The evening times., 1898-06-04
ARMY ORDERS

Ann VAV6n0
Captain Otto A. Nesmith, u. 8. volun-
teer Signal Corps. il assigned to duty an
Army. .sts
Special orders, May q. 1885,, relating to
Second Lieutenant Jacob C. johnson.
Fourth Artillery. is revoked. and he Will
proceed to Tampa, Fla, and report to the
commanding oficer, Battery g, Fourth
Artillery. ~ q.
Private william r. Davenport, Battery
B. First Artillery, now in confinement at
Washington Barracks. District Of Column
bia. will be discharged without honor
from the service Of the United States on
receipt of this order RV tho commanding
officer OF that post By, resson of deser-
ton. 5ssfs -
By direction Of the Secretary of War,
the following assignments sof officers of
the u. 8. Volunteer Signal Corps are
made: ,s,r 0
Major Eugene o. Neclset, 10 duty as dis
bursing officer of the Signal Corps, reliev-
ing Major Robert Craig. Signal Corps
Captain Daniel J. Carr WA take station
in this city, and report to the chief sig
nal officer of the Armst for special duty.
Private William g. Hewlett, Battery A,
Sixth Artillery. now at Forf Ciinch, Fla,
will be discharged the service of the Unit
ed States. -5f
Quartermaster Sergeant Christian Bri-
and. Second Cavalry. now at camp near
Mobile, Ala, will be discharged the ser
vice of the United States,
Charles H. Adams. Company D. Seventh
Infantry. now at Tampa, Fla. Is trans
farrad IN Trnar md
will be sent to the station of that troop.
near Mobile Ala.
Private George w Bailey, Company A,
First Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
now at Camp George H. Thomas, Chick
amauga National Park, Georgia. will be
discharged from the service of the United
States.
Private Harry Snyder, Company B.
First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry.
now at San Francisco, Cal, having enlist
ed under false pretenses, will be discharg-
ed from the service of the United States.
Private Everett H. Luther, Company
X. Second Massachusetts Volunteer In
fantry. now at Tampa. Fla, having en-
listed under false pretenses, will be dis
charged from the service Of the United
States.
Private Thomas Monroe Ward. Company
A. Fifth Maryland Volunteer Infantry.
now at Camp George II. Thomas Chick
amauga National Park Georgia, will be
discharged from the service of the United
States.
The following named enlisted men, now
at Tampa, Fla, having enlisted under
false pretenses, will be discharged from
the service of the United States: Pri-
vate Charles d. Davis. Company F, First
Georgia Volunteer Infantry; Private
Mack ]. Ledwell. Company c, First
North Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
Private Frank McGarrahan, Company
NJ. First Rhode Island Volunteer Infan-
try. now in the hands of the civil au-
thorities. serving sentence of imprison-
ment. will be discharged without honor
from the service of the United States on
receipt of this order by the commanding
officer of his regiment. now at Dunn Lor-
ing. Va.
Private Henry Lemmer. Hospital Corps.
now at camp near Mobile, Ala, is detail
ed as acting hospital steward, and will
report for duty to the general command
ing the Fourth Army Corps.
Commissary Sergeant John FIach now
on duty with First Lieut.. George w.
kirkman. Eighth Infantry, at Atlanta,
Ga, is transferred to Fort Constitution,
n. H.
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
the following changes in the stations and
duties of the officers of the Corps OF En-
gineers was ordered: Major Thomas W.
Symons will relieve Major William S.
Stanton of his present river and harbor
fortification duties: and. under instruc-
tions from the President. will report by
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
for duty as engineer of the Tenth Light
House District, relieving Major Stanton.
Major James B. Quinn Will relieve First
Lieut.. Charles S. Richie Colonel, First
United States volunteer Infantry.
Private Sanford L. CIuett, Company
A, Second New York Volunteer Infantry,
now at Camp George t. Thomas, Chick
amauga National Park Ga, is transfer
red to the First U. S. Volunteer Engi-
neers. He will be sent to the headquar-
tiers of that regiment. Peekskill. n. Y.
Special order, May ., 1885, relating to
Private Armin W. Brand. Company C,
Thirty-seeond Michigan Volunteer In
fantry. is revoked. ~ 2
Private Ernest S. Ennis. Nineteenth In
fantry. now supposed TO be at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga. will be discharged the serv-
ice of the United Statds.
Private Theodore F. Smith, Company B.
Sixth Infantry, now in confinement at
Fort Thomas. KY, viii be discharged
without honor from the service of the
United States.
Major G. Creighton Webb, inspector
general, U. S. Volunteers, recently ap-
pointed, will proceed to Tampa, Fla, and
report in person to Major General William
r. Shafter, commanding Fifth Army
Corps
Acting Assistant Surgeon w. P. Cham
berlain, Z. s. Army, will proceed to Fort
Monroe, Va. and report in person to the
commanding officer for duty.
The resignation by Major John A. John
ston. assistant adjutant general, U. s.
Army, Of his commission as captain of
cavalry Eighth Regiment), only. has been
accepted by the President, to take effect
May "a, 1898.
tant general. United States Volunteers.
recently appointed, will report in person
to the adjutant general of the Army, for
further orders.
First Lieut.. John B. Nicholson. adju-
tant Twenty-first Kansas Volunteer In
fantry. having rendered his resignation. is
honorably discharged from the service of
the United States.
Capt Charles B. Thompson, assistant
will report in person to the
commanding general Department of Cali
fornia. for assignment to temporary duty
as chief quartermaster of that depart
ment. to relieve Capt. George Ruhlen. as
sistant quartermaster. Capt. Ruhlen will
report in person to the commanding gen.
eral. Department Of the Pacific, for as
signment to duty with the expedition to
the Philippine Islands. 30
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. NJ Ged-
dings. United States Army. will proceed
to Tampa, Fla. and report in person to
the commanding general of the troops at
that place for assignment to duty.
Capt. John c. w. Brooks assistant
United States Volunteers,
will report to Major General Graham.
commanding Second Army Corps. Falls
Church. Va. for assignment to duty in
that corps as a brigade quarteramster