The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-03
Major general schoic1d.


General Schofield is a man of soldier
ly presence, aud is very pleasant to-
meet. He is one Of the most distin-
guished persons who have visited the
city. He graduated from the West
Point military academy in the class of
SO and had the great honor of remain
ing in that institution for five years
after his graduation as instructor in
natural philosophy. Leaving the army
he became an instructor in that branch
at the Washington university in St.
Louis, and remained there until tha
outbreak of the civil war, when he inn
mediately jumped to the front being
appointed rigadier-general Of Volun'
teers, in which capacity he did remark
able service in Missouri and Kansas.
After his meritoriouS work in tha
west, he joined the army of Sherman
in 1854 and shared the glory of that
general in the famous march to the
sea. On entering the army of Sher-
man he became a brigadier general of
Regulars, and later, in 1869, was duly
made a major general. He had COM
mand of the Virginia district in 1867,
became secretary of war in 1858, re-
signed and was given the command of
the Missouri district in 1869 and of the
district of the Pacific in 1870. For five
years, until 1881, he was superinten-
dent at West Point. Then he was
again given command of the depart
ment of the Pacific, and later Of the
department of the Atlantic. He was
then ranking major general, and when
| General p. II. Sheridan died in 1888,
and it was decided that there should
be no more appointments to the office
/ of lieutenant general, became COM
mander of the army.
The general is now approaching the
age of 60, and very soon will go into
/
man in rank. However, he is still hale
and hearty and is abreast of the times
in the science of war; and should he
! be called upon tomorrow to take the
army into the field he would be equal
| to the emergency. One Of the questions
to which he has devoted great deal
! of thought is the Indian question and
he has expressed himself as believing
that poor Lo'' is not an unqualified
success as a soldier. Yesterday during
| the parade he noticed the Indians very
| closely and afterwards went through
their quarters. He thought our Indian
company was doing splendidly. con-
sidering their limited service.
! He was very pleasantly impressed
with the situation of the fort, over
! looking as it does this broad and beau
| tiful valley, and thought that the SOL
diers and officers were making a very
creditable showing. Salt Lake itself
left with very agreeable thoughts
about it. The general, when asked
the object of the trip, said it was one
/ of pleasure more than anything.
though the troops on the route were
| being looked over.
The Duke of Pullman
George NJ. Pullman. otherwise known
as the Duke of Pullman" was very
pleasant when approached by The
Herald man. He said that he was
very much pleased to hear that Salt
Lake city had stood the depression so
we'll as was reported and expressed
surprise that he banks and business
houses had proved so stable He was
also favorabIy impressed with what he
saw on his drive, but regretted that he
4 could not see the interior of the tenn
lple
When asked about the great car
works at Pullman he stated that dur
ling the depression it had been found
necessary to cut down the force of
workingmen only about 20 per cent
while other car builders had found II
necessary to almost shut down. He
Explained this by saying that the Pull
man company was so well able TO han
die all kinds of work and at such
cheap rates that it could afford to cut
under its competitors in such a time
as this. Besides, having its rolling
stock on three-fOurthS of the lines in
this country, it has it's representatives
in almost every place of importance.
Bob" Lincoln.
Robert T. Lincoln, who has sbona
for a great many years by the reflect
ed light of his fathers greatness. and
who has been honored by being the
representative of the United States at
the most magnificent court on the face
of the globe-the court of st. James
received a visit from Messrs. Charles
! Crane and c. w. Bennett. besides
2 other Republicans of prominence. who
look upon MIN as one of the eliribIos
: for the party nomination in 1895 He
: has been after the presidency for some
time, but the reflection of his father
greatness will not take him in.
When seen by Herald reporter ves-
; terday, he declined to talk on anything
from the silver question down. as he
. said he was not out in this part of the
: country to be interviewed or to make
/. speeches. He did state, however that
this is the first time he has set his
!, foot within the limits of Salt Lake
, and that he was pleased with what he
1 had seen.
The party will go to the Mid winter
. fair and all over California.
THREE HUNDRED STRIKE.
Ozark, Ark, April 2-Three hundred
{ miners at Coal Hill and Denning Goa
: mines, of the Western Coal and Minins
: lpOTnDaDV sfrUck this r0ornfu1 oCoipr