The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

IN our regiment lose all love Tor their
profession after hearing you talk. If
were Col. Morris I wouldn't have you
communicating the ieutenants of the
Eleventh the way you were trying it on
Mr.. Hearn the other day"
''Where is Mr. Hearn, by the way?"
asked Mrs. Lane, eager to put an end to
such an Improbable controversy. He
hasn't been in here for nearly two days.
Come, major-come, doctor, walk in and
sit awhile. We want to hear how Corp.
Brent is, too.'
'Brent seems easier, Mrs. Lane, thank
you," answered the surgeon. 81 cannot
stop just now;we came over to meet the
mail, for the orderly seems to have an
unusually big load this morning. Here
come the youngsters up from the post
Office now"
And as he spoke perhaps half dozen
young cavalrymen, still in their riding
boots and spurs, as though they had but
just returned from drill, came slowly up
the slope. Wharton had an open news
paper which he was reading aloud: the
others were hanging about him, evident
ly listening with absorbed attention, to
the neglect of their own letters.
"What's the matter with the boys?"
asked Kenyon, whimsically, as they ap-
preached. E'They look as solemn as
owls
Naturally all eyes were drawn toward
the coming party. Lane, bending for
ward, saw that Hearn's face was pale,
even under the coat Of tan and sunburn
He would have passed them by, simply
lifting his cap, as Wharton half folded
the paper when the group filedin through
the main gate, but again Kenyon spoke;
'What makes you look so like pack
of mutes, lads? What's gone wrong? Is
congress sailing into us again.
"Maj. Kenyon" said Martin, deliber.
ately, hating in front of the gate, 81
said some disparaging things about your
remarks here the other day. beg your
pardon, sir. You were right; I was
wrong. Hold on, Hearn; don't go nov
and brood over this thing. Stay here
with the crowd, and We'll take it all to-
jgether."
Lane had half risen, anxiety deepen
ing in his dark gray eyes:
"What is it, Hearn? Come in here,
come in, all of you"
And Georgia Marshall, glancing from
one face to another, noted the silence
and gravity that had fallen on each.
Some looked full of Suppressed wrath,
others simply perplexed and annoyed.
Without word to any one Hearn
stepped in and stood beside her chair.
"You best know your own papers,
major; you read this aloud said Martin.
And Kenyon, looking about in mo-
mentary surprise, unfolded the great
pages of the Chicago daily. His eyes
cleaned as they caught the heavy head
lines at the top of the sheet.
"Hello! hello! what's this?' he said
"A1my Brutality. Outrageous Treat
ment of Private Soldiers. Civilians In
suited and Abused. A Thug in Shoulder
Straps. Lieut. Hearn a Cowardly Bully
Special Dispatch to The Palladium
Central City, May 3.-For years past the
citizens of this thriving frontier tow
have had frequent cause for complain
as to the staggering aid insolent bearing
of the officers of the army stationed
at the neighboring post of Fort Ryan
but of late the feeling has reached feve
heat, due to recent occurrences which
, attracted widespread attention. Acting
under instructions, your correspondent
E reached this city five days ago, and ha
: made thorough, impartial, and ex
haustive investigation into the matter
, has talked with many, if not all, of tn
prominent citizens; has PERSONAL,
9 visited the post and conversed with
number of intelligent enlisted men; and
+ as result of his painstaking observa
tons, he is enabled to send you the fol
E lowing account, for the absolute accu
racy of every detail of which he vouche
I unreservedly.
$50 far as the enlisted men are cor
+ cerned, the people have no complaint t
make. 1t is, indeed, the contemplated
:, of their wrongs and sufferings that ha
q reused the popular clamor against thei
f aristocratic and oyerbearing taskmasterS
a Just why it is that the instant youn
o man escapes from the hotbed of turnkey
p ism and snobbery, West Point, and don
! the straps of a second lieutenant, b
:, should imagine that he owns the cart
and that the nations should bow down
: him, is something Ee intelligent min
: can understand. But to become col
n WINGED that it is so beyond peradventurt
one has only to visit this Representative
army post, garrisoned rs it is by lare
- detachments Of so called distinguishe
4 regiments; though, from all accounts
q the distinction they have earned seen
n chiefly to be connected with drinllin
f bouts and gambling tables.
a son every side it was declared to yor
- correspondent that civilians who ve1
tured out to the fort were treated wit
g contumely and insult; that the Officer
~ rudely ordered them off the reservatio
and forbade them to enter the sacred pr
f. cincts Of the barracks, and even cause
" their election from the public store an
"a saloon, kept at the post by one Ston
G, who trJlckles, of course, to his offici
4 neighbors and obtains in return IL
n mandate that the soldiers must spen
] their money with him at swindlin
a prices and the prohibition against the
" having any dealings with the reputab
h merchants in the city. On the oth'
hand, the merchants who have been
70 unfortunate as to trust the officers a
~ not able to collect their bills at all, al
ir are absolutely forbidden to enter the ga
"a rison when they seek to press their claim
is Here is the brief history of one day
II experience. In company with one of Il
o,lest, wealthiest and most respectt