The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-31
ARMY ORDERS.
Gen. Merritt to tho Department of the East
-Gen. Shafter Goes to California.

Gen. Shafter' Goes to California.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-These army orders
have been issued:
Major-Gen. william r. Shafter. from command Of
the Department OF the East to command the Depart.
ment Of California, relieving Major-den. Henry o.
Merriam.
Major-Gen. Wesley Merritt, from command Of the
Department Of the Pacific and further duty pertain.
ing to the Philippine Islands, to command the De.
partment of the East.
Lieut.. Col. Thomas NJ. K. Smith, Tenth Infantry;
Major William D.. Beach, engineer ofieer; Capt.
Chainpe c. McCulloCh. Jr.. assistant snrgeon; Capt.
Thomas ]. Lewis. Second Cavalry; First Lieut.. John
II. Stone. assistant surgeon, and First Lieut.. John s.
VIM, Second Cavalry. recorder. are appointed q
board to meet at Huntsville, Ala. and these officers
are ordered before 1t for examination for promotion:
First Lieuts. Francis @. Kirwin. Jr. Second Cavalry;
Roger u. Bryan, Second Cavalry; William s. Scott.
First Cavalry; Daniel l.. Tate. Third Cavalry; God
frey Il. Macdonald. First Cavalry; De Rosey C. Cabel.
Eighth Cavalry. and Samuel L. Smiley. Fifteenth H.
fantry; Second Lieuts. Alexander NJ. Davis. Eighth
Cavalry; Edmund NJ. Leary. Second Cavalry; julius
I. Conrad. Third Cavalry; samuel B. Arnold, First
Corneliiuas G. Smith. second cavalry: John II. RICE
Third Cavalry. and William r. smedberg, Jr.. Fourth
Second Lieut.. George W. Cole, Seventh Cavalry.
relieved as aide-de,campto Brig.Gen. Nelson Cole.
Capt. Arthur Murray. First Artillery. to duty on
stah OF Brig Gen. James H, Wilson.
port service. from New York to Bath, Me, for tenn
Capt, william BLACK, twenty fourth. Infantry. to
Columbus Barracks, o., rs witness before court
Capt Jonathan n. Patton, Assistant Quartermaster.
from New York to MontaIk Point. on temporary duty.
from Washington to Havana.
Major Stephen p. ~Jocelyn. Nineteenth infantry,
Louisville. KY. relieving Capt. James NJ. Burns.
Second Lieut.. Gordon @. Heiner. Fourth Artillery,
from Fort Myer to join his regiment.
and g George Williams. Fourth Artillery. Exchange;
muhtering duty IN Missouri, relieving Major Henry
h. Brinkerhof. Third Infantry. who will Join his
First Lieut.. William c. wrenn. Seventeenth In
fantry, relieved OF mastering duty in Michigan to
Capt. Pierce NJ. B. Travis. Eleventh Infantry. to
hayagpez as Collector Of Customs. ,..
join his regiment.
Previous orders amended so that Brig Gen. Theo-
dore A. Baldwin will be mustered out Of the volun-
teer service on Jan; 81. instead Of Dec; 81
t try; M IaRa: c Gn!ffr i l.. H %idsn.. FiFst Gsiiforeia f fntsn,
Minnesota infantry; Major Herbert ,Kattz. Commits.
sary Of Subsistence. and Capt. Charles W; Kayser,
i%snatio me% are iSf honorabiyy d hiSihlnx sSdIuefeu 'ne'' res
Of T otSc fSlio OF tSs S changes dsS,I in the s stations Rss and dT STtiss
by tho Secretary Of War: Major John {, MnhlenberE.
ddefTsd to Havana, Cuba, for duty as As treasurer SnS Of + ou Is
toms of Cuba; Major culver c. Snitep. paymaster. is
as ME pay ulhhteF, department. OF the IOlO-
RADIO. and will proceed TO this city and report to
tho Paymaster-Genera Of the army for duty as
Dodge. paymaster, is relieved from duty in New
p PorE to- Stt H. H 1Sm %ail gF0Se saD to Ip1pp sssIt Gol;; and as t Re;
Colorado, for duty as chief paymaster Of that de-
master, will proceed to Havana. Cuba, for duty;
Major Jonas NJ. Cleland, additional paymaster OF
and will proceed TO this city for duty.
First Lieut.. lawson NJ. Fuller. Ordnance Depart
ment. from Baltimore to Sandy Hook proving
ground, to inspect and test sea coast mortar carriages.
Washington 10 Havana.
Major Frank II. Edmunds. chief ordnance officer,
TO Havana. on expiration of sick leave.
Maior-Gen. Henry W. LAwton, from command OF
Fourth Army Corps and ordered to Manila.
Acting Assistant Surgeon James II. Mccall, from
Monroe.
second Lieut.. Samuel V. Mcclure, Seventh In.
fantry, having been found untitled for promotion,
owing TO physical disabilities contracted in limo OF
dnty, is ordered home.
Capt. James L, Jenkins, Commissary Of snbsist.
encc, to Macon for temporary duty with the Second
Brigade, First Division, First Army CorpE.