Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-14
ARMY AND NAVY,
Whereabouts of the Warships-Late
Orders and Personals.

"hcrcuDOuts OF the "aF8htD8-Late
Orders and Personals.
The gunboat Petrol Is at Hong Kong.
The gunboat Newport was at Colon yes
terday. The gunboat Machias has arrived
at Gibraltar on her way home from
China. The torpedo boat Cushing returned
to Key West yesterday from Havana,
where she delivered supplies to the battle
ship Maine.
Lieutenant Commander L. G. Logan has
been detached from the Constellation and
ordered to duty in this city as the repre-
sentative of the navy at the Omaha expo
sition.
Ensign A. A. Pratt has been detached
from the Marblehead and ordered to the
Gushing at once.
Lieutenant Commander H. Winslow to
the Constellation as executive officer
The north Atlantic squadron at Tortugas
sustained several defections today. The
battle ship Texas and gunboat Nashville
have gone to Galveston, the cruiser Mar
tlehead to New Orleans and the cruiser
Detroit to Mobile. The remainder of the
fleet will continue their exercises in the
vicinity of Tortugas
A board of officers has been ordered to
meet at Governors Island, New York city,
for the examination of the following Off
GERS to determine their fitness for promo
ton: Second Lieutenant Hollis C.. Clark
ed Infantry; Second Lieutenant Palmer
T. Pierce, 9th Infantry; Second Lieuten-
ant Douglas Settle, 10th Infantry and First
Lieutenant Marion B. Saffold, 18th In
fantry.
Changes of the stations of officers in the
ordnance department have been made as
follows: Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Arnold
jr., Is relieved from the command of Water
vIiet arsenal. West Troy. n. Y, and will
proceed to Springfield Armory, Springfield,
Mass. and relieve Colonel Alfred Mordecai
frnr he. nnv,tvVn md of hot
Colonel MCrdecai, upon being thus re-
Eeved, will proceed to Watervliet arsenal,
West Troy, N. Y, and assume command
of that arsenal.
is relieved from duty as acting Indian
agent at Fort Peck agency, Montana, and
ordered to join his regiment.
The following changes in the stations of
officers of the medical department are or
dered: First Lieutenant Carl r. Darnall,
assistant surgeon. is relieved from duty at
Fort Clark, Tex, and will report in per-
son to the commanding officer, Fort McIn-
tcsh, Tex. for duty at that post, relieving
Captain Frederick P. Reynolds assistant
surgeon, and reporting by letter to the
commanding general department Of Texas.
Captain Reynolds, assistant surgeon upon
being thus relieved. will report in person
to the commanding officer, Vancouver bar
racks, Washington, for duty at that sta
ton, and by letter to the commanding
general department of the Columbia. Cap
tain Paul F. Straub, assistant surgeon, is
relieved from duty at Angel Island, Cal,
and will report in person, without delay,
to the commanding general department.
of the Columbia, for assignment to duty.
Captain Yates Sterling of the navy Is in
the city on leave of absence.
Captain Allen " Reed, retired, is at 1425
Rhode Island avenue
Captain N. Ludlow registered at the
Navy Department today.
Lieutenant A. w. Dodd is in the city
under orders He has just brought an
insane patient to the asylum here from the
Mare Island Hospital
First Lieutenant Hamilton Rowan. "a
Artillery. is at the Army and Navy Club
Captain Robert Hanna, retired, regis
tered at the War Department today. He
Is at the Ebbitt. -sss2F-21 s-
Captain c. L. Terrett, Sth Infantry. Is
at the Colonial on leave Of absence