The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
UTAH MEN ARE
NO LONGER IN
THE SERVICE
Are Paid Off and
Mustered Out.
COMPLIMENTS INTERCHANGED
SPECIAL TRAIN TO TAKE THE
MEN TO SALT LAKE.
COMPLIMENTS INTERCHANGED

The Utah volunteers were paid off and
mustered out yesterday, and to-day they
will start for Salt Lake The paymaster
came yesterday afternoon and after once
getting down 10 business it did not take
him long 10 wind up the military careers
Of the batterymen. Each man was hand
ed his discharge as he was given his
money and he left the camp Kitchen,
where the paymaster had established
himself, a free man.
Before O'Clock every man had been
paid and discharged and the cars 70 the
city We're filled with men eager TO spend
part of their pay. Discipline was thing
of the past and every man was free to do
just as he pleased. It was announced
that those who wished could remain in
camp another night, and many took ad-
vantage Of this permission, but the
greater number made for the city at once
and the Preside saw them no more.
Each man received two months pay
two months extra pay allowed by Con-
gress and the balance due on his clothing
account, besides travel pay TO his home in
Utah 1t amounted TO about 500 for each
The pay of the officers for three months
was held back untn their accounts shaA
have been verified.
The only unpleasant feature of the mus
ter out was the treatment Of Major Grant
by the pay department OF the army he
was told that the orders were TO pay MIN
only captains travel pay from mere 70
Salt Lake, as the paymaster general had
decided that as he commanded only Two
batteries he could not draw the travel pay
of a major who should command four.
The fact that the major wears the gold
leaves of q full major and that IN the or
ganization of the Utah Artillery II was
ordered that II be commanded bya major
was not considered. Neither was II con-
sidered that for a long time MAYOR Grant
commanded troops enough in the Phllip-
pines TO form the command OF ieuteii-
ant colonel: nor was his service tnought
Of II was ordered that he be allowed
only a captains travel pay, ana tnat was
all he received The major wrath arose
not over the difference in the pay, Wnlcn
amounts to but very little, but IN the
smallness of the decision. he says the
Government is welcome to the extra
Before Major Grant left camp he was
visited by Lieutenant Scott, adjutant OF
the Pennsylvania Regiment. who carried
offer of the escort OF the Pennsylvanla
Regiment If the Utah men intended to
march down TO the ferry to-day Inc
compliment was most delicate one for
the Pennsylvanians and the Utahans are
old comrades. There will be no parade,
however, and Major Grant could only ex-
press his appreciation Of the courtesy sse He
deeply grateful for the offer to escort
and he thanked the Pennsylvania Regi-
ment for its exhibition Of comradeship.
Lieutenant Scott had hardly gone when
word came from the Nebraska Regiment
that it would furnish guard for the
camp and over all baggage left there last
night This left the Utah men free to
go and come as they pleased without
anxiety for their effects. The offer was
gratefully accepted.
meet this afternoon at the ferry. Major
Grant expects every man to be at the
ferry building at 2S0 p. m, so as to be
/ Oakland q
special train will be in waiting and it
will leave as soon after the landing of
the o'clock boat as the men can be got
aboard
Tuesday night the Pennsylvania men
visited the Utah men and spent the even
ing. A tremendous bonfire was kindleo
the men of both commands sat around 1t
and sWapped yarns and told stories and
sang songs and cheered. It was IL o'clock
before they all turned In.
Dr. Lyman Bishop, veterinary surgeon,
who has been for long time assistant to
DR.. Greedy, has been assigned to the stock
ship Siam and will go out with her on
of horses and mules for Manila besides
all the equipage OF two pack trains ana
q wagon train.
Major Seymour Howell. additional pay
master United States volunteers has been
ehief chief pa paymaster Of this department @ . the
Battery B, Third Artillery, stationed at
AlcdtTdZi mas DteI oIutTtu TO take station
at Fort Flagler, Marrowstone Point,
Puget Sound. The battery will be put
into camp at Marrowstone Point until
barracks can be completed for its ac-
commodation. A detachment from the
battery will be sent to Admiralty Head
to care for the ordnance at that place
The battery will leave on September /
Battery n, Third Artillery, now at Angel
Island, will change station to Alcatraz
leaving a detail of forty men at Angel
Island upon its departure.
Second Lieutenant Harry l. James,