Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-22

many sou tesirs.
Respectfully submitted.
Il. e CULVER.
Act'g. Asst. q. NJ. Genl,
Next in order was the report OF the
Inspector Gen'l. which on account Of
its extreme length we are forced 10
digest, giving ony the routine items,
FORT KEoGH, Mont, Mcb. 81, 1883.
To the AdJutaul G-n'l. q. A. Il.
Dept. of Montana.
Comradp:-
i have the honor TO submit the fol
lowing report OF duties performed by
NE during the past ::year. The ell
campment which IN etst Butte city ia
February, 1857, having appropriated
BOO for expenses Of the inspecting Of
ncsr during the ensuing year, visited
during he month"; Of fully and August,
1907 all the posts In the territory 40
cesslble by ra lrosd or which could be
reached from II without overrunning
The appropriation. They were as fol
lows:
Thos. L. Kane Post. No. IL, Glen.
dive.
John Buford Post, No. /, Fort Gus
Ter.
Farragut Post, No. Z, Livingston.
VIM. English Post, No. 10, Boze-
man.
Wadsworth POET, No. 8, Helena.
Fred Winthrop Post. No. IL, Missoula.
Geo. ID. Thoulas Post, No. 4. Deer
Louge.
Lincoln Post, No. 2, Butte.
sIeadman Post, No. s., Dillon.
John Logan PUst, NJ. Is, Billings.
leu Ia all; owing 10 the distance
many comrades reside from the place
oil meeting, anu the difficulty which
exlsls Ia most towns Of using the same
hail Tor several societies, IL Was found
very difficult u get together "A quorum
II the visit Of the Inspector was made
on ~anyOlher date than the regular
time OF post meeting, aud in the same
Instances The only inspection which
could be made was OF books, papers
and mouey accounts; II was found that
while all funds had Oeen properly &C.
counted for aud in most instances
books were neatly aud properly kept,
there were sumo posts In which not
much attention had been paid t0
forms, the comrades seeming to be OF
the opinion that so lonP a. the post
WAS satisfied with expenditures, that
WAS all which was required.
In addition 10 the que.tions on the
printed form "Hn others tending TO
elicit Information on the following
points were asked.
Soldiers inmates of aims houses:
Or these two only We're found and one
man cared for 10 the post hospital Mt
Fort Custer. Transportation was OBJ
tanned for those in Cust,r county aims
house 10 the Soldiers Home at Mil
waukee, Wis, and n sent, hut the
other committed suicide, insane, the
day before his transportation was re-
ceived; another, discharged from the
regular service at Fort Keogh, worn
Uut With long and hard service was
also provided with q place ut the same
home.
Soldiers's widows or orphans de.
pending upOn charity None Were
reported as wholly dependent, though
several have received aid during ths
past year: careful inquiry disclosed
The fact that in what might perhnp.
be considered the modesty OF charity
comrades in many instances gave pri-
vately, making ma record Of the fact
Of amount, a fact which while IL may
get equal or more credit in the hearts
Of the relieved does no: make possible
A Fn4r atuIanAant Of Tho a.aanH ann
tributed by the order for charitable
purposes.
SOtdiers' graves unmarked by head
stones. A number were 80 reported
and comrades making the report were
instructed how 10 proceed in ORDER 10
procure them from the q. ". Gen'l.
" tue army Washington.
DeGths during the past year: Eight
deaths are reported, but af the rcturns
are IN some cases detective ell may
not have been accounted for; the mum
| Der known Is certainly but q small
percentage for the number o~fconersde'
In the department.
Delayed p~ensions: Inquiry undeI
this head was made no: with the hop,
Of aiding individual cases, SO much q
OF accelerating in any way the worn
Of tue pension bureau might be deem
ed necessary at the next meeting o
the department or National sncamp
ment, but M or two cases wero citeC
and the reason for delay was found &
bs want Of required evidence; in thi
connection ii may not he out OF plae
to state that close attention 10 the col
umn known as 1.-THE Question squad
In the National tribune since Jan. !
1887, has enabled me TO furnish infor
nation required by over twenty sppli
Giants, OF those with whom they o.
their friends had served during tn,
war, . Some irregulartie
were found in tue way of CONDUCTING
meetings. In some cases the counter
sign was not demanded, the officer o
the day merely verifying by Q glanc,
the membership Of those present. In
one instance q number OF candidates
were bslloted for in a body. s's
I found In some Of the posts that o.
warrants were issued for payments oI
disbursements by the quartermsster
be having only the verbal authority
OF the post commander for his action
| am unable owing, I,
delay In reports from some posts, h
give the exact number OF the order II
this department.
Not half the comrades OF the depart
ment are uniformed; while such
state Of things Is very desirable, man,
OF them are in reduced circumstance
and the cost ola full uniform could no
we'll be met, though q blouse, and Ina
ar cap, will not cost much.