The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-31
FORT DOUGLAS FACTS.

Old sol still remembers US with hot
weather.
On tomorrow, the 31st, the command
will be paraded for muster an d inspection
A general court martial was convened
here on the 2Sth for the trial of such as
may be brought before it.
Nearly all the companies are supplied
with hose, with which they regularly
sprinkle around their different quarters.
Sergeant Russell, formerly sergeant in
charge of the post canteen, acted sergeant
major at gurad mounting on the 29th inst.
The post baker tells US that it takes
seven hundred pounds of flour daily to fill
bread orders for the enlisted men of the
garrison.
Captain Joceyln, Twenty-hrst infantry,
and First Lieutenant Warren II. Cowles,
Sixteenth infantry, were on guard duty on
the 29th.
First Lieutenant Lassiter, Sixteenth
infantry in now canteen officer, relieving
Second Lieutenant Evant Johnson, Jr., Six
tenth infantry, the latter officer having
gone to Bellevue rifle range Nebraska, as d
competitor for a place on the department
team.
The Army and Nary Register of the 10Th
instant says: The action of the House
military committee in favorably reporting
the bill to revive the grade of lieutenant
general, but limiting the application of the
| law to General SchoIield, is q very high
compliment to the present senior officer of
| the army.
We took stroll through the company
gardens the other day and found them in a
most excellent condition. The gardeners
now complain of a scarcity Of water and
what they get is iudiciously used. Too
much praise cannot be given these enlisted
men for their faltnfulness in endeayoring
to have ali kinds of vegetables in due sea-
son. The gardens at the post are under
( the immediate supervision of Major Parke.
Again we must doff our cap in grateful
complimentoto the regimental band. Their
concert on Sunday afternoon was indeed OF
a very high order, whilst every aria rem
dered since has been magnificent. With
new music and under the careful tuition OF
those veterans in that line, Prof. Feussell
the band leader and Chief Musician
Heating, we opine that it wont be long be
fore the Sixteenth Infantry band will rank
as one of the very best in the army.
The promotion of Colonel McCook, Sixth
infantry, to the grade of brigadier gen
eral, elevated the following officers one
step: Lieutenant Colonel Melville A
Cochran, Fifth infantry, to be colone
Sixth infantry; Major William L. Kellogg
colonel Fifth infantry; Captain Edwin M
Coates, Fourth infantry to be major Nine
teenth infantry: First Lieutenant Rufus
p. Brown, regimental quarter maste
Fourth infantry. to be captain in the sam,
regiment.
The Encouragement OF the stars in tn
American flag, made necessary by the ad
!, mission of Idaho into the union and the in
, crease of the stars TO forty three in mum
r la,- hoe hnAv, 1e,il eal Tho 40
, sign, which goes into effect Immediately
is that gotten up by the navy department
| and includes the present arrangement, To
: additional star being placed in the uppe
row nearest the staff There are six row
in the alternate arrangement, seven star
being included in each row, save the first
) which contains eight stars. The idea Of
symmetry is not preserved in the design
5 but will be obtained by the addition of
! star to the lower row next July to represen
Wyoming.
Q FRITZ.