St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-22
WEARERs OF THE BLUE.
Changes and Orders Affecting
Army Posts in the Northwest.

At Fl. Yates, OAK, William H.
Roberts has been appointed drum-maior
for the Twelfth infantry.
Interpreter Charles Cacely. with de-
tachment of Indian scouts, has left
Fort Custer in pursuit of thieviug Pie
gan Indians.
TT. KeOgh, Mont, under the command
of First Lieut.. W. II. Kell, adjutant,
Twenty-SecOnd infantry.
The commanding officer of Fort Gus
ter, Mont, has detailed a detachment
from his command to repair the tele-
graph line between the post and Custer
station.
The commanding officer, Fort Buford,
Oak, will grant furlough for two
months to Private Joseph Mclaughlin.
Company g, Fifteenth infantry, to take
effect July 5.
Corporal Christian Larson, Company
f, Twelfth infantry, has been appointed
ergeant-major for the post of Fl. Abra-
ham Lincoln, OAK, vice Sergt. Thomas
A. Wyse, relieved.
Until further orders the forage allow
ance for public animals at Fl. Totten
will be One-half hay and two-thirds
grain, except when constantly at work.
No grain will be issued to oxen.
Capt. Max Wessendorf, First cavalry.
and Second Lieut.. U. q. McAleXander.
TWenty-tifth infantry, are president
and judge advocate, respectively, of a
court martial ordered to assemble at
Fort Custer, Mont.
The department commander has Or
dered First Lieut.. Guy Howard, Twelfth
infantry, relieved from duty at Fort
Bennett, OAK, and to proceed to Fort
Yates, OAK, aud report to his regimen
tai commander, with view to his ap-
pointment as regimental adjutant.
The alleged damage to lot of sub
siStence stores at Fort Custer, Mont.
has necessitated the detail of board of
survey to fix the responsibility therefor.
Capt. w. R. Hall, assistant surgeon
United States army; Second Lieut.. j.
B. Aleshire, First cavalry; and Second
Lieut.. II. A. LeOnhaeuser, TWenty-fifth
infantry, comprise the board.
Private Robert Fielding, COMPANY C..
and David Carver, Company H, Twenty
second infantry, Fort Keogh, Mont, and
Robert l.. Hunter, Company G, Fifteenth
infantry, Fort Buford, Oak, are or
dered to report to the commanding Off
Ger of the Fort Abraham Lincoln ord
nance depot for instruction.
The following promotions have been
ordered in the Twelfth infantry at Fort
Yates, OAK: Company B-Corp. John
w. Weiss, to be sergeant, vice Bean, dis
charged; Private George A. Sheldon, to
be corporal, vice Weiss, promoted. Com
pany D-Private William Blanchard. to
be corporal, vice Evert, transferred to
the hospital corps. Company G-Pri-
vate Robert j. Selkirk, to be corporal.
vice DAILY, reduced.
The commanding general of the de-
partment has assigned First Lieut.. AL
fred Reynolds, Twentieth infantry, to
duty as recruiting officer for the depart
ment at Fort Maginnis, Mont, vice First
Lieut.. Peter E. Traub, First cavalry, re-
lieved; First Lieut.. William III. Kell, ad-
jutant, Twenty-secOnd infantry, to SIM
liar duty at Fort Keogh, Mont; and
Second Lieut.. George II. Patten,
Twenty-second infantry, to similar duty
at Fort TOtten, Oak.
A general court martial ordered to as
semble at Fort Randall, OAK, at 10
o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, the 27th
inst, for the trial of such persons as may
be ordered before it. Capts. Casper II.
Conrad, Henry p. BrienkerhOff, John
w. Bean and Stephen R. Stafford; First
Lieuts. David D. Mitchell and Alexis R.
Paxton; and Second Lieuts. Edward
Lloyd, Robert G. Williams and William
f. Blauvelt-the last named officer be-
ing judge advocate, constitute the detail
for the court.