St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17
AMONG TIE SOLDIERS.
Notes and News of the Northwest
ern Part of the Standing

Notes and News of the Northwest
ern Part of the Standing
Army.
A court-martial at Fort Smelling. of
which Capt. Charles BentzOni, Twenty
fifth infantry, is president, has just sem
fenced Private Qate sergeant) Charles
FL. Claiborne, Company c., Twenty-hfth
imfantry-tried for desertiOn. but con-
yicted of absence without leave only;
to reimburse the government in the sum
OF $50, which was paid for his arrest; TO
suffer six months confinement at hard
labor in the post guard house, and ito,
forfeit to the United States S4S of his
pay. Private Isaac Goldberg. Company
III, Twentieth infantry, tried by the.
same court and convicted of deSertibil,
has been sentenced to diShOnOrable dis
charge. and confinement for two years,
in the Fort Leavenworth military prison:
Gen. Ruger has approved and confirmed
the sentences. f.
A board of officers. comprising Ma.
William H. Penrose, Twelfth infantry;
Mai. Calvin De Witt, medical depart;
ment, and Capts. Alexander B. Me-
Gowan, John l.. Viven and Georges.
Wilson. Twelfth infantry, is ordered to
convene at Fort Sully. OAK, Wednes-
day, the Dist inst, for the examination
OF Sergt. William A. Campbell, Com
pany X, Twelfth infantry, and Corp.
Harold L. Jackson, Company F, FIT.
teenth infantry, with a view to their
promotion to the grade of second lieu
tenant, U. S. army.
The superintendent of the general re-
cruiting service has been directed to
cause fifty recruits to be prepared at
David's Island, New York harbor, and
forwarded under proper charge to such
point or points in the department of the
Platte as the commanding general
twenty to the Second infantry and
thirty to the Sixth infantry.
Upon the recommendation of the re-
lowing promotions are made in the Fifth
regiment of infantry at Fort TOtten,
OAK: Corp. Leonard B. Whitbeck,
Company K, to he sergeant, vice Doyle,
discharged; Private Patrick j. Glynn,
Company f, to be corporal, vice Burke,
discharged.
Gen. Ruger has directed the COM
manding officer of Fort Abraham Lin
coin to send eight of the general service
recruits, lately sent from ST. Paul, to
Fort Yates, ID. t.. for assignment to the.
companies of the Twelfth infantry
serving there, the. assignment to be
made so as to equaliZe the companies at
the post.
Fort Smelling, MIMI, has been desig-
mated by the department commander for
the execution of the sentence to cOnfine-
ment for one year which general
court martial ut Fort MiSSOula, d.. T.,
has given Military Convict Francis Ed
wards, late of Company E, Eighth in
fantry, convicted of desertion.
Recruit Hermann Hugel. enlisted by
the recruiting officer at Fort Assina-
boine. Mont, is assigned to Company b,
Twentieth infantry, and Recruits John
p. Kavanaugh and Richard Hartlnger,
enlisted by the recruiting officer at Fort
Randall. OAK, are assigned to Company
H, Fifteenth infantry.
The furlough granted by the COM
handing officer of Fort BufOrd, ID. T.,
to Private A. j. Willard, Company e,
Fifteenth infantry, is, by order OF the
commanding general of the Department.
extended thirty days.
Private Harding Manns, under treat,
ment in the government hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark, and reported GONZALES,
cent, will be sent without delay to join
his troop, d. Ninth cavalry, at Fort Nc
Kinney, Wyo. es1I.
Mai. James e. G. Lee, for several.
years depot quartermaster in st. Paul,
is announced as chief quartermaster.lo f
tine department Of the Columbia, with
station at Vancouver barracks, w. L.
A court martial is ordered to convene
at Fort Keogh, Mont, of which Capt.
E. l.. Randall. Fifth infantry, is preSi-
dent and Second Lieut.. J. A. Harman,
Seventh cavalry, judge advocate. Il
Corporal Charles Tessmer. Light Bat
terry f, Fourth artillery, Fort Smelling,
Mimi, has been reduced to the grade. of
a private soldier and fined S. for yiOla7
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