The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-03
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home from San Francisto on Monday.
Mr. w. Joel Moran, The popular clerk in
the pay department., was at headquarters
yesterday, on business.
Major H. G. Wood has been assigned to
the Department of Arkansas as Adjutant
General of that Department.
Major Henry James is still figuring to be
again placed on the active list of the army,
working with the Senate Military Commit.
tee.
Lieut.. Price, U. s. Engineer Corps, with
his wife, arrived up on the last steamer, and
goes on duty with Col. G.. L. Gillespie, at
Portland.
The Army and Macy Register says Mr..
Brents' bill to allow army officers on the re
tired list to hold civil offices in the Terrific
ries is one that should pass.
Headquarters are still without telegraphic
| communications with nearly all the posts
in the Department., as well az with the east,
and military business Is at stand-still.
On Thursday evening Of last week the
wife of Capt S. G.. Whipple, LIST Cavalry,
| was rendered an elegant reception in Port
land by Mayor D. P. Thompson and wife.
The average attendance at the Post read.
ing rooms for January shows an increase
over December. Major w. H. Boyle, 2lst
Infantry, is in charge of the rooms this
month.
Major G.. H. Weeks, formerly Depot Q.
NJ at this post, has been ordered from Fort
Levenworth to Little Rock, Ark, for duty
as Chief Quartemaster of the Department of
Arkansas.
The reimbursements for which Lieut. E. s.
IT, ok T,,fo hoo id 70
gress for property burned at the Barracks and
lost in the Bannock campaign, amounted to
about 81, 500.
Capt L. Cass Forsyth, A. @. NJ, who re-
Gently left this department for the east, is
now on board in New York City, for the
purpose of examining and reporting upon the
national Chemical Company Of New York,
for treating cloths.
Lieut.. f. H. E. Ebstein, 2lst Infantry, is
we'll up on his recruiting detail for besides
being Depot Adjutant at David's Island he
is in command of Co. B, of that station,
composed of the music boys. Lieut. Ebstein
can stand about as much duty as any other
officer of his size and rank in the army.
| There is to be an entertainment at the new
hall at the post ON Friday evening, Feb IL,
| w y
edy of ..Uncles Will" Licuts. Patton and
Bonesteel, and Miss Moore will take princi.
pal parts in the cast. The new scenery and
stage properties will be available on this &C.
casion.
The Army and Nary Journals Washing
ton correspondent, of date Jan. l. says
"Miss Katie Lay, of Chicago, we'll known in
the best society and in Army circles there,
is visiting Miss Blossom Drum, daughter Of
the Adjutant General of the Army" Miss
Lay has many friends among the readers Of
the INDEPENDENT.
Lieut.. G. H. Boncsteel, 2lst Infantry, re.
turned from pursuit of escaped Indian pris-
oners on Saturday, bringing with him the
two that survived. The one shot in the at
tempt to escape recapture was buried in Yam
hill, Oregon. Lieut.. Bonesteel and his men
had very hard trip, in the worst Of storms.
but the hardships of pursuit were well re-
warded in the result.
Gen. Frank Wheaton, Dept. Commander,
has appointed Lieut.. j. F. Il. Lands, lst
Cavalry, and Lieut.. J. S. Mallory, 2nd In.
fantry, as his Aides while temporarily in
command of the Department. Lieut.. Ian.
dis is at Fort Walla Walla, and Lieut.. NAL
loryj at Fort C9ur d Alene, and it will be
some time before they can report at head
quarters, as all travel is suspended at pres
ent.
| A General Order from Division Headquar-
ters orders that hereafter, no applications
from company and post commanders, ad-
dressed to the Adjutant General, asking the
discharge of enlisted men on account of
drunkenness and worthlessness, will be enter.
tanned at or forwarded from these headquar-
tiers, the General of the Army having de-
cided and declared that company COM
manders must do their best to discipline
drunkards."
The Portland Oregonian Of Saturday gives
the following account of the recapture Of the
| escaped Indian prisoners from Vancouver
Barracks: 1.-THE Indians who escaped from
the guardhouse at Vancouver Barracks were
tracked to Sauvies Island. They had 90.
cured boat near the mouth of the William.
cite, crossed to this side and made their way
southwark. Lieut. c. H. Bonesteel with
three men got track of them Wednesday and
found that they had passed west of the city
towards Hillsboro. From there he traced
them to Yamhill county. The pursuing
party arrived at north Yamhill, Tuesday
morning, all well armed. Corporal Blibell
Of X company, with one soldier, went south
Of town, while Lieut. Bonesteel, with the
other man stationed himself north of the vii.
lage. They had information which led them
to believe that the fugitives would pass near
them, and they were not mistaken. About
half past one. the trio were sighted by BIZ.
bell, quarter Of mile distant. He and
his companion started in hot pursuit. and
when within hailing distance, the corporal
ordered them to halt. This order he re-
psatsd twice, and ~ the Indians refused, he
stopped, took careful aim and fred. The
charge struck "Lewis Dick" the meanest