Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-11
MILITIA MATTERS.
Unauthorized Order rCOuntermanded-
Col. StrOver Summoned Before
the Governor.
The NEW MEXICAN yesterday printed an
order, issued by Col. Strover without au-
thority, essentially like the following:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Territory ofNew Mexico,
Santa Fe Dec 10, 1896, J

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Territory ofNew Mexico,
Santa Fe Dec. 10, 1896.
Special orders No. 5.
| l. It is hereby ordered that dre 81
parade, inspection and review of the diff
ferent militia commands stationed a
Santa Fe, be held at the Fort Marcy pa
rade grounds at $3.50 p. m. Sunday, De
cember l3, 1896. at which the following
organizations will participate:
Troop E, 1st battalion cavalry, under
command of Capt. Frederick Muller
This troop will be dismounted and armed
with carbines.
Company B, of 1st infantry, under the
command of Capt. A. P. Hill.
Artillery squad No. l, under the com.
mand OF Lieut.. Frederick W. Wientge
This squad will be armed with sabres.
D. The officers of the commands named
will see that all their men are in attend
ance, unless unavoidedly absent from the
city or otherwise excused.
g. The following specified detail is
hereby made for the day: Lieutenant
Colonel William Strover, commanding 1st
battalion of cavalry, N. M. M, inspect.
ing and reviewing officer; lst Lieut..
Norman L. King, Of company B, lst regi-
ment infantry, adjutant, and Sergt. John
l.. Zimmerman, OF said troop E, sergeant
major, and they will be obeyed and re-
spected accordingly.
By command of
LoR1oN MILES,
Acting Governor of New Mexico.
Official
GEO. W. KNAEBEL,
Adjutant General.
subsequently the following order was
issued:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Territory of New Mexico.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, December IL, 1896.
Special orders No. 6.
l. Special orders No. 5, dated and is
sued from this Office, December 10, 1896,
convening dress parade, inspection and
review of company B, Let regiment in
fantry; troop E, 1st battalion cavalry;
and artillery squad No. l, N. NJ. NJ, to
take place on December IS, 1896, at $3.50
O'Clock p. M, at the Fort Marcy parade
grounds, etc., are hereby revoked.
2. Lieut.-Col. William Strover, com.
msnding 1st battalion cavalry, N. M. NJ,
is hereby summoned and ordered to ap.
pear before the governor of New Mexico
and commander-in-chlef of the militia
forces thereof, and show cause, on Satur-
day, December 10, 1896, at the hour of 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, at this office,
why his commission should not be re-
voked and he dismissed from the service
for conduct unbecomlng an officer, in
arrogating to himself, unlawfully, the
functions and duties of the adjutant-
general of the territory of New Mexico,
in issuing and publishing certain special
orders, purporting TO be by order of the
governor, directing dress parade, in.
spection and review of the organizations
specified in paragraph hereof on the
said cate and hour; and particularly in
csusing snch special orders to be pub.
liahsd in the Santa Fe Daily New MEx1-
CAN after he had been ordered to sup
press the same.
3. The commandants and officers of
said company, troop and squad are here
by ordered and directed not to obey said
special orders 80 issued and published by
Lieut..Col. William Strover.
By order of
LoRIoN MILLER,
Acting Governor of New Mexico and Act
ing Commander Chief of the militia
forces thereof.
Officlal:
GEO. W. KNAEBEL,
Adjutant General.