Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-13
ARMY AND NAVY.
Matters OF General Interest to the
Service.

MattcfS OF GeneraI Interest to the
Service.
Ensign w. A. Moffett has been detached
from the Enterprise and ordered to the
Mohican.
Ensign Y. Stirling, ir. has been ordered
to Newport News as Lieut.. r. ii. Galt's
assistant.
The general court-Jnartial appointed to
meet at West Point n. Y, October 4. 1897
is dissolved and a general court-martial is
appointed to meet there for the trial of
such prisoners as may be broreht before
1t. The following are detailed for the
court: Major William F. Spurgin. I'D In
fantry; Capt James l.. Lusk, Corps of En-
sineers; Capt William b. Gordon, ordnance
department.; Capt John II. BellinGer, as
slstant quartermaster; Capt. Francis A.
Winter, assistant surgeon: First Leuten-
ant Thomas II. Rees, Corps of Engineers;
First Lieutenant John T. Thompson. ord
nance department.; First Lieutenant Walter
A. Bethel, Sd Artillery; Second Lieutenant
Palmer E. Pierce, 9th Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Jay Z. Hoffer. Sd Artillery !;
Second Lieutenant Julian r. Lindsey. 9th
cavalry; Second Lieutenant William r.
Smedberg, jr., 4th Cavalry; Second Lieu
tenant Jens Bugge, I'd Infantry; Second
Lieutenant George Blakely I'd Artillery
judge advocate
The leave OF absence granted First Lieu
tenant Arthur &. Foster, 10th Infantry, is
extended three months.
Capt. Charles H. Grierson is granted six
months leave.
Capt. William w. Gibson of the ordnance
department has been ordered to visit the
works of Pratt & Letchworth Co. Buffalo,
n. Y, and the Kilby Manufa curing Com
pany, Cleveland, Ohio, for the inspection
and test of steel castings for 12-inch mortar
carriages.
The leave Of absence granted Capt George
A. linn of the Corps of Engineers is eX-
tended one month.
Capt. John Baxter, jr., assistant quarter
master, is relieved from duty at the gen.
cral department. Jeffersonvlle, Ind, and
ordered to Fort Riley. Kan.
The leave of absence granted First Lieu
tenant Harris l.. Roberts, 18th Infantry, is
extended one month.
Capt. George Ruhlen, assistant quarter
master, has been ordered to report to the
commanding general department of the
Columbia for assignment to duty as quar-
termaster of the Alaska relief expedition.
The leave of absence granted First Lieu
tenant George w. kiri1man, Sth Infantry,
is extended one month.
Lieutenant Colonel William 4. Marye of
the ordnance department mas been ordered
TO the works of the Tredegar Company,
Richmond, Va, for the inspection of pro-
jectiles.
The leave of absence granted Ma jor Ega n
a. Keeper, surgeon, is extended two
months.
Capt. Peter R. Egar, assistant surgeon,
lfOul dulN at ~
Y, and ordered to Fort Hancock and the
Sandy Hook proving grounds. New Jer-
scy, but will be stationed in New York
city until suitable quarters can be prepared
for him at Fort Hancock
Rear Admiral l.. A. Beardslee will be re-
tired February l next Chief Engineer L.
A. Wilsoa Will be retired February : next.
Pay Director A. J. Pritchard will be re-
tired February IL.
b. Mccarthy has been appointed pay
master on the Maine.
The resignation of c. C. Van Leer has
been accepted, to take effect January H.
Lieut.. L. FlyTna has been ocdered to
Washington for examination for retire
ment. Ensign V. Stirling has been ordered
10 New York Tor instruction in electricity.
Lieut.. II. H. Burroll has been ordered to
examination at New York. Passed Assist
ant Surgeon A. w. Dunbar has been de-
tached from the Vermont and ordered to
the Nashville.