Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-04
TTIH rifle CAVALRY.
WILL Be IN COL. 1oRRtrs COMMAND


The woeful lack of particulars regard
,. what was expected OF Utah In rails
~, troop OF mounted riilemen Tor
NJ the Rough Riding regiments
Nat II is expected will be sent to cuba
-, the West has been cleared up by
-. receIpt of a telegram by Adjutant
-..oral John @. Cannon, In which he
:. directed to forthwith recruit so men
S,r the purpose indicated. The dispatch
=. ram washington, ID. c., and reads
as washington, u. G.
.uon. Jno @, Cannon,
nun salt Lake City, Utah:
AVIAN are hereby authorized to OBJ
tain the names OF ~ men TO constitute
la, .n,on Of the Second regiment, United
,.s,es volunteers cavalry; must be
"a nver eighteen and under forty
,bvsically sound and of good chnr-
nv w. bnrsemen and marksmen, I'M
nvs.ried not under five feet four Inches
". aver five feet ten inches high nor
,nro,vhing more than l65 pounds; en-
i,s4ment two years unless sooner dis
.Ssrgcd.: send names to me mt Chey-
qua, Wvoming, and arrange so as you
W. collect men on few days notice;
ral will be organized as soon as
pO'''' "JAY L. TORREY, Colonel"
rn,s command of Colonel Torrey is in
accordance with permission given In
tho army reorganization bill for the en-
ustment of three regiments of cavalry
"a be recruited by and under directions
~ the war department.
The First Regiment of Cavalry Vol
,rtears will be commanded by Colonel
Leonard Wood. U. S. A. 1t was to TINS
rag,rent first advices indicated that
if,sh's troop of so men would be as
s,sned. 1t subsequently transpired.
Sereyer. that Colonel Wood had al
rsady filed his regiment. but not until
after Colonel Torrey had applied for
nernisslon to secure one OF his troops
from Utah but was informed that the
Utah contingent would be assigned to
coi Woods command. Colonel Tor
rev then went elsewhere to recruit his
regiment.
This left only the Third regiment of
vohlnteer cavalry under command OF
Colonel Grlgsby. for Utah, II she was
to be represented at all in this branch
Of the service. This was anything but
satisfactory. and diligent work on the
mart Of Utahs Congressional delegation
~ NhSnlikltlls lliibily eht
srnment to Col. Torrey's command.
This dispose of the question as to
who will have the appointment of the
rpglmental officers, II being made clear
that the war department VIII perform
that duty, leaving Governor Wells no
voice in the matter. The latter, how
ever, did not claim that he would have
to DO that work. But now he knows he
will not.
The recruiting officers who have Just
returned from their peregrlnations over
th.stete accepted volunteers In lightar-
talsrY, cavalry and mounted rifles. But
It now happens. in view of the specif-
cations as to size, weight, etc, in Col.
Tcnty's telegram, that many who APP
Piled for enlistment in the cavalry
h1nch are rendered ineligible and will
who have volunteered are married men,
stt-footers. and save as to the except
hns now made, are desirable in every
way.
General Cannon very much regrets
this but has no alternative In the mat
ter He will Immediately look over the
list OF volunteers and notify all of
those who are eligible that their SER
Vices are accepted. Others who know
they can comply with the Geographic
requirements from Colonel Torrey and
who can undergo rigid medical ex-
animation as to physical soundness
and who can establish the possession
OF good characters are invited to
promptly respond to the call.
There is every probability that the
Utah troop will be mustered in here.
but that 1t Will be rendezvoused at
Cheyenne. to which place General Can
non will forward the names OF his vol
unieer forces. This organization viii
ne known ns the Rough Riding regi-
ment and will be composed OF brave,
alert men, accustomed to horses, in
nnred to hardships and who are above
all, crack shots.