3.  Private H.J.  Green, Company E, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry, detailed on special duty at these headquarters, will be paid commutation of rations at the rate of seventy-five cents per diem, it being entirely impracticable for him to cook or utilize rations.  He will also be paid commutation of quarters at the usual rate.  Both commutations to be paid while this man is employed on his present duty and stationed in this city, and to date from and inclusive of the 16th inst.

4.  Corporal Jerome Patterson, Company H, 23rd U.S.  Infantry, Corporal James Maddy, Company F, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry, Private Emmett Manley, Company D, 23rd U.S.  Infantry, Private Robert M. Nichols, Company A, 1st Idaho Volunteer Infantry, Private P.H.  Sullivan, Company F, 23rd U.S.  Infantry, are hereby detailed on special duty at these Headquarters., and will report at once to the Adjutant-General for duty.

5.  Lieutenant-Colonel Charles L. Jewett, Judge Advocate, U.S.  Volunteers, is hereby appointed Judge of the Provost Court, for the city of Manila.  He will hold the sessions of his court at the headquarters of the Provost-Marshal-General.  The Quartermaster Department will provide the necessary offices and office furniture.

The Provost Court will be attended by one or more Assistant Provost-Marshal, to be detailed by the Provost-Marshal-General, who will be charged with the duty of enforcing its orders and executing its processes.  The form of accusation in the Provost Court will be substantially the same as that used in Courts Martial, and a record of all cases tried, assimilated to that of the summary court, will be kept.

6.  Upon the recommendation of the Chief Commissary of the Department of the Pacific, the issue to Spanish Prisoners by Major S.A.  Cloman, C.S., U.S.  Vols., Depot Commissary, Cavite, P.I., of one (1) box of soap (60 lbs. net) is hereby confirmed.

7.  Sergeant Charles H. Burritt, Company C, 1st Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, will report to Lieutenant Morgareidge, 1st Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, on board Steamer Ohio, for temporary duty in unloading commissary supplies.

Upon completion of this duty Sergeant Burritt will rejoin his Company.

8.  Lieutenant Charles H. Sleeper, 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry, is hereby appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, and will report to Major R.B.C.  Bement, U.S.  Vols., Administrator de Haciena (Collector of Internal Revenue), for instructions.

9.  Lieutenant-Colonel Charles L. Potter, U.S.  Vols., Chief Engineer Officer, Eighth Army Corps, will assume charge of the water supply of this city, and will report to Brigadier-General Arthur MacArthur, U.S.  Vols., Military Commandant of Manila, for instructions.

By Command of Major-General Merritt: 

J.B.  Babcock,
Adjutant-General. 
Official:  Bentley Mott, Aid.