Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


nv direction of the President and upon
| the applications Of Battalion Serg'. MAJ
Jacob Hessert, 7th Infantry, and Sergt
Samuel c. Elson. Hospital Corps. those
soldiers will be placed upon the retired
| list.
| The following named officers are re-
]ieyed from treatment at the Army ana
Navy General Hospital. Hot Springs.
| Ark. and will return to their respective
stations: Lieut.. Col. Eli u. Hoyie. ON
Field Artillery: Maj. Wilds r. Richaro-
son. 18th Infantry; Maj "hiiani l."
ter I'd Field Artillery.
| First Lieut.. William Fl. Menses. Coast
Artillery Corps. will proceed to hot
Springs Ark, general hospital Tor 90
| servation and treatment -
First Lieut.. William Dryden, 9th fleia
Artillery. will report to the superntend-
ent. United States Military Academy
West Point n. Y. for duty.
! First Lieut.. Omar w. Pinkston Medical
| Corps is relieved from duty IN the rnlhp-
mines Division and is assigned to duty IN
the army transport service, with statioh
| at San Francisco. CAL
First Lieut. James L. Craig. I'd lnfan::
try. at San Francisco. will proceed 10
Fort Assni i9a, n.a Mont: ana JUN ~
Second Lieut.. Frederick }. Ostermann,
18th Infantry. having completed the duty
| for which he was directed to proceed 10
| this city, Will return 10 HIS Propei 90"
| ton.
post Ouartermaster Sergt. Joseph j.
Hittinger. now on duty in the office of the
quartermaster general OF the army VIII
proceed to New York city for the pur-
pose of inspecting. before final acceptance,
| the Law figures now being manufactured
! by the Eden Musee American Company
| for the quartermaster's department.
| Upon completion of this duty he will re-
| turn to his proper station
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral G. A Bickneil to be
placed on the retired list Of officers of the
navy May Is. 1903.
Commander H. G: Leopold. retired. from
navy yard, Norfolk. Va. to home.
| Lieut.. c.. s. Freeman to continue duty
on the Connecticut.
! Lieut. s. C. Rowan. TO duty as aid on the
! staff of the commander, I'd division. LIST
squadron United States Atlantic fleet.
| Lieut.. f. Williams. when discharged
from treatment at the United States
Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot
Springs. Ark. to commend the sylph.
| Ensign A. n. Atkins to duty as aid on
| the staff of the commander, I'd division,
LIST SQUADRON, United States Atlantic fleet
Paymaster s. Bryan to the United
States Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md.
Assistant Paymaster II. II. Alkire from
United States Naval Academy, Annap-
oils Md, to duty in connection with fit
| ting out ships for the summer practice
| cruise.
Capt. r. s. Twigg to the navy yard
Mare Island. Cal.
! F. E. Shute has been appointed pay
F.! masters clerk in the navy, duty naval
station, Tutula, Samoa
! Assistant Surgeon l. r. Conn from ma
val station. Oiongapo. p. l.. to the United
States Naval Hospital, Mare Island. Cal,
for treatment
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at
Panama the gunboat Dolphin at WASH
| ington, D. c.: the cruiser st. Mary's at
New York and the gunboat. Annapolis at
Suva Fiji.
The tug Standish has sailed from Nor
| folk for Annapolis and the gunboat Scor-
pion and the torpedo boats Porter, Tin
gey. DeLong. Blakeiy and Thornton from
| Pensacola for Key West, via Charlotte
| harbOr.
The monitor Monterey has been placed
in ordinary at the naval station. Dion
gapo.
Retired as q Brtgadier.
BY direction of the President the re-
trement of Col. Henry NJ. Adams, Corps
| of Engineers, from active service under
| the requirements of the act Of Congress
approved June 30. 1882, is announced. and
| he is placed upon the retired list of the
army, with the rank of brigader general,
gress approved April q. 1904. the Senate
having duly advised and consented to
his advancement.
| Cen Adams IS from Massachusetts and
was a star graduate Of the class of 1866
| al the United States Military Academy.
He reached the grade OF colonel of en-
| gineers in June 1903. For many years he
| was on duty at the War Department as
assistant to the chief of engineers. and
! more recently has been stationed at Buff
| falo. n. Y. In charge of government en-
| xineering works in that vicinity.
The Sherman Reaches Manila.
The War Department is informed that
the transport Sherman has arrived at
Manila with troops and supplies from
San Francisco.
Promotion Of Non-Coms.
To meet what he describes as the de-
mand of over a thousand worthy nom
commissioned officers for commissions as
,ieutenants in the Philippine scouts Gen.
Weston commanding the troops in the
Philippines. has recommended 10 the Sec
| rotary Of War that competitive exami-
| nation Of non-commissioned officers be
conducted by the regimental commanders
to determine those best fitted for scout
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