The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-07
UTAH BOYS PROMOTED,
CARBON VOLUNTEERS CAPTURE
TWO OF THE PLUMS.
New Recruits Have Been Mustered
In, But the Cavalry VIII Not Ac-
company the Next Expedition.
Especial Correspondence

ty walked off with the first two pro-
motions made in Captain Gaines troop
of Utah cavalry. At retreat this even
ing there was published the order re-
ducing Corporal Albert w. Lee to the
ranks. pursuant to Lees own request
and lifting William H. Donaldson and
Perry R. Cotner out of the files to the
corporaI's notch. Donaldson fills the
vacancy created by Lees resignation
and Cotner is made lance corporal
none previously having been named
Both selections are popular with the
troop. both men being of mature years
and having won their stripes purely by
merit.
Corporal Donaldson was born at Gil
rardyille. Schuylkill county, Pennsylva-
mia. Oct 90, 1865. His father, James
Donaldson, a Scotchman, served as
prlyate in the war of the rebellion Ihe
new-made corporai's public school edu-
cation was obtained in the town or MS
nativity. Six years ago he lett Penn
sylvania and accepted position with
the Wasatch Store company at Scho-
field, remaining there until 1886. when
he was elected county clerk on the
Republican ticket and moved TO Price.
He abandoned his office for the Volun-
teer service. The corporal comes OF
patriotic stock He was second lieu
tenant of commandery Of the T. -:
S. of A in his Pennsylvania home ana
all three OF his brothers living are now
engaged in the service. Every male IN
his entire family fought for the Union
in the sixties.
Lance Corporal Cotner celebrated his
twenty-ninth birthday on the 3Oth of
last May. He began living in Dallas,
Tex. where he kept on living until
1892, when he removed TO Price, Utah,
there engaging in the stock business
and being the popular landlord OF a
experience is confined to what he has
obtained undsr Captain Game his
father. Calvin Cotner, figured in the
Mexican war.
A third appointment in the cavalry
troop is that of Private Arthur l.. Brat
tain as mailing clerk in the office OF
the adjutant general Of the indepen-
dent division, Eighth army corps. He
is ordered to report tomorrow morning
to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas II. Bar
ny. assistant adjutant general, at the
Phelan building for temporary duty,
until released.
l learned today from source per-
fectly reliable, but which l am not at
liberty to reveal, that we are not 70 san
with the next expedition to the Philip
pines, but equally authoritative is the
information that we VIII surely go
eventually. This knowledge relieves
the troop of an onerous anxiety due 10
the fear that they might be retained as
a reserve at home. There no longer
the shadow of doubt that
the 100 men under Captain Game will
get into action before they are mus
tered out.
Today the troop received notification
TO be present for participation IN the
magnificent Independence Day celebra-
ton San Francisco is preparing. Cen
erai Otis is to lead the entire parade
and the Utah cavalry troop in full
force is to follow in his immediate rear,
thus taking the most distinguished po-
sition OF anybody in the whole forma-
ton. Tomorrow afternoon Captain
Game and General Otis will ride Utah
horses over the contemplated line of
march. All details are being so ar
ranged as to make it possible for every
man, including all the origi-
nal troopers and some of the recruits,
to ride in the position assigned
OF the 70 recruits who came from
Utah with Lieutenant Kimball to swell
the troops roster to the required 100,
two are not yet regularly mustered IN.
William L. Campbell lacked the con-
sent Oh MS IdItlllS anu CCO4Q ilOb NcthG
the oath with the others. The neces-
sary document is now at hand, how
ever. and Campbell will become full
fedged private in q few days.
When the II of the 10 recruits passed
through the formality that made them
soldiers. Charles +. Stuart was sick,
but now he has so far recovered that
his regular admission is only matter
Of days. Full equipments and all neces-
nj
were issued TO the entire 10 recruits to-
iay. All of them have also been vac
,inated The troop was lined up with
eft arms barred for inspection and the
surgeons found that many of the men
first vaccinated had to have the opera
ion performed again AS a consequence !
there are sore arms again in camp. |
Now all have been pronounced O K |
from the vaccination standpoint except !
Privates Loveless and Paget, confined |
n the hospital.
This morning word came from the |
seventh California hospital that Pri- |
vate George NJ. Paget was very low |
with typhoid pneumonia, and that his |
life was almost despaired of. Investi- |
cation proved that Paget has a bad |
lever, but will likely recover.
The entire troop has been photo !
yraphed in platoon at ease formation. |
Every afternoon throngs gather |
around the track near the Utah camp |
% witness the bareback riding of the ]
rood. Exercises consist of vaulting