The Washington times., 1902-05-11
ARMY ORDERS.

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been tried and found guilty of murder.
in violation of the fifty-eighth article of
war, by general court martial convened
at Tanaran. Philippine Islands, pursuant
10 special orders. Southern Luzon. August
2, 1901, was sentenced ITO be hanged by
the neck until dead. at such time and
place as The reviewing authority may
designate, two-thirds of the members of
the court concurring therein The rec
ord of the proceedings of the general
court martial in this case having been
submitted to the President for his action
the following are his orders thereon:
WHITE HOUSE. May S. 1902.
! concur in the recommendation of the
Judge Advocate General. and commute
the sentence TO Imprisonment for life
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
By direction of the Secretary of War,
Private Joseph Keane. Company f. Twea-
tieth United States Infantry. will be dis
charged without honor at the station
where he is now in confinement and will
serve his sentence in a penitentiary in the
Philippine Islands. to be designated by
the commanding general, Division of the
Philippines.
Major George W. Goethals, CORPS of
Engineers, Will proceed to New York
City. y. Y, on or about May 2s, 1902, and
carry out such verbal instructions as he
may receive from the chief of engineers,
and upon the completion of this duty will
return TO his proper station at Newport.
r. J.
The leave of absence granted Capt Ed
ward j. Timbeslake, jr.. Artillery Corps,
March 49, 1902, Department Of the East
is extended five days
Leave al abSanrn fnr .bra, 1av.
effect on or about June 9, 1902. is granted
Capt. Charles NJ. Truitt. Twenty-frst In
fantry, recruiting officer.
Major Daniel NJ. Appel. surgeon. United
states army. is detailed to represent the
medical department of the army at the
ffty-third annual meeting of the American
Medical Association. to be held at Sara
toga, y. Y, from June 10 to 13. 1902, in
addition to the officers designated in para
graph Is, special orders, No IS. April ..
1902. from this Office Major Appel will
proceed to Saratoga at such time as will
enable him to reach that place on or be-
fore June TO- 1902. and upon the ad-
journnent of the association will return
to his proper station
Second Lieut.. Abram l. Miller. Porto
Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry re-
Gently appointed, with rank from May
]. 1902, will report in person to the COM
manding officer Fort Columbus. Gov
ernors Island. New York city, for tenn
porary duty, and upon the completion
thereof, will be ordered by the command
ing officer of that post TO join his regi-
ment in the District OF Porto Rico. He
will be assigned to a company by his
regimental commander.
First Lieut.. Moor y. Falls, Twelfth In
fantry, will be relieved from duty at CO.
lumbus Barracks. Ohio, by the command
ing officer Of that post upon the receipt
by him OF this order and will then pro-
ceed to join his company at Fort Douglas,
Utah.
The leave of absence granted Capt. VIII
liam NJ. Cruiksh nk, Artillery Corps,
March %, 1902. ID rartment of the East,
is extended fifteen days.
The following assignments of officers
Of the Artillery Corps, recently promoted,
are announced:
C. L. Kilbourne. jr.. promoted from Sec
ond lieutenant to first lieutenant, May 8,
1901; assigned to Sixtieth Company, Coast
Artillery.
Paul A. Barry. promoted from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant May s. 1g01
assigned to Tooth Company, Coast Artil-
lery.
Jairus A. Moore. promoted from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant, May /, 1901
assigned 10 10ith Company, Coast Artll-
Ier-.
The officers named will join the COM
panies to which they are assigned.
First Lieut.. Alfred S. Morgan, Artillery
Corps, is transferred from the 10ith Com
Dany, Coast Artillery, to the unassigned
list. and will remain unassigned and avail
able for staff or other duty until further
orders.
The following transfers are made in the
Artillery Corps:
Capt Eugene T. Wilson, from the Nine
y-fourth Company. Coast Artillery. TO the
Thirty y-second Company, Coast Artillery.
Capt Walter A. Bethel. from the Thir-
y-second Company, Coast Artillery, TO the |
Ninety fourth Company. Coast Artillery.
Capt. Wilson will proceed to join the |
company 10 which he is transferred.
The leave Of absence granted First Lieut.. |
Stacey, Nineteenth Infantry in |
pecial orders. No. 81. April ~. 1902. De-
,artment of California, is extended one |
month.
Second Lieut.. John s. E Young. Eighth |
'avalry. will report in person 10 Major |
Alexander Rodgers. Fourth Cavalry. pres
dent OF the examining board convened at |
Fort Riley, Kan, by paragraph 20, special ]
riders, No. G5. March IS, 1902. from this |
fiice, at such time as he may be required |
y the board for examination 10 determine |
lis fitness for promotion.
Second Lieut.. Thomas VI. Knox, Second |
'avalry, will report in person to Lieut.. |
'ol. Eugene ID. Dimmick, Second Cavalry, |
resident of the examining board convened |
( Fort Myer. Va. by paragraph II, spe-
ial orders, No. Il. March 25, 1902. from
his Office. at such time as he may be re-
ured by the board for examination to
etermine his fitness for promotion.
Second Lieut.. Frank T. McNarney Ninth
avalry, will report in person to Lieut..
ol Benjamin c. lockwood, Seventeenth
Infantry. president Of the examining board
onvened at the Preside OF San Francisco,
al, by paragraph s, special orders. No.
;, March 15 1902, from this Office, at
Ich time as he may be required by the
Dard for examination to determine his fit
ess for promotion.