Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24

I NNlNfAA AFANNl IMAAN NNNAllNMNANN ANNiNA NlA'
/ chief OF engineers uf his rcllrf from
/ duty In the department II the Platte.
and u was rumUrcd, though 70 could
not De- confirmed. that tho general had
been directed by telegraph to designate
q stnu officer 10 receipt 10 Lieutenant
! Lurlnr NJ once Tor the public property
Tor which hc was accountable IN order
that the latter officer might take an
early steamer for the iathmua as his
services were urgently needed at his
new station. II was an open secret
that the general considered hlmacf ng-
Rtlcvod by the action Of the authorities
nt Washington. and said fo. lic had
made no charge against Lieutenant
LorluF. lie had merely called that
reutluuan'a attention 10 the very acr-
leua allegations illi no hlH door and
this was true. on the other hand, pco-
pie who had been permitted 90 know
anything about the matter notably
certain senior officers of the engineer
corps not under the generals ORDERS,
ana one or two stan department officers
who, unhappily fnr themselves. were
under his orders ana subject TO his
HomIoccaalonal rvbuko. now openly said
that not one alleTntluu against Loring
came from o. reliable or respectable
source. and that 70 was an Outrage 70
have held him even 20 infcrentinl uc-
count on the statement VI such "a cad
uH EHcalante's ugcnt. who hadn't bccu
NNAN NNAN NIlNNN HAAlNN NNNL ANH'HHNNlN va
captain Morclund the iuainuatlDus nf
Mr. purger Trayuor. now totally Nnn-
lihed. and the rumorud nHpcrHionH %
fair luCorultu. known only TO Captain
Petty. % man who had few aasoglntca
10 the cline" or outside the limited cir.
Gle of the generals personal star, nnd
who was not too well liked even there.
And. us the rovulalon of feeling yet
ln. Petty Dot out Tor Yuma where
there lH Bp dashed much smoke rnid
be. nH 10 later tranaplrud, there must
b. some IRE" and the general had hid-
den him 20 20 Yuma, 20 ella Bend, 20
Ouaymag. TO the devil, " need De-, and
md ont aii the farts Ilut the llncameu
no Preside and the jpylal bladcn no
Nortluud'a elbow were loud In their
laughing statement that u Petty were
looking for nre he could have found 10
hero IN abundance. Loting could have
given him more than he wanted.
Thcn came the order lu the case or
Captain Ncvins, Diminishing that worthy
from the service I'm charges OF conduct
unbocoming an officer and "a gentle
man. and awarding u years lmprlsun-
mrut at such ponitcntiary, etc. a. the
reviewing authority should direct
and by the same post the official order
transferring Lieutenant Lnriug OF the
engineers TO duty in the department
OF the Platte. and what ana the steam-
shin company do but issue Invitations
Tor a dinner 90 b. given IN honor of
that distinguished young officer. and
great was the Noise thereof until % wua
known that the gentleman had grace
fully but firmly, declined
Thcn the papers said "it was rumor-
ed' that the general had forbidden hla
acceptance, despite the fact that tho
general had expressed publicly his graf
lhcntlun that The company had no last
done something in recognition of its in-
MHNHH.#NmHma GA.
most udroit and equally lmporaonnl
And ull tho while i.orug himself was
having anything but an yuvinhlr ume
uf H. A man Hu rrtlCrut and retiring
could not but Dr. annoyed hy the per-
HIntont calls and cross questions ~ an
| manner % people in whom De- had but
small personal Interest. lie wished to
have nothing whatever 60 say upon the
subject. denied himself 60 reporters aul
rrlurHed into imueuytuhip reserve
when lmportuucd hy brother officers
whom he but slightly knew
ono or two with whom Dc would
gladly hnvu held counsel were Tar rp.
moved, one ut least forever. from his
/ Circle. The stliwart old Inspector.
! Iurnhull, lay sleeping hla last sleep ln
/ the cemetery ut Monterey The Vot-
/ erun who served ns president of the
/ NevluH court was In FAR Arizona. aud
/ Blake sound uf heart. 10 not 0f head,
/ ful expressions concerning the imbocll-
/ ~ OF department officials led 10 his
/ being confined very closely 60 company
/ WORK ana minor, yet oNnrtiuF. dutlaa
| ~ the post ull because % hlH nhaud-
| oninent of Lieutenant iorlnR ut % crit-
| lcll moment said tho frw defenders u
| tho department letter tu the post
commander on that subject. IAN be-
| cause Of his too vehement defense OF
| L1rlng' said everybody Dlsc
! WIN foVerish enEorurss Lorlng
| nwni;rr the sailing of the next steamer.
| ENtIy item Tor which Do stood account
| uhlc was then &C hlH office, invoices and
| receipts made out Zoo fun Nothing WAS
| needed but tho officer designated tn re
| lirVc him, The columbia was 90 leave
| on Saturday, ana up Go Thursday eypn-
ing no relief had appeared. Friday
morning the ndiuinnt general received
! q written communication most respect
| iul, yet urgent bon terms requesting
that the officer might be- drslgnntptl
| without further delay and uH no an
| hwcr was received up TO noon Lurlur
Followed u with personal call upon
! lhe. chief or stan. who said the general
hud tho matter under udvlHement
MY luggage goes aboard the Column
hla tonight Hlr ana I should Boz aboard
| By 10 O'Clock tomorrow" said Lurlur.
Colonel strain coughcd duhiouHly.
'lt might be impracticablo Co relieve
] YOU lINNl NNlN Nn soon InN general la
In communication with tho war depart
| mcnt upon tho subject. and possibly II
| --ypu-h1d had the courtesy Ia call up-
! on the general or upon me, his chief NJ
| stan, ana 20 explain your wishes the
| thing might have beou arranged"
lnrIns flushed. He saw through the
| motive at glance. and could have
found II easy to express his opinion in
very Few words, There are times when
man h. no ruhdod that an outburst III
| the only natural relief but lt o. none
the lees fatal, There might oven be-
method in the cOlouDlH manner. and
lurinH Curhod with long prlCtiprd hand
both tongue and temper. 10 would have
been wurrlntnblc 90 say that the man
nor NJ both the general ana hH ohici
ul STAN had been too repolllut 90 invite
calls. but ha knew that whatever the
merits 90 the case superior officers, like
Inferior papers, always have the last
word H0 might be only inviting rcpu-
m1ud, Without r. word, therefore, he
faced about, went straight TO tho tclo-
graph office down tho avenue and wired
10 Washington:
! steamer salls noon Saturday. not yet
! relieved. What lnHtrucuonaG
lly that hour there would be no one
IN the office OF the chief OF engineers at
| Washington but Luring addressed Il
! direct goo the homo OF the assistant
upon whose interest IN the case he had
reason 10 rely, und then returned 90