The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-09
Military Items.

Military Items.
Lieut.. Francis J. Patten will complete his
mission in the Wood river country and re-
turn to Boise City this week.
Official notice has been received at head
quarters Of the promotion of I'd Lieut. VIM
j. Turner, I'd Inf, to be lst Lieut.. X Co.,
I'd Inf.
Gen. Frank Wheaton, accompanied by 1t.
Chas w. Rowell. Adjutant I'd Inf, will re-
turn to headquarters to-day from Fort Ceur
d Alene.
ain scouting, by Lieut.. E. s. Farrow, Dist
Inf, appears in the last army and Navy
Register.
Capt. Chas. Bendire, LIST Cav, reported
at headquarters on Tuesday, and will remain
few days before departure on his scientific
excursion.
In anticipation of the arrival of Gen. Miles
at headquarters July LIST, or thereabouts,
there is general change of quarters among
| officers going on.
Major Edward P. Pearson, Capt. in the
18th Inf, has been promoted to Major of the
DIST Inf, and is ordered to report to these
headquarters for duty.
Major John A. Kress, Chief of Ordnance
| Dept. Columbia, returned yesterday from his
| trip into the Wood river country and Idaho,
via Kelton and San Francisco.
Mrs. Mason. mother of Col. f. G. Mason,
had slight appopletic attack on Sunday
last, soon after returning from church. She
is recovering her usual health slowly.
Lieut.. Col. Chambers and Lieut. Ross,
Dist Inf, Lieuts. A. r. Egbert and J. s.
Mallory, ID Inf, departed on Tuesday fol
Fort Townsend, to be absent 10 days.
The Department contest for the Division
team in sharpshooting has been ordered tt
take place at the Vancouver Barracks range,
the contest to take place Oct. 7th and Sth.
Major J. NJ. Wilson, engineer corps, for.
merly stationed at Portland, has been given
charge Of the 10th light-house district, head.
quarters at Cleveland, in addition to his
other duties.
Under General Order 81, by which eight
sergeants are annually detailed from the
army for service at general recruiting head
quarters the I'd Inf. will have one sergeant
sent on this year.
Major VIM. NJ. Graham and Lieut.. E. s.
Chaplin, 4th Art, have been subp9naed as
witnesses in the Candy reservation case, to
appear at the meeting of the U. S. District
Court at Kalama, June 18th.
Capt. Chas. Bendire, LIST Cav, will in a
few days lead a detachment into the John
Day river district, upon scientific explor-
ing mission. AS he has rich field to Oper.
ate in the results will be looked for with in
terest among scientific men.
The issue of candles in the army is virtu.
ally abolished, and lamps take their place in
all buildings. They are already in place at
Vancouver Barracks, and supply of 1000
gallons of oil on hand The change is as
agreeable as it is sensible.
Official notice of the promotion of Edwin
c. Mason, Major 2lst Inf, to be Lieut.. Col
4th Inf, has arrived at headquarters. Col
Mason is under orders to join his regiment
at Fort Saunders, Wyoming, and will prob.
ably start for his destination about the end
of June.
Passmore Treadwell, physician, died At
Boise City, Idaho, May 25th. He was an
assistant surgeon in the navy from 1862 to
1867, resigned, practiccd in. New York and
Brooklyn till 1871, entered the army as asst
surgeon, serving until 1877, resigning at
Boise City.
Major A. s. Kimball has assumed his du-
ties as disbursing quartermaster, office at
Por tland. Mr.. +. II. Freeman, now in the
chief quartermaster's office, will go to Major
Kimballs office at Portland, aud Mr.. Frank
Inman. Gen. Dandys chief clerk At Port.
land, will take station here.