The times., 1901-06-20
ARMY ORDERS.

The general court-martial appointed on
May II, 1901, 70 meet at West Point, has
been dissolved and the following court
martial has been appointed for the trial
of such prisoners as may be brought be-
fore it: Major Charles 3. Hall, Second
Infantry; Capt George H Sands, Sixth
Cavalry; Capt. James K Thompson. Fif-
teenth Infantry; Capt. Fred w. Siaden.
Fourteenth Infantry; Capt. Richmond P
Davis, Thirty-ninth Company, Coast Ar
tiliery; Capt. Malvern Hill Barnum,
Eighth Cavalry; Capt. Edmund NJ. Blake,
Fourteenth Company. Coast Artillery
Capt. Edward Anderson, Seventh Cav
pany, Coast Artillery; First Lieut.. Will
liam @. Sills Eighth Cavalry; First Lieut.
George T. Summeriin. Fourth Cavalry;
First Lieut.. Henry c. Smither, First Cav
Eleventh Cavalry: Capt 'JoEla Al Jsnkinss
Fifth Cavalry, judge advocate.
Capt. Paul 3. Malone, Twenty seventh
Infantry. has been ordered to report to
the Superintendent of the Military Acad-
emy for duty - y est Point.
The following officers of the Artillery
Corps are relieved OF their present
duty and ordered to the stations IN
dicated: Lieut.. Col. John r. Myrsck,
Fort Preble, Maine; Lieut. Col. John l.
Tiernon, Fort Banks. Massachusetts,;
Washington. Maryland; Lieut. Col.
Charles Morris. SuiiivanS Island, South
Carolina; Major William Ennis, Fort
McHenry, Maryland: Major Anthony W.
Vogdes, San Diego Barracks, California:
Major Walter Howe, Jackson Barracks,
Louisiana; Major Peter Learys IT., Key
West Barracks. Florida; Major Luigi
omia Fort Morgan, Alabama; Ma jor
Robert II. Patterson, Fort Warren, Mass
achusetts; Capt. Edward Davis. Honolulu,
Hawaiian Territory.
Recent orders affecting Capt Casper
H. Conrad, jr., Third Cavalry, have been
amended so as to assign him to conduct
a detachment of recruits from Columbus
Barracks to Vancouver Barracks.
The board of officers appointed to meet
in Manila TO examine heutenants Of the
line with a view 20 their transfer to the
Corps Of Engineers is 10 meet on
August Is.
addition TO his present duties as quarter
master at SullivanS Island. South Caro-
lima. has been directed to take charge OF
the construction work at that post under
instructions from the QuarteTmaster Gen
eral of the Army.
The following promotions and assign
ments have been made in the Artillery
Corps: Henry II. Whitney. promoted
from first lieutenant to captain, assigned
TO Coast Artillery; John w kilbreth, jr-,
promoted from second lieutenant to first
lieutenant, assigned 10 Elshth Battery'
Field Artillery: LIE Vert Coleman, promot-
ed from second lieutenant to first Heuten-
ant. assigned TO Seventeenth Battery,
Field Artillery; Alfred B. Putnam. pro
lieutenant, assigned to Eighty-ninth Com
pauy, Coast Artillery.
First Lieut.. Edwin o. Serratt is trans
ferred from the Eighth Battery, Field
Artillery, and will remain unassigned and
avaiJable for staff or ether duty.
Capt Orin 3. Alitcham, Ordnance De
partment has been ordered from New
York City to the torpedo station at New
port r l., for consultation with a board
of naval officers and chemists TO consider
the manufacture of smOkeiess powder
and tests.
The President has directed the honor
able discharge from the volunteer service
of First Lieut.. George c. Burnell, signal
officer, to take effect June 30.
Capt George L. GOodale. qGartermasteT
now in New York. has been ordered to
Astoria Ore, to assume charge OF the
of public buildings at Fort
Stevens, Oregon. and Fort Columbia,
Washington. relieving Lieut. Col J0she-
w Jacobs
The President has directed the retire.
ment on June 30 Of Col Merritt Barber,
Assistant Adjutant General. upon his
own application. after thirty years serv-
ice.
Second Lieut.. Kyle Rucker has been
assigned TO the Fourteenth Cavalry. in
the Department OF Colorado for tempo
raTy duty.