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Show POST OFFICIALS AWAITING ORDERS Further instrnetions from the war department de-partment are heiiiK awaited hefore the transfer of the post of Fort Douglas to the army general hospital. No. 27. is , made. , , Order were received several days ao hv Lieutenant J. F. Bergcseh, commanding command-ing officer of the post and Ihe depot engineers, to turn the entire post and irs administration over 10 Major W. C. i.'hidester. as commanding officer of the arm- general hospital. However, llalor Chidester had received no authority from the surgeon general or the adjutant general lo accept the post administration, and for the further reason that there are gcnoial prisoners confined in the post guardhouse and the hospital, has not the authority or the men to mho charge of such prisoners. the hospital commandant could not lake over the post command. |