The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-09
UNITED STATES ARMY
The List of MeritOriOus Men in
the Service.
General Gibbons Retiremsnt-Cou Martial
at the Presidio-The surgeor-GeneraL
Eaimed Soldier Boys

The Major-General commanding the army
has published in two general orders the
names of officers and enlisted men who, dur
ing the years 1888 and 1889, distinguished
themselves by specially meritoriOus acts or
conduct in service" The meritorious are:
1sss-Private Frederick 6. Kueppers now
out of servlcel, Battery !, tllth ArtlIleIy; fos
skill in Gevlsng and constructing electical dp-
paraiuS for the Artillery School, especially in
the Invention and construction OF circuit
btes ker for use in balllstic hiring.
Henry, United States Army: For meritorlOuS
conduct in Iescuing four civilians from drowning
near Eoit ickenS Fla.
June %, 1SSS-Captaln John B. Kerr, Sixth
Cavalry: For meritorious conduct in defeating
attempt made by Navajo Indians 10 rescue
from his custody Indian prisoners. between Font
WiuEaie and Gallup, y, Mex.
July %, lSS5-Prvste OZiss D. Hogue NOW
out Of seIyice) Troop X, First Cavalry: For
meTilOrlOus conduct 10 endeavO!ing, al the imml-
nent Ilsk Of bis life, TO save a comrdde rom
drowning in The Little Big Horn River, Mont.
Augusl.9, 1SSS-FIiyate John CcYle, Hospital
Corps tthen OF Company Il, second Infantry: foI
courage in rrsCulHg, at tie Tsk Of his NE, ladY
from drowning In EeySer pool. Yellowstone
Park. Silver life-saylns medal, under section Z,
act Of .luue %. 1874; Section u, act OF June IS,
1878, and Section 3, act Of May 4, 1882
November IS, 1sSS-Frst Sergeant Frederick
SIeans and Corr al chen pIiyate) James Me
Aney, Company c, sixteenth Infantry: For
courage and endurance In coming 10 the assist
OF I've uific WHO had lost tEe!r way III the
February 2, lS89-Prlvaie Carl Rick, Troop
A, 1hlid Cavalry; For devotion TO duty III
promptly pursuing and capturing an escaped
prisoner Al camp 81 Eagle Pass, lex, although
not memb-r Of the guard.
Ami -. lSS9-Fr7yate Dennis F. Fox, Troop
u Chen OF J. Filth Cavalry: For courage cool
ness aud Determination IN refusing 10 surrender
his arms when odeled 10 do so by parry OF
fourteen Eleu armed with rifles, ana holding them
until Ielieyeu, near Purcell. y. l.
May IL 1SS9-SeIgssni benjamin Brown
Company {, ard corporal Isaiah Mays, company
b, Twenty fourth -IuIautty (medals OF HoHoI)i
PitYatss Thornton Hams. Trnop c. and James
Wheeler NOW Out OF service IfUoD q, enth
Cavalry; General Service Recruit julius HSrr-
son ana Hamilton Lewis NOW uuI Of service
then Pryates Company b; PHvates George Al
ringICn NOW ont OF seivice). Company q BtnJd-
min BuiEe Company E; squire Williams Com
pany (ihen Of a.. amd James ouue ql0" out
OF service. Company X, IWeniy-iOurtL Infantry
certificates Of meriI- For gallant and mefiiof-
lous conduct Whle serving with aeIaeniheht
escorfIng Major Joseph ". Nham, z. NJ, in an
encounter with band OF robbers by whom the
party was attacked between forts Grant and
July IS, lsS9-Priyate James Settlers. Troop
L. Ninth Cavalry. Tor meritCrlOuS Conduct IN
saving. at The risk OF his own lie, his command
Ing officer iiom drowning Willie crossing Inc
Wind River, WYO.
august rs 10 %. 1ss9-Corporal Michael S
Murray, Troop 4, ana Private Gustave Meyer
(sinee deceased Truup L, Fifth Cavalry, aud
Private Alexander Duncan, Troop q. Second
Cavalry Chen Of A, Fllth Cavalry: For merito-
TiOus conduct and good judgment IN very aTdu-
GUS pursuit and CAPTURE OF deseitrr escaped
prisoner, involving Tide Of over 100 miles IN
three days near F0rt supply. Ind 1.
August aud September, lSS9-Second Lieuten-
AMI Samuel a. Smoke. Eighteenth Infantry: For
energy, enterprise and coed judgment displayed
IN investigating alleged Uie trouble ~ Colorado.
September S,lSS9-Ccrpora Hugh TObn and
Private Louis label now out OF SeIyice), Battery
NJ, Fifth Artillery: For CONSPICUOUS bravery IN
Tesculng from drowning, at extreme peril during
a furious storm, twu young men a CapsiZcd
boat of Fort Schuyler. New York.
september 10 -. ISS9-Cartain Thomas f
Rose, SiGiecuth Infantry. Sergeant Harry L.
BedrSe (uOW OK Of seiycel and CUrpCrals " ILL.,
lam Nal-Ce (HGw out OF setvicel ana Robert VIII
sou, Company A, and john NurReS especially
menilonedl Company c. SixJeeItb lHiautIy: For
courage, endurance and skin IN the Ggecu River
exredltion, especially in descending tie rapids Of
lie Green River, being without IatOns fOr nine
days aud pant OF The time without food.
CoURT-MARTIAL AT THE Preside.
a court-martial, comprising nine officers,
with Major Kinzie presiding, has been in
session during the week at the Preside,
but has not yet completed its laboEs, PR
vate Adams Of Troop l is on trial, charged
with making false and malicious charges
against Sergeant Arndt of his troop.
Adams led counter-chargeS against the
Sergeant, whom he accused of repeatedly
overslepping bis authority, and of malfeas-
ance in connection with his duties. Private
Adams had also directed a Communication
10 Lleutenant-COlOnel Graham, as COM
maudant Of tie post, charging Sergeant
AT1dt with perjury, with llltreating the
troopers under him, and of preferTiug
groundless charges against the men to the
commissioned officers of the troops. About
twenty witnesses have already been exam
ined IN each side. aud much variable testi-
mUny has been given. The proceedings Of
the court are growing unpcaSantly vOlumi-
nous, a apparently the end is not yet.
The remaining troopers are about equally
divided In their synpatAle5 with the two
parties to tile lnYe, tlgatlOn, and II IS diff
cult TO decide upon the merits Of the case.
Captain IS cd ard Lieutenant Nolan of the
troop both testified 10 the Sergeant's efIici-
ency and good character, and appeared to
sustain him against tile complaints OF PTi-
vate Adams.
Special attention has been given to gar
dens ami lawns at the post since the tenl-
porary let up Of the wet weather ana the la
bnrs Of those on this special detail have
borne aOuHiaDt fruit IN the attractive dD-
pedrauce Of he grounds. The walks and
reads are in excellent condition, the lawns
are neatly trimmed and the display Of flow
sring plants would make a hortculturist'S
heart glad. The Alameda circle is gay with
oa!lalilieS. roses and geraniums ID rich pro-
fusion, ana the floral exhibition viii well re-
pay a visitor Tor the tOuble OF trip to the
Preside.
Additional Second Lieutenant Alfred C.
from duty Is recruiting officer at Benlcia
Bauacka and has been succeeded by Second
Lieutenant George w. hirkman Of the same
regiment
First Lieutenant Frank de L. Darlington,
Adjutant of The First Infantry. las been de-
tailed az recruiting officer at the post at An
gel Island.
GIBBoN's RETIREMENT.
Brigadier-G General John Gibbon, COM
manding the Division of the Pacific, U. s.
a, viii retire on April 20th, rs he Will be 62
years Of age on that day. Army circles are
gosSiping as to who viii be promoted to ill
tie vacancy. The last promotion was from
the infantry, giving rise TO the belief that
the next viii be from the cavalry, though
the fact that Colonel Forsyth Of the Sew
Pnih Cavalry Is the next in line may have
had something to DO with strengthening the
belief. OF course all the Colonies are candi-
dates, and OF those having the most prom
ising chances may be named Colonel August
V. KautZ, commanding the Eighth Infan-
try, Colonel W. p. Carin. the Fourth In
the cavalry F0rsyth'S recent experiences at
Pine Ridge may cut some figure, either for
OF against him. Colonel Eugene a. Carr of
the Sixth Cavalry would be the next after
Forsyth in llBeal rank. General Gibbons
successor as commander OF the Division of
the Pacific VIII be either Brigadier- General
David S. Stanley. now commanding the De-
partment Of Arizona, or General Thomas
h. Ruger, commanding the Department of
Dakota. As Stanley Will retire on June l,
1899, it may be that he will be allowed to re-
tain his present command, and 1t is there
fore regarded as probable that Ruger will
Tuececd Gibbon.
The follow!ng-Eamed officers have re-
ported for examination before the board in
this city. Of which Lieutenant-Co Isaac
y. dc Russy is the President: Captain
William b. Kennedy, Tenth Cavalry; First
Lieutenant Hobart X. Bailey, Fifth Infan-
try, Captain and A. J. A; Second Lieuten-
ants John a. Perry, Tenth Infantry; James
3. Hughes and Powhattan II. Clarke. Tenth
Cavalry, and John P. Finley, Nineteenth
Infantry.
Lieutenant Wilder's luck has not yet de-
serted him. The retirement Of Captain
John W. Martin, Fourth Cavalry, will pro-
mote First Lieutenant w. f. Wilder, who
is regarded as one of the luckiest men in the
army. He graduated from the Military
Academy in 1877, aud was assigned to the
Fourth Cavalry; two years later he was
promoted to First Lieutenancy, and now.
after only thirteen years service, he is Cap
tain.
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