The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-11
Military and Personal.

Capt S. G. Whipple, LIST Cav, registered
at headquarters on Saturday.
1t. Brumback, End Inf, Fort Spokane,
has been granted months leave.
1t. Willard Young, Engineer Corps, regis
tered at headquarters on Monday.
Gen. Wheaton accompanied by 1t. Aber-
crombie, 2nd Inf, returned to headquarters
on Friday
Major D. p Larned, Pay Dept, on leave
in the east, will return to Fort Ceur d Alene
next week
1t. j. w. Duncan, 2lst Inf, has arrived
in New York, where he takes station as re-
cruiting officer.
Troop G, lst Cav, from Bidwell, was or
dered on the 9th ult. to take up the line of
march to Fort Walla Walla.
1t. o. F. Long, aide.de.camp, went to
Fort Ceur dAlene last week, on official
business, returning on Monday.
Asst. Surgeon Richard s. Vickery has
been ordered transferred from the Depart
meut of the Platte to this Department.
Capt. Frank D. Baldwin, Judge Avocate
of the Department made a trip. to Meals
Island last week, returning to headquarters
on Monday.
Fifty recruits for the 2nd Inf, and fifty
more for the LIST Cav, have been recently
assigned by the War Department, and will
soon arrive.
Capt. J. Q. Adams, LIST Cav, on recruit
ing service for the last year, has been re.
lieved, and is ordered to take station at Fort
C9ur d'Alene.
Mr.. Robert Morrow, son of General H.
81, IS Ind
| George II. Williams, of Portland, formerly
Attorney General, as a student.
On Tuesday of last week court-martial
| was convened in San Francisco for the trial
of Toussaint Mesplie, Chaplain, U. S. A.,
on a charge of duplicating his pay accounts.
Capt VIM. II. Bell, Commssary Sub
| sistence, formerly stationed here, has re.
Gently been promoted to Major. the news of
which will please his many old Vancouver
| friends.
Mrs. Dr. Moore and daughter, of Vancou.
yer Barracks, returned Sunday night over
| the Northern Pacific from a trip of three
months east. Their return is welcomed by
many friends.
An eastern exchange says there is moth
ing now but for the 2lst Infantry to remain
and grow up with the country, an employ
ment in which it has already been engaged
for fifteen years. Give us something new.
It. Sol. L. Sparrow. 2lst Inf, has been
ordered to proceed, via Fort Spokane, to
the site of the late summer camp at the
mouth of Foster creek, upper Columbia
river. on special detached service, IN con-
nection with bringing in the remains OF the
late Capt. Pierce.
Lit. Schwatka, who is exploring the Yukon
river, met on the 9th of July Mr.. Bailey, at
the head OF another exploring party, thirty
miles above the mouth of Salmon river and
100 miles from the junction of Lewis and
Pelly rivers. 1t. Schwatka and party were
all well. and had learned many new points
in regard to the interior country. They
came out of the Yukon about Sept 10th.
and are expected to return here ON the next
steamer from below.
The Army and Nary Journal of Sept. 90
says: 1.-The papers in the court martial case
of 2nd Lieut.. Robertson reached the Secre-
tary OF War this week from the Judge Adj
vocate-General with the latter's report
thereon. The court found Mr. Robertson
not guilty of the offence charged. conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, but
guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline, under the 62nd Ar
ticle of War. The sentence under this find
ing is not officially known, but sufficient is
learned to state that it will not go beyond
suspension for period exceeding one year.