The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-18
Paymaster General Stanton at
tho Fort Yesterday.
MANY PRIVATES RETIRE
TOO MANY DRILLS AND MAR CHEs
TO SUIT THEM.
Williams Wins the Hundred Yard
Foot Race-soIdiers VIII BE Sup
piled with KoIa Nuts-Private
Haehy Ambitious to Shine in the
Squared Circle.

teruay morning at 10 o'clock, having re-
Gently started out from Washington on
an inspecting tour, and was received with
d salute OF eleven guns. General Shannon
was received by Colonel Theaker and
stan ana afterwards repaired to the Off
GERS clQD, where an informal reception
was held. The general IS on his old
stamping ground at Fort Douglas, hav-
ing been stationed in the city for nearly
I'VE years, back in the SOS He said
lhe view of the valley of the Great SAT-
Lake from the fort was even more beau
fsul than of old. He will leave for the
vest today
1t was the chief paymaster of the de-
partment who was supposed to be on
the sick list last week, and not our pop
uiar post paymaster, who, it is hoped,
VIII never be included among the ancient
timber referred to.
The 100 YARD dash between Williams
and Coville came off on the lower pa
rade ground yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. and was witnessed by a large
crowd OF the fort people. Coviiie made
beautiful start and got rapidly off and
held good lead for about thirty yards,
when Williams began slowly to gain upon
him. At the fifty yard point Williams
drew alongside of CoYille and their black
and white suits were abreast for some
forty feet, when he began TO pass his op-
ponenf slowly, inch by inch. The latter
half of the race was easy for Williams
and he crossed the line several feet
ahead. There was a great deal OF inter-
est taken in the race and a considerable
amount of money changed hands. Lieu
tenant Dunning was the starter and Cap
tain Mcfarland timer. The time was
II 3-5.
Rumor has it that the next practice
march will come off on the 21st ms.
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Douglas garden is the finest he has seem
on his present tour.
A large supply of kola nuts have been
ton for the big practice march
Drills were suspended yesterday on ac-
count of it being pay day. but they will
be resumed today, the first being COM
pany drill.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Burton is slowly re-
covering from his recent illness and will
not leave the post for several days.
At the parade of the First battalion
last evening eight men were reported alb
sent without leave
There seems to be an exodus from the
post this month. Fourteen men have de-
parted for civil life since the troops were
paid yesterday at 10 a. M 1t is hard
to tell just what the cause is. Some of
the men whom the regiment can spare
were heard to say, There's too much
drill and too many practice marches. The
Sixteenth amt use to it, see?'
Privates O'Donnell and Lawrence of
company G will be discharged on the
goth and 18th respectively, each having
served five years.
Private Patrick of company A will be
granted a furlough Of three months and
discharge, the former TO take effect Au-
gust II.
Private Henry Haehey of company G
will take a month and a half of his
three months furlough, to begin on the
22nd inst. He will challenge Jim Will
liams, the Utah champion, for a four
round battle for points as soon as his
Through takes effect. Haefley says he
can stand up before Williams without
serious punishment for more than four
rounds. but prefers to begin with that
number