St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-27
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Matters Pertaining to the Dakota
Denaptment of the ArIny

Department. of the Army.
The funeral of Private William Ney-
len, troop G, First cavalry, took place
at Fort Custer, Mont, Thursday last,
the 22d instant. On invitation from
Col. Dudley, the commanding officer,
the entire garrison attended, and troop
g furnished the firing party and escorts
Privates Henry Roemer, Company c.;
George Kelly and George Fink, Com
pany E, Third infantry, and Dennis
Clifford, Troop E, First infantry, tried
by court-martial at Fort Custer, Mont,
have been sentenced to forfeitures of
So, S., $l3 and S13 respectively, in addir
ton to which Private Clifford will spend
the next fifteen days at hard labor in
charge of sentinel.
A court-martial at Fort Keogh, Mont.
has convicted Private William Butler,
Company III, Fifth infantry, of obscene
and abusive language to non-commis-
stoned officer and sentenced him to fOf-
felt to the United States SO of his pay
and to be confined at hard labor in
charge of the post guard for the period
of thirty days. Privates William Simpe
son and John Gallagher, Company E,
Fifth infantry, are sentenced by same
court to fines OF 50 and S. respectively
and, in the case of Private Gallager,
confinement at hard labor for ten days.
The retirement from active service Of
Capt. David SchoOley, Twenty-fifth in
fantry, Fort SisSeton, Oak, by opera
ton of law, on account OF age, Will go
into effect April 1, 1888. Capt. Schooley
is a Pennsylvania, from which state
he was appointed to the army IN July.
1866, as captain in the Fortieth infantry.
He went into the war as captain OF the
Second Pennsylvania artillery in Au-
gust, 1862, and served creditably
throughout the rebellion.
OF the six non-commiSSiOned officers
awaiting examination for promotion to
the grade of second lieutenant in the
army, four are serving in the depart
ment of Dakota, viz: First Sergt. Will
son Chase, Troop B, and Sergt. Henry
Sergt. William A. Campbell. Company
A. Twelfth infantry, and Corporal Har-
old L. Jackson, Company +, Fifteenth
infantry.
The superintendent of the general re-
cruiting service has been directed to
prepare and forward to Omaha, Neb.,
Second infantry, and to Fort Douglas,
Utah, thirty recruits for assignment to
the Sixth infantry.
Upon the recommendation of his COM
Dany commander, Private August
Kurlemann, Company A, Third in
fantry, Fort Shaw, Mont, is appointed
a corporal in said company, to fill an
original vacancy.
An order received last night from
division headquarters, at Chicago, au-
thoriZes fifteen days extension to the
leave of absence noted in the case OF
Maj. John 3. Parke, Sixteenth infantry.
The department commander has
granted an extension of twenty-three
days to the leave of absence in the case
of Second Lieut.. Henry r. Adams, Fifth
infantry, Fort Meade, Oak.
Recruit Barney Flanagan, now at
Columbus Barracks. o.. is assigned to
the Fifteenth infantry, at Fort Buford,
OAK, and is ordered sent to his proper
station.
Recruit Francis Carter, now at Column
bus Barracks, o., is assigned to the
Twentieth infantry, and will be imme-
diately sent to Fort AsSinniboine, Mont.
The division commander has author
lied furlough for four months to Pri-
vate James Manning, Company B, Sixth
infantry, to take effect April 10, 1888.
Private August Schneider, Company
A, Fourth infantry, has been granted a,
furlOugh for three months, with permits
sion to visit st. Paul, MINI.