St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-22
planned, as letters of farewell to each MEM
Der of his family were found on his person.
pARAGRAPHs FROM SMELLING.
W. Fl. Wells, of Chicago, is guest of Lieut..
Willistou Fish.

W. Fl. Wells, of Chicago, is guest of Lieut.
Williston Fish.
! Lieut.. Howe of the battery, is on the sick
report of Fort Smelling, from prolonged at
tack of rheumatism.
The resignation of First Lieut.. Guy y.
Hase, Of the Fourth cavalry, has been ao-
cepted. to take place Sept. l. 1886.
There was very enjoyable hop at the fort
| last evening, N large party SOCIETY people
from st. Paul being among the guests.
! The leave of absence on surgeons certificate
J OF disability OF Col. w. b. Royal of the
Fourth cavalry, is further extended six
months.
! Col. Edwin f. Townsend, Of the Twelfth in
fantry, recently promoted from lieutenant
colonel Of the Eleventh infantry, will join his
regiment in the department of the East.
| The inspector general of the department of
Dakota, Col Mason, will proceed on inspection
service to Forts Sully, Bennett, Randall and
Meade and Sioux City, Ia, returning on COM
pletion of the duty.
BY direction of the secretary of war First
Lieut. Eon f. Wilcox, OF the Sixth cavalry,
will go to Fort Leavenworth and report to
Brig. Gen. o. B. Wilcox, for duty as aide-de-
camp on his staff
| Maj. William j. Lyster. of the Sixth in
fantry, recently promoted from captain or
the Thirteenth infantry, will report by tele-
graph to the commanding general, department
| VI tuO L iattCf lOr ucoiS
| The transportation of the paraphernalia of
office matter and other property pertaining to
headquarters is already begun. circular
WAS issued yesterday stating that on Nov.
the offices would be fully established in the
| City.
| Capt. S. r. Stafford, First infantry, now in
! New York city. will report in person TO the
! superintendent of the recruiting service in
| New York city, to conduct a detachment OF
recruits for his regiment in the department.
of Dakota.
| A telegram was sent yesterday to the COM
81 anding officer of Fort Yates, directing
! that Capt. Gilbreath. Lieuts. Davidson and
Penrose, of the Eleventh infantry, members
of general court-martial, proceed at once to
| Fort Buford.
| Lieut., Col. Edward G. Bush. of the Eleventh
| infantry, recently promoted from major of
the Sixth infantry, will report by telegraph to
the commanding general of the department
| of Dakota tor assignment to station Inc
| post of Col. Bush has not yet been made.
BY direction of the secretary OF war, Col. l.
l.. Casey, corps of engineers, will take station
| in New York city as president OF the fortin-
cation board. Col. j. NJ. Wilson, OF the en-
gineers, will take charge OF improvements
over the grave of Thomas Jefferson at Month
! cello, Va; also of erection of pedestal and
| statue OF Garfield: of the erection of monu-
ment at Washington's headquarters at New
| bury, N. Y, and OF the erection OF building
| for the army medical museum and library.
| A telegram from the adjutant general of
! the army was received by Maj. Smith, at Fort
| Smelling, advising him that his tour IN this
/ department would end on the first of next
month. The message caused much surprise.
Maj. Smith lett st. Paul to join the army in
81, when he entered as second lieutenant OF
the same regiment, the Fourth artillery. in
which he has since served with the greatest
distinction. His father, DR.. Smith, and two
| brothers are still residents of ST. Paul. Dur
ing the two past years Maj. Smith has taken
| his light battery into camp with the Second
regiment, M. N. G., and by that regiment is
held in high esteem. His place will be taken
| by Capt. George B. Rodney, of the Fourth
artillery, and Maj. Smith will probably go to
Newport, Fort Adams.