The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-03
Military and Personal.

1t. ]. s. Mallory, 2nd Inf, is at depart
ment headquarters on official business.
Major A. s. Kimball, disbursing @. M.
of the department, was at the post yester-
day, on official business.
Lieuts. Parke, Sparrow and Herman, 2lst
Inf, have each been granted month sleave
for the purpose of going to Sitka this month.
Lieuts. Sparrow and Herman, 2lst Inf,
left the post Saturday, for temporary duty
at Fort Stevens. They are expected to re-
turn this evening.
Gen. Miles will proceed to Sitka on a tour
Of observation, leaving headquarters to-day.
He goes on the steamer Dakota, and will be
absent about one month.
The wife aud children of Asst. Surgeon
R. G.. Ebert, U. s. A., who have been spend
ing the summer in Vancouver, will depart
for Fort Walla Walla on Saturday.
1t. Wood Geary, an 1882 graduate of
West Point Military School is how at home
will join his command in the department of
Texas.
Capt. G. w. Evans, 2lst Inf, has been
relieved from duty at Charlotte, North Car
DINA, Military Institute, and ordered to
join his company, at this post, with permits
sion to delay 80 days EN- route.
1t. G. H. Bonesteel, 2lst Inf, and wife,
left the post on Sunday, en- route to Fort
Townsend, from which point he will avail
himself of 80 days leave of absence and
take in the trip to Sitka on the Dakota.
First 1t. VIM. o. Owen, jr., and 1t. Ed.
ward Everts, of the medical department, re-
Gently appointed, have been ordered to re-
port to the commander of this department.
1t Everts is not required to report until
Oct. lst
Capt. Robt. Pollock, 2lst Inf, was at de.
| partment headquarters last week, returning
| from leave of absence. He has been de.
tailed on recruiting service during the com.
ing two years, and will leave for New York
so as to assume his duties Oct. LIST.
| The order for the target board as an.
nounced in Inst weeks issue has been ma.
| terially modified since that time. 1t will
meet on the 10th inst, in lieu Of the 7th.
and its membership has not been fully de.
termined upon. Gen. Wheaton, however,
will be president of the board, and is ex,
pected to arrive at headquarters to-day.
The promotion of Capt. VIM F. Drum,
2nd Inf, to Major of the l4th Inf, is an.
nounced from the war department. He will
probably reach this post within few days
EN- route to his new station in the Dept. Of
the Missouri. This change promotes Lieut.
Galley to the Captaincy OF c Co., 2nd Inf.
and 1t. r. L. Earle to LIST Lieutenancy OF
the same company. 1t is not probable, how.
ever, that 1t. Earle will everbe well enough
to perform duty.
Dr. r. G. Ebert, U. s. A., for the past
two years on duty at Fort Walla Walla, ha;
been assigned to dutyat Boise Barracks, vice
DR.. T. E. Wilcox, U. s. A., who is ordered
to report for duty at Vancouver Barracks
10 making these changes of station, DR.
Ebert will leave Walla Walla during next
week. and accompany Capt. Max Wessen
DORIS Troop E, of the lst Cavalry. to Boiss
Barracks, to which station the Troop ha.
been assigned, interchapgiug station with
Capt. w. r. Parnelrs Troop, F. DIR. Viii
cox will accompany she latter to Walls
Walla and then repair to his station at thi.
post.