The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-11
BARON OF AnMr onDERa
New Assignments Of Omcers in the Regular
and Olunteer Service.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1o.-These army orders
have been issued:
Second Lieut. Malcolm Young, Second ARTILLERY, IL
assigned TO Battery T. Of that regiment and will pro-
coed TO Join IL at Fort Schuyler. New York.
Capt. Robert NJ, Rogers. Second Artillery. 10 40.
signed ~ chief mastering oficer for the State of
Maine, with station at Augusta, with First Lieut..
John D. Barrett. Third Artillery. as his assistant.
Capt. William h. Homer, Sixth Artillery, is assigned
as chief mastering onioer for the state Of Missis-
sippi. with station at Lauderdhlo, with Second Lieut.
Frank II. Harris, First Artillery. as his assistant.
Second Lieut. George Vidmer. Tenth Cavalry. is
detailed for duty on tho general recruiting service.
he will proceed TO Mobile and establish . recruiting
station in that city. He IL appointed an acting Quar-
termaster while on recruiting duty.
First Lieut.. Rufus N. Townsend. Second New YORK
Volunteer Infantry. Is honorably discharged from
the service Of tho United States A. such. to take effect
July ~, 1893, by reason Of his appointment as
commissary Of Subsistence. United States volun-
teers, with the rank of Major.
Second Lieut.. Walter Abbott, First United States
Volunteer Engineers, IL honorAbly discharged from
the service Of the United States on tender Of resig-
nation.
Acting Assistant Surgeon A. n. simonton, q. g. A.
VI %all ' PSoS SsSirf from q Cam. mis- E %iso@. M iontS * P sSssn0 e
mSn5SEafS General Hsai e of th TsR Gnite n sl gssFsotR ro TO sh Ss 0 tSnt
Cuba euSs "'''E"mon' '0 ou'' win troops gong TO
VIII lhNhU BufK0On HeLeT W.. beehmnn. ". .,
A.. on the expiration OF his present sick leave OF alb.
eence, will proceed from New York city to Admission.
Camp shipp. Tor assignment to duty with tho Second
Major John P. Dodge, Brigade Surgeon, U. 8. ". is
believed from further duty Ct Camp wikoh. Montauk
in hS peTs ond to MI MAJOR Pree SSrus sP 3. G RoberaS. sss ~; nRs ISp fnt
fnntry, chief mastering officer at that place, for duty
Capt. EdwSrd +; Hardin. seventh SthO f hSiSHaeS' on bo-
sSs maf New YORK GSs Volunteer Of nhe se Tntsnt r. c Stli pr OF snS
Major William J. Nicholson. Chief Ordnance ON.
chief mustcrine ofRcer for the state Of KENTUCKY. with
station in Le1inpton. and with First Lent Ernest Z
second Lieut.. rho%as u. Darrah. Ninth Infantry,
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ing officer. for duty in connection with the muster
Capt: James q. Read, ConmissSry OF Subsistence.
U: 8. ", will repair to New York city and report in
viii return TO his station in New York city.
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Page, US. v, 70 further extended two months on
Major Leopold o. Parker. Twenty-second Infantry.
is 81, relieved ley, from duty st Camp WikoG; Montauk Point.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John Lying, q. 9. A., will
P Fffo"e and i report h in perSon 10 % the co S1 SSedipEE a :
eral OF the United States troops at that place for as
Acting Assistant Surgeon g. J. De 9ues.dA, I. A,
will proceed from this city to Huntsyille. Ala. and
United States troops at that place for assignment to
duty with troops going to Cuba:
Signal Corps. will proceed to his homo and await
orders for his own conveniienee
and Second Lieut.: Henry 2. Allen. Second volunteer
o d9Pisihn s GKhii sss ssG ste" OH ts SasSEa1 q PSsi fTHR she service
By direction of the President the une1eouted part
Of Acting Assistant Surgeon r. ". chidsey, Ponce,
Porto Rico. is RENTED.
Iowa. with station in Des Moines, and with the fol.
/. Howell. seventh Infantry. and First Lieut.. John
sSssigned to duty as chic, musterinE officer for the
State Of Rhode Island With station at Quonset Point.
First Lieut.. Charlse 4: Bennett. Third. Artillery, is
state of Nevada; with station in Carson City.
signed to duty as chief mastering officer for the
State of Arkansas, with station at Fort Logan.
eantry % Captain al Fiji fifteenth enihn I%n hnata9n Is hos aaairHed To to
duty as chief mastering officer for the state of In
lowing named oficers az his assisiants: First Lieut..
S2np g. H. T ,RssEprta.. s E,fst ints GsEslrs and F Frs. Lieut.,
Edward R; Chrispap. Sixth Infantry. to-
signed to duty as chief mastering oficer forth State
of New Hampshire,. with station in Concord. and
with Second Lieut.. Edwin Landon. Second Artillery.
Capt. Ezra B. Fuller. Seventh Cavalry. is assigned
south Carolina. with station in Columbia. and with
First Lieut.. William Newman Thirteenth Infantry. as
Col. Charles A. Woodruff. Assistant Commissary-
General of Subsistence, q. 8. A., will perform the
duties of purchasing commissary at New York city,
in addition to his other duties, during the absence
on leave of Brig; Gen. John F. Weston, U. s. V.
Lieut.. Col: William Ennis. chief ordnance officer,
U. 8. ", will proceed to Lexington, Ky. and report
in person to the commanding General. United States
troops, at that place for assignment to duty.
Capt. William II. Hella, Twenty second Infantry.
10 assigned to duty as chief mastering officer for
with the following named officers as his assistants:
First Lieut.. Tredwell W. Moore. Twenty.second In
fantry; First Lieut.. William NJ. Swaine. Twenty.
second Infantry.
duty as chief mastering oficeT for the State OF North
Carolina. with station in Raleigh.
First Lieut., Edwin N Suplee, Third Cavalry. will
proceed to Des Moines. Ia, and report in person to
Capt. Jerauld A.. Olmsted, Ninth Cavalry, chief
mastering officer, for duty in connection with the
muster ont of Iowa volunteers.
The following a~ssignments of officers to regi-
ments under the provisions of the act of Congress,
approved Oct. 1, 1890. are AnnouncedI
Major Charles Morton. promoted from Captain
Third Cavalry TO the Fourth Cavalry, vice Kellogg
retired. He will report by telegraph 10 the COM
assignment to q station. and proceed to Join the
station to which he may be assigned.
Capt. John B.. Mcdonald, promoted from First
Lieutenant, Tenth Cavalry. to the Third Cavalry.
Troop !, vice Norton promoted.
Acting Assistant Surgeon William g. Terrberry.
Vile. Fla, and report in person to the commanding
General of the United States troops at that place
for assignment to duty.
So much of special orders, Oct. 1. 1893, as directs
Major Abiel L. Smith, ~Commissary Of Subsistence
2. 8. A., to proceed from San Juan. Porto Rico. to
Havana, Cuba, Ia amended 30 as 70 direct him to
proceed from San Juan. Porto Rico, via New York
city and Washington. to Havana.