The Washington times., 1901-07-28
ARMY ORDERS.

Second Lieut.. Spencer NJ. Bowman. Ar
tillery Corps, is transferred from Twen-
| ty-fifth Company, Coast Artillery, to the
Forty-fifth Company, and assigned to
| Fort Du Pont, Delaware.
Capt. William F. Lewis, assistant sur
geon, is detailed as a member OF the re-
tiring board at Fort Leayenworth, vice
Major Adrian S. Poihemus, surgeon.
Capt. Eben Swift is transferred from
Troop to Troop II. Fifth Cavalry.
Contract Surgeon Charles ]. Long is or
dered from Rock Island to San Francisco
for transportation to Manila and assign
ment in the Philippines.
Capt. Henry d. Todd, jr.. Is directed to
Join the Eighty-fourth Company, Coast
Artillery. at Fort Hamilton. after com
pleting his duties at the United States
Artillery School.
The Secretary of War has designated a
board of officers to meet at Chicago to
| examine candidates for appointment as
lieutenants. The following constitute the
board: Maj. Gen: Elwell s. Otis. Major
Timothy f. Wilcox. surgeon. United
States Army; Major Henry L. Raymond,
surgeon, United States Army; Major Cum
life H. Murray Fourth United States
Cavalry; Major John 7. French. tr., quar-
termaster, United States Army; Capt.
John j. Bradley, Fourteenth United
States Infantry, aide-de-camp. recorder.
Col. Richard l. Eskridge, Twenty
enth Infantry, has been retired by reason
of ineapacity for active service, contract
ed in line of duty.
Major Charles Il. Ewing surgeon, is re-
iieved of duty in the Philippines. to take
effect September 4, and ordered to return
to the United States.
Capt. William 6. Gambrill, paymaster.
has been ordered to Portland, Ore, for
temporary duty.
Capt. Michael H. McNamee is trans
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teenth Cavalry.
The following assignment of Heutenants
has been ordered: William l.. Luhn, first
lieutenant of. cavalry, Eleventh Cavalry
William =. Moffet. first lieutenant of cav
airy. Thirteenth Cavalry; Charles w. Van
Way first lieutenant of cavalry. Twelfth
Cavalry; Edward A. kreger, first lieuten-
ant of infantry Twenty-eighth Infantry
Edward W. Terry, first lieutenant of in
fantry. Seventh Infantry; Arthur N.
Pickel, second lieutenant Of cavalry,
Twelfth Cavalry: Thomas NJ. Knox. sec
ond lieutenant of cavalry, Second Caval-
ry: John McE. Pruyn, Second lieutenant
of infantry, Fourteenth Infantry
The following assignment of engineer
officers has been pade:
Col. Charles r. Suter, New York City.
to the northeast divisioii which embraces
the district with headquarters at Port
land. Me-; Boston, MASS; Newport. r. l..
and New London, Conn.
Col. Samuel NJ Mansfield, New York
City, to the eastern division. which en-
braces the districts with headquarters at
New York City. Oswego and Buffalo, N
Y, and Philadelphia. Pa.
Col Peter c. Hams. Baltimore. Nd, to
the southeast divsion,, which embraces
the districts with headquarters at Balti-
more. Washington, ID. c.: Norfolk, Va;
Wilmington. N. c.; Charleston, $. c.;
Savannah. Ga. and St Augustine. Fla
Lieut.. Col. Thomas II. Handbury, De-
troit, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio. after No
vember 15). to the central division, which
atnr..fa hn Vt.,ft
at Pittsburg. Pa; Wheeling, w. Va; Gin
cinnati. Ohio; Louisville, KY, and Chat
tanooga, Tenn. iyaf
Lieut.. Col Oswald II: Ernst, Chicago,
ILL.,, to the northwest division. which en-
braces the districts with headquarters at
Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit and Grand Ra-
pids, Mich; Chicago and Rock Island. ILL.,:
Milwaukee, Wis. st. Paul and Duluth,
MINI.
Col. Amos Stickney, st. Louis, Mo-, to
the western division. which embraces the
districts with headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn; Little Rock Ark; st. Louis, Mo-,
and Sioux City, Iowa.