Show ARMY CHANGES Our light Battery is to bo Unplaced Gen McCook not on Good Terms with Ms Commander The Army and Xavy Journal of March S publishes General Schofields order for changes of station among several regiments regi-ments These changes involves the loss of Light Battery D Fifth Artillery and the gain of a light battery of the First Artillery Artil-lery not yet designated at Fort Douglas The change which occurs about May Izt renders necessary the departure of Major Kenzie and Lieutenants Sage Hancock and McGIachlan The Journal comments as follows The army breathes easier The anxiously awaited order making changes in stations of regiments has made its appearance as will be observed by reference to the appropriate ap-propriate columns of this issue It will also be observed that the majority of the changes were correctly foreshadowed by the Journal The regiments involved are the First artillery which after an absence of nine years comes east to take station now 5 + 1 IHri I Tsr and vicinity The Fifth after over nine years in their present location goes for their first time on the Pacific slope It was the intention originally to transfer the Third from Washington and Baltimore to the posts vacated by the Fifth and have the First relieve the Third but that pro gramme has been abandoned for at least the present year The interchange within the division of the Pacific between Second and Fourth cavalry was not anticipated These regiments have not changed since June 1SS4 The infantry changes with one exception are as wo predicted The Twentythird after a tour in the vicinity of the lakes of nearly seven years is going to Texas to relieve the six companies of the Nineteenth now at San Antonio ordered or-dered north to take the stations now occupied occu-pied by the Twentythird to bp joined by the remaining four companies now at Mount Vernon barracks Barrancas and Jackson With the exception of the four companies last mentioned which came into the Division of the Atlantic last year the Nineteenth has been in Texas since November No-vember 1331 The Fifteenth infantry has been in the department of Dakota since November 1SS3 It is now ordered to the Division of the Atlantic The headquarters head-quarters and six companies will remain in the department of Dakota until quarters are provided for them probably in the vicinity vi-cinity of Now York No troops are to be ordered to relieve the Fifteenth The posts at present occupied by that regiment will probably bo abandoned These changes are to occur during the early summer months In order that the expense of transportation may bo reduced to the minimum mini-mum the artillery and cavalry regiments will not remove their horses and heavy equipments The movements it is thought will involve an expense for transportation of about 250000 Our own McCook seems to be in water more or less hot as will bo seen from the following clipping from the Journal General Gen-eral Wesley Merritt will it is expected about May 1 moving day transfer the headquarters Department of the Missouri from Fort Leavenworth to St Louis Efforts are beintr made wo understand to locate theheadquarters in or near Kansas Kan-sas city but if they are to be moved at all St Louis would seem to bo the proper place It has been known for some time that the relations between General Merritt and Colonel McCook have not been altogether alto-gether harmonious A delegation from St Louis was at the war department on Thursday Thurs-day in the interest of their city and it is understood to be the choice of General Merritt |