The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-02
Military and Personal.

Private John M. Jefferson, X Co., End
Inf, has been granted a furlough of two
months.
1t. Thos. w. Symons, Engineer Corps,
arrived in Washington on the Sth, and re-
ported at headquarters
1t. John M. Ross, @. NJ, Dist Infantry,
has gone to San Francisco, having in charge
party of military convicts.
A general court martial is in session at
San Francisco, for the trial of 1t. John
OConnell of the Sth Infantry.
1t. Fred Schwatka, aide-de-camp, has
been granted a months leave of absence, and
has gone eastward from San Francisco.
The department commander, accompanied
by 1t. Long. A. d. c., left here on Monday,
en- route to Forts Townsend, Candy and Ste
vens. They will probably be absent a week
or ten days.
Dr. VIM. G.. Spencer has been relieved
from duty at Fort Ceur d'Alene and or
dered to New York city. He is expected
down in few days, to report at headquar-
tiers en- route.
Gen Rufus Ingalls,. formerly Quartermas.
ter at Fort Vancouver many years ago, mas
been appointed O. M. General of the Army.
None of his old Vancouver comrades are in
the least displeased thereat.
The Boise City Statesman says: Strong
opposition to the restoration of Captain L.
Riley is being developed among the officers
now serving in this military department.
and very strong documentary evidence is
being prepared to forward to Washington to
defeat the bill for Rley's restoration.
Some trouble having arisen among the
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the effort to collect taxes levied on their mis-
sion church property by the authorities of
Kootnai county, Idaho Gen. Wheaton, at
Fort Ceur d'Alene, was applied to for set
| Element of the difficulties. He sent 1t. j.
X. Waring, 2nd Inf, to investigate the
| subject.
| Hon. A. B. Meacham died at Washing
ton, d. c., of apoplexy On Thursday even
ing, Feb. 10Th, aged 56 years. Deceased
was well known here having been superin-
tendent of Indian affairs at the time of the
murder of Gen. Candy and Rev. Thomas, at
which time he barely escaped with his life.
He was the author of the "Wigwam and the
Warpath." For several years he has re-
sided in the East, writing and lecturipg for
the benefit of the Indians. Mr. Meacham s
daughter married last summer Capt Charles
T. Troup of this city, who is now in South
ern California with her husband
G. o. Halter, Col. Odd Inf. was retired
last month and ordered to his home on Pu-
get Sound. The following is his military
history:
| Colonel Granville o. Halter, Twenty third
Infantry, who is now retired, is a native OF
Pennsylvania, and was appointed lieutenant
in the Fourth Infantry November II, 1899.
He was regimental adiutant in lS43-45, LIST
Lieutenant July 1916, Brevetted Captain
September S, lS47, at the battle of Moline
del Rey, Mexico, and Major September ID,
lSi7, for gallantry at Chapultepec. He was
promoted to Captain January |, lS4S, and
Major, Seventh Infantry, September %,
1861. He dismissed the service July
%, 1856, for alleged disoyal utterances, but
justice was done him July |, 1879, by his
restoration to service as Colonel, to date
from Feb. 0, 1873, the date he would have
been promoted if continuously in service.
He remained at his present home, on Puget
Sound, Washington Territory, until De-
cember, 1879, when the sudden death OF
General jeff c. Davis, created vacancy,
and he was assigned to the Twenty In
fantry.