The San Francisco call., 1897-11-10
CANCELS THE ORDER
OF GENERAL MILES
Secretary Alger Intends to
Transfer Troops TO Suit
Himself.
Gay Officers of the Seventh to Be
RELOCATED to the Arizona
Desert.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

CHEYENNE, Nov. "a prominent
officer from Fort Russell was in the city
this afternoon aad. in discussing army
changes, said:
From the best authority obtainabie il
Is learned that changes i'll the army viii
be mad as follows in the near future
The Eleventh Infantry, now stationed In
Arizona, will change with the First In.
fantry in California.
The First Infantry will move 10 Fort
Russell and he Eighth 10 Fort Logan
Colo. The Seventh takes he place of the
Eleventh in Arizona. This is said to be
the state OF affairs bv reason Of the disap-
provaI OF The Secretary of War Of
the transfer OF the First and Seventh
regiments of infantry. The four organi-
greater facility and at about the same
cost as wouo attend the interchange OF
the First and Seventh"
DENVER, Nov. 9.-According to the
iates rumors of proposed changes in army
circles it will be in or er for the officer.
and men of the First and Seventh In.
fantry regiments to begin praying Tor a
countermanding OF all orders, with the
result OF being left where lhev are.
1t is intimated HOW that the displeasure
of Secretary OF War Alger over the action
OF General Miles in ordering transfers of
the First and Seventh prom ises to vent
Itself by sending the two regiments to the
wilderness for few years.
From the best authority obtainabie the
new program me OF changes will send the
Seventh Infantry 10 Arizona and the First
to Fort Russell, the Eleventh Infantry,
now stationed in Arizona, will go to Cali
rnia and the Eight n. now stationed at
For. Russell, will come to Fort Logan,
Secretary A ger Today cancelei the
order OF General Miles, and IL seems quite
prooaoIe that he will carry out the policy
OF The War Department 10 make frequent
transfers OF the troops from important
posts according to his own ideas.
Ii the proposed C an,e is carried out
the blow will iall particularly hard upon
the officers OF the FIRST and Seventh. 1t
has been with great deal OF regret that
officers OF the Seventh have contem p ated
the change from Fort Logan to San Fran
cisco.
Still the sorrow has been relieved
oy the prospect of new friends at a
post within sight OF the Pacific
Coast metropolis. But this new order,
reiegating the gay officers OF the
seventh 10 the desert, where dress suit
is an invitation for shooting match. and
"here the best society IS ones thoughts,
Is calculated to make military life lose
much OF its atirscuiveness.
Back of ali he rumors ard proposed
changes Is the story that the --latest order
IS designed a punishment for efforts
that have been made BY officers
OF the First and Seventh Regi-
men's. who, realizing that
ch nge must come soon, have been
using their influence to prevent the fac
which threatens TO overtake them. Army
officers, like Methodist ministers, are
supposed TO go where called or 'or-
dered, but that suppositicE does not
prevent the use If Influence 10
direct the call from desirable rlace. 1t is
estimated that the order send ng he Two
reglments to minor posts comes from the
decision of the Secretary OF the Wsr De-
pariment that such outside influence m ust
be checked.