The evening times., 1899-03-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Major Aaron II. Appel has been relieved from
temporary duty at Fort Hamilton, y. Y. and
will proceed to Jackson Barracks, La. and re-
port in person to the commanding officer OF
that post for duty.
The transfer OF Lieut. Fitzhueh Lee. jr.. from
the Twenty first L.. ). Infantry To the Fist {.
s Cavalry with rank in the cavalry arm, j.
announced by the Secretary Of War.
Lieut. james :. Young, jr., recently commits
stoned in the infantry from private Teuth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, has been as
signed 10 the Tenth I. :. Infantry, Company
+, and will proceed to join that company ia
Havana. Cuba.
Lieut. Levi, $ Sorlcy. Sixteenth l. : In
fautry. has been relieved from duty assist
ant mastering officer for the State OF New York
Lieut. Ola ". Bell Third I. (. Cavalry, has
been transferred from Troop l. TO Troop u, Of
that regiment.
The foIlowing-naned army officers have been
granted leave OF absence: Col. George IT. Bur
X. Caifee, William II. W. lanes, and Arthur
y Mcintyre. Leuts.i Lewis Bedcll and Henry
g. MorrowS. and Cadet Grayson '. IIcidt.
Major Philip G.. Wales has been relieved from
further duty with the Second Army Corps, and
will return to his proper station, Fort NiohFara,
Neb.
Lieut.. Braiigud : /Higley, IT,. on the re;un
Of Major Wales to Font NiobFaia. Neh., viii be
relieved from further duty al that pest, and will
proceed To san Francisco. Cat. and report in
person to the commanding general, Department
Oi California, for assignment to duty with troops
sailing the first available Government trans
port for Manila. Philippine Islands.
Capt. Charles r. b. FlagE has been relieved
from further duty with the Second Army Corps.
and will return to his proper station, Columbus
Barracks. Ohio.
Major William b Bauster has been relieved
from further duty with the second Army Corps.
and will proceed 10 Fort Warren. Mass. and
report in person TO the commanding officer OF
that most for duty.
: Chief Engineer G. 1owie has been promoted to
the relative rank Of commander. Passed AS-
sistant Engineer +. ". Baker. and EisiguS J. II.
Cuntz and II. NJ. Cults have been honorahly dis
charged.
Naval Cadet y. L. Jones has been detached
from the Newark and ordered /" the Alliance.
Assistant Engineer J. T. Cooper has been
granted six months sick leave.
Rv direction of the Secretary of War. a board
of survey TO consist of Capt. Edward r. Hutch
ins. comm>sary OF subsistence. |. :. Volunteers.
and Capt Robert J.. Brown. assistant quarter
master. l. $ Volunteers. has been appointed
to meet at the qtIartermaster's depot, Tampa.
Fla March l. 1SS. soon thereafter as
practicable to report upon and fix the respoEsi-
biity for the loss OF certain public animals and
property Of the United states Government.
Major Cen Samuel Il. ". Young. 1. : Vol
unteers will, in addition to his duties as corps
commander the duties Of cluet muster
ing officer of the States OF Georgia, Alabama.
and South Carolina.
Major George H. Sands. engineer officer. L. :.
Volunteers Captain Sixth L. : Cavalry. is
honoraby discharged from the volunteer army
of the United States 10y the Secretary OF War,
to take effect Anril "a. 1879.
Capt Edwin II. Butler assistant quartermaS-
ter l. $ Volunteers, has been relieved from
further duty at Anniston, Ala. and ON arrival
at San Francisco, Cal. TO which point he is now
en- route, will report in person TO Lieut. Col.
Oscar F. Long quartermastcrs department, |.
= Army general superintendent, army transport
service for instructions. and will proceed thence
TO Manila, Philippine Islands. on the transport
Connernaugh in Charge OF public property there
on. and on arrival will report in person TO the
! commanding general Department OF the Pacific.
for assignment TO duty assistant qnarteTmas-
ter under his direction.
Col Charles A. Woodruff. assistant commits
sary general OF subsistence. L. 5. Army, Chief
commsssary. Department of the East, and pur-
chasing commis.ary, New York city. \. y,
has been ordered to proceed. via Tampa. Fla,
TO Havana Pinar del Rio, MatanzaS. and other
points near Havana, Cuba. where troops are IN
camp and make such inspection of affairs per
| tanning to the subsistence department. as may be
| directed by the acting commissary general OF
| subsistence, L. 5. Army.
/ Major Henry ID. Osgo0d has been ordered te
| proceed to New York city, to assume the du
| ties from which Colonel Woodruff has Just beer
| relieved