St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-24
REGULAR ARMY NEWS.

The leave of absence granted to Capt. Clar-
| ence A. Stedman, Ninth infantry, is extended
two months.
First Lieut.. John Scott, Fourth infantry.
| died Nov. 10 at st. Elizabeth hospital, Wash
| ngton, d. G.
The leave of absence granted to Capt.
William W. Daugherty, Twenty-second in
| iantry, is extended two months.
By an order from Washington it is hence
| forth forbidden to have fires of any kind in
| the stables of the artillery or cavalry.
The leave of absence for twenty days
granted to First Lieut.. Carter N. B. Macauley,
| assistant surgeon, is extended ten days.
Leave of absence for four months, with per-
| mission to leave the United States. is granted
to Maj. Henry W. Lawton. Fourth cavalry.
Under authority of the division commander
| a furlough of three months will be granted
Sergt. Thomas DAILY, Company f, Fifteenth
infantry.
Capt. Joseph K. Corson will be relieved
| from duty as surgeon at Jefferson barracks.
| He is granted a months leave of absence to
| take effect as soon as relieved.
First Lieut.. Charles Dodge, Jr., Twenty
| fourth infantry, is announced as aide-de-
| camp TO the brigadier general commanding
| the department of the Platte.
By direction of the secretary of war. Pr1-
vate Henri Hews, Troop G, Seventh cavalry,
| now in the custody of civil authorities, will
Maj. william H. Gardner surgeon, directed
| to report to the commanding off Ger, depart
ment of the East, is now directed to report
| only on the expiration of his leave of absence.
The unexpired portion of the leave of alb
sence of Maj. John G. Bates, Thirteenth in
fantry, is revoked, and he will proceed with
out delay to join bis station in the depart
ment of Arizona.
Second Lieut.. william E. Almy, Fifth cav
airy, will on the expiration of his present
leave of absence report in person to the COM
maDding officer of Jefferson barracks for
| duty at that depot.
The superintendent of recruiting service
will cause to be pre- pared and forwarded forty
recruits to Fort Smelling for assignment as
follows: Thirty-three to the Fifth infantry
and seven to the Twentieth infant ry.
Leave of absence for one month, with per-
mission to apply to the headquarters division
of the Missouri for an extension of one
month, is granted Second Lieut. Edward
| Lloyd, Fifteenth infantry, now at Fort Ran
dali.
The following promotions are announced:
Second Lieut.. H. Catlin, Second artillery, to
| be first lieutenant Nov. 4, vice Wole, de-
| ceased; Second Lieut.. George n. Chase,
| Fourth infantry. to be first lieutenant, vice
! Scott. deceased, to date Nov. 10.
A board of survey to consist of Capt. Louis
A. LaGarde, medical department., First
y.
and Second Lieut.. Daniel L. Tate, First cav
| airy, is appointed to meet at Camp Sheridan,
Wyoming, on the 25th inst, at 10 o'clock.
Capt. Mason Carter, Fifth infantry, Fort
| Keoah, will proceed to Fort Lincoln and re-
port TO the judge advocate of the general
| court martial, now in session at that post. as
| a material witness in the case of the United
States VS.. Private Daniel Ross, Company e,
| Fifth infantry.
The appointment OF Maj. Moore to be sur
geon general of the army is disappointment
to the many friends of Col. Glover Perrin,
whose record is generally thought to best en-
title him to the place. Col. Perrin with his
family will now go to st. Paul where the
colonel will probably remain until his retire.
ment, which will occur within year.
board of officers to consist of Col. John
c. Tidball, First artillery; Lieut. Col. John G.
| Chandler, Quartermaster general. and Maj
William r. King, corps of engineers, will
meet ut Fort Monroe on Nov. 20 to take ac-
| ton under the act of congress and the direc-
tion of the secretary of waf for the construc-
ton OF a new wharf at the Fort Monroe
reservation.
| The secretary of war announces the follow
| ing changes il the stations and duties OF OFF,
GERS of the medical department: So much of
! S. o. 247 as directs Maj. Van Buren, Hubbard
| to report for duty attending surgeon and
! examiner of recruits at Chicago, ILL.,, is re-
voked. and he will report to the commanding
officer at Columbus Barrscks, D. Mai
Charles r. Greenleaf will be relieved from his
present duties at Columbus and will report to