The evening times., 1898-10-21

Capt. Jesse c. Chance Thirteenth u. S..
Infantry, will report in person, upon the
| expiration of his present leave of absence,
to Col. Charles c. Byrne, assistant sur
| geon general, president of the examining
board appointed to meet at Governors Is
land. New York city, for examination as
! to his htness for promotion, and upon the
| completion thereof will join his company
Major Edmund Rice, Third Infantry,
| promoted from captain, Fifth Infantry.
subject to examination Colonel, Sixth
| Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, will
report in person as soon as practicable
| after his arrival with his regiment at
Boston, Mass, to Col Charles c. Byrne,
! assistant surgeon general, president of
the examining board appointed to meet
at Governors Island, New York city,
Tor examination as to his fitness for pro-
motlon, and upon the completion thereof
VIII reJoin his regiment, the Sixth Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Major Clifford S. Walton, additional
paymaster, United States Volunteers.
having reported in person to the adju-
tant general of the army, in compliance
with paragraph l. special orders No. 10
headquarters United States troops in
Porto Rico, September g. 1885, from spe-
clal service with Major Gen. John r.
brooke, United States Army, is relieved
from further duty in the Department of
the Gulf. and will report in person to the
paymaster general of the army for duty
In his office, with station in this city
Major John w. Fogler, additional pay
master. United States Volunteers having
reported in person to the paymaster gem
erai OF the army, on return from sick
leaVe OF absence for one month. granted
MN In paragraph 4, special orders No.
VI, headquarters Fifth Army Corps. Sep
IeInber 10, 1898. is relieved from further
duty in the Department of the Gulf
and assigned TO duty In the office of the
paymaster general of the army, with sta
ton I'm this city
by direction of the Secretary of War
Majors Clifford S. Walton and John w
Fogler, additional paymasters, L. S. Vol
unteers, will report in person to Major
Harry L. Rogers, paymaster, L. S. Ar
my Tor duty pertaining TO payments on
muster out to Pennsylvania and such 9th
er points in Pennsylvania as may be nee
essary TO make such payments
BY direction of the Secretary of War. !
First Lieut.. Edwin T. Cole Sixth L. S |
infantry, is designated as acting commits |
sary of subsistence and acting assistant !
quartermaster, while on duty relieving |
the udal wave sufferers on the Georgia |
coast.
The leave of absence granted Major F.
D. Balm, surgeon, Second Ohio Volunteer
infantry, is extended one month on sur
geon's certificate of disability.
BY direction of the Secretary of War /
General Orders, No. 166, October l3, 1898, |
from this office, which assigns the follow .
ing-named officers to duty at Macon. Ga,
Is amended so as to direct them to pro- |
ceed to join the First Army Corps at Lex
ington, Ky:
Major Gen. James II. Wilson, L. S.
Volunteers:
Lieut.. Col John Biddle, chief engineer
officer, L. S. Volunteers;
Major John NJ. G. Woodbury., chief sur
geon, L. S. Volunteers.
By direction of the Secretary of War,
the following named officers, having
rendered their designations, are honor
ably discharged the service of the
United States. TO take effect this date:
Capt. S. Z. Perkins, Third Alabama
Volunteer Infantry.
Capt. George B. Pegram, Fourth Vir-
ginia Volunteer Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Thomas X. Richey |
Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Major Louis S. lesson, surgeon U. S.
army, having relinquished the unex-
pired portion of his sick leave Of alb
sence, will proceed at once from this
city TO Fort Ethan Allen, VT, and re-
port in person to the commanding Off
Ger of that post for duty.
First Lieut.. John II. Parker. Thir-
teenth L. S. Infantry, will report in per-
son to Major Jacob A. Augur. Fourth T.
s. Cavalry, chief mastering officer, for
duty as assistant mastering officer act
ing assistant quartermaster commissary
and ordnance officer, in connection with
the muster out of service of volunteers
from the State of Kansas.
The journey from Admission, Ala, to
Jacksonville, Fla, made by Brig. Gen.
Edward B. Wiliston, L. s. Volunteers,
and his authorized aides, in compliance
with telegraphic Instructions to him
from this office. dated October y, 1895.
is approved by the Secretary of War as
having been necessary for the pub ic
service.
Capt. Walter Allen, assistant quarter
pleted his duties in this city, will re-
turn to New York city and resume his
duties on the Quartermaster's steamer OBJ
dam.
The following officers. having rendered
their designations, are honorably dis
charged the service of the United States.
Capt. James NJ. Cronin, Quartermaster
Sixty-ninth New York Volunteer Infant
ry; Second Lieut.. Charles E. Hinckley,
Ninth New York Volunteer Infantry; Ma
jor Robert Burns, surgeon, First New
Hampshire Volunteer Infantry; Major II.
A Hull, Third Connecticut Volunteer In
fantry; Capt. Max Mannheim Fourth Mis-
souri, Volunteer Infantry; First Lieut..
William E. Gordon, Third Alabama Vol
unteer Infantry.