The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-29
Military Items. :

Gen. Frank Wheaton departed for b.
at Fort CGur d'Alene the first of the wecGst
1t. q. E. s. Wood, 21st Inf, 10 now Acting
Judge Advocate of the Department Of West
Point.
Surgeon G. L. Hickman reported for duty
on Saturday, relieving DR.. Abner Smead as
post surgeon.
Capt. 8. G. Whipple, 1st Cav, Fort Klam-
ath, has been granted months leave by the
War Department.
The headquarter buildings are all appro-
priately draped in mourning, and officers are
wearing knot of Grape.
Capt. James s. Lawson Of the U. 8. Coast
Survey Service is in Walla Waila, w. T., max.
Ing magnetic observations.
1t. Virgil Brumbach, the new Lieutenant
Of the I'd Infantry, Of the class OF 1881, has
taken station at Fort COlville.
The contestants in the coming rife con.
tests have nearly all arrived at the post, and
practice will begin on Monday.
Major G. M. Sternberg, Surgeon u 8. A.,
formerly stationed at Fort Walla Walla,is now
stationed at Fort Point, San Jose, Cal.
Troop F. 1st Cavalry, stationed at Fort Boise.
will enter the contest this year for the Nevada
Trophy, on company score rs marksmen.
Lieutenant 8. c. Robertson, First Cavalry,
recently stationed at Fort Lapwai. l. T., sailed
from New York Saturday, September 3, for
France.
Gen. N. A. Miles, Gen. G. B. Dandy, Chief
Q. NJ, and It, o. F. Long, aide-de camp, re-
turned from their Fort C0lville trip on Satur.
day last.
Gen. c. G. Sawtelle spent two months leave
this summer in the vicinity of New York, and
has now gone to his station ut Newport Bar
racks, Ky.
1t. Fred schwatka, Sd Cavalry. is now on
D,.~ n v;ll H..
liver his Arctic lecture to our British cousins
ut Victoria.
1t. P. NJ Price, U. s. Engineers, has been
placed this week In charge of the govern
ment works Of construction at the Cascade
locks, Oregon.
1t. s. Farrow, 21st Infantry, is taking
out patent on q new tent he has invented,
as result Of one Of his mountain campaigns
in this department.
1t. C. H. Bonesteel, 2lst Infantry, has been
ordered to report on military telegraph con.
struction duty, On the Fort klamath line, and
will depart in few days.
Sergt. R. R. Herman Of the U. 8. Signal
Corps, in charge Of the Office vt Portland for
three years, has departed for Florence, Ari-
iona, on change of station.
Major w. II. Jordan, U. 8. A., came overland
from Fort Missoula, Montana, to place his
daughter In school ut Portland. He also
visited bis wifc's people, At Astoria.
1t. E. 8. Farrow, 2lst Infantry, has, under
itary System of Gymnastic Exercises and q
System Of Swimming" 1t is said to be ine
work.
1t. F. II. E. Epstein, 21st Infantry, on re-
cruiting detail at Davids Island, N. Y, has
had q vacation this month, conveying u de-
tatchmcnt OF recruits to Fort Smelling, Min
nesOta.
Official notice has been received Of the
death of Capt. Thomas Drury, End Inf, which
promotes LIST It. Chas. Harkin, now awaiting
action Of the retiring board, to Captain, aud
2nd 1t. E. K. Webster to LIST Lieutenant.
1t. G. b. Bsckus, LIST Cav, with q detail of
Co. L, LIST Cavs aud the balance of G Co., 2lst
Inf, has been ordered 70 report to Capt Geo.
H. Burton, 2lst Inf, to engage in c0nstruc-
to Fert Gs Button as
to complete the line as far as Linkville by
Nov. LIST.
Gen. N. A. Miles on Sept. 22nd Issued an
order that on Monday, Sept 20, throughout
the department all labor will be suspended:
at all forts, posts and stations. the fag will be
displayed vt half mast from sunrise To sunset
and 81 minute guns will be fired 1t IL o'clock
NJ. These observanccs are not to take the
place Of or interfere with those prescribed in
General Orders No. II, current series, adju-
tsnt generals office, headquarters OF the
army, announcing the death Of the President.
Four Companies Of the 3lst Infantry, With
the Band, went To Portland on Monday. and
participated in the funeral ceremonies Of the
late President The following U. 8. Army Of
dcers were also present: Brig. Gen. N. A.
Miles, commanding the Department Of the
Columbia; Gen. 0. d. Greene, Gen. Eaton,
Gen. Geo. B. Dandy, Maj. Gushing, Maj. Candy,
Capt. Chss 2. Powell, Capt. G. c. Reiter, Capt
j. o. Adams, Mai. Larned, Lieut.. P. NJ. Price,
Lieut.. Mallory, Lieut. Lands, Lieut.. Long,
side.de.camp.