St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-29
MILITARY MARkSMEN.
Regulations for the Annual Competition
at Fert Smelling.
NEW OFFICERS SENT WEST.
Other Matters Of Interest to Those
Stationed at the Northwestern
Posts.

|. VI the recent graduates of the Mill
7 tafy academy the department of Dakota
I will secure: First cavalry: Second
p Lieut.. D. L. Hartman, vice Foltz, pro-
NOTED; Fifteenth infantry: Second
? Lieut.. Edward Anderson. vice May. pro-
4 NOTED; Twentieth infantry: Secand
p Lieut.. William H. Hart, vice Waters,
2 resigned; Tewnty-ifth infantry, Second
f Lieut. George E. Stockle, vice Webb, pro-
NOTED. In addition to the foregoing the
Following named graduates are as
signed asadditional second lieutenant:
First cavalry: Second Lieut.. Guy ii.
Preston; to the Eighth cavalry: Second
Lieut.. Andrew 6. c. Quay; to the
twentieth infantry. Second Lieut..
Charles G. French.
Recruits Franklin L. SoDer and Will
lam Anderson, enlisted at Fort Keogh,
Mont, assigned to Company Isl, Twenty
second infantry.
Promotions and appointments, Com
pany F, Fifteenth infantry, Fort Blu
fork, Oak: Corporal James Sedore to
be sergeant, vice DAILY, discharged:
Private Florence Driscell to be cOrpO-
raj. vice SedOre, promoted.
Frank l.. HarrOd, signal corps, now
on duty at Moorhead, Mimi, discharged
the service.
The commanding officer of Fort Gus
ter, Mont, will assign the five recruits
for the First cavalry, ordered to that
post from the sub-depot at st. Paul, so
as to eQualize the troops of the regiment
under his command.
Upon the arrival at Fort Abraham
Lincoln, OAK, of the general service
recruits ordered from st. Paul. the COM
handing officer will forward them to
Fort Yates. Oak, for assignment to the
Twelfth infantry.
Recruits Walter c. Melick, enlisted
at Fort MiSsouia, NJ. T., and George Sc
horn. enlisted at Fort Smelling, assigned
to companies E and II, Third infantry,
respectively. Recruit MelIck will be
Immediately sent to join his company at
Fort Smelling.
Corporal Charles D. Ruby. Trumpeter
Joseph Hess, Priyates Charles IT, Metz
Ter, Arthur Dale and Nicholas Hagner,
Troop A. First cavalry, Fort Maginnis,
M. L., will report July to the judge
advocate, of the general court martial,
convened at Fort Assinnaboine, NJ. L.
Recruit Joseph G. Mitchell, re-enlisted
at Fort Smelling, MIMI. is assigned to
Company K, Third infantry.
The commanding officer at Fort Blu
ford, Oak, granted a furiough. for two
months, to Sergt. Frank J. Rebholz,
Fifteenth infantry, with permission to
visit st. Paul, Mimi.
Leave of absence, for fifteen days,
granted First Lieut.. Jacob G.. Galbraith,
First cavalry. Fort Custer, Mont.
The following order was issued yes
,terday:
The coming Department Rifle Com
petition will take place at Fort Smelling,
|fMinn., and will be conducted and gov
-erned in the manner prescribed in the
L book of Constructions in Rife and Car
sbine Firing, for the United States
Army" Post commanders will. at
the earliest practicable date, render the
/ reports required by the Instructions.
1Fhe qualifying scores will be forwarded
with the reports. Competitors will
Pbe selected at posts. AS SOON as selec-
Eotions are made. a list of names
l3forwarded to the inspector of rife prac-
/ fice by post commanders, who will
icause the men selected for competition
ito report July % at Fort Smelling, Mimi.
Reports will be forwarded SO as to
reach headquarters not later than July
ll15. The preliminary practice and the
7 parts Of the competition embracing
known distances and Skirmish firing
will take place so that the competition
| will close by Aug. II. Every troop and
company should be represented by a
competitor in this years rife con-
test. II there are any of the organiza-
lions without marksmen among their
| enlisted men, it is directed that post
commanders give personal attention to
their practice. in order that every posi-
BILE opportunity be afforded for the at
tainment of the required qualifying
scores. The preliminary practice and
competition will be under the direction
of the department inspector of rifle
nractica