The times., 1898-05-05
ARMY ORDERS.
4 Large Number of Important
Changes.

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Changes
number of important army orders
were announced by Secretary Alger yes
terday.
Major General OTIS. who has been in
conference with the War Department
officials for the past few days. has been
ordered "a proceed at once to Denver
Colorado, and report from there by tele-
graph to the adjutant general for in
structions He win be accompanied by
First Lieut.. Fred ". Sladen, Fourth IN
fantry. II is not learned what the nature
of Gen. oIs's instructions VIII be, bu:
there is some talk at the Department
that he viii accompany the expedition to
the Philippines
First Lieut. T. w. Hall, regimental
quarteruaster. First United States Vol
anteer Cavalry. now at Washington. Dis
trict of Columbia, has been ordered TO
proceed 20 san Antonio, Texas, and re-
port to the commanding officer of that
regiment for duty.
Privates Alfred +. Lewis. Joseph a.
carr and Alfred O. Girard unassigned,
First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
now at Washington, District Of Columbia.
viii also proceed to San Antonio. Texas,
and report TO the commanding officer OF
that regiment for duty.
The subsistence department viii fur
nish communication Of rations in advance
for four days. IL being impracticable for
them 10 carry rations in kind.
Capt. Cunliffe II. Murray, Fourth Cav
airy. has been detailed as mastering Off
Ger and as ac ing assistant quartermas-
ter and acting commissary OF subsistence
for The Rhode Island Volunteers to be
mustered into the service Of the United
States al Quonset Point in that State. re
Ieying First Lieut.. Charles w Abbot
Jr.. Twelfth Infantry, from those duties
Lieut.. Abbot. on being so relieved, Will
report TO the governor Of Rhode Island.
The following changes in the places Of
rendezvous for mastering into the United
States service Of volunteers were an
nounced yesterday:
Idaho, fronm Pendleton TO Boise City:
Indiana. from Evansville 10 indianapolis
Maine. from Portland 10 Augusta; Mas
sachusetts, from Springfield to West Far
mington. for infantry. and Fort Warren
for artillery; Michigan. from Detroit to
Camp Eaton, Island Lake; New Jersey,
from Jersey City 10 Sea Girt; Rhode ISL
and. from Providence to Quonset Point;
South Carolina, from Charleston TO Co
lumbia; West Virginia, from Martinsburg
TO Charleston.
The officers who have been detailed for
duty as mastering officers. acting assist
ant quartermasters. acting commissaries
Of subsistence and medical examiners,
viii report at the places designated ac-
cordingly.
Of. fG arargirf.l fg mo
at Tampa, Fla, for the examination Of
such officers as may be ordered before il
10 determine their fitness for promotion.
Detail for the board-Lieut. Col Lloyd
Wheaton Twentieth Infantry, Lieut. Col
Chambers McKibbin. Twenty-first Infan-
try; Major Henry 5. Kilbourne, surgeon
Major John y. Coe, Twenty-first Infan-
try. Capt. William Stephenson, assistant
surgeon. First Lieut. James +. Normoyle
quartermaster. Fifth Infantry. recorder
Upon the final adjournment Of the
board Lieut. Col. Wheaton Will rejoin
his regiment.
The following named officers will report
ia person 10 Lieut.. Col. Lloyd Wheaton
for examination as TO their fitness for
promotion:
capt. John W Bubb. Fourth Infantry;
Capt Frank ID. Baldwin, Fifth Infantry
Capt Lyster NJ. O'Brien. Seventeenth In
Infantry: Capt. Jesse NJ Lee Ninth In
fantry. Capt. Ebenezer w. Stone. Twen-
tv-frsr Infantry; Capt Alpheus II. Bow
man Ninth Infantry, First Lieut.. Robert
w DJwdy. Seventeenth Infantry; First
Lieut.. John ;. Parke. Jr., Twenty-first
! Infantry: First Lieut.. James Z. Brett
Twenty-fourth Infantry; First Lieut..
Lawrence J. Hearn, Twenty-drsr Infan-
/ try: First Lieut. Charles p. Nogdes,
| First Infantry; First Lieut.. Walter NJ.
Dickinson. Seventeenth Infantry; First
! Lieut.. Robert II. Anderson, Ninth Infan-
try; First Lieut.. Henry c. Hodges, Jr.,
Tweuty-second Infantry; First Lieut.
James T. Kerr. Seventeenth Infantry
| First Lieut.. William y. Hughes, Thir-
teenth Infantry; First Lieut.. Albert b.
/ Scott Thirteenth Infantry; First Lieut.
Walter II. Catheld. Fifth Infantry; Sec
! ond Lieut.. John 5. SwitzeT. Fourth Infan-
| try, Second Lieut. William NJ Morrow
Twenty first Infantry; Second Lieut. Ben
! jamin F. Hardaway, Seventeenth Infan'
! try; Second Lieut.. Frederick W. Fuger
Thirteenth Infantry Second Lieut.. Da-
yid T. Cordray. Seventeenth Infantry;
/ Second Lieut. William Brooke Fourth
/ Infantry: Second Lieut William NJ. Crof-
/ ton First Infantry; Second Lieut.. Viii
! liTm II. Wassell. Twenty-second Infan-
| try; Second Lieut. Willard +. Gleason
Sixth Infantry; Second Lieut.. Hansford
/ L. ThrelkeId. Thirteenth Infantry;
/ Second Lieut.. Peter W. Dawson Twenty
second Infantry; Second Lieut. John II
/ Parker. Thirteenth Infantry; Second
! Lieut. Dennis NJ Niche Seventeenth In
! fantry; Second Lieut.. Frederic T. Stet-
son, Fourth Infantry; Second Lieut.. VIII