The morning call., 1891-08-24
WITH THE REGULARS.
Enlisted Men Petition for a
Chaplain's Retention.
, Practice Marches ordered-The Saturday In
spectiOn-Recent Promotions Change
Of Stations.

AHt Slly LINES IS authority lOT
the following, which is not without some
local interest: chaplain Bateman, from
all accounts, must be quite popular among
the enlisted men at Vancouver Barracks,
for they recently petitioned their Depart
ment Commander, General Ruger. asking
that he may remain among them, rumors
having been spread that he was to be sent
elsewhere. General Ruger returned the
petition with this comment: While the pc
titiOn was complimentary TO Chaplain Bate
man, it could not be entertained, for if the
enlisted men have a right to ask for the re-
tention of an officer they also have a right to
ask for his removal, which cannot be ac-
kuowiedged or conceded for a moment
General Rugrr's position is undoubtedly
correct. This is perhaps the first case in
the army where the men have petitioned
for the retention of Chaplain at that
post. Certainly the world does move, and
the move has nj last affected the Chaplains'
Corps OF the army" One of the first things
which strikes the visitor at Fort Vancouver
is the cloth sign on one of the barracks,
'"fo the chapel" with the index fiUger
pointing the direction.
A correspondent of the Army and Navy
Register gives fine plans in solution of the
question how to induce large attendance
of enlisted men at divine service on Sunday
The fifth is: Lessen by one-half, or
altogether. the carloads of beer now shipped
and drunk by the men and women, high and
low, at our military posts"
WARNING CALL WANTED.
NJ ajor T. D.Wells, Eight Infantry, recon-
mends that warning call be sounded at
fifteen minutes before taps, similar to the
old way fer tattoo, in order to give those
" IN ar frpu on ri hnt in he
time to repair to their hunks when inspec-
lion of quarters is made. Major Wells says
that violation of the thIrty-second Article
OF War occasions more than half OF the
cases tiled by court-martial in the army,
and that fully half of them would be made
unnecessary by the proposed change in the
article in question.
According TO the Yellowstone Journal,
military spectacle, rarely seen since the
war occurs at Fort keogh every evening,
when at regtmrntal dress parade the full
complement of field officers is present
A each post in General Ruger's depart
ment there must hereafter be kept on hand
ammunition TO the amount of not less than
200 rounds per man Tor rifle and carbine.
PRACTICE MARCHES.
An order issued by iEadier-General
Brooke eontemplates practice marches not
to exceed 100 miles, of the troops from the
posts in thu Department of the Platte, with
the exception of Forts Omaha and Lewis
ana camps IliOt butte ana Ilne Ridge,
while the three companies at Fort Randall
will exercise in field duties twice 4 week in
lieu of the march. The commands viii all
leave about the 1st prOx., and all marching
and camping under the order will conform
10 regulations and tactics of the arm of the
service to hich the troops belong and will
be conducted as if in the presence of an
enemy.
Lieutenant Adams of the Fifth Artillery,
Quartermaster If the regiment and post of
D. EI.v
tiOn of that office on the promotion of Lieu
tensnt-Coonel Graham TO The Colouelcy of
of the regiment. Recognizing his ability
lie Colonel continued The Lieutenant in the
Office.
Regulations have been amended that Cap-
talnS Viii make complete inspection OF
their companies under arms every Saturday.
Cavalry and field artillery will be mounted
when the weather will permit. No one
Will be excused from Saturday inspection
except the guard and the sick in the hos
pIta.
AN HEREDITARY CHIEF.
Captain C. c.. Cusick of the Twen ty-
second Infantry enjoys the distinction of
being an hereditary chief Of the Tuscarora
Indians. one OF the six nations of the State
Of New York. The Yellowstone Journal,
which is authority for this statement, also
makes haste TO apologize when it adds:
Though invested by descent with this high
honor it must not be supposed that the
pINSlcal
Characteristics of the noble red man. On
the contrary. he is both in appearance aud
manners as gentlemanly Caucasian as one
would meet in days journey, and, though
not yaunting his relation ship to the warriors
who a hundred years ago made life a bur-
den Ia the early settlers of the Empire
State, he is by no means ashamed of 1t.
i recent order requires that all spring
wagons in excess Of one at each post in the
Department of California be turned in to
y ~
to select for retention the wagon best
adapted to use In the Department of the
Columbia the excess OF such passenger
So ing wagons has been ordered To be sold
on Monday.
Lieutenant ]. r. Lindsay of the Four
teenlh Infantry, who was detailed on the
Puget Snund 10 recruit Indians for soldiers,
failed altogether in his mission, Pacfic
Coast Indians preferring the hop fields to
the army.
Major John ]. Rodgers, First Artillery, is
continuing in the duties of the office of In
speclur Of Artillery for the Department of
y California.
RECENT PROMOTIONS.
Colonel Henry r. Miner. Seventeenth
Infantry, was placed on the retired list OF
the army on August 1st. By his retirement
the following promotions occurred: Lieu
tenant-COlonel John S. Poland of the
Twenty-frst to be Colonel of the Seven
teenth, Major William j. Lyster OF the
SIAln 10 be IIeuteDdnt-tOlnDei oil the
Twenty-tirst, aud Captain James w. Powell
Jr., Of the Sixth to be Major of the Sixth
First Lieutenant George Il. Walker of the
Sixth is promoted TO Captain in that regi-
ment aud Second Lieutenant Leon 5.
RoudieZ of the Fifteenth to be First Lieu
tenant of the Sixth.
The four cadets at large appointed by the
PIesid nj to the military academy are: NJ.
NJ. Ramsey. son of Commodore F. n. Ram
say, U. 5; n; Stewart F. Smith, son of
Central w. H: II; Smith. y. S. A John P.
Wade, son Of Colonel j. +. Wade, Fifth
Cavalry, and William s. Fitch, grandson OF
General Sherman.
In addition 10 his other duties Lieutenant
James f. Runcie. First Artillery, is also
acting as Chief Signal Officer of the Depart
ment of California, at headquarters OF
which he is on detached service.
Leave of absence for one month. to take
effect on Friday. has been granted First
Lieutenant W. w. Galbraith, Battery NJ.
Fifth Artillery. He is on duty at West
Point, but will be relieved On the 10Th.
CHANGE OF STATIONS.
Lieutenant-ColoneI A. G. Robinson, d. Q.
NJ. g.. has been ordered from New Orleans
to report for duty at Vancouver Barrack>,
Wash, as Chief Quartermaster Of the De-
partment of the Columbia, relieving Major
James g. c. Lee, who will proceed TO Los
Angeles for duty as Chief Quartermasler of
the Department OF Arizona, relieving in
turn Major Amos 5. KimbalI, who Will
proceed to Jeffersonvilie, Ind.
Major James p. Candy, p. NJ, relieved
from duty in the Department of COlumb bia,
has been ordered 10 Los Angeles as Chief
Paymaster of the Department of Arizona,
relieving Major john +. Willard, who has
= been granted leave of absence for four
months on surgeons certificate of disa-
bility.
The President has commuted to one
years suspension from rank and duty. ON
hall paw, the sentence OF dismissal rendered
by the court-martial against Captain Will
lam Davis of the Tenth Cavalry, at Fort
Apache. Ariz
Maj.r John NJ. Hamilton, First Cavalry.
has been announced as Acting Inspector
General Of the Department Of Columbia,
aud FIRST Lieutenant w. P. Richardson,
Eighth Infantry, as aide-de-camp to Brig
adier-General A. V. Kautz.
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