The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-22
Numerous Changes in Regiments
and Many Posts Abandoned.
MONTANA TO HAVE A BIG POST.
General Nelson Miles Transferred to Gov
ernor's Island Upon Retirement
of General Howard.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17..-By a general
order issued today from the war depart
ment the following military posts have been
abandoned: Fort Wood, BeGloe's Island,
New York harbor; Fort Ontario, Oswego,
N. Y; Newport barracks, Kentucky; Nit.
Vernon barracks, Alabama; Fort Macknac,
Michigan; Camp Pilot, Butte. Mont. Fort
Bowie, Arizona, San Carlos. Arizona; Fort
Marcy, New Mexico; Fort Mckinney,
Wyoming, and Fort Supply, Oklahoma ter
ritory.
The Third and Sixth cavalry and the
Thirteenth and Seventeenth cavalry will be
brought east and the whole Twentieth in
fantry is placed at Leavenworth. The
whole Tenth infantry goes to Fort Sill and
Reno and the whole Fifth infantry
TO Fort Mcpherson, Ca, four COM
panies of infantry are added to the
two orders to Jefferson and Co.
lumbus barracks, and the remainder of
che Seventeenth infantry also goes TO Co
lumbus, which will be a regiment post.
David's island, New York. will be occupied
by artillery, and Fort Columbus Cover
Aor's island will be an infantry post. with
full regiment.
The total number OF companies east of
the Mississippi river will be ll9 at 81 points
instead of 110 while 40 points remain west
with 245 companies, including the Indian
posts, so not more than two thirds of the
army remains west.
Other Orders and Arrangements.
Accompanying the new order the war de-
partment makes public the statement that
the order for the diseontinuance of the
three recruiting posts, David's Island, Co
lumbus barracks and Jefferson barracks,
contained in the announcement of the
troops to occupy these stations would soon
be designated. Orders now issued by the
war department and which have for some
time been under consideration by Secretary
Lamont and General Schoteld, provide
garrlsons for the old recruiting depots and
also contemplate considerable concentra-
ton of the troops. Several of the smaller
stations east OF the Mississippi, as we'll as a
few in the western country, are given up as
no longer necessary.
The regiments which are to be brought
east in whole or in part are the Third and
Sixth cavalry, the Thirteenth and Seven
teenth infantry and the whole of the Tween
tieth infantry, now stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth. The Tenth infantry that has
heretofore been scattered between five posts,
from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi
valley, now comes together at Forts Sill
and Reno while the whole Fifth regiment.
formerly occupying five stations, will be
assem- bed at Fort MCPHERSON Georgia. As
soon as Jefferson barracks and Columbus
barracks are ready the two troops of cav
airy now ordered TO the former will be
mainder of the Seventeenth infantry will be
sent to Columbus barracks. making the
latter a regimental post.
David island will be occupied by artil
lery, as the modern fertilization constructed
there to command the entrance to New
York harbor is receiving its armament and
requires an artillery garrison. Fort Column
bus, on Governors island. will hereafter be
an infantry post TO be ultimately increased
to full regiment Congress has ordered
the building of two posts, one in Montana
and one in Arkansas. When these are
completed other points will be given up
and troops will be still further concen-
trated.
General Towards command will be in
creased by 10 companies. The department
of the Platte loses seven, Colorado four and
the Dakotas eight.
General Ruger to Be promoted.
CHICAGO. Sept. lit was definitely an
nounced today that General Nelson Miles
would be transferred to Governor s island
upon the retirement of General Howard,
November g. tits said General Ruger will
succeed General Miles as major general of
the department of the Missouri.