Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26

Seattle. the monitor Arkansas and the
torpedo boat Morris at Norfolk and the
Atlantic feet at Seattle.
The battleship Missouri has sailed from
Seattle for Mare Island. the tug Iwana
from Boston for Bradford. the yacht
Gloucester from Portsmouth for Boston
and the torpedo boat Porter from Charles
ron for New York
Detailed to General Staff Corps.
Bv direction of the President. the fol-
lowing-named officers are detailed as
members of the General Staff Corps:
Col Montgomery NJ Macomb 9th Field
Artillery.
Lieut. Col Walter L. Finley. 18th Cav
airy.
Mai. Daniel H. Boughton. 18th Cavalry.
Col Macomb will repair to this city and
report to the chief of staff for duty.
Lieut. Col. Finley will proceed to Chi
cago. H.. as chief of staff Of that de-
paItment
Mai. Roughton Will remain on duty at
Fort I.eavenworth. Kan. until further
orders.
Nv direction Of the President Capt
Thomas r Merrill lst Field Artillery is
detailed as member Of the General Stan
Corps and will repair to this city for
duty
capt. Charles Young, 9th Cavalry. is re-
leved from duty in the office of the chief
of staff and will proceed to join his reg!-
ment in the Philippines Division
Capts Frank s Coucheu and Fox Con-
ner general staff. will proceed to New
port. r. L. for the purpose of taking part
/! in the conference of officers of the Naval
War College TO be held between June l
and October j. 1903
Cant Walter c. Short. 18th Cavalry.
will proceed to Fort Riley. Kan. for duty
| as a senior instructor AT the school
Capt. r. B. Grubbs. Medical Corps. will
| proceed from this city to Fort Mcintosh.
Texas. for duty.
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granted Capt James r. Church. Medical
| Corps.
| Capt. William A Powell. Medical Corps
| is relieved from duty at Jefferson bar
racks. Mo. and will proceed TO the Phliip-
pine Islands for duty
By direction of the President. and upon
! the application of First Sergi. John Jack
son. Company II. oath Infantry. that SOL
| der will be placed upon the retired list.
a board of officers to consist of: Maj.
Samuel d. Stuarts general staff; Capt. P.
D. Lorkridge general staff: Capt. James
S Parker. quartermaster. is appointed to
meet in this city for the purpose of APP
praisine the value OF one public horse
with a view to the sale of the animal to
Cant Archibald w Butt. puartermaster
BY direction Of the President. and upon
application of Post Quartermaster Sergt.
James Hackett. that soldier Will be placed
upon the retired list.
Leave Of absence to July ~. 1908. is
granted Capt. Harry La. T. Cavenaugh
10th Cavalry.
Capt. Joseph A. Sladen. United States
Army. retired. having been duly nominat-
ed 10 the Senate for advancement in
grade and the Senate having advised and
consented to his advancement is placed
upon the retired list with the rank of
ma jor.
Retirement Of Capt. Overton.
Capt Winfield S. Overton. Sd Field Ar
tllery having been found by an army
retiring board incapacitated for active
service on account Of disability incident
thereto and such finding having been ap
proved by the President. to take effect
August -. 1908. the retirement of Capt.
Overton from active service on that date
is announced.
Capt. Overton is from New York and
was graduated from the United States
Military Academy in June. 1897 and from
the School of Submarine Defense In 1902.
His entire service has been in the ar
tillery arm. in which he reached the
grade of captain in August, 1901. For
some time past he has been in this city
on leave of absence.