The times., 1898-01-13
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

The following Army and Navy or
ders were issued yesterday:
Ensign ". A Moffett. detached from
The Enterprise to the Mohican, Janu-
AIRY q.
ensign Y. Stirling. jr. detailed TO
Newport News as Lieut.. r. H. Galt's
assistant.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Arthur b. Foster, Nineteenth In
fantry, in special orders No. 220. De-
cember s, 1877, Department of the Mis-
souri, is extended three months
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. George W. Kirkman. Eighth In
fantry, in special orders No. 252. Octo-
her 2S, 1897, from this office, is extended
one month.
The leave of absence granted Cant.
Albert l.. Myer. Eleventh Infantry. in
4. special orders No. 20. November II.
1SsI, from this office, is extended fifteen
days.
Leave of absence for six months. To
take effect on or about February 20.
1898, is granted Capt. Charles II. Grier-
son, Tenth Cavalry.
The leave Of absence granted Cant.
George n. linn, corps of engineers, in
special orders No. IS. December 4 1897
headquarters corps Of engineers. is eX-
tended one month.
Capt. William A Gibson. Ordnance
TWO visits TO the works Of the Pratt anu
Letchworth Company, Buffalo y. Y.
ana not exceeding two visits to tho
works of the Kilby Manufacturing
Company. Cleveland. Ohio.
The general court-martial appointed
10 meet at West Point. N V by par
aSraph 3, special orders No 232. Octo.
ber 4. 1897. from this office. is dissolved
A general court-martial is appointed
to meet at West Point New York. at II
O'Clock a. m. on Wednesday. January
ID 1879. or as soon thereafter as prac-
tlcable. for the trial of such prisoners
as may be brought before it. The de-
tail fer the court is: Major William f.
Spurgin, TWenty-third Infantry: Can't.
James l. Lusk, Corps Of Engineers:
capt. William b. Gordon. Ordnance De
partment; Capt. John b. BeIlinper. As
sistant QuarteTmasJer: Capt Francis
A. Winter assistant surgeon: First
Lieut. Thomas II. Rees. Corps of En-
Gineers; First Lieut. John r. Thomn-
sen, Ordnance Department; First Iieut
Walter A Bethel, Third Artillery; Sec
ond Lieut.. Palmer Z. Pierce. Sixth IN
fantr-yi Second Lieut.. Jay e IIoffer
Ihlrd Artillery; Second Lieut. Julian
*, Lindsey, Ninth Cavalry: Second
Lieut. William r. Smedberg. ir., Fourth
Cavalry; Second Lieut. Jens Bugge.
Ihlrd Infantry; Second Lieut.. George /
Blakely, Second Artillery. Judge advo-
cate The court is empowered to pro-
ceed with the business before il with
any number of members present not
less than the minimum prescribed by
law
Lieut. Col. William A. Marye. Ord
nance Department, viii proceed to the
works Of the Tredegar Company. Rich |
mond, Va, about the 22d instant. on Of |
hcial business pertaining to the inspec- |
tion of projectiles under manufacture |
for the Ordnance Department.
capt. Peter r.. Egan, assistant sur
seon, is relieved from duty at Fort
Hamilton, New York, and assigned to
duty at Fort Hancock and the Sandy
Hook Proving Ground, New Jersey,
with station in New York City. and
VIII make daily visits to and between
those points until such time as the
Quartermaster's Department shall be
prepared TO furnish him with suitable
quarters at Fort Hancock
The leave of absence granted Mai
Egan A. hoerper. surgeon, in Special
Orders, No. 112, December 22. 1897. De
partment of the Platte is extended two
months.
Capt John Baxter, jr.. assistant
quartermaster. is relieved from tenn
porary duty at the general depot of
the Quartermaster's Department at
Jeffersonville, Ind, and viii proceed to
Fort Riley, Kansas.
Capt George Ruhlen, assistant quar-
termaster. will report in person to the
general Department of
the Columbia for assignment TO duty
as Quartermaster of the Alaska relief