Show I REMARKABLE CASE GASE OF COL GOL STEWART Ordered to the Solitudes of the Bleak Fort Grant Arizona IS TEMPERAMENTALLY UNFIT That Ti am t is Js Only Comment Made Imle I nile When Vi sea I In Information ii formation I Is Js Sought Sough Son Command I t of Caretaker and amid Cook April Apil A The friends of or Col Coi William Wilam F I siC lit f tho the coast artillery who mho on Oct 3 ii last In t was or 01 ordered ordered dered to the time solitudes of abandoned onell Fort FOlt Grant Ariz have lao so o fur far succeed succeeded ed In their campaign for fOI his relief idiot that prediction Is IB made ma l in lii authoritative quarters that Col Stewart will be he per ver permitted to choose a place of ot residence at a one olle of or the tho Atlantic coast artillery posts It I Is predicted l time the colonel will wi not nol be restored to command commandA A PECULIAR P CASK CASE The rime case of or this Is regarded as aR a one omme of tho time most peculiar In the time an all annals al nals of time the tho war wal department Time Tho cor cur correspondence which Is available shows that an official communication from the war department was as addressed to him himat himat him himat at his post Fort Fla Fia last September which read Pursuant to tu Instructions from froni time tho th the department Is prepared to Issue an aim order assigning you to tu sta station tr thin tion ton probably Port Fort l ort Grant Ariz with without out omit Olt command The president has lums de do decided 11 I however that before this order ordel Is Issued Issue an aim 11 opportunity ol be bo given you ou to apply for tor Immediate retirement Col Co Stewarts reply was WS If ft I appointed brigadier general guner will wi retire motiLe If I not will vill 11 remain on duty lut Ho lie 0 at nt the same ame time Ume requested two months leave of absence to arrange him hl personal por ona affairs and settle his family In ease cose his Ills banishment for fo Fort Grant should 1 I li 3 ordered or Ho no was waa refused refuse this request He lie le then demanded to know what had been made against him and requested that ho he bo be given glen an au opportunity to an answer answer th m PRESIDENTS S ACTION In lit answer Col Stewart was WM inform informed ed cd that the time action of ot time the that determined your our present status w v s bated ba e upon a I report submitted and acted upon up by lt tho time president contained the thue distinct recommendation n lon that you ou bo be retained at itt lt Fort Grant until hull you ou reach time the min minimum minImum age 02 62 permitting of or your our compulsory retirement by b time the president president dent tnt unless In the time meantime your our ap application to be retired after 40 years service should be received then than of ot course you ou would be Ime to your jour homo retirement c t then When hen Information is hi sought Bought as to just what may Il be the tIme basl of or such su h action tho the only comment that is forthcoming as l to Col Stewart 1 us mis an n commander is that ho Is temperamentally lY impossible Fort FIrt Grant Grunt where whelo the colonel is isnow Isnow isnow now on duty dut Is an aim fort fortin fortIn fortin in thu tho wilds w s of ot Arizona Arizona Time Tho colonels command consists of ot a a solitary rare care caretaker taker laker and a cook coo That his ImIs hi present status Hiatus lit is now how considered to smack mael too much muot of e is believed to be II the for fil relenting of or tho tIme official ir I md Should the present plans bo ho carried out tit this officer wi will be permit permitted permitted ted to tl fulfill fuli time on the active actIo acte list ala uti UI a Il without duty at somo some coast artillery c post |