The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-19
MILITARY NOTES.
court Martial Sentences - Fort
Lowell Abandoned.

before general court-mnrtioI which oon
Nehcd at the Preside, and of which Iiaut.p
ant Colonel Francis L. Town, Surgeon vao
PRESIDENT, the following prisoners were
Tried: Private d. w. Adams. Troon I
fourth Cavalry charged with quitting his
guard without leave, etc; sentenced to he
conhned at hard labor for the period of ono
month and to forfeit to the United States
ms pay for the same period Private II.
pullman, Company B. Fourteenth Infantry.
upon pleading guilty to the charge of deser-
ton, sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service, forfeiting all paw
ana allowances due, and to be confined at
hard labor in the military prison for the
period OF two years. Private II. Kleinerbst,
Troop d. Fourth Cavalry, having likewise
PLEADED guilty to the charge of desertion,
received like sentence, save that his fern
OF Imprisonment is for three years. Private
j. y BrIen, Battery c, Fifth Artillery, for
drunkenness on guard sentenced 10 be con-
nned at hard labor for one month, and to
forfeit his pay Tor the same period. These
sentences have been confirmed.
The abandonment of Fort Lowell. seven
miles east OF Tucson, has been ordered by
the Secretary of War, and the troops sta
toned there have been ordered to Fort Win
gaze. Ihe cltiZ' rs OF Southern Arizona have
ihade a strong remOnSttance, as Lowell is
Carlos Reservation to Mexico, and its aban-
comment would be an encouragement for
the Apaches to raid into Mexico at will.
The Examining Board, undeE the recent
Promotion act. was in session at the Phelan
Bulldlng during the week, aud among the
officers who appeared for examination were
Lieutenant Collins, Twenty-fOurth Infantry
Engineer Officer of the Department of
Arizona, stationed at Los Angeles Lieu
tenant Robertson, Ninth Infantry, stationed
q "a nd 7 i..t,ta Il,
de-Camp to General Gibbon.
The House has passed the bill, S. Alp, to
amend Section 1925 OF the Revised Statutes.
con erning details of officers of the army and
navy to educational Institutions The bill
increases the number of officers acting as
professors of military science and tactics
from fifty to seventy-fve. There are forty
eight officers of the active list and tgo re-
tired officers now OH college duty.
The order prescribing maximum degrees
of punishment for offenders in the army
tried by courtS-martial may be expected dur
ing the week. 1t has been prepared and
submitted to the Secretary, and now awaits
only his approval The tendency of the
provisions OF the order has been to lessen
the severity of punishments.
a favorable report will be made by the
House Military Committee on the bill to es-
tabliSh a military post at San Diego The
bill provides for suitable buildings and ac-
comm odations for twelve companies, and
me post Will be established on the north
island of Coronado Beach.
The new Infantry drill regulations are in
General Schofield's hands. It is understood
that no action will be taken on them for the
present, as the General wishes to act on the
tactics of all the arms at once, and the man
uscript of the cavalry regulations has not
yet been forwarded TO the War Department.
The death OF Lieutenant Casey adds an
other name TO the list of victims of Indian
treachery and ingratitude, and indirectly of
the dishoges,y and ipettieisncy Of Iglian
Register
Under directions from Washington de-
partment commanders are authorized to eX-
pend annually In target practice twenty
rounds of ammunition for the Hotchkiss
breeh-loading mountain gun for each such
gun in the department.
A decision has been published by General
Schodeld that dresS-parade for the three
arms combined is not allowable.