Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-09
MILITARY MATTERS.
National Guard Election Finally Fixed
iOr January 5isL
OFFICIAL ORDERS REGARDING IT
There Ia Much Speculation as to Who
the Candidates VIII Bs-Inter-
est Increasing.

There is much Interest In National
Guard circles over the approaching
election 10 be held by thst organization.
Toe date has been nnally ayfesd upon
and In reference thereto the following
order has been issued ffom heaIquAt.
isri
Headquarters National Guard Of Utah.
AdIutaut-Gonouls once, salt LAau
Guy, January B, lsoj'-Gcnoral Orders
1.-The sixteon Infantry companies OF
the National Guard will DO uIidatol
On aud after this date into one regiment
OF twelve cOmpauius,tu be known ~ the
First infantry, and ono battalion Of four
companies To uo known as tho Fret bat.
talon u the Second Infantry
1.-The following named companies
wal compose tho First infantry land will
Dc dCsiguattd and known by tho letter
aud numter opposite the name oi each
captain viz
First, Captain o. r. Grow, company A,
First Infantry.
Second Captain II. NJ. II. Lund, com.
plny -. First infantry.
Tniri, captain Thomas Brady, company
G, First Infantry.
Fourth, Captain 4, O.. Naylor,company
ID, Fret infantry.
Firm. Captain W. J.. stevens, company
T., First Infantry.
Sixth, Captain Louis Swonsou. company
L, First Infantry.
seventh, CapRia ~ IS. Wadsworth,
company @, Etstiniautry.
Eighth, Captain ID. S. saunders, CONE
pauy n. First infantry.
Ninth, Captain sim tanman, company
/, First infantry, formerly Of tho Second
Infantry.
Tuntl, Captain o. U. Bean, company
X. First infantry, formerly OF tho Second
n.aulry,
Eleventh. Captain ). NJ. Cunning. com.
pany J., First Infantry, formerly Of ia,
second infantry.
Twelfth, Captain j. II. Donhaltcr, com.
pany NJ, lirst Infantry, formerly ~ IA,
Second infantry.
Itl.-Tho regiment will be divided int
three hataliuus. Tho first battalion will
have ita headquarters in salt Lake city
and will consist Of Crows company. A
Lund's company %; MAYORS company
Diuud Saunders company, n.
Tho second battalion will have IT, head,
quarters in Provo, aud VIII consist O
$ ovens company, D., Wadsworlh's com,
pNuy g.; Cauman's company, ]; aud
bHnhaliOf'a company, NJ.
The Third battalion will have IT, head
quarters On Mount Pleasant, and will cons
Hist of Brlby'H company, e., SWeuHUu'i
company, 4; Beams company, *; and
Cummings company, l..
Tho headquarters ot tho First infantry
will be- Ia salt Lake city
lN.-Ihe following named companies
Will compete the First battalion of On,
Second Infantry land will DO designated
and known by tho lotto- aud numbol
| opposite the namo " each Cnptniul viz.
First, Captain n. d. Page, company A
/ second infantry, formerly OF the firs
/ infantry.
second, Captain j. W. Hondriok. com
| pany u, Second Infantry, formerly OF IA,
] Fret Infantry.
Third. Captain Il. W. Erwin, compau,
G, Second Infantry, formerly OF the FRS
Fourth, Captain J. NJ. Wilson, com
pauy ID, Second infantry, formerly %
the First infantry.
Tho hoadquarter, Of this battalion will
| be- In Logan.
N.-The captains Of tho companies A.
/ footod will return to Northumberland
/ by mail, tho cap ornaments letters and
numhor-l rendered useless 10 them by
the changes horOIn ordered.
NL-lh0 thrOo troops Of cavalry "A
I 80 ANAA h.HN " tAN ~ W NAANN..A AhhN "a Nah
talon, with headquarters In salt Lake
CITY.
NlI.-Tho law docs not contemplate a
| battalion organization for the artillery
Battery A, George W. Gibbs, captain,
viii be- located aud have rs huadQuartor,
la salt Lake city, Battery h, George W
Driver, captain. will DO located and have
| it, headquarters la Ogden.
The signal Corps. W. W, Hall, captain,
located IN Salt Lake Cily, will hayo 10,
headquarters Ia that city.
Tho captains Of those three orgauiza.
lions viii report directly 10 tnv adjulHn /,
general
NllL-Tho election OF tho necessary
officers for tho organization thus o-tab.
lishod will occur January 81, 1895, con-
corning which further instructions will
DO Issued.
IN,-The First infantry, by vote OF ia
commissioned officers, will have tho cleo.
ton OF one colonel amt one Lieutenant.
colonel, and each battalion will similarly
elect one major. by order Of the Com
mandor-in. Chief
G. NJ. OrrlN0ER.
Adiutaut-General.