Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
ARMY Orders.

Maj. James B. Erwin. inspector gen.
eral. is assigned to duty as assistant to
the inspector general, Department of the
Missouri
The following transfers are ordered:
Col. George S. Anderson, list Cavalry
general staff, to the 9Th Cavalry.
Col. Edward ]. McClernand, 9th Caval-
ry, to the 1st Cavalry.
By direction Of the President. and upon
Tx. application of First Glass Sergt. John
A. Erickson. Signal Corps. that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. James E. Ware, 14th Infantry. Is
extended one month.
Capt. Charles F. Morse, Medical Corps.
Md. and will proceed to Fort Huachuca,
Arizona Territory. to accompany troops to
Honolulu. Hawaii territory.
First Lieut.. John P. Kelly. Medical
Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty AT
Fort Shafter. Hawaii territory. and Will
report to the commanding officer of the
camp on the Island of Oahu, Hawai-
territory, for duty.
Lieut.. Col Richard H. Wilson. 10th
Infantry. is relieved from duty with the
Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry and
assigned to station at Fort Logan II.
Roots, Ark.
First Lieut. James P. Barney. Sth Cav
airy, is relieved from treatment at the
General Hospital. Washington barracks.
and will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va,
for duty.
First Lieut.. John c. Fairfax. 21st In
fantry is detailed for general recruiting
service at Jefferson barracks, Mo.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. E. H. Campbell, from the indie
pendence, navy yard. Mare Island, Cal,
to the Charleston.
pa
lett, to navy yard. Mare Island. Cal.
Passed Assistant Paymaster r. B.
Westlake, to navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal, thence to the naval station. Tutulla.
Samoa, for duty as general storekeeper
and island treasurer
Passed Assistant Paymaster T. }.
Bright from naval station, Tutuila. Sa-
moa. to home settle accounts and await
orders.
Boatswain w. A. Macdonald. from navy
yard Puget Sound, Wash, to the Phila-
delphia.
masters clerk in the navy; duty on the
Solace. revoked.
J. Wilson, appointment as a paymaster's
clerk in the navy; duty at naval station
at Tutuila. Samoa. revoked.
r. H. Washington, appointment as a
paymaSter'S clerk in the navy, duty on
the Solace, revoked.
First Lieuts. E. w Sturdevant. w. Ellis.
j. r. Henley, F. 8. Garrett and " l.
Morrison have been commissioned first
lieutenants in the United States Marine
Corps
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at
Magdalena Bay.
The hospital ship Relief has sailed from
Sorsogon for Manila, the collier Justin
has sailed for San Francisco and the
cruisers Olympia and Chicago and the
tug Standish have sailed from Annapolis
for Norfolk.
Rear Admiral Arnold, commanding the
third squadron, Atlantic fleet. has trans
ferred his flag from the gunboat Dolphin
to the battleship Maine.
Promotions in the Cavalry Arm.
Col. George S. Anderson of the 1st
Cavalry, now on duty with the general
staff at Governors Island N. Y. has
been ordered to the command of the 9th
Cavalry. in the Philippines, and Lieut..
Col. Edward J. McCk.rnand of the list
Cavalry just promoted to the grade Of
colonel will have command of that regi-
ment, which also is in the Philippines.
Other promotions in the cavalry arm
are as follows: Maj. William A. Skunk.
sth Cavalry. to lieutenant colonel. LIST
Cavalry; Capt. f. G.. Irwin. I'd Cavalry,
to major. 8th Cavalry. and First Lieut..
r. S. Fitch, LIST Cavalry, to captain, 2d
Cavalry.
Chief Boatswain Macarthur Sus-
pended.
The Secretary of the Navy has approved
the action OF the courtmartial in the
case of Chief Boatswain Stephen Near
thur of the navy who was tried on
charges growing out of the collision be-
tween the naval tug Nina. which he COM
manded, and the schooner Sallie NJ. Crom-
we'll of Crisfield, Nd, near Annapolis.
several weeks ago. Chief Boatswain Nc
Arthur will be suspended from duty for
three months.