The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-27
Military Items.

Mrs. It. j. X. Waring, daughter of the
late Capt. Drury, has returned from San
Francisco to Fort CGur d'Alene.
1t. Fred Schwatka, 3rd Cavalry, aide-de-
camp on Gen. N. A. Miles staff, has entered
upon his duties at headquarters.
In spite of previous predictions hopes are
entertained that the military telegraph line
from Spokane Falls to Camp Spokane will
yet be completed this fall.
The Willard party made brief visit to
Vancouver Barracks on Monday evening
and were the recipients of the generous
hospitality of Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Com. Sergt. J. Il. Amesbury, awaiting
orders, goes this week to Fort Candy
Com. Sergt. Josiah Brown will report at
Vancouver Barracks to await orders.
Capt. J. S. Lawson, of the U. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey, has been in Vancou-
yer this week, taking magnetic observations,
planting his station near the government
landing.
Directions have been received from the
Adjutant General of the Army that all COM
panies of Cavalry shall hereafter be desig-
mated as Troops, that is, Co. A shall be
Troop A, etc.
The department commander has ordered
that one OF the Captains of the 2lst lnfan-
try now at Vancouver Barracks shall assume
command of Fort Candy until full arrange
ments are complete.
The board of officers to examine con-
demned horses is now in session at Nancou
yer Barracks. Many horses from the differ
ent posts in the department have been or
dered here for presentation to the board.
The trial of the Dean magazine brecch-
loading rifle was in progress on Tuesday,
Major John A. Kress and 1t. II. w. Symons
conducting the exercises. Many favorable
opinions OF this new arm are expressed here.
The companies of soldiers employed in
road building from Camp Spokane and Fort
Cteur d'Alene have all returned to quarters,
the weather having become too wintry for
such work to be prosecuted with any advan-
tage.
The many friends of Surgeon John M.
Dickson and wife in this department will be
twin daughters, which occurred at Cincin-
natl on the Doth September, soon after their
arrival in that city.
Orders have been received from division
headquarters directing that all privates in
the 4th Artillery having less than two years
to serve be retained at their present stations
and transferred to batalions of the LIST Ar
tillery, to arrive at their respective posts.
A few days since private GucGenheim was
shot dead by private Eberle at Fort Walla
Walla, both of Co. f, LIST Cav. Eberle fired
a shot at the target contrary to regulations
when the danger flag was out, and the
marker was killed. Ebere will be court
martialed.
The two companies OF the 4th Artillery sta
toned at TT. Candy leave on str of Both fol
San Francisco, en- route east for change Of
station. Their places at Fort Candy are
temporarily filled by detachment of 80 mer
of the 2lst Infantry, in command of Lieuts
Sparrow and Herman, who went down til,
river on Tuesday.
There are few people in the Dept. of Da
kota, says the Pioseer- Press, who know Cap
tain Frank ID. Baldwin, 9th Inf, who viii
not be heartily pleased to learn that he ha
been appointed ade-de-camp to Gen. Miles
who, as Col. of the 9Th, he served with al
assiduity and intelligence worthy of thu
praise bestowed thereupon from all quarters
Capt. Baldwin has gone to Fort Keogh t.
close up matters there, and, returning in {
fortnight, will leave for far-oif Vancouver
his future home.