Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-19

especially pleased with the appointment of
General Auman, who by many OF the off,
GERS Of the army is held to be the hero Of
the tight at San Juan hill in Cuba. He
was Captain Auman then, commanding a
company in the Thirteenth regiment Of
infantry. In the battle at San Juan every
regimental oficer was killed or injured. so
that before the light was half over the
command of the regiment aevolved upon
Captain Auman. His subordinates In the
regiment and those who observed closely
its operation were loud in their praise
OF the veteran captain and many were very
much disappointed when in the rewards
which came to officers for excellent work
in Cuba the name Of Auman was not uDon
the list.
Justice Comes at Last.
The failure OF the men in higher au-
thority to recognize the work OF the cap
tain called forth many protests and several
letters appeared In army journals callinN
attention to the oversight on the part on
the government. Mr.. Roosevelt was at San
Juan and probably had personal knowl-
edge of the work Of Captain Auman on
that day, so the friends Of that oficer look
upon his present appointment as in q de-
gree removing whatever injustice may have
been done him previously.
Major Henry S. Turrill, who has been
ordered to report from the Philippines to
relieve Colonel Whine as chief surgeon Of
the Department OF the Missouri. will be
the senior major in the medical corps and
upon the retirement of General sterpbere.
who will retire in June. will become q
lieutenant colonel.
The chief Qu~artermaster of the depart
| unanf haa rana4vad nrdora IN Nnrohaga
elghty-four horses for the battalion OF en-
glneers now stationed at Fort L~eavenworth
The officers who have held the position OF
quartermaster at this headquarters are very
well acquainted with the horse and mule
barns at Lathrop, No. which are now said
to be used by the British government in
defiance of the rights OF neutral nations.
Said one OF these officers: THE mule de-
pot at Lathrop is one Of the most complete
In the west. Mr.. Guyton, the p~rincipa'
owner Of the business, is one OF the mer
who sell large numbers OF horses and mules
to the American government and to othel
countries as we'll. At the present time h
has a contract with the British government.
TO feed the horses and mules brought Il
that depot by their purchasing agents. Hi
contract calls for the feeding Of 5000 anil
mails daily and he draws pay for that mum
Der Mhether they are ted or not, but III
says that frequently there are as many a
10. 1000 animals fed for the British govern
ment and that the number seldom falls be
low the minimum Of 5000"
The chief quartermaster has received or
ders TO advertise for bids for the eonstruc
tion OF two detached lavatories at For
Robinson. with steam heat and sewers com
plete. for the accommodation for four CON
panies.
Private o Carroll OF Company H
Twenty-second infantry, at Fort Crook. ha
been transferred to the hospital corps
Patrick J. Maloney. acting hospital steward
has been ordered to join the third b~attalio
OF the Twenty-second, now at target prac
tice on the Winnebago Indian reservation
He accompanies Captain straub, the sur
geon. who will joint the battalion at Blai
and march with the troops to the reservs
ton.