The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-09-06
Military and Personal.

Born, at Fort Walla Walla, Aug. %, to
the wife of 1t. P. Paige Wainwright, lst
Cav, a son.
1t. Truitt, 2lst Inf, has been relieved
from duty with H Co., and ordered to re.
turn to his station at Fort Townsend.
It. Wilson, 2nd Inf, starts from Fort
Spokane to-day, to take charge Of the pack
train, relieving 1t. Mallory from duty there.
with.
Capt Cullen Bryant. ordnance depart.
ment, has been appointed inspector of the
accounts Of disbursing officers in the depart
ment.
Co. E. 2lst Inf, Capt. Evan Miles, will
report at Vancouver Barracks from Fort
Candy Sunday evening. Capt. Miles came
up on Friday last.
Capt. W. A. Elderkin, G. G. S., left head.
quarters Sept. 4th, for the purpose Of in.
specting the Disturbing accounts of Lieut..
Frank Greene, signal service.
Capt. Frank d. Baldwin. accompanied by
Typographical Assistant Alfred Downing,
left yesterday for the Moses country, aud
will probably be gone thirty or forty days.
Battery l. LIST Art, has been ordered to
relieve Co. f, 2lst Inf, at Fort Candy The
steamer Luriine will make a special trip to
Astoria on Sunday to bring the company up
here.
1t. G. W. Goethals, engineer corps, when
last heard from, was on the Methow river,
and it is not likely that The will return to
these headquarters before the middle Of Oc.
tober.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Department Com.
mander, has been granted . two months
I'll IL H.
Pacific r. X. train for the east, on Septem.
Der LIST.
COL Frank Wheaton, 2nd INF, reported
at headquarters. on tho 3lst Aug, and ~.
sumed command Of the department on Sept.
Sd, pursuant to instructions from the War
Department.
1t. Thos. w. Symons, Engineer Corps,
recently stationed in this department, is now
in charge of the boundary survey between
the United States aud Mexico, = very re-
sponsible detail.
Major G. II. Weeks, formerly Depot @.
NJ. at Vancouver, is now Chief Quarternas.
ter of the Military Division Of the Pacific.
His old Vancouver friends are pleased with
his advancement.
Lieuts. Ulio and Mallory, Of the 2nd In
fantry. have been ordered to report to Capt.
Frank d. Baldwin. at Fort Colville, aud &C.
company him on his tour Of exploration in
the Moses country.
Troop A, lst Cav, Capt. McGregor,
started last Tuesday on the march to Fort
Bidwell, California, . ten days trip. DR..
Philip G. Wales accompanied the troop, to
return here from Fort Bidwell.
The court martial 10 1t. s. c. Robertson's
case has adjourned, the members aud wit.
nesses returning to their respective stations.
The finding OF the court will be forwarded
to Washington. where the result will bs
made known in due course Of time.
Capt. VIVA. Mills. End Inf, and 1t. J.
w. Duncan. 2lst Iuf., have been relieved
from duty in this department, aud ordered
to New York city. to report to the superin.
tendent Of the recruiting service, for the two
years detail on that duty. They departed
on Sept 3rd.
Capt. McGregor, lst Cav. paid aying
visit to Vancouver last week, having been
summoned by telegraph to appear ~ wit
ness in the Robertson case, returning to his
station at Fort Walla WAlla on Monday,
from which point he left with his troop en-
route to Fort Bidwell.
The submarine cables to connect the mill
tary telegraph line between Fort Stevens
and Fort Candy, End Tatoesch Island with
Caps Flattery. will arrive in . few days,
aud will be laid before the winter sets in
They will be put down under supervision Of
1t. jas. Allen, sSrd Cavalry. who came west
for that parposs.
The contsstants from the different pests
for the department rifle contest are arriving
daily. and although the smoky atmosphere
and dense foss may materially interfere
with their scores. Il 10 expected they will
give good account Of thsmsslves. - the
records Of the different posts from which
they come show they have made some tine
scores.
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