St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-20
THE NATIONS DEFENDERS.
DOings of Soldiers in Uucle Sam's
Service.


/ Capt. George E. Pond, assistant quar-
II Itermaster, has been authorized to re-
turn to his station Via New York city.
i The detachment of the Seventeenth
infantry, now in Washington. ID. c.. has
been ordered to return to Fort ID. A.
Russell. Wyo.
|. Col. Daniel w. Flayler, ordnance de-
ipartment, has been detailed as mem
!ber of the board for testing ritled can
non, vice Capt. David A Lyle, relieved.
The status of Capt. Robert +. Bates,
Eighteenth infantry, has been changed
from that of aide-de-camp to the de-
ipartment commander, to acting assist
ant adiutant general of the depart
ment.
With the approval of the secretary of
war the ordinary leave of absence
,grafted First Lieut.. David u. Mitchell,
Fifteenth infantry. fiom division head
iquarters of Chicago. is extended i've
months, because Of sickness.
Leave OF absence for two months t.
take effect about March /, 1889, with
permission to apply to the adjutant gen
eral of the army for an extension OF
two months, has been granted Capt.
Edward W. WhittemOre, Fifteenth in
fantry. Fort BufOrd. Oak.
BY direction of the secretary of war
Capt. Fred c. AinSworth. assistant sur
geon. will proceed to New York city
and Brooklyn, n. Y, on public business
connected with the medical department.,
on completion Of which duty he will
repair to Washington, ID. c.
Six months extension of sick leave,
with permission to go beyond sea, is
granted First Lieut.. Melzar q. Richards,
Second artillery. and an extension OF
four months. based on surgeons certltl-
cate of disability, is granted First Lieut..
w. W. WotherspoOn. Twelfth infantry.
Lieut.. Col. A. r. Burlington, ordnance
department., and Anthony Fictorln.
engineer at Watervliet arsenal. N. Y,
are detailed on the board ordered TO
prepare plans, ETC., for the erection of
an Avery gun factory at Watervliet ar
senal. Lieut.. Col. +. II. Parker and
Capt. j. c. Ayres, ordnance department,
have been relieved from duty on the
board.
A board of survey is ordered to con-
vene at Fort Buford, Oak, to fix the re-
sponsibility for loss of certain proper
ty shipped by the depot quartermaster
| i'm st. Paul to the post 1uartermaster at
Fort BufOrd. Capt. E. W. Whittemore,
| Fifteenth infantry, and Lieuts. II. F.
Kendall and c. c. Walcutt Jr., Eighth
cavalry, compose the detail for the
board.
Gen. Howard has ordered a general
court martial to convene at Fort Adams,
r. l.. for which the following named
officers of the Fourth artillery have
| been detailed: Capts. Frank e. Smith
and I'll. G.. Cushing; First Lieuts. II. K.
Anderson and Clarence Deems; Second
I.ieuts. Ormond NJ. LiSsak, John E. Nc
Mahon and Writ Robinson. Second
Lieut.. George w. Gatchell. Fourth
artillery, has been appointed judge ad-
yocate of the court. The court meets
| this morning.
Gen. Ruger yesterday received from
| the secretary of war the official an
nouncement of the death OF Col. Henry
| j. Hunt, breyet major general, retired.
| The secretary saws: 1.-The conspicuous
record of this gallant veteran, the sur
FivOr of two wars, who, though retired
from active service, was yet on duty
under the orders of the president when
| he died, calls for more than passing
notice. His service in peace, no less
| than in war, was distinguished by zeal,
| fidelity and thoroughness. His per-
! sOnal character was such that his MEM
! ory will ever be cherished by those
| with whom he served. He was the
chief of artillery of the Army of the
Potomac. and within few years has
followed to the grave those great cap
tains under whom he organized and
commanded the largest. most perfectly
equipped and effective body of artil-
lery that the history of warfare records.
1t is needless to recite his deeds; the
army of to-day knows them well; the
army of the future will find them in
history; they may be. read IN the six
breyets given him for his service in the
Mexican war and the war of the Re-
l,al