The Washington times., 1901-06-30
ARMY ORDERS.

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The following officers of the Corps Of
! Engineers have been ordered to recruiting
duty:
First Lieut.. Thomas H. Jackson, tt
Portland Me-; First Lieut.. Clark s
Smith to Detroit, Mich; Second Lieut.
Henry C. Jcwett. to Buffalo, n. Y.
Capt. William c. Brown, First Cavalry
has been ordered to join his troop at Fort
Washakie, Wyo.
Major William II. Baldwin, Sixth Cav
airy, now at San Francisco, has been or
dered to Fort Leayenworth.
Capt. Arthur NJ. Edwards, commissary,
in addition to present duties has been or
dered to cOmmissary duty at the camps at
the Preside, San Francisco. for the pro-
visional battalion of recruits, and for
camps established there for returning vol
unteers. to relieve Major Carroll Mercer,
commissary of subsistence, L. S. V
Major Samuel T. Armstrong, surgeon.
U. S v, and Capt. Charles E. Mcdonald,
assistant surgeon, U. S. ". have rendered
their designations, and are honorably dis
charged. to take effect June 80.
Contract Surgeon George H. Calbins has
been ordered from Tonawanda, \. Y, to
Fort Meade, S. D.
Leave of absence with permission to go
beyond seas has been granted - Major
Edward ]. McCiernand, assistant .djutant
general.
First Lieut. George E. Ball Twenty
ninth Infantry, has been transferred TO
the Twenty-first Infantry.
Recent orders affecting Capt. Frank a.
Grant quartermaster, have been revoked,
and he viii proceed as quartermaster and
acting commissary on the Mcclellan 10
Manila for duty in the Philippines.
Capt. Carroll a. Devol, quartermaster,
has been ordered to close his business per-
tanning TO his duties as general superin-
tendent of the transport service in New
York City, and after July l Will assume
charge of repairs of transports.
Capt. Charles 3. Wheeler ordnance de-
partment, has been ordered to the water
vliet Arsenal n. Y, on business pertain
ing to the manufacture of ordnance ma
terial.
Major Frederick g. Hodsson. quarter
master, has been ordered to Boston for
temporary duty pertaining TO business OF
the quartermaster's department.
Col. Amos S. Kimball, assistant quarter
master general, i'll addition to present du-
ties, has been ordered TO assume charge
of the transport service IN New York City
after July l.
Capt William c. r. Co;quhcun. quar-
termaster. now at Wilmington, Del, has
been ordered to st. Louis TO relieve Capt.
John Baxter, jr, quartermaster. who is
ordered to NagaSaki, Japan, on the Logan
to relieve Major John Nee. Hyde. quar-
ternaster. Major Hyde is ordered TO Ma
Major Charles Shaler. Ordnance Depart
ment. now at Indianapolis, has been or
dered to make one visit each month to the
Niles Tool Works. Hamilton Ohio, and
four visits each month during July, Au-
gust, and September to the RariS Engi-
neering Company's plant at Columbus for
the inspection Of materials in process of
manufacture for the Ordnance Depart
mcnt.
Capt. Arthur w Yates, quartermaster,
has been ordered to Portland Ne. To as
sumo charge of the construction of public
works at certain posts in Portland Har-
Dor.
First Lieut. James Il BIount, jr., las
been ordered honorably discharged from
the service on June 80.
First Lieut. Henry A. Ripley, Twenty
sixth Infantry. is transferred to the
TWenty-second Infantry.
Ma jor j. EscOurt Sawyer, quartermaS-
ter, now at San Francisco, has been re-
lieved Of duty on the Ohio, and ordered
to the Philippines
Capt. Joseph r. Crabbs, quartermaster,
is relieved of duty in Cuba, and ordered TO
Porto Rico, to relieve Lieut.. Col. John l..
Glenn. who is ordered to Fort Sam Hous-
ton Tex. to relieve Col. John Simpson.
Capt. William :. Scott, First Cavalry,
upon being mustered out as lieutenant
colonel of volunteers is ordered to Fort
Meade, South Dakota.
Capt Carter +. Johnson, Tenth CaVal
ry upon being mustered out as major OF
volunteers, is ordered to Fort Meade,
South Dakota, for duty with the Thir-
teenth Cavalry.
Col. William A Mayo, Ordnance De-
partment has been directed to make not
- exceed two visits each month, during