The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-02

LIT. w. Z. Brown, LIST Cav, is spending
his leave at Denver. Colorado.
Major A. S. Kimball returned to head.
quarters July 3lst, and resumed his duties
as chief quartermaster.
1t. A. L. Mills, LIST Cav, will leave Fort
Cpur d'Alene this week, on leave granted
him by the war department.
The wife of Capt. Robert Pollock, 2lst
Int, left for the east last week to join her
husband at his station In New York.
1t. o. J. Brown, LIST Cav, has been de.
tailed as one of the instructors at the Leav.
enworth military school OF instruction.
1t, s. e. Robinson. lst Cav, is expected
| to arrive at Vancouver to-day, having been
ordered to report at department headquar-
ters.
Capt. Frank D. Baldwin, 9Th Inf, Judge
| Advocate of the department., returned to
headquarters July 3lst, from his trip to
Washington.
Capt. Evan Miles, 2lst Inf, reported at
headquarters from Fort Candy last Thurs
day, on court martial duty, returning to his
post Oh Saturday.
| DR.. w. o. Owen, jr., has been assigned
to temporary duty at Fort Walla Walla, on
account of the serious illness Of the post sur.
gem, DR.. Williams.
Mr.. Livingstone Stone of the u S. Fish.
cries Commission was at Spokane Falls last
week. 1t is not known whether he will
visit department headquarters.
Chaplain 'ussaut Mesplie, Fort Boise,
il is reported at Washington. is absent with
ont leave, since Jan. lst He is travelling in
Europe, for the benefit of his health.
1t. j. NJ. Ross. r. Q. NJ. 2lst Inf. has
been gran ed a leave OF absence for one
month; 1t. q. A Williams, 2lst Inf, has
assume the duties OF post quartermaster
during his absence.
The notice of allotment of funds for use
in this department for repairs at posts has
been received. All the estimates have been
cut down to the lowest possible notch, and
there will be divers and sundry exclama-
tions of disappointment all around.
The department commander, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles. accompanied by Major John
Moore. Medical Director, left headquarters
on Monday morning for Fort CGur 'Alene.
to meet Gen. Sherman. The General and
his party were expected to arrive at the Fort
on the 29th July. 1t will he about three
weeks before they arrive at Vancouver Bar
| racks.
| The Pioneer Press says: Gen. Howard
has made himself especially obnoxious to his
staff in Omaha by ordering the Department
| Headquarters closed on Sundays. 1t was
the custom of officers and CLERKS to get their
Sunday mail in the building aud spend some
| time in social converse. Howard spends
the whole day in city missionary work, but
his staff don't care to follow his example,
and denounces his order as onerous aud pa
rental
As an evidence of the promptness with
which the Army Mutual Aid Association
discharges obligations, we instance the fact
that the day after notice Of Capt H. II.
Plerce's death had reached Washington, a
telegram was received here asking where
Mrs. Pierce desired the amount of her bene-
tit to 10 emitted. In all probability within
two weeks the money will be placed in her
hands. The same pronptness was exhibited
after the death Of the late Col. Il. d. Baker,
the loss being paid within 30 days.
Col. X. l. Dodge, who is with Gen. Sher.
mans party, in a private letter to an officer
at these headquarters, says that Gen. Sher-
man and party are having good time on
their trip across the continent. Their table
is constantly supplied with fine grouse and
trout, and they expect that on the trip
through this Territory to lind the best Of
hunting and fishing. Chief Justice Waite,
Gen. Terry and party. after Justice Waite
was hurt, turned back for home from Gey-
ser Springs. When Col. Dodge arrives here
he will be the guest of Gen. .. d. Greene.
The marriage at Neport Barracks, KY.
July II. Of 1t F. S. Foltz, LIST U. S. Cav,
to Miss Mary +. Keefer. daughter of Major
James b. keefer, paymaster U. s. Army.
was social event at that post The we'd
ding ceremony was performed by the Rev.
II. J. Stuard. Of the Presby terrain church.
and the attendants were Miss Julia Hunt.
daughter OF Gen. Hunt, aud 1t. Lands. LIST
U. s. Cav. The groom. 1t. Foltz. is the
con Of the late surgeon general OF the u 8.
Navy. Mrs. Fsltz. accompanied by her
two sons, arrived the day before the we'd
ding from Philadelphia, and were the guests
Of Major aud Mrs. Ksefsr. Immediately
after the wedding the young couple left for
White Sulphur Springs and the East In
Philadelphia. the home of Mrs. Foltz. re-
ception will he rendered 1t aud Mrs. Foltz
on their homeward bound trip Ia October
they 90 70 Waila WallA, W. T.. where the
regiment OF the groom Is stationed. Among
the guests at the wedding were Mrs. Gen.
toltz. Mes~rs. c. I. and j. &. Foltz, Major
aud Mrs. j. b. Keefer. Mr.. Frank keefer,
Gen. and Mrs. Hunt. Col aud Mrs. Corhin.
Col. aud Mrs. Guenther, Col. aud Mrs Van
Voast, Gen. and Mira. Dana, 1t. and Mrs.
Hunt nee Drum. Miss Pett's. Miss Hearne.
Miss FsAroas, Mics Hunt and Miss Hazard.
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