The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-17

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1t. j. G.. Galbraith LIST Cavalry, has been
transferred from to e Troop.
Capt w. s. Parnell, LIST. Cav, recently
before court-martial, has returned to duty
with his company.
Col. H. C. Merriam, ana Capt. c. A.
Dempsy, End Inf, members of the rifle con-
test board. will arrive down to-day.
Seven deserters were started on their way
to Fort Alcatraz on Sunday, where they
will have ample time to reflect upon their
folly.
Capt. Evan Miles and Capt J. A. Haughey,
2lst Inf, returned to the post on Saturday
evening, from week of court-martial duty
at Fort Townsend.
Vancouver Barracks will soon have alight
battery, Capt. Taylors battery at Fort
Candy, Z, LIST Artilley, having been desig-
mated as such by the Secretary of War, and
it will undoubtedly be stationed here.
1t. j. G. Galbraith, LIST Cav, from Boise
Barracks, as contestant, and Capt. e.
Hunter. lst Cav, and 1t. r. H. Patterson,
lst Art, members of the board, have ar
rived at headquarters to attend the rifle con-
test.
Capt. w. II. Boyle, 2lst Inf, Instructor
of Musketry, has taken charge of the rifle
range at Vancouver Barracks. The grounds
are prepared for the contest commencing on
the 18th inst, comfortable seats having been
provided for the accommodation of visitors.
Capt. Burton has submitted survey of
the line of telegraph now in process OF con-
struction from Fort Klamath to Fort Bid
well. A station has been established at
Lake View and an operator will soon be
sent to Sniderville CAL, to open station at
that point.
Capt. Elmer D. Ellsworth, father of the
martyred Col. Ellsworth, after whom Elh-
worth Post, G. A. R., at Vancouver was
named, has been placed on the retired army
list. He was Tor several years after the
war in charge of Champlain arsenal in Yer
gennes, Vermont.
It. Frank Greene, u s. Signal corps, re-
turned on Sunday from a reconnaissance of
the proposed route of the telegraph line be-
tween Astoria, Forts Candy aud Stevens.
He reports the route perfectly practicable
and easy for construction. He left again on
Tuesday, for Port Townsend. for the pur-
pose of viewing the route from that point to
Cape Flattery. He is expected to return
here about Saturday.
THE members of the St. Helen's Society
take. this opportunity of rendering their
thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. West for the use of
their house and grounds on the evening of
Aug. 10th, and to all who in any way con-
tributed to the success of the ice cream
party. The net proceeds were sll.7O
M. Z. NICHOLSON, Sec'v.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MIDDLE is daily
growing worse. The two engine companies
have held meetings and resolved to disband
Chief Engineer Wilcox has resigned, as also
the LIST Assistant. Louis Burgy becomes LIST
Assistant, and VIM. Ranck has been elected
"a $4,000 n,,------ Of "tf <s-s- zoos
and insubordnation is not clearly known.
Some persons claim that Fire 20. No. is
dreadfully abused because the city will not
run itself into debt from six to ten thousand
dollars to buy the company steam fire en-
CINE to play with. 1t is said the boys of
No. are in the dumps because the city will
not spend thousand dollars for hose and
other things and place them where it can
have no control over them, and where they
might accidentally get mixed up and taken
possession of with other U. 5. Quartermas-
ters property. These are the current re-
ports. but whether they are true or not we
cannot say. But we know that no fireman
has yet had the manhood to come out and
publicly and plainly state their grievances
or the reasons why they propose to disband.
Our columns are open to them, and the peo-
pie who pay the taxes for their support de-
mand that their reasons for such steps shall
be made as public as their actions, and the
public has a right to know them. We have
heard there are few Of the tiremsn who op-
pose disorganization, and will in any event
retain tine company orga uizations. thusform.
ing nucleus for rebuilding the fire CON-
panies. II they do so there will be plenty
Of material to fill the companies up again.
The attention Of the disbandlng iremen ID
called to the following sections Of the re-
vised code Of laws Of Washington Territory;
SECTION 7S3. When any duty is or shall
be enioiued by law upon any public officer.
or any person holding any public trust or
employment, every willful neglect to per-
form such duty, where no special provision
has been made for the punishusnt Of such
delinquency. j. a misdemeanor.
SEC. 784 When the performance OF any
act is prohibited by any stature. and no pen
atty for the violation OF such statute 10 i'm
posed, the doing Of such act IL misds.
meanor.