Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. LIE Vert Coleman. Coast Artillery
Corps. will proceed to the Frankfort ar
senal. Philadelphia. for the purpose OF
comforting with the commanding officer OF
that arsenal upon matters pertaining to
the manufacture of plotting board.
Leave of absence for two months 10
granted First Lieut. Morris E. Locke, list
Field Artillery.
Sergt John Sedden. Company B. ID In
Infantry: Chief Musician Mike Malcolm.
23d Infantry. and Q. NJ. Sergt Thomas
Connolly have been retired on their own
applications.
Leave of absence for twenty-one days
on surgeons certificate of disability is
granted First Lieut. William B. Gown.
Sd Cavalry.
The following transfer and assignment
of officers OF the 4th Field Artillery are
ordered:
First Lieut.. Albert Gilmor. from Bat
terry E to Battery A.
First Lieut. Dennis Fl. Currie is assigned
to Battery E.
Capt. William NJ Coulling. quartermas-
ter. is relieved from further duty as quar-
termaster of the transport Mcclellan and
will proceed to ST. Louis. No. for duty.
Leave of absence for two months, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
ed Lieut.. Col. George p. Scriven, Signal
Corps.
The following changes in the stations Of
officers of the ordnance department are
ordered:
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander j. P Morton and
Lieut.. Commander F. H. Brumby have
been commissioned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon +. NJ. Began,
from navy recruiting station, Minneapo-
lis, to the Wisconsin.
Assistant Surgeon NJ z. Lands, to navy
recruiting station, Minneapolis.
,- Assistant Surgeon G. b TRIBE; from
land. Cal, to the Relief.
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. +. Clark,
to the Lancaster. ravy yard. League As
land, Pa.
Paymaster G. NJ Stackhouse. to the
navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
Passed Assistant Paymaster, B. M. Dob
son. from the Glacier to home, settle ac-
counts and await orders.
Mate ]. E. Eklundh. from the indie
pendence, navy yard, Mare Island. Cal.
to the Pensacola. naval training station.
San Francisco. Cal
J. l.. Carter. resignation as a paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy accepted.
]. H. Rauch appointment as a paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy, duty on the
Glacier revoked.
Naval Movements.
The cruisers Rainbow, Cleveland, Con-
cord and Denver have arrived at Woo
sung the gunboat Dolphin at New
Haven, the tug Standish at Annapolis
and the destroyers Rowan and Colds
borough at Astoria
The battleships Illinois and Wisconsin
have sailed from Bremerton for San
Francisco. the battleships Maine and
Alabama from Honolulu for Guam. the
scout Birmingham from Provincetown
for Boston. and the cruisers Olympia.
Chicago and Hartford and the monitors
Arkansas and Nevada from Hampton
roads for New London.
Death of Gen. Albert Hartsu6.
The adjutant general of the army has
been advised of the death of Brig Gen.
Albert Hartsuff. U.S.A.. retired. which
occurred at Detroit. Mich. June %. 1"0S.
Gen Hartsuff was born in New York
February 4. 1897, and was appointed as
assistant surgeon from Michigan in Au-
gust 1861 He was regularly promoted
through the several grades in the medi-
cal department. reaching the grade or,
colonel, assistant surgeon general. April
IS 1900. He was retired by operation or
law having reached the age Of sixty-four
wears February 4. 1891. and was ad-
vanced TO the grade of brigadier general
on the retired list April %. 1904
Gen. Hartsuff was brevetted captain and
major March IL. 1855. for faithful and
meritorous services during the war. and
lieutenant colonel November IS. 1865. for
meritorious and distinguished services
during the outbreak and continuance of
cholera in New Orleans. La.