The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-11-17
Military and Personal.

Mrs. 1t. G. B. Backus sailed for San
Francisco on the steamer of the 18th.
1t. F. T. Van LEW, End Inf, has gone
forward to his station at Camp Spokane.
Born at Fort Walla Walla, Nov. 9Th, to
the wife of Lieut.. Frank X. Upham, LIST
Cav, a son.
It. G. E. S. Wood, 2lst Inf, now aide
de-camp on Gen. Schoield's staff, with his
wife was in Paris Oct. 9th.
It. M. F. Waltz, 10Th Infantry, who
brought the recruits up from San Francisco,
returned on the last steamer.
A military telegram received at headquar-
tiers states there was a severe snow-storm
prevailing through the entire upper country
on Monday.
Capt. James Miller's company of the 2nd
Infantry, engaged on telegraph construction,
has returned to winter quarters at Fort
Cnur d'Alene
1t. l.. s. Ames, End Infantry, arrived
down from Fort Ceur d'Alene on Friday,
and returned on Monday in charge of so re-
cruits for the 2nd Inf.
Capt. w. H. Bell, formerly stationed
here, has been ordered to report for duty as
Chief Commissary of Subsistence of the De-
partment Of the South.
1t. VIM. Moffat, End Inf, departed with
his family for Fort CGur d'Alene on Mon
day morning, accompanying the detatch-
ment Of recruits for the End Infantry.
The Engineering work in this Depart
ment temporarily assigned to Capt. Chas.
f. Powell when Col. G. L. Gillespie went
east, has been made his permanent CON-
mand.
The military telegraph station at Ashland,
Ogn., is now open, in charge of private
Whitney, G Co., 2lst Inf. Fort Klamath is
now in Geographic communication with
headquarters.
Many persons will regret to learn that
the venerable Gen. Rabbit is lying sick at
Fortress Monroe, with very little hope of
recovery, his ailment being old age and soft
ening of the brain.
Orders have been received from the War
Department increasing the communication of
rations for men travelling on duty from 70
cents to $3.50 per day, which comes nearer
to actual cost on this coast.
On Saturday night Mrs. Sanborn, wife of
It. w. l. Sanbron, 25th Inf, left on the
San Francisco steamer, en- route to Cleve-
land, Ohio. Her two daughters remain in
school, at st. Helen's Hall, Portland.
Capt VIM. Falck, 2nd Inf, absent on
sick leave, by order was examined by a
| medical board at Governors Island, N. Y,
recently The result is that he is under
orders to reourt to the Adjutaut General at
Washington.
The Poidris, published at Portland, of
date Oct. 20, contains poem from the pen
of H. H. Pierce, LIST Lieut. and Adjt. 2lst
Inf. 1t relates in varying verse legend Of
the San Bernadino valley, in Southern Cali
fornia, and is pleasant production to read.
Its merit is beyond question.
A large number of condemned horses ar.
rived down from Fort Walla Walla Tues
day. On the same day Capt j. g. Adams,
LIST Cavalry, went to the Dalles to complete
arrangements for forwarding the newly pur-
chased horses and mules, which were shipped
| by rail yesterday for Fort Walla Walla.
1t gives us much pleasure to announce
that the wife of Cvl. Edwin c. Mason pre-.
sented him with son not long since. II
| the Col, was only here now he would be
| fairly buried in congratulations. but Van
couver Barracks sends greeting to Fort
Saunders, and wishes that the boy ''may
live thousand years, a terror to the foe."
On Friday evening there was given the
! first of the series of winter aMusements in the
garrison hall at Vancouver Barracks, a
promenade concert and dance. The open.
ing night was brilliant success. Among
the officers present not stationed at this
post were Major d. r. Larned, Paymaster
Major A. S. Kimball, d. Q. NJ, and wife.
from Portland; It. Waltz, 18th Inf, and
1t. +. r. VanLiew, 2nd Inf.