The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-25
Then WedgwOOd Will Be Ready
to Go.
RECRUITING BATTERY C
JENNINGS, MURPHY AND STA
CEY MEET TODAY.
Engineer Volunteers Waiting For
Colonel Young-Major Downey
Gone West, Having Left Last
Night-More Troops Pass Through
Today-other Military MATTERS.

Lieutenant Wedgwood, recruiting Of
ficer for the batteries in the service,
wants nine more men. He will doubt
less be able to get them today. He
came here yesterday morning from his
trips to the outside towns, % men
short, but the following enlisted and
! passed the examination:
James E. Wonnacott. George Sim
mons, John Gilroy, Millard Chain, Ca
leb j. Bywater, Hans Sorenson, Will
lard Evans, Frank A. Vincent Charles
S. Stout. George Fowler, Julius Mills,
Louis c. Peterson.
The office will open at the usual
time at the state armory this morning.
All the recruits who have enlisted re-
ported yesterday and the. roll was
called. The men We're Informed they
were to report Monday all ready for
the trip westward, but it is very like
ly there will be no movement of the
recruits before Tuesday. or perhaps
Wednesday. With its usual alacrity
the war department has failed to re-
spond to any kilograms sent by Lieu
tenant Wedgwood for subsistence, etc,
and until the instructions come there
will be no movement.
Each man of the recruits will furnish
his blankets, &nlfs. FORK piare and
spoon, which will be of tin and thrown
away as soon as government supplies
are issued. The blankets viii doubt
les be thrown in a pile and sold for
the benefit OF the men whose property
they were. 1t would be the starting
of very good company fund.
BATTERY C.
Recruiting for battery c win doubt
less not begin until Monday. Lieuten-
ant Stacey arrived in the city yester-
day and reported for duty. He was
told that he would meet the governor
this morning al Il O'Clock, together
with the other recruiting officers, and
that instructions would be given at
that time Captain Jennings was go
ing to begin the work Of securing re-
cruits at the arrOry yesterday. but
concluded. upon advice. to let the mat
ter rest until Wedgwood has obtained
his quota.
Advice has been asked from Wash
ington concerning the expenses Of re-
cruiting officers, but as yet instruc-
tons have been very indefinite II is
expected that the sphynX of the war
department will break the silence this
morning and that the state officials
Will know what to do in the matter.
WAITING FOR YOUNG.
Colonel Willard Young. commanding
the Second volunteer engineers is ex-
pected to arrive in this city not later
than tomorrow. and when he gets here
some active work may be expected IN
connection with the recruiting of the
company here. At this time no one
knows who is going to examine the re-
cruits, and until that matter is settled
nothing can be said. Recruits in plen-
ty for the company have been secured,
and all that remains is to have them
a nd rc.fa -
additional applications will be re-
ceived. because ii is not expected that
all will pass the physical examination
DOWNEY GONE WEST.
Major George F. Downey, additional
paymaster. u. S. V, left last night at
$40 for San Francisco, on an order re-
ceived here yesterday at L. o'clock.
noon, directing him 10 at once proceed
there and report for duty to General
Merriam. W. II. Sherman has been
appointed his clerk. and went with
him. Neither of the boys had time to
say goodbye TO their friends. but bun
died on the cars and went away It is
not believed that Major Downey will
go to Manila, but that he will be estab-
lished on the coast as a membe Of the
department of California
RED CROSS LADIES.
. Inc l3Q1eS OIL the ked Cross are re-
quested to report at headquarters at 10
this morning for the purpose o. pre-
pairing refreshments for the troops
which go through the city at 1920 to-
DAY on the Rio GFande Western.
BUDDS' APPOINTMENT.
]. c. Budds, Familiarity known around
the Short Line offices as Pa" who
holds the position Of fling clerk in the
office of the general traffic manager,
was delighted yesterday at receiving
notice from the Guartermaster general
OF the army. rendering him a place
where the compensation viii not be less
than $125 per month. Mr.. Budds has
accepted and Will go. His place will
be open when he returns for duty.
RECRUITS FROM WASHINGTON.
Three hundred recruits from Wash
ington passed through the city last
night, via the Rio Grande Western, and
104 more Will go through today The
ladies of the Red Cross will entertain
the boys with lunch and coffee as they
pass through today.
The two batteries from st. Louis will
go through Sunday or Monday.
PEARSON SWORD FUND.
The condition of the Pearson sword !
fund yesterday was as follows
Heretofore acknowledged .S6S |
Harry Shearma-. Salt Lake ... l |
]. T. Kingsbury, Salt Lake ....... 1 |
Del Wilson, Salt Lake .......... l /