Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04

-. AZ Camp Floyd'--Camp rloy"
An', o. 1860. Hon. Il. Smith. Dear
apr, rs :. weather here during the PAST
sf-,"v has been quite pleasant thus
i'T every facility for aayanet ,oS
shO'u .se preparatory arrangements TOT
WV" ,sroyal OF the troops wh'on a''
the I' '.,gorously pushed forward
D, ,,us order and discipline enforced ure
ln' Srotlfylng and speak In mgn
uu.s . IN favor OF the commanding ON,
ier"' o. >" colonel c. +. smith ana MS
eer p.t as There is, / believe a gem
a'so', @,o,inr of congratulatIon among
era .,oons composing the companies or
Wv from Utah, at the prospect OF
ou ,tng as they call 1t, this God-ior-
'es'," nountry." Their stay here IS es-
sakea d nv them as though II were d
,orm OF Punishment 60. rtova ,ro.
n unusually business-like APP
SEM. orce Trade Is brisk ana specuIu-
pea, AN a small scale is carried on eN-
uhs Iv Money IL somewhat scarce
',v,sual about the expiration OF the
montb, and just before payday @r'V-
ed. ,o % tho nroiected re-
~ M the troops the theater, when
has Afforded them much Amusement
n s'.s,a ~, me mast winter, and all Is NIX
.,'rss being principally owned py tne
soiSIers belonging to companies ORDER
"A ~ march, win be either disposed Oh
great sacrifice, or left as Dohus
~ those remaining
THO performances have Deen very
credjtable considered the dlsaoVan-
ICES under which they nave laDoreu'
me- actors. though soldiers ana re-
anlred TO perform their regular camp
dulles will compare faVoraDly WIN
those Of other parts and some OF them
vould unauestionably rank as stars III
the best theaters .,. T.. mot.
The scenes daily occurring IN FAR
field are quite In contrast with me or
der and quletness OF the camp WINE
nj the latter place you VIII seldom
r. NJ a row or Of n shooting affair,
In Fairfield such things are OF dally
a,A frequently or hourly occurrence.
ps0hablv in London or New York, even
4, tboir worst points" could not be
s,,nd more revolving state Of affairs
tban now exists at the town called
Falrneld and, II names. so far as
nroctlcable, are given to designate or
imply some property or quality or a
town or other thing, It must be con-
coded that Fairfield is altogether out of
taste
The past two weeks have been most
nrollAc in their record OF casualty, out
ranee and crime-the most notable in
stances OF which / win give you in or
der OF their occurrence,
On the 4th inst, in a dispute at n
gambling table, Frank Garvey drew a
psto and fired two shots at one Cur
iey" the bartender, neither Of which
took effect; upon which "Curley" re-
turned the FIRE, mortally woundIng his
assallant In the left breast.
on or about the night OF the same
day. a passage was cut through the
adobes into the stable Of NJ c. Rum
new and a valuable horse stolen.
K day or two afterwards, while un-
der the influence and depression OF
spirits. a clerk in a company of the
Seventh infantry committed suicide by
blowing of the top OF his head with his
musket.
On Sunday, 10th. four soldiers were
Publicly whipped for desertion
4 During the cavalry drill and while
making a grand charge, horse ran of
and coming In collision with a heavy
freight wagon, was knocked down,
throwing his rider some distance
and so injurIng him that his