The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
rASSING THE TROOPS.
s.xeral Army Posts in the West
to Be Abandoned.
= MORE INDIANS TO susoue.
uiaes TO Succeed Gen. Howard NJ
ysv FORK, Gen. Eager To- Replace
Miles at Chicago

r.mgssros CRY, sept. 1.-THE order
..xsaasly awaited IL army circles. pro-
.sssar for extensive changes in the loca-
=. II the United States army. was issued
.sxzx. and vas follows:
CAVALRY.
r;v.t regiment Troop A. from Fort Myer.
= aenartrent Of the East, TO the de-
.<,.r,en. OF the Colorado.
rz<esnd fegiment--The junior major and
.k-<e troosss from Colorado to Fort Riley.
-. and Troop r. from Fort Worth TO
-, Bsey. The lIeutenant-colonel and
rrooes and !. from Fort Bogsz, A. T.,
! Fort Logan. Col.
gh,rd rcvsmpnt-The senior major and
| rrnsps G. 4, r and q. now temporarily
: reyf Sheridan. ILL.,, 20 Fort Ethan Al
= VI the movement to take place Oc-
sss<r Headquarters and two froors.
- Of them Troop ID. from Oklahoma, BY
/ ss<tobsr |, and the junior major 20 Jefier-
"a Barracks. No.
sir.s regiment-From the department
q H. Platte TO the departments Of the
utuoori and the East Headquarters.
...sar major and Troops A.. T. q and ii.
ssy temporarily at Fort Sheridan, Ill.,, to
4 rsrt Ayer. The lieutenant colonel from
Jxs<rson Barracks and the three remain-
! M troops 70 Fort Leavenworth the move
| .ssafs 10 commence October l. Indian
Trsop L will remain at Fort Niobrara.
seventh regiment-The senior major and
rroop y, from Fort Myer to Fort Stanton,
IN. The lieutenant colonel to Fort
EIlsg.
Egkth regiment-Troop II, from Fort
Me-. and Troop ID. from Fort Leaven-
vsfsh, 20 the department of Dakota.
Ninth regiment-Troop X, from Fort
vyer. 10 the department of the Pistte.
Tenth regiment-Troop |. from Fort
kzsenworth TO the department Of Dakota
The troops Of the Seventh. Eighth and
xirth regiments, rs in the foregoing. will
rose upon the arrival Of the incoming
troops from Fort Myer.
ARTILLERY.
Third regiment--The junior major and
tuobAtssries To Jackson barracks. La
IsFasrRY.
first regiment--One company from Ban
faneisco barbor TO San Diego barracks,
70 relieve Company Z. Tenth infantry.
without unnecessary delay.
Flfsh regiment~-1o be concentrated at
Fort Mepherson, Ga Company at Fort
kayen orth aud Il at Sam Houston, Tex.
Sixth egiment--Company A. from Fort
Wood. \. Y. aud +. from Newport bar
f1Sxc, To IpTk AnoIndB. ny.
seyensh egiment--Coinpany III, now at
Fort Leavenworth. and u. at Camp Pilot
Butte. TO Fort Logan.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures aud
three companies from Fort Mckinney 10
Il Fort ID. A Russell.
Tenth observation-disclosures and four
companies TO Fort Reno; four companies
10 Fort Sili. the distribution TO include
fso companies now at Fort Leavenwortn.
Twelfth ment--iieadquarters and
Companies h and III from Fort Lcayen-
sorsh. and Companies II. & and ID, from
Fort Sullivan to Fort Niobrara
Fourteenth regiment--Company III from
Fort ieayenworth TO Vancouver barracks.
seventeenth rcgiment-From Fort ID. a.
Russell TO the department of the East;
headquarters and Companies A, ID. + aud
BIZ October | to Columbus barracks.
Ohio the lieutenant colonel. MAJOR and
three remaining companies TO the same
station,
sineteentb regiment-Company C, from
Fort Maeki1ac TO Fort Brady, Mich.
Twentle13 Tegiment-from the depart
meet OF Dakota 20 Fort Leavenwo rth.
Indian C5npany ] will remain st Fort
Assinaboihe.
Ia connection with the foregoing. these
posts will be abandoned under the usual
orders, TO be promulgated hereafter:
Fort Marcy, n. NJ. Fort Bowie, Arts;
Fort III CHIMNEY. Fort Sullivan. ). d.. Fort
kappsy. o. T.: Fort Mackinac, Mich;
ssspor, barracks. Ky; Mount Vernon
barracks. Ala.
Accompanying the new order. the war
apartment makes public this statement:
The order for the diseontinuanee of
lAfee recruiting posts. David's island. Coz
lambas barracks and Jefferson bar
rseks il contained In the an
teancement that the troops TO
segapy these stations would soon be
delxnated. The orders now issued by the
sGkeparlment. and which have for some
ims been under consideration by Seere-
tzy Lamont and Gen. Schoheld. provide
saTis0ns Tor the old recruiting depots,
a. also contemplate considerable con-
easrati0n of troops. Several of the
tlailer stations East of the Mississippi,
swell as u few in. the Western countrY,
- given up as no longer necessary.
Ise regiments which are 10 be brought
ksl, In whole or in part, ATE the
Aird and sixth cavalry. the Thir-
tsnsh and Seventeenth infantry. and the
ssoie Twentieth infantry. now stationed
q Fort IseayeuwOFth. The Tenth Infantry.
Witch has heretofore been scattered be-
neen I've posts from the Pacific coast TO
lac Mississippi valley. will now come
ivsthey AT sin and Reno, white
iAs whole Firth infantry, formerly
exapying i've stations, will be
sssenhled at Fort Mcpherson, Ca
ssoon as some changes are made IN the
eeasteFs ~ Jefferson barracks and Colum-
eas barracks. the two troops OF cavalry
see ordered s. the former, will be joined
= ioar other troops. and the remainder OF
hs setenteenth infantry sill be sent
Columbus barracks. making the
a'sr regimeutai post Dsyid's
sAAd Will be occupied ~ ar
kasfy a. a modern fertilization has
ssea constructed there Ia command the
saahd entrance 20 New YORK harbor. IL
aes Receiving its armament AID re-
s@tFes al artillery garrison. Fort Column
sas on Governors island, viii hereafter
~ Infantry post, 80 BE ultimately IN
s'sased to fail regiment
tae total Number of companies now
hfviag Eas. 81 the Mississippi Is 100 Ia
1sfasaFe II Nill be Ia. occupying tAirty-
~ Posts. Ihe gain ~ tne East % course
ssss lroa the West. bat the
a1sass oi posts remaining west
iAs Mississippi Is ior.y-nine,
% those are gaTrisoned by Ssa
sapausess without counting Indian eom-
E&a'fss ct Whtch tbere are seven 1t vii
seSas therefore that more than two
sfas oi sne regular army stu re-
Aes in tbe West. Congress has
ssasFsd ths building Of two new posts.
"a A-ataua and one in Arkansas
sen seese are completed other points
-. - = gwen up ani the troops wiA &c
- iStshsg osnconiragea. Gen. Howard
-aSiaa4 Wiz be Increased by nineteen
ssaRAnlrs, t3c department. Of the Platte
sessa. tas Colorado four and DAKOTA
es saecee.is Howard. RaEsr aties'
Nstvsao, sept l1.-ft Is definitely an
49, iaaL Gen. Nelson A. Mics vail -