Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

WNNN NNnNN INV INf tIHt INNA INNilNH NNiNlf
regiments and haplesHly falling into
the hands Of this dashinE, dnppcr.
whole sOulcd. h0spitablc cpmradc. who
made his temporary quarters their
home until they could nnd opportunity
20 30 forward to the distant posts
where their respective companies were
atatloned7 Was u not NcVlns who.
fiaht there at sancho's ranch. finding a
party of prOspcctorE, several UX-can-
fcdcfatc soldiers among them, ianguldly
stalking silver at the monte table pre-
sided over ~ Sancho's avn brother.
had calmly opened faro layout aud
enticcd every man from the legitimate
game aud every peso from their pockets
before two days session was unlahcdf
We'll did sancho recall hla own wrath
and that 81 HE brother ut this unli-
rcnFcl Interference with thelr special
business and the surprising llhcfaiity
too. with which the senior captain had
silcuccd their romonstiancc. Rascal
though b. was. Hlnchn had sense
enough to know that such proceedings
were not fccmiy In man bearing the
commission ~ an officer. but SInfho
little know how many q Congressman
along at the close fthe wHr. finding
himself compelled 10 provide come Kind
~ living Tor political 'heolort' or some
impCraonni reward FOR services rrn-
dered. had foisted his hunchmon into
the army. then being enlarged and re-
urunuiko1, aud NrvlnH was one ~ the
results 81 the lnlquitour system.
Commissioned iirat lieutenant ~
feEimcnt that had had a proud rccpri
In the regular division ~ the Army %
the Potomac and had been hurried nt
the close ~ the war to thu Pacific coast.
Seyins had Joined at Fort Yuma ana
served u fcw weeks nppfcuticship NJ a
nls closer. Just long enough tn dunion-
slrate that h. knew nothing whatever
about soldering and tou much about
poker. Al his seniors In grade, except
the West Pointers graduated IN 1855,
had brcycts f0r war service. uud New
ms sponsor was appealed to o. rccti-
o. the omission In the liruicnnntn ease.
Neviua had held a commission Ia a Vul-
uute,r regiment In tho defunnoa %
Washington the last few months ~ the
war, and that was found amply sum
ClUnt when u prnmlnrnt member Of the
committee on military Affairs demand
ed %. To warrant the bUHtowal ~ u bro.
Vet for gallant aud mrflturluua HcfN.
Ice" hence came the title ~ captain.
Then. a. company duty proved lrk-
some and Ncvinn' company and post
commander both began tu stir him up
Tor his manifold ncsliEcncfs ana lRnp.
RANGES. the aid u his patron Ia congress
was again invoked. A crippled veteran
who could do no Held service was IN
charge 81 n supply camp FOR scouting
parties, escorts, attachments. etc, and,
10 the wrath ~ the fiElmcntai officers
this veteran was relieved ana i.iuuten.
ant ilrcvct captain Neyinr. BY depart.
mcnt orders was detailed In his place.
This made him independent ~ almost
everybody. besides placing In his hands
lArrv quantities Of CummiHaafy and
qunrtcrmartcr stores. which We're worth
far inorc 20 the miner. prospgcior and
tgamnlcr than their Invoice price. The
stories that began 10 come In Yuma
ana Drum barracks and other old time
stations ~ the high links" going On
day and night at NcvlnH' camp tn OF.
drra for liquors. cigars and supplies re-
cviVed at Ran Francisco and nllcd by
every stage or steamer the lavish on
tcrtainment accorded 10 officers u any
Grade and 20 wayfarers with any sign
% money. the complaints VI victims
Nho had been flccccd. the gloomy sill
gnCc of certain fiedEclinH HubnltcrnH
after brief visits at Camp uthrc." ~
lilakc had dubbed u. oil pointed -ignia-
cuntly Ia but one conCluaion-thnt. 80
far from living on his nay. Nevina was
EormaniiElnE on that ~ everybody
else and doubtless raising the wind" IN
other ways at the expense of Uncle
Sam.
Even IN Arizona In the days Of tho
empire Il couldn't last forever. Easy
come. easy go, NeVina had lnNiHhly
spent what was IN lightly won. Tocann
and Yuma city were within easy stage
ride. even San Francisco had twice
been found accessible. DaahinH hHao.
ciaten ~ both sexes were ever az hand.
The sudden turn ~ the tide came with
the order that broke up the supply
camp. required him 10 turn over his
funds and stores 10 the auartormaster
AZ Camp Cooke and report for duty IN
person at that post
Then came the sNpeNted discovery Of
rfieyour shortages IN both funds and
property, the order Tor the nrrrat ~ the
delinquent officer and his trial by court
martial. Colonel Turnhuii. Inspector
general Of the department. was hurried
out from the shores " the pacnc a. At
~ one ~ senior members ~ the court.
Lieutenant LnrinR, vainly striving
along the Ola 10 mud some resemblance
between ~ tracing On q government
map and ~ mriudorinFn through the
drrert. was selected 10 perform tho dut-
inE of judge advocate.
This court was authorized 90 NJ with
out regard 10 hours ana a. Hift tho ON.
cini career ~ the prolege " the house
committee " military affairs without
regard To consequences, when that
volatile and accused person took mat
ferS into his own hands ana between
tho Fetiinr and rising NJ the sun dis
appeared from tho brush. canvas and
adobe shelters % old Camp Cooke and
irfi Tor parts unknown. taking with