Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
ARMY Orders.

The detail of Lieut.. Col. Harry ". ave
naugh. U.SA retired, for duty with the
organized militia of Delaware is extended
until further notice.
First Lieut.. Albert Gilmor. Atm Field
Artillery. upon the expiration of his pres
ent leave of absence will join his battery
at Vancouver barracks. Wash.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Cook Jacob Schneider:
Troop f. 9th Cavalry. that soldier Will
be placed upon the retired list
First Lieut. William B. Graham. 18th
Infantry. will proceed to Fort LeaNen-
worth. Kan, and report in person TO the
commandment of the army service schools
a that post for duty.
First Lieut.. Sebring c. Mesill 4th Cav
airy. is detailed for service and to fill
vacancy in the Signal Corps.
Capt. William r. Wilder. nth Infantry.
is detailed for service and to fill Vacan-
cy in the pay department. to take erect
February 3, 1909, vice Capt Earl Z. Car
nahan. paymaster. who is relieved from
detail in that department. and Is assigned
to the 18th Infantry.
Leave of absence for three months. to
take effect December II, 1905. is granted
Capt. Allie w. Williams. Medical Corps.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days on surgeons certificate of dis
ability to take effect on or about De-
cember :. 1908. is granted Capt. Richard C.
BurlesOn, ordnance department.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral j. r. Merrell has been
appointed commandant Of the naval sta
ton Narragansett bay, r. /.
Lieut.. Commander F. n. Freeman, from
command of the Preble to navy yard
Mare Island, Cal.
Lieut. F. B. Larimer additional duty
in command of the second fotflla, United
tot ifc
Lieut. NJ. S. Davis, from command OF
the Fox to command the Rowan; thence
to command the Paul Jones.
Lieut. w. ]. Moses, from the Preble to
the Albany.
Lieut. c. E. Brilliant. from command
of the Rowan to command the Preble.
Ensign z. f. Ship, from the Davis to
command the Fox.
Ensign c. A. Woodruff, from the AL
bany to the Davis
Midshipman r. +. Cassidy, from the
Rowan to the Paul Jones.
Passed Asst. Surgeon p. 7. Dessez,
from United States naval hospital. Mare
Island, Cal, to the United States Pacific
fleet.
Warrant Machinist G. Crofton, from
navy yard Norfolk. Va. to the Montana.
Lieut.. Commander T. S. Wilson, from
the Colorado to the navy yard, Mare Is
land Cal
Lieut. r. NJ Griswold. from the Colora-
DO TO the 81. Louis.
Lieut. o. f. Cooper, from the Washing
ton to home.
Ensign H. G. Fuller, from the Colorado
to the Solace.
Ensign j. S. Woods, from the Maryland
to the Farragut.
Ensign c. l.. Hand, from the Farragut
to the Maryland.
Lieut.. A. N Mitchell from the Colora-
do to command the Active.
Lieut.. f. w. Mcintyre. from command
of the Active to the Colorado.
Naval Movements.
The battleship Maine has sailed from
Portsmouth, n. H., for New York. the
cruisers West Virginia Colorado Maryland
and Pennsylvania from Magdalena bay
for La Union. the cruisers Tennessee
South Dakota. Washington and California
from Magdalena bay for Amapala. the
gunboat Yorktown and the collier Justin
from Magdalena bay for Panama and the
remainder of the Pacific fleet from Mag
dalena bay for California ports.
Assigned to Regiments.
The following assignments to regiments
of officers recently promoted are an
nounced: First Lieuts. Jesse NJ. Holmes,
9th Infantry; Maynard A. Wells, 18th In
fantry; Hans o. Olsen. Sd Infantry;
Charles A. THUS. 18th Infantry; Clare
mont A. Donaldson. 10Th Infantry: Frank
lin T. Burt. oath Infantry; Rutherford S..
Hartz. 21st Infantry; Townsend Whelon
29th Infantry; Charles S. Hamilton, 18th
Infantry.
Relief of Capt. Donnelly.
Capt. Edward T. Donnelly of the 1st
Field Artillery, who acted special aid
to the special Chinese ambassador from
San Francisco to this city, has been re-
lieved from that duty and ordered to re-
turn to his regular station, at Fort Sill,
Okla.
Arrival of the Sheridan.
Gen. Weston, commanding the army in
the Philippines. has notified the War De-
partment that the transport Sheridan has
arrived at Manila with twenty-four off,
GERS and 476 enlisted men.