The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-13
ARMY AFFAIRS.
Arrival of Troops From Ari.
 zOla-RemOvaIO of the

' ApNcnGS.
 Since the hes6les entered She Sierra
 Madte Mountains, more than two
 weeks ago, the military authorities
 have known nothlng:'o of lheir.n7Uve-
 ments and their whereabouts since
 that time has beeh'a matter of con-
 lecture by General Miles and h;a tfi-
 cers. The latest news received a, the
 Presidio relating tU,Captain Liwlen's E command was that of June Ssh, a: which time he was east oi Nogalfs on the trail of the hostiles, which, w.le leading eastward. .-sr..'i 4i,.
 A Call reporter learned yesterd " that the object of the visit to Was It. ington of the ten Chiricahua Al. eii-- under charge ofspecial Agent. Lamar, has reference to. the removal of the White Mountain Indians to Il rcser- vation Yet to be decided upon, somt- where in the northwestern bar. f Texas. It is said these Indians have consented to n removal frou the.r present reserve in the mountai l~ and have chosen the ten chiefs to act for the tribe in accepting new reservl- fi0n.
 By order of General Howard, Cal- tain D. D. Wheeler, assistant quar.cr- master, will proceed to Bedding, Gal this week, where he will inspect d number of horses offere.i fur cav. Try service. During the summer Captain Wheeler will try between 3O0 and 400 horses for cavalry service iry ta.s d vi- sion. ,.!t
 On recommendation of the Medic Director of the department, the f,l- lowing changes in the stations and duties of medical officers are made by command of General Howard:
 Captain John NJ. Dickson, as ,istan surgeon, is relieved from duty at AL cazar Island and will report to the commanding officer at Fort Mason for duty as post surgeon. relieving Captain John J. Cochran, askistan surgeon. Captain Cochran, On being thus relieved. will report to the com officer at thePresidiu.
 Captain Robert J. Gibson, assistant surgeon, is relieved from duty at Fort Scott and will, on his return from leave of absence, re yort to the commanding officer of Alcatraz Island Tor duty as post surgeon.
 This morning the staff, band and two Companies of the First Infantry 1 will arrive from Arizona to take st. ii l on in this State. The staff officers arc Colonel ". K. Shaiter and Lieu tenants Frsnk H. Edmonis and r | H. Barry. One company B, will stop i It Benicia Barracks, and the other D, l lnder command of Lieutenant Maus, | will go to Angel Island, where the re- yimental headquarters are to be. A courtmartial, with MajoEA. M. Randol president, will soon con rene at Alcatraz.
 The funeral of the late Lieutenant J, T. Webster, who expired suddenly 'n Wednesday last, will not take | place to day and probably not until Monday. Mrs. Baker, a sister of the deceased, arrived at the Presidio yes- erday from Pasadena, but was so overcome with grief at her loss that he could not be consulted yesterday the wishes of the family as Q the place of burial. On the first of he month Lieutenant Webster re- turned to duty after g short leave, oc by the death of his brother n law, Mir. Baker of Passdens. He vas officer of the day on the Fourth nd marshal off guard on the morn ng before his death. His loss is nourned by every officer in the post, mong whom he was universally liked. Gall.