person to the
commanding general of United States
troops at that place for assignment to duty.
Capt. Gustin T Fitzhugh, 4th Tennessee
Volunteer Infantry, having rendered his
resignation, is honorably discharged from
the service of the United States, to take
effect September 10, 1898.
Acting Assistant Surgeons H. w. Elliott
and r. c. Halcomb, L. S. A. have been
dered from Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point,
to Willett's Point, n. Y, and to report in
person to the commanding officer of that
post for duty.
Capt Sidney f. Stuart ordnance depart
ment. L. S. A. has been ordered to Frank
ford arsenal Philadelphia Pa. on official
business pertaining to the manufacture of
ammunition for the ordnance department,
and, on completion of this duty, to return
to his proper station.
Capt William NJ. Loveland, commssary
of subsistence L. S. V. has been ordered
to Huntsville, Ala. Major Philip F. Harvey
has been ordered from Fort WadsWorth to
Fort Smelling, MINI. Capt. S. B. Hely,
assistant surgeon, L. S. A, has been or
dered to Fort Thomas, Ky. The resigna-
ton of Second Lieutenant Lyman NJ. Bass,
United States Artillery, has been accepted.