Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-07-11
ARMY ORDERS.
Various Army Officers Assigned to Various
Duties al Various Places.

Washington. July 10.-Thcse army od-
ders were issued Saturday:
First Lieutenant Tracy c. Dickson, ord
nance department, L. S. A., will make one
visit to Derby, Tt. on official business
pertaining 70 the Inspection of guns ana
proiectles for the ordnance department.
Second Lieutenant William l.. Thomp-
son. 20st New York Volunteer Infantry.
will report to Brig. Gen. Charles L. Roe,
L. s. V. for special duty.
Gilmore @. Scranton, 3ith Michigan Vol
| unteer Infantry, will proceed to Island
Lake. Mich. and report to the Governor
| for appointment as captain in the 35th
Michigan Volunteer Infantry
These officers are honoraby discharged
to accept promotion in other regiments:
Capt Lewis Il. Goodier, 1st New York
Infantry Volunteers: LIST Lieut.. Albert j.
Myer adjutant Sd New York Infantry
Volunteers: 2d Lieut.. William Leland
Thomson. Il New York Infantry Eolun
teers.
cant. Frank T. Hobbs ordnance depart
mont, L. S. A.. will make not TO exceed Il
visits during each Of the months of July,
August and September to the works of
the Driggs-Seabury Gun and Ammunition
Co. Derby. Ct on official business con
nected with the inspection of ordnance
material for the ordnance department.
First Lieutenant Tracy c. Jackson, ord
nance department. L. S. A., will make not
to exceed 10 visits 10 the works of the
Winchester Repeating Arms Co, New
Haven. CT. on official business pertaining
to the inspection of small arms for the
ordnance department.
Capt. Frank L. Hobbs. ordnance depart
ment L. S. A.. will make not to exceed
il visits during each of the months of
July, August and September to the
works of the American Ordnance Co.
BridgcDort Ct on official business per
tanning to the inspection of ordnance ma
terial for the ordnance department.
Capt Elias II. Parsons, assistant quar-
termaster, l. S. v, will proceed from St
Asaph. Va. to Canton. Columbus and
other points in Ohio. and to Chattanooga,
Tenn. on official business pertaining to
the quartcrmaster's department, under
instructions to Zoe communicated to him
by the quartermastcr general.
Acting Assistant Surgeons Russell w.
Chld$ey. j. ii. teut2 ana j. . w hltc, l.
s. A., will proceed from this city to Fort
Monroe, Va, and report to Mai. Calvin
Dewitt. surgeon. L. 5. A, in charge of
United States general hospital At that
post AMI there await transportation ny
steamer Grande Duchesse to Santiago de
Cuba. upon arrival al which place they
will report to Mai. Gen. Shafter |. S. v.
commanding United States troops, for as
signment to duty.
Maj. Thaddeus P. Varncy, additional
paymastcr, L. s. v, will proceed from
Camden. y. J., to New York City. n. Y,
and report in person to the chief pay
master. department of the East, for duty
at that station.
These officers Of the United States Vol
unteer Signal Corps will proceed at once
with the Signal Corps recruits under their
command from the places hereinafter
designated to Washington barracks. DIS
trict of Columbia: Capt. Ambrose Higgins
from Philadelphia Pa; 1st Lieut.. Henry
'C. Opdycke from Albany, n. Y: 1st
Lieut.. Charles H. Martin from Pitts
burg, Pa.
These officers having rendered their res