Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-17
FORT NIOBRARES PROPERTY
Tvsuty-Fihh Infantry viii Go to the
Department Of TsIsG
ROBINSON GETS SUBSISTENCE ARTICLES
General orders no. Is, Providing for
Disposition OF EQuiDsge, issued
from Department of
the Missouri.

General orders No ~ have just been
issued from the Department Of the Mis-
souri, relative to the abandonment of Fort
Niobrara and the disposition of the govern
ment property at that post as well as the
movements of the Twenty-fifth United
States infantry, which has garrisoned the
post for the last three years The Twenty
fifth infantry is a colored regiment and
the headquarters. band and first and third
battslions, comprising eight companies, will
stand relieved from duty at Fort Niobrara
on July and will leave that post on that
date and proceed to the Department of
Texas and take station as follows Head
quarters and band. at Fort Bliss; First bat
talon, At Fort Bliss; Third Battalion, at
Fort Mcintosh. The Second battalion of
the regiment has been recently transferred
from Fort Reno, Okl., to Fort Bliss and
will continue in station at that place.
The camp and garrison equipage Of the
regiment will be sent to posts in the De-
partment of Texas and distribution will be
made of this property with proper regard
to the organizations and strength of com
mands ordered to each.
Draft animals means of transportation
and other quartermaster's property avail
able for use in Quitting commands in the
Department of the Missouri for their
marches to and service in camps of con-
centration and instruction will be sent to
posts under special instructions OF the chief
duartermaster of this department. New
and issuable property not otherwise DIS
posed of will be sent to the quartermaster's
depot at Omaha.
Subsistence TO Fort Robinson.
Subsistence property will be sent to Fort
Robinson and the commissary depot at
| ba tn nd h.
axle, wyo. Medical instruments in excel
lent condition, costly material and other
property suitable for reissue will be sent
to the medical supply depot at st. Louis.
| Furniture, bedding, tableware, etc, which
| can be utilized In a base hospital to be es-
tablished at the camp of concentration to
| be established at Fort Russell target and
/ maneuver reservation will be sent to Fort
| Russell. other serviceable medical prop
erty worth transporting, but not suitable
| for reissue from a medical supply depot,
| will be sent to Fort Robinson.
All serviceable ordnance property not
necessary for the use OF the dep arting
command will be sent to the Rock Island
| arsenal
All serviceable signal property will be
sent to Fort Omaha.
Worthless and unserviceable property of
any of the supply departments will be sub
mitted to a surveying officer or placed on
inventory and inspection reports, with a
view to the action of an Inspector to be
disposed Of in compliance with army regu-
lations.
The troops from Fort Niobrara will be
transported to the Department of Texas
by rail. Proposals for such transportation
are now being considered by Major NJ Gray
Zalinski, chief quartermaster of the De-
partment of the Missouri
On the departure OF the, command from
Fort Niobrara a detachment will remain al
the post temporarily as guard and fol-
duty in connection with the disposition 81
the public property. v- .