The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-20
TWO HUNDRED CHOSEN
TO FILL VACANCIES CAUSED BY
NEW Law.
Philip Sheridan Shaughnessy and
Charles A. Jensen Appointed From
Utah-Jensen is Graduate of the
Agricultural College-Much New
Blood Injected Into the Army.

VIII lave DeSl SeiecteU lOr appoint
ment as second lieutenants in the
regular army to fill the vacancies
created by the act of congress adopt
ing the three battalion organization of
infantry and the addition of one sec
ond lieutenant to all batteries when
filled to war strength. Each of the
1875 men selected will be obliged to
undergo an examination that will be a
thorough test of his mental and physi-
cal qualifications for the army service.
Those who pass the examination will
be named by the president to the sem
ate.
To the selection of the men both
the president and secretary of war
have devoted time and consideration.
Out of the 1876 appointed SO are known
to be college graduates; five of them
honor men of their classes-of colleges
having military instructors; in all
representing 81 different institutions.
Forty-eight are now in the volunteer
or militia service and Is are enlisted
men in the regular army
Never before has there been such
vitality and new blood injected into
the military service. Army officers
view with satisfaction, and West Point
men, more than all others, that 81 diff
ferent college notions and methods are
going to be put on trial alongside of
West Point and army methods. More
than 1000 applications for appoint
ments were filed at the war depart
ment.
ENLISTED MEN.
Enlisted men who have been desig-
mated by the president for appoint
ments as second lieutenants, U. S. A:
Sergeant Walter S. Vollmar, signal
signal corps). Corporal Percy w.
Arnold. troop F. First United States
cavalry. Corporal William A. Cavan-
augh, company D, Twentieth United
States infantry. Corporal George NJ.
Grimes. troop B, Second United States
cavalry. First-class private, William
Goiger, company z, battalion U. S.
end, troop B, Third United States cav
airy. Corporal Robert o. Van Horn,
company c, Twelfth United States in
fantry. Private William K McCue,
company B, Sixth United States in
fantry. Corporal King, troop K,
Fifth United States cavalry. Sergeant
Daniel Frank Kelley, troop A. Sixth
United States cavalry. Private Easton
Butlide Gibson, company D, Twentieth
United States infantry.
WESTERN APPOINTMENTS.
Civilian applicants for appointments
as second lieutenants U. S. A, desig-
mated by the president include the fol-
lowing from western states:
California-Charles r. Lloyd, private
battery A, Connecticut volunteers;
George W. Bauer, honor graduate uni
versity of California; James Malcolm
Graham, color sergeant cadet company,
First infantry national guard Cali
fornia-
Colorado.-Lyman NJ. Bass. Archie J.
Harris. honor graduates, Agricultural
college of Colorado.
Idaho.-Alexander j. McNab, jr.,
private, company d, First Idaho volun-
teer infantry; Joseph L. Gilbreth, honor
graduate, University of Idaho.
Illinois.-Campbell F. Babcock, pri-
vate, First United States cavalry vol
unteers; James E. Bel, private, COM
pany c, First Illinois volunteer infan-
try; Robert e. Firth, Donald McNulta,
John p. Olsen. privates, national guard
William A. Talbot, jr private,
New York volunteers;
George Williams, Ralph P. Brewers,
honor graduates, University of Illinois.
Iowa.-James Frederick Howell, !
graduate Cornell university, New York;
Harry E. Whitney, graduate United /
States cadet captain, Iowa State Nor
NAL school; P. NJ. Shaffer, honor grad !
Kansas>-Thomas r. Parker, late SER
geant Twentieth United States infan !
try; Carl Arson Martin, civil engineer; |
Mark Wheeler. honor graduate Kansas !
( Agricultural college.
MinneSota.-John T. Jones, sergeant |
Minnesota volunteers; William Keither /
Taylor graduate Michigan Military |
graduate Shattuck Military school, |
John Robert Rigby Han |
nah, graduate University of Minnesota; |
William B. Folwell, first lieutenant |
L, Fourteenth Minnesota vol |
unteers.
Missouri.-Gaston Soulard Turner, !
graduate Western Military academy, |
Of Illinois; Irwin Harrison, Woodson |
privates Third Missouri volun-
teers; Edgar A. Macklin. late sergeant |
battery A, United States artillery |
(Fifth); Joseph A. Wickham, jr., John !
n. STRAIT, jr., honor graduates st. !
Louis university.
Montana.-Bryan Conrad, late pri- |
vate Fourth United States cavalry, |
lieutenant Montana volunteers.
Nebraska.-Frank S. Burr, graduate |
Shattuck Military school, Minnesota; |
Walter Valentine, graduate Shattuck |
school, Minnesota; William H |
Oury, honor graduate University Of |
Nebraska.
Nevada.-Robert Brambila, honor |
graduate State University of Nevada
North Dakota.-Charles H. Foster, |
luartermaster sergeant North Dakota |
Edward Robbins, honor |
graduate University of North Dakota !
Oregon-William H. Jordan, jr., COM
Dany II, Second Oregon volunteer in
fantry; Ralph w. Terrill, honor grad
late Agricultural college of Oregon.
South Dakota.-Rush Spencer Wells,
captain United States Second volunteer
cavalry; Elmer j. Wallace, honor
graduate University of South Dakota.
Texas.-Clifton Kinney, private Tex
rs volunteers; William S. Simpson,
corporal troop D. First United States
volunteer cavalry; Edward E. Downs,
)ne and one-half years United States
Military academy; Charles C. Todd,
honor graduate Agric- Iitural and Me
,hanics' college of Texas
Utah.-Philip Shericita S,ldUgnnessy,
honor graduate Riverview Military
academy, New York; Charles A. Jen-
sen, honor graduate Agricultural Coli
eye of Utah.
Washington.-Henr NJ Boutelle.
Edward Kunet honor graduates Wash
ngton Agricultural college.
Wisconsin.-Henry G. West, late
captain Fourth Wisconsin national
guard Harry T. James, three years
United States Military academy: W. e.
Iasee, honor graduate University of
Wisconsin: Laurence A. Curtis, grad
late Shattuck Military school, Mime
;ota.
Wyoming.-George Gregory, lieuten-
INT colonel Wyoming national guard;
Herbert J. Bree, honor graduate Uni
-ersity of wyoming.
SUNDAY AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Iigh Moral Tone of the Army-More
Recruits.