Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20
ARMY Orders.

Lieutenant Colonel w. A. Marye, ord
nance department, United States army,
has been ordered to make visit each
month until January, 1900 to the Peters
burg iron works, Petersburg, Va, on bust
ness pertaining to the inspection of pro-
jectiles now being manufactured by that
company for the ordnance department.
Major G. B. Davis, commssary of sub
sstence United States volunteers, has
been ordered to Kansas City, Mo- on bust
ness in connection with the purchase of
subsistence stores there.
Major J. n. Morrison judge advocate
United States army, has been relieved from
duty in the office of the judge advocate
dered to report to the commanding gen.
eral, Department of California, for further
orders.
Leave of absence for one month has been
granted Colonel A. A. Harbach, 1st Cnited
States Infantry.
Captain John Biddle has been relieved
from duty in the Department Of MatanZas
and Santa Cara, Cuba and ordered to
New York city to await further orders.
First Lieutenant S. A. Cheney has been
relieved from duty at Wi.lets Point and
ordered to report to the commanding gen
eral, Department of California, for further
orders.
Second Lieutenants A. L. Mccoy, 9th
Infantry; II. G. Peterson, 3tth Infantry; J.
A Jackson, j. NJ. Fleming and w w.
Goddard of the :}:Sd Infantry, United States
volunteers, all recently appointed, have
been ordered to report to their regimental
commanders for assignment to duty.
Second Lieutenant Holmes Conrad, jr.,
10Th Volunteer Infantry. having rendered
his resignation has been honorabiy dis
charged
Second Lieutenant A. ]. Dillon, Goth Vol
unteer Infantry. having been found by
board of officers professionally unfit to dis
charge the duties of his office has been dis
charged the service of the United States.
Leave of absence for fifteen days has
been granted Captain +. A Romig, assist
ant surgeon 10th Volunteer Infantry.
Lieutenant l.. j. Stueber. assistant sur
geon, United States volunteers, recently
appointed has been ordered to report to
his regimental commander for duty.
Captain A S. Polhemus has been granted
three months and twenty days extension
of leave on account of sickness.
CAPTAIN Robert Gage. 10th Volunteer In
fantry, recently appointed, has been or
dered to temporary recruiting duty at Biz
mngham Ala, and when he has secured
ten men for enlistment he is to accompany
them to the regimental rendezvous and re-
port to his regimental commander Tor duty
First Lieutenant c. c. Williams, ord
nance department, United States army, has
been ordered from Wilmington, Del. to the
Sandy Hook proving grounds, N. j.. on
business pertaining to experimental firings
of several samples of smokeless powder
in the five-inch rapid-fre gun
Captain Stephen Starr, 4Sth Volunteer
Infantry. recently appointed, has been or
dered to report to the commanding officer
of his giment for duty.
Second Lieutenant Troup Whitehead.
46th Volunteer Infantry, having resigned,
has been honorably discharged the service
of the United States.
Volunteer officers, recently appointed,
have been assigned to duty at the follow
ing stations: Capt. Robert Gage, 49th In
fantry, at Birmingham, Ala; Capt Steven
Starr, 4Sth Infantry, at Fort Thomas KY;
Maj. Henry w. hubbell. 47th Infantry, at
Camp Meade, Pa. Capt. Benjamin John
son, assistant quartermaster, at San Fran
cisco; Lieut.. I. l. Morrison, 3sth Infantry,
Infantry, Little Rock, Ark; Capt. c. H.
Hilton, jr., Goth Infantry. Denver, Col:
Lieut.. H. E. Courtney. seth Infantry. Little
Rock. Ark; Lieut.. F. p. Lynch. 44th In
Infantry. Cleveland: Lieut.. A. S. Odeli, 45th
Infantry, Baltimore; Capt. ]. G. Livingston,
47th Infantry, New York.
Capt. g. Q; sauier. 1 volunteer signal corps;
Navesink, N. j., on business pertaining to
the signal corps of the army.
Maj H. D. Thomson. surgeon, U. S. ",
now at New York, has been ordered to San
Capt w. H. Anderson. assistant commits
sary of subsistence, Sth Army Corps, has
been relieved from duty in the Philippines
and ordered to duty in San Francisco.
Capt. John Landstreet, jr. assistant COM
missary of subsistence, U. s. ", has been
ordered to report to the acting commissary
general of subsistence in this city for tenn
porary duty. He will be assigned to duty
in the Department of the East.
Commissary Sergeant ]. A. Thilman has
been relieved from duty with the Copper
river exploring expedition in Alaska and
assigned to duty at the nearest available
military post.
Off1cers recently appointed have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Col Chas.
D. Viele, to the 4th Cavalry; Lieut.. Col. T.