St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-23
SONS OF MARS.
Matters Pertaining to Uncle
Sans Army.


Sans Army.
Rev. John Dolphin, of Hastings, Dak,,
recently appointed post chaplain,
United States army, will, it is under
stood, be assigned to duty at TT. Smell
ling.
The recruits recently sent to 1T. Gus
ter from st. Paul, for assignment to
the First cavalry, will be placed with q
view to the equalization of the respect
i've troops at that post, by order of the
department commander.
The department commander has all
thorized furlough for three months to
Private William DAVIS, Company ID,
Fifteenth infantry, which the command
ing officer at Fort Abraham Lincoln,
OAK, is directed to issue.
Mai. John NJ. Hamilton, First cavalry,
Fort Custer, Mont, has been authorized
by the department commander to avail
himself Of leave of absence for one
month, with permission to apply for an
extension of one month, to take effect
April 10.
Private James B. Evans, Troop B, First
cavalry, has been relieved from special
duty in the GuartermaSter' department
at Fort Custer, Mont, and is succeeded
by Private William O'Hart, same troop,
who has been ordered to report to the
post quartermaster.
Recruits James Mcguire and Martin
Murphy, enlisted by the recruiting Of
ficer at Fort Mlssoula, Mont, are as
signed to Companies l, Fifth infantry,
and B, Third Infantry, respectively. Re-
cruit Mcguire will be sent without delay
to Fort Keegh, Mont.
Commanding officers of all posts in the
departments of Dakota have been ordered
to invoice to Capt. +. ii. Hathaway, as
siStant quartermaster at the st. Louis
depot. all the uniform trousers of light
shade now on hand which cannot be is
sued to enlisted men.
Upon the arrival at Fl. Abraham
Lincoln, Oak, OF the general service
recruits ordered from the recruiting de-
pot at St. Paul, the post commander is
directed to forward them to Ft. Yates,
Oak, for assignment to the companies
of the Twelfth infantry, stationed
there.
battery d, Fifth artillery, now at Fort
Douglas, Utah, and Private William II.
Mullan, Company ID, Third infantry.
now at Fort Missoula. Mont, have been
authorized to enter the army and navy
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, for medi-
cal treatment.
Under authority from the division
commander, General Ruger has directed
the commanding officer of Fort BufOrd,
Oak, to issue a furiough for three
months to Private Alfred S. Clifford,
hospital corps, u. S. army, with per-
mission to visit st. Paul, to take effect
not later than May1. ~
The secretary of war has directed
that Recruit Henry W. Ludington, reIs
Gently enlisted by Capt. Frank D. Carr
retty. Seventeenth infantry, the army,
recruiting officer In st. Paul, and subii
sequently arrested by and turned over
to the civil authorities, be discharged
from the service, as OF date of arrest in
dictated. u
Corporal John Dolf, Light Battery F, j
Fourth artillery, and Private John Muir !
dick, Company F,Twenty-fifth infantry
have been tried by general court-Rar-
tial at Fort Smelling on charges alleging
violation of the siXty-second article of Z
court, while Private Murdick was conf
victed and mulcted in the sum of 81 ofq
his pay.
The following assignments Of ord
nance sergeants have been ordered, to-
take effect Immediately: Charles Gill, 7
from Fort Davis, Tex, to Fort Livings-
ton, La; Bernard DAILY, from Fort Liv-
ingston, La, to jackson Barracks, La;
Joseph Kirby, from Fort Clark, Tex, to
Fort Sumter, S. c.; John Hooton, fpom
Fort Sumter, S. G., and report to Lieut.
James A. Hutton, Eighth infantry.
The following changes in the medical
department are made: Hospital Stew
ard Heinrich Venneman, q. S. army,
has been assigned to duty at Camp Sher-
idan, Wyo., and ordered to report by
letter to the commanding general of the
department of Dakota; Hospital Stew
ard Isaiah nj. Stanley, now at the new
post near Denver, is ordered to report
by letter to Gen. Merritt for assign
ment; Hospital Steward John Moser is
assigned to duty at Fort Crawford, Col,
and will report by letter to the CON-
manding general Of the department of
the Missouri: Hospital Steward Henry
Muller, now at Fort Du Chesne, Utah,
will proceed and take station at Fort
Douglas, Utah, and will report by letter
to Gen. Crook, as will also Hospital
Steward Hans Schroeder, who has been
assigned to duty at Fort Ni0brara, Neb. i