Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-02
MORE MEN FOR FORT OMAHA
Signal Men from Beneoia Barracks Take
Place Of These Sent to Cuba
NEW PAYmAsTER Fer THIS DEPARTMENT
General PersbinG sails from Japan
October 4 and IL Expected to Take
Command ON the Pacific
Coast.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

From a stan Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. l.-CSpecial Tele-
gram. )-One hundred and twenty-five men
of the signal corps at Fort Omaha are
under orders to move, or have already
moved. to their rendezvous at Newport
News where they will take transport for
Cuba. In addition to these troops twenty
five signal men from Fort Wood. n. Y,
are now en- route to the Virginia capes,
forming a company of $50 men under COM
mand of Captain George s. Gibbs, now In
Washington, who will join his company
at Newport News. Three first lieutenants
will go with the company. William A.
Kent. William A. Covington and John L.
Abbott. Captain Gibbs is an Iowa boy,
having been born in Harlan and is a gradu-
ate of the University OF Iowa, entering
the signal corps during the Spanish Amer
ican war.
In order to maintain Fort Omaha in
its first position In the signal corps fifty
men from Benicia Barracks. Cal, are un-
der orders to repair to Fort Omaha, Lieu
tenant Grimm in command. The signal
corps company from Fort Omaha goes
with every equipment for both inside and
outside line service and especially equipped
with wireless telegraph sets just recently
made part Of the field equipment
Changes at Omaha.
Lieutenant Colonel John c. Muhlenberg.
chief paymaster of the Department of the
Missouri. with station at Omaha, is under
orders to report to the paymaster general
at Washington. ID. c.. as post paymaster
relieving Colonel whipple. who goes to
Cuba as chief paymaster of the first eX-
peditionary force. Colonel MuhIenberg
volunteered for duty in Cuba. but as Colo
a
for the same assignment previous to Colo
mel Muhlenberg's request, General Snlffen.
paymaster general decided that the wishes
of senior officers should be first consid-
cred. In consequence of this ruling the
part of the paymaster general, Colonel
Whipple secured the assignment to Cuba
and this brings Lieutenant Colonel Mullen
berg to Washington.
Major George T. Hollowayfof the pay
corps, stationed at ST. Louis, Is undor
orders TO repair to Omaha as chief pay
master OF the Department OF the Missouri.
vice Lieutenant Colonel MuhlenherG.
Colonel Muhlenberg was bulletined for
San Francisco. the Cuban situation, how
ever. has changed conditions considerably,
and instead Major Elijah w. Halford. now
at Atlanta, will be assigned to the Depart
ment of California.
command Tor PerehtnR.
Brigadier General John ]. Pershing is
under orders to sail for the United States,
20 he assigned to a command in thR coun-
try. General Pershing has notified the
military secretary. General Ainsw0rtf, that
he will sail from Toxic. Japan, where he Is
now military attache on October I, and
expects TO arrive at Vancouver on October
Is. There was considerable speculation at
the War. department among Pershing 3
friends as to his assignment. whether he
would be given a command commensurate
with his rank in some one of the depart
ments or whether he would be called di-
rectly to Washington. With General Fun
ston I'm Cuba, formerly in command OF the
Department of California, and General
Wint at Newport News, in command of
the Department Of the Missouri, these two
commands are temporarily vacant. But SIS
General Wint. who is expected TO arrive
from Omaha tomorrow. is supposed to be
on only temporary duty at Newport News,
TO see after the embarkation OF troops and
to take charge of an army camp that may
. be erected there pending sailing, II Is
argued that he is still In command of the
Department of the Missouri, and that,
, therefore, there is no vacancy in the COM
, mandant Of that department. In the case
. of General Fusion. however. p somewhat
different condition obtains. and it is just
possible that Pershng may be assigned
temporarily to the Department of California
pending retirements and changes in the list
, of senior brigadiers.
: Quartermaster General Humphrey stated
= tonight that he was not advised of the
! movement OF the Eleventh infantry, with
5 headquarters at Fort d. A Russell, Wyo
I Colonel Albert L. Myer. in command of tbs
D Eleventh infantry enjoys the very rare ano
Y unusual distinction of having enlisted as q
private in the regiment OF which he is nov
colonel. Captain Marcellus G. Spinks pay.
master. IL relieved from temporary duty IL
E the Department OF the Missouri and will
Y proceed to Washington for duty in the
n office Of the pay master general.
Minor Matters at Capital.
. The German National bank of Johnson
, Neb.. has been authorised to begin business
, with $4,000 capital Peter Berlet is presi
dent; X. f. Holtgrewe, vice president
Louis ]. Lintz. cashier.
Rural Free Delivery Carriers Appointed
Nebraska: Newman Grove. route No 1
q Lawrence Z. Peterson. carrier Lew Thav
a enet substitute Wisner, route No. 5, Johr
W. Farley, carrier; Jesse g. Farley, sub
a stitute South Dakota: Hurley. route No
d 4, Edgar w. Lease. carrier; Fred Hughes
u substitute.
A. w. Pettis OF Lonetree. c. e. snfren o.
Woodstock Ia, and o. J. Olsen OF Geddes
8. D., have been appointed taggers in con
e nection with the Bureau Of Animal In
e dustry.
Personal Mention.
n Ralph w. breckenridge of Omaha is Il
y Washington in attendance upon the meet
y ing OF the Thirty-seventh annual convention
OF Insurance Commissioners. which begin
its session tomorrow at the Arlington hotel
Mr. Breckenridge is here as member o
? the American Bar association committee
dealing with Insurance as a subject OF gov
ernment control
Mrs. d. T. Correll and daughter and Mis-
Hazel Hanna OF Holdrege. Neb.. are il
b, Washington. guests of Auditor and Mrs
Andrews The young women are TO b
entered for the winter course at Nationa
Park school at Forest Glen. near Wash