The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-10
Military Items.


from Fort Lapwai to Vancouver Barracks.
Winter still holds in the mountains.
Lieut.. S. r. Jones of the 4th Artillery,
who was at headquarters last week, departed
for his station at Fort Candy on Friday.
Extensive sheds for sheltering the stock
are in course of construction at Boise Bar
racks. This is an Improvement long needed.
George Stokes, the deserter who escaped
with the Indians from Vancouver Barracks,
was recaptured by Portland detective, and
returned to the guard house on Monday.
Capt. M. c. Wilkinson, U. S. A., con.
nected with the Indian school at Forest
Grove, has been ordered to Washington, and
will depart on Saturday for San Francisco.
Some of the Indians up country want a
change in their affairs, and one tribe in Pc
titioning for change of agents put it in the
following language; ''Too much God, no
flour"
A little monthly paper to be called the
Ceur d Alene Spectator will be published at
Fort Ceur d'Alene, l. T., by the officers
there stationed. 1t will first appear in
March.
Capt. Geo. w. Chison, Sth Cavalry, who
was LIST Lieut.. in the 2lst Infantry in 1869,
Oh January 18th in fit of insanity shot
himself in the head, and died, at Fort Dun
can, Texas.
Col. w. r. Parnell, LIST Cavalry, who
went to Boise Barracks overland from San
Francisco, was shut up in the mountains by
snow storms, and finally had to back out of
the Winnemucca route and 20 in by the
route from kelton. He had hard trip.
Company M, 4th Art, in command of
Capt. G. B. Throckmorton, at Fort Stevens,
has been ordered to change stations with
Co. H, Dist Infantry, Lieut.. F. 2. Elton
head commanding, at Fort Candy. The
transfer commenced on Tuesday, and 10
about completed at this time.
Master G.. c. Hansus and Mr.. T. o. Fas-
settle of the U. S. sloop of war jamestown,
arrived in Portland, Or, on the 4th inst,
having in charge seven distillers of illicit
''hoochenoo" whisky, arrested in Alaska, BY
order of Com. Glass of tbs jamestown. The
prisoners will be tried in the U. s. Court.
New York papers announce that on Jan.
"a, the name of Major e. G. Sawtelle, Brevet
Brig. Gen., and Q. NJ. Gen. of the Dept. OF
the Columbia, was sent TO the U. 5. Senate
as Deputy Quartermastsr General with pro-
motion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Gen. Sawtelle receives smilingly the con-
gratulations of his very many friends.
Gen. H. A. Morrow, Colonel commanding
the Dist Infantry, addressed an inquiry to
Adjutant General R. c. Drum Of the U. S.
Army, in regard to mounted officers swords,
to which official reply has been made as fol-
lows:
Headquarters of the Army,
Adiutaut Generals Office,
Washington, Aug. 18th, 1850.
Col. H. A. Morrow, 2lst Infantry.
Through Headquarters Military Division
of the Pacific.
Sir: In reply to your communication Of
the 25th ultimo., asking information as to
the sword to be worn by mounted officers OF
Infantry regiments, l have respectfully to
inform you that the General of the Army
decides that officers of Infantry, mounted,
are authorized to wear the sabre of the Cav
of the Equipment Board published in Gen.
eral Orders No. 76 of 1879, from this office
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
u. C. DRUM,
Adjutant General.
The catamaran sailing craft built by Gen.
o. ID. Greene, Adjutant General of the
Department, and Lieut.. Francis J. Patten,
2lst Infantry, was formally launched and
named on Monday last, Miss Katie Greene,
the Generals daughter, officiating in the
presence of large number of army officers
and citizens assembled. Her remarks we
append, as follows:
Kind Friends:-The catamaran is COM
pleted, and you have been asked to come to-
gether to see her enter her native element
to take her place in the station to which she
was born-the Queen of the Columbia.
To General Greene is due the conception
of her construction; to Lieut.. Patten her
lines and model, the working drawings, and
the most painstaking, untiring, and brilliant
superintendence while building; to Private
intelligent labor. We are indebted to them
all, but most to Private Dillon.
She is a good ship, and true-staunch
and safe; and we may all hope for much
pleasure, amusement, and interest by her
means.
And now,
LET HER LAUNCH!
As she glides into her watery dominion,
predict for her, and ask You to join with me
in wishing her speed, safety, and long and
successful career.
With this wine Of Champagne / baptize
and chriSten her
''rHE KATIE"
This craft is modelled after the Amaryllis,
full illustration and description of which
was given in the Scientific american few
months ago. The Amdrylas made speed
of % miles per hour, and The Katie is ex-
pected to make 10 to Is miles per hour.