The times., 1898-05-16
THE ARMY ORDERS.
Officers Detailed to Their Commands
for Active Service.

Officers Detailed to Their Commands
for Active Service.
The following army orders were posted
at the War Department yesterday:
BY direction of the Secretary of War,
First Lieut.. Joseph f. Maxfield Signal
Corps, will make not exceeding three
visits to Frankfort, n. Y. on official
| business pertaining TO the construction
of military balloon for the Signal Corps,
and. upon the completion thereof. will
return to his station in New York city
after each visit.
Acting Assistant Surgeon II. p. Jack
son, United States Army, viii proceed
from Charleston, S. c., to Key West
Fla. and report in person to Major Will
lam r. Hail. surgeon, in charge OF gen
eral hospital at that place, for duty
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles X
Cutter. United States Army, now on
duty at Boston, Mass, is assigned 10
duty as assistant surgeon and examiner
of recruits in that city.
Leave of absence for one month IS
granted Capt. George B. Donavin, quar-
termaster. Fourth Ohio Volunteer In
fantry.
Capt. George E. Bushnell. assistant sur
geon. is relieved from duty at attending
SUI SGEl anu examiner OF TCGEuELS at EQS-
ton, Mass. and Will report in person 10
the surgeon general Of the Army for duty
in his office.
The following named medical officers. in
addition TO their present duties. are as
signed to duty in charge Of the general
hospitals a. the places designated opposite
their respective names:
Lieut.. Col. William II. Gardner deputy
surgeon general Fort Thomas. Ky.
Mai RIair u T4vTDr- SURGEON Fort No
Pherson. Ga.
With the approval Of the Secretary Of
War Second Lieut.. George F. Hamilton
/ Ninth Cavalry, viii report in person 30
Brig. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee, United States
Volunteers. Camp George II. Thomas.
Chickamauga National Park Georgia for
appointment and duty as aide-de-Camp.
By direction OF the Secretary of War
First Lieut.. Charles F. Parker. Second
Artillery, viii report in person 10 Briga-
der General John 1. Rodgers. United
( States Volunteers. for appointment and
/ duty as aide-de-camp.
Second Lieut. Winfield S. Overton.
| Third Artillery. viii be relieved from duty
with the First Artillery upon the receipt
of this order by his commanding officer.
and viii proceed TO join his battery.
BY direction of the President, First
Lieut. Melzer c. Richards. United States
/ Army, is relieved by the Secretary of
War from further duty at the PeekskilI
Military Academy. PeekskiII. New York
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
! First Lieut.. James r. Church. Assistant
Surgeon First United States Volunteer
! Cavalry, now in this city, viii repair at
J once to San Antonio. Texas. and. on ar
| rival report to the colonel OF his regi-
ment for duty.
By direction of the Secretary of War.
Capt, Charles Mcclure, Eighteenth IN
fantry, at his own request. is relieved
! from special duty in the Office of the
judge advocate general of the Army, and
will proceed to join his regiment at Key
/ West, Fla
| By direction of the Secretary of War.
/ Brig. Gen. John l. Rodgers. L S VOluu-
| teers, will report in person to the ma jor
! general commanding the Army. for assign
ment to duty on his staff as chief of ar
/ tiIlery.
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
special orders April %. 1898. are so modi-
fed as TO direct Major John G. Butler.
Ordnance Department. to extend TO SYRIA
cuse, n. Y. CfoT the purpose of inspecting
three-inch shells in process of manufac-
ture thereat, whenever he may deem it
necessary. the visit to Rome. n. Y
| which he is required to make under said
/ special order.
! BY direction of the Secretary of War.
/ the following changes in the stations of
| officers of the Ordnance Department. are
ordered:
Mai, John Phtman is relieved from duty
| al the Frankfort arsenal, Pennsylvania
| and assigned to the Augusta arsenal
| Georgia.
| Capt Daniel NJ. Taylor is relieved from
command of the Augusta arsenal and as
signed to duty at Springfield armory. Mas
! sachusetts.
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
| special orders April ;, 1898. from this office
requiring Second Lieut.. Herbert A
White. Sixth Cavalry, TO report for duty
| at the United States Military Academy.
| West Point, N Y, August 20, 1898. are at
| his own request revoked.
! First Lieut.. Frank ]. Bell, Seventh Cav
| airy. now ON leave of absence in this city.
| will proceed to San Francisco. Cal. and
| report in person to the commanding gem
| eral of the expedition TO the Philippine
Islands for such duty as may be assigned
| him by that officer.
| The Secretary of War relieves First
| Lieut. Samuel w. Dunning. Sixteenth m
| fantry, from further duty at the AgricuI-
| tural College of Utah, Logan. Utah. and
| he will proceed to join his regiment
BY direction of the Secretary of War
| special orders, No. 104. May T. 1SSS from,
| this office, which relieves First Lieut.
Daniel B. Devore, Twenty-third Infantry.
from duty in the office of the Secretary or
| War, are revoked.
| Second Lieut.. Frank NJ Savage, Fif-
teenth Infantry. is temporarily relieved
! from duty with that regiment, and will
! report in person at once to the command
| ing officer Fourteenth Infantry at San
| Francisco. California, for assignment to
| duty with company of that regiment
| that may need his services.
| Narrow Escape.
| A small colored boy riding a wheel on
| Eleventh Street yesterday morning was
run down by double team wagon. He
! was knocked off his wheel, but through
| wonderful piece of luck was not hurt nor
| was his wheel damaged. II is always well
to keep bottle of Tharp's pure "Berke-
| ley whisky in the house in case of sud-
i IL.