| Show general with bis big wilo wife and staff were to base left for headquarters a ait t omalia last ey evening ening but were detained by the sudden illness ol of the iho general certain ill natured dispatches havo h been sent out and two or three bave readied reached this paper intimating that tharo was in contemplation at headquarters the transfer ot of general to some other department wo lye havo baro taken pales pairs to ascertain that such acs ics were wera rumors merely that had no backing whatever er in any action taken at army headquarters and this Is confirmed by tho the following extract which wo we ropy copy from a special dispatch to tile tha omaha 1 l ace upon loquire at tho the war diniar department today it 11 was ascertained that tho the deport that general mccock would bo be bunt beat to the do 0 tho Is erroneous such a p proposition lias bas never been considered general mccook has been assigned to abo ol of arkon arizona anc and tho the tera are ace to 10 bo be removed from los angeles to 10 santafe santa po the order ni alrin the assign finout has been bold beld ID abeyance boyance ii till arrangements range ments have boon been completed gendral brookes ot thode the department part ment of tho the a as ai lit in overy every way sati satisfactory factory and lie be is consider considered eCI by secretary proctor and aind general schofield as one agthe of the beat officers in tho the bervice Fer vice sorce same over realous te ilous friends ot of general kautz iro are attempting to create trouble by circulating reports against conceal Bro brooke alio but up to 10 this chi tine time ti ne clivy have not had bad any an effect at tho ti he Depar during his present visit here general snooke Bi cooiE has mado enado nora more friends arienda than ever before ue ile has beer beci hero a 3 tow few days making plans tor for exten extensive sivo improvements prove ments at fort douglas and all his actions indicate Indi cala that lie ho means mcana to do all that thai lie ho possibly can to make tho the post one ol of tho the most in I 1 a the country general snooke has exerted him sell in every way that ho be possibly could consistent consi corisis stant tant with his duty to obtain permission lor for an electric railroad from this city direct to the camp and he purposes expending about on improvements there this year and partly at least because of othas ills exertions we hope to see a closer intimacy between the good men mail up at tho the camp arid and tho the good men down lit in the city |
