The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-07
MATTERS MILITARY.
A Budget of News From theCity
OH the Hill.
ALL PREPARED FOR THE MESSIAH
The Fighting Strength at the FOrt-lnteresting
Items From Fort Duchesne-Utes Head
ing For Pine Ridge.

The boys are still under marching orders.
About 326 men represent the Fort Doug
las lighting strength.
EX-Sergeant Major holster has applied
to be transferred to company d, Twenty
| first infantry
Divine services at Post chapel on last
| Sunday 4 large and attractive crowd and
good sermon.
Quite musical coterie were in durance
vile on Thursday last. Just ten wind jam
mers in the mill.
And now it's Sergeant Major Bond and
| First Sergeant Dudley. | congratulate the
gentlemen upon their merited promotion.
| Musician Bretzloff, of D, Sixteenth in
fantry, has transferred to the band and will
hereafter blow his cornet in lieu of bugle.
The usual canteen dividend has been. de-
clared for the past month and will be used
! to assist the mess of the different compa-
MES
Rations, clothing, tents and all the neces-
saries for camp life have been issued the
troops and now the force can move at an
| hours notice.
Owing to the expected order to leave for
North Dakota, dress parades are not quite
so frequent, vet drills daily for an hour are
Ou bliO PiOS
ITO arms would not be surprise just
now, and at any moment that call can be
expected, and then, oh, then for the home
of the Messiah we will go.
If the boys go to that land where the
thermometer indicates not the weather, one
non commissioned officer and one private
to each company will remain to look after
company effects.
Owing to the retirement of Fritz from
reportorial labor lat least for the present,
as he is in durance vile for an absence
without leave) | will endeavor to give the
Fort Douglas happenings.
The band is looming up not only in musi-
cal proficiency, but in numbers and the
band leader, Professor A Feussell, now
smiles the smile of genuine satisfaction
The airs are timely and well executed.
Glad to see my friend Driscoll back to
his first love, the snare drum. His TEN
porary retirement from the drum was
caused by the bass drummer being fur
Laughed, but since that time Private Buck
man, of ID, Twenty first infantry, effected
a transfer to the corps musical.
The menus on Thanksgiving were simply
immense. G., Sixteenth infantry and F.,
Twenty first infantry, took the lead in
preparing dinner fit for king. All the
companies had extras and the day was well
spent in giving thanks and dismem bering
turkey. The ball at Recreation hall in the
evening was a recherche affair and well at
tended.
The hospital corps and litter bearers are
being drilled with stretchers and are taught
the moduS opcrdndi OF bandaging, how to
stay blood from bullet wounds, the way to
use Springfield rifle in setting broken
| limbs etc. This corps is under the immedi-
ale supervision of Major Woverton, post
sugeon, who is very painstaking in in
structing them.
! Pay day was on the Sd inst. and the boys
felt better after settling up with Uncle
Sam for services rendered in November.
trust Congress will fully satisfy itself that
; soldiers pay should be at least doubled, as
who can fore5ee the dangers to which an
, enlisted man is exposed. Sworn to do then
duty few indeed are they who take back
seat or retire without authority when or
7 dered to face the leaden messengers OF
= death.
! On the I'd inst. the battalion, under Major
: Andrews, our commanding officer, wa:
, treated to a sham battle. Sitting Bull had
, better take in his shingle if the boys charge
: as well under fire as they did on the
above occasion. Blank cartridges were
used and the sound of the combat
Z was indeed of nature Of {
= real fight. The battle was one Of thu
;, skirmish line and was of the exact kind u
, ence be desired in the Bad Land country
Rumor has it that the soldier DESTROYS Of
: returning to civil life cannot purchase hi
f discharge the order, or part of genera
q order No. 50, current series, having been re
+ voked. OF course the cause of such means
/ that too many are showing their abhorrenc
= for the army by purchasing their freedom
have not seen the order revokiug the pur
chase clause and am inclined in the belief
T no order nmpnp.inU n c il did frs
1 by reason of the act of Congress OF Jun
4 l6, 1890 cannot be altered unless Congress
T. so declares, yet in these tronbous times, i
may have become necessary, for who Cal
f tell the final, in the relskin fracas now Of
i hand!
o The excitement on the evening Of the 3
e inst. was somewhat immense. a messag
: of $40 words was received at the telegraph
s office for the commanding officer. The dis
e patch was too lengthy to De accurately re
IS ceived over the telephone and it seems tn
!. purport OF outline from the ''phone" in
n dicated an immediate march for the front
e The rustling was great Messages, swee
i scented and brimfull of affection wer
J. quickly indited to the fair sex. Wills wer
c made by the boys, including Fritz. Whe
* it was found that the message was froi
n Fort Du Chesne and relative to camp equiv
age, the throbbing pulse of the warrior
lie attained a normal beat. And yet the fat
st stars US in the face that we are here an
t, if the prayers of our good boys availet
If we won't go to the freezing northwest.
ie FORT DUCHESNE.
E. Six mule teams left on the Both ultimo 70
a Pine Ridge agency.
Of Quite an addition to the company quart
ers in the shape of porches ara being bull
by the government department.
1t. Services al post chapel every Sunda
:. morning and evening by Rev. Mr.. Scot
p post chaplain. These services are well a
tended.
Captain Wedemeyer Sixteenth infantr.
has left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
at be examined with view to his promote