Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04


| mission of lieutenant colonel, Ohio cavalry
| volunteers.
Second Lieutenant Johif =. o.conneil.r 21st
Infantry. now in this city. having relin-
| pushed his sick leave Of absence, will pro-
| coed at once to joint his regiment at Tam
pa, Fla.
Captain Montgomery M. Macomb. It'll
| Artillery, is relieved from duty at Fort
| Riley, Kan, and will join his battery.
Acting Assistant Surseon Francis Lieber
will proceed from this city to Fort Chnch,
| Fernandina, Fla. for duty at that post.
First LieutenantaJohn H. wholley, oath
| Infantry, is relieved from duty at the Uni
| versity of Washington, Seattle, Wash, and
will report to the governor of Washington
| at Olympia, WASH, for duty with the Ma
| tional Guard of that state.
Capt. Robert ]. C. Irvine, 18th Infantry,
| Is relieved from duty in the Office of the
| adjutant general Of the army, and will
join his company. ,.a,ir
First Lieut.. Joseph c. Byron, 9Th Cav
airy, who desires to relinquish the unex-
pired portion CT his leave of absence will
| proceed to Mount Gretna, Pa, and report
| to Major William A. Thompson, I'd Cav
airy, mastering officer at that place for
temporary duty.
Leave of absence until further orders is
granted First Lieut.. Frank B. Mccoy, Sd
Infantry, to enable him to accept COM
| mission as lieutenant colonel, ID Regiment
Minnesota Volunteers.
The Secretary of War relieves Capt.
Charles l.. Cooper, 10th Cavalry, from duty
as acting Indian agent at the Pueblo and
Jicarilla agency, N. M.
Second Lieut.. Arthur W. Chase I'd Ar
| tillery, is relieved from further station at
Fort Monroe, Va, and will join his battery.
| general court-martial is appointed to
meet at Willets Point, New York, today,
for the trial of such prisoners as may be
brought before it.
Major Henry S. Turrill, surgeon, is pres
| ident of the court, and First Lieut. E. W.
Van c. Lucas, Corps of Engineers, Judge
advocate.
Leave of absence until further orders is
granted Second Lieut.. Roy B. Harper, 10th
Cavalry, to enable him to accept the COM
mission Of lieutenant colonel, 1st Illinois
Cavalry Volunteers.
Lieut. Col. Edgar R. Kellogg, 10th Infan-
try, is relieved from duty with his regi-
ment, and will report in person at Tampa,
Fla, for duty with the 9Th Infantry.
Capt. John Bigelow, jr., 10th Cavalry, is
relieved from duty at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass,
ana VIII JOIN MS troop.
Lieut.. Col. Edward Hunter, deputy judge
advocate general, is relieved from duty in
the Department of Dakota and will report
for duty to Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke,
United States army, commanding the
troops at Chickamauga National Park
Captain James N. Allison. commissary.
has been ordered to Vancouver barracks
for examination for promotion.
First Lieutenant Sarn,,el w D,,,,;,,r
10th Infantry, has been appointed quarter
master and commi: sary for the Wyoming
volunteers
Leave of absence has been granted First
Lieutenant John H. Wholley, oath Infantry.
to enable him to accept a commission as
colonel of the Washington regiment of in
fantry volunteers.
Major William h. Spargin, 23d Infantry
has been detailed as commissary of subsist-
ence In connection with the muster of the
New York volunteers. ST
The retirement from active service of Mai
William Arthur, paymaster, is announced.
Capt. Ezra b. Fuller; 18th Cavalry, has
been detailed as mastering officer for the
South Carolina volunteers, relieving Second
Lieut. Marcus b. Stokes, 10th Infantry who
will act az quarteI-naster and commissar y
First Lieut.. Chas. c.. Ballou, 18th In
fantry, has been detailed as quartermaster
for the Illinois volunteers, relieving FRS.
Lieut.. Chauncey Il. Baker, 7th Infantry.
First Lieut.. William p Burnham, 2uth
Infantry. has been detailed as quarter
master and commssaryA for the Alabama
volunteers, relieving Lieut. Samuel G. Jones,
18th Cavalry.
Capt. Steven c. Mills 18th Infantry, has
been detailed as mastering officer for the
Georgia volunteers, vice Capt. Frederick A.
Smith, 18th Infantry, relieved. First Lieut..
Geo. w. kirkman, Sth Infantry, has been
detailed as quartermaster and commissary
for the Georgia volunteers, vice First Lieut..
John b. Mcdonald, 10th Cavalry, relieved.
First Lieut. Henry w. Hovey, 9th In
fantry, has been appointed quartermaster
and commissary for the Georgia volunteers.