The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21
THE MILITARY CITY.
The Battery to Leave Fort Riley
ON the 25th.
INSTRUCTIONS ON SIGNALLING.
Litter-Bearer's Drill-Bayonet Exercise-Th
Terms on Which Discharge May
be Purchased

{: be Purchased.
Capacious heating stoves are b ling put up
In the different company quarters, and as
the weather is growing cool up mere, it
1t won't be long before fires are needle 4.
The school fer enlisted men opens Novem-
Der l, next, continuing for six months. All
men in their first enlistment, at the dis
erection of their company commander, will
be required to attend from 2 to o'clock
each afternoon.
Instructions in military signalling will be-
gin on October l. Two men are selected
from each company and will be under the
supervision Of that excellent and popular
acting signal officer. Lieutenant John G.
Gregg. The course of instruction lasts
| two months.
Four men are selected from each COM
pany, being designated as sitter bearers"
and thoroughly drilled in everything per-
tanning to wounded or sick men. Their
drill begins on the 1st proximo and the
men will have as instructor the post sur
geon, Major w. d. Wolverton. They drill
once week. The object of these instruc-
lions is to acquaint the men with the
proper mode of bandaging, stopping the
flow OF blood, setting limbs, etc., when in
the field. The litter bearers" are known
by red cross worn on the left arm.
The various companies are becoming
quite proficient in the bayonet exercise,
skirnlishing, marching and the manual Of
arms. The companies drill daily from Z to
9 o'clock every morning.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Penrose Sixteenth
infantry, commanded the battalion on pa
rade during the week ending the Goth inst.
The different evolutions incident to the
battalion drill were neatly and accurately
executed on Friday morning last. The
battalion was commanded by Colonel NJ.
NJ Blunt.
Two cases of typhoid fever in the post
hospital.
Sergeant Dudley and Corporal Jennings.
of ''H," company, Sixteenth infantry late
OF company ''K'' are expected to arrive
from Fort Duchesne within day or two.
We trust company librarians will sub
scribe for The HERALD. 1t is journal
fair enough to give the enlisted man Justice
and its columns are open to any soldier
whose communication may be of legit-
innate character. All items intended for
care The HERALD Company" when they
will receive proper attention.
Agreeable to the order granting enlisted
men the right to purchase their discharge,
IT seems queer that, in case of a soldier
having a deposit with the government equal
to or in excess of the amount required to
make the purchase, he is forced to make an
additional deposit Of the exact cash requir-
ed. In this particular that order could be
amended to make it legal TO retain deposits
clothing, money or retained pay towards
purchasing the parchment severipg the
connection with the military. Again, the
major general commanding the army quite
recently decided that re enlisted men whose
re-enllstment was subsequent to June 10th,
1887, could be discharged at the expiration
of eight years and three months; that is,
as regards the three year clause, they are
on the same footing with those serving
their tirstenlistment. Now, if a recruit
can serve either three years anG
three months or purchase at any time after
, he has served twelve months, why cannot
; the re- enlisted man do the same, more es
| pecially sowhen he can take advantage Of
the three year clause, it should be fair to
think he can purchase his discharge. A de-
cisiop from army headquarters is looked fol
| on the subject.
The altitude of this post is 1904 feet.
Second Lieutenant c. r. Menoher, FRS
artillery, is granted three months leave
!, from October 1, 1890, so says an order from
headquarters of the army of date Septem
Der 5th. Lieutenant Menoher is very pop
ular, and tits to be hoped he will enjoy hi
leave. 1e
THE latest military gossip is that tht
five companies of the Sixteenth now a
Fort Douglas will remove to Fort Robin
son early in 1891, and that General Morrow
will then be sent here with the re1nainin.
companies of the Twenty first infantry
Tribune, 18th inst This is d mere specula
ton among those of an unfrlendly natur,
to the Sixteenth infantry and whilst w,
have nothing but good words for thu
1wenty-frst infantry, it should be known
that 1t takes army orders and not gossip
to move troops.
The regular weekly officers hops hav,
been resumed, so on Friday night the off
GERS and ladies OF the garrison spent the
evening in most enjoyable manner.
About October % company, Twenty
6rst infantry, expects the arrival of on,
sergeant, one corporal and six private
from Fort Mckinney. These men for n
erly were members of Il company, SAM
, regiment. In this connection it W ould no
be amiss to say that the happiest lot o
, boys in Uncle Sans army are in b com
pany, Twenty first infantry. The tele
gram resembling the order by which the,
would have marched for Fort Duchesne OF
the 18th inst, was hailed by them will
rounds of cheers. This company helped
build Fort Duchesne, and they felt sore
the prospects of another term of exile
Now they rejoice as the probability is
they Will remain mere Tor some time. Thoy
have excellent quarters a Hastily arranged
library and reading room, a clearly KEEP
culinary department, and withal the com
pany is composed of a manly, iovial set of
| nr>.
See "Fritz" and subscribe for tn &
4 HERALD.
The bill to provide for the examination o
certain officers of the army and regulate
promotions therein, has passed both houses
of Congress, aud is of much importa nee Il
army officers It provides that promotion
to every grade In the army below the rank
of brigadier- general throughout each arm
corps OF department of the service, shall
, subject to the examination provided for
be made according to seniority in the mex
, lower grade Of that arm. corps or oepart
ment. In the line of the army, all officers
above the grade of second lieutenant shall
be examined and promoted in accordance
with existing laws and regulations Tina,
officers shall be commissioned in an arm o.
the service and not by regimental commits
sion. That the President will prescribe 6
system of examination for all officers be
low the rank of major to determine theil
fitness for promotion. Volunteer officers
of the late war are exempt from this ex
animation.
We acknowledge the receipt of the RAM
and FILE, a monthly journal published al
; Washington, D. c., and devoted exclusivel,
to the interests of the enlisted men. The
initial number ia a rood one and I've wi h