Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22
ARMY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Fort Riley.

was Maniey's horse. blanketed in mourning
and bearing the deceaseds saddle, boots,
carbine and saber. A sermon was preached
by Chaplain Miller, taps were sounded and
three volleys were fired by a firing squad
Assistant United States Attorney Il. ID.
McKeever was here from Topeka last Sat
urday to investigate the case OF murder
of Private Manley, and on Monday the
murderer was turned over by the military
to the civil authorities and taken by United
States Marshal w. II. Mackey, jr., TO
Junction City. where he was lodged in the
county jail to await his preliminary trial
before United States Commissioner NJ E.
Roark. Keeth Is rs years old and bears
a fairly good record as a soldier. The
killing grew out of a quarrel between the
two men, which occurred In the troop
stable. Each threatened to shoot the
other, but when Keeth drew his revolver
Manley started to run. Keeth fired four
shots, all of which took effect and Manley
fell. Keeth then walked up and fired an
other bullet through the brain of the pros
trate man, killing him instantly.
All of the six men injured in the STAN
pede of the Twenty-ninth battery horses
last Friday are recovering, including Pri-
Yates John Connolly and @. j. Simpson,
whose injuries were at first believed TO
be fatal. The remains of Private Albert
]. Laste, who was killed in the accident,
were shipped Sunday to New York City,
where his wife and father reside and where
he enlisted last winter. member of his
battery was detailed to accompany the
body. OF the forty-eight horses involved
in the stampede, seven were badly injured,
while much damage was done to the har-
ness and to the limbers to which the
| horses were hitched The terrible accident
seems to have been the result OF condi-
tions which could not have been foreseen
nor prevented.
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Foster, the
British military attache at Washington, and
Mrs. Foster have been spending several
days at this post the guests Of Lieutenant
Colonel James Parker, Thirteenth cavalry.
Colonel Foster came mere from Fort sill,
where he witnessed the artillery and in
fantry maneuvers, recently held OF that
post. While here he was shown about the
reservation and was an interested witness
to the indirect fire practice of the field ar
| tillery batteries. He left Wednesday for the
Will Hart of the post exchange went to
Kansas City this week, where he trranRcd
with the Edison kaleidoscope company to
| give an entertainment at Fort Riley, con-
sisting Of a moving picture reproduction of
| the Nelson-Britt prize fight. The exact
| date of the entertainment has not yet been
set but It will probably be some evening
| next week.
Instruction in packing began Monday aft
ernoon with Captain w. II. Mccormack,
Captain J. {. W. BROOKS, artillery corps,
| will probably be ordered TO Fort Monroe
Va, within the next three or four months,
! for examination to determine his fitness
! for promotion to majority. He expects to
be sent to the coast artillery soon to serve
| for few weeks at some station on the
| sea coast to prepare for his examination in
| the subjects pertaining to that branch Of
George Faringhy, steward of the r1st ex-
! change, returned this week from Lebanon,
Ind, bringing with him his bride, formerly
Miss Minerva Lane. A stop was made en-
| route to visit Mr. Faringhy's relatives at
| Lincoln, Neh The bride Is a graduate OF
| the Oakland, Cal, seminary and Is niece
1 OF United States Senator Lane Of Indiana.
She is a native of Washington, d. &.
| Someone broke into the tol box OF the
| telephone in the street car station last week
| and stole the accumulation of nlckels
amounting to 50 or a. Because Of this, the
| telephone company has removed the instru-
ment from the station.
Major James L. Lusk of the engineer
! corps and Mrs. Lusk have gone east, after
| a prolonged visit with their son-in-law and
daughter, Second Lieutenant and Mrs. j.
duty at the ROCK Island arsenal, but has
| been here on sick leave for several months,
during which time his health has greatly
Major George H. Morgan. Ninth cavalry,
has moved into the. quarters vacated by
for his new station at Jefferson Barracks,
tsenth cavalry, who has been visiting in
Chicago while on a five days leave OF
absence. has been granted a further leave
or one month, which took effect Monday.
Two fires occurred in the artillery camp
last week; One destroyed the tent occu-
Twenty-ninth battery consuming ali the
contents except trunk containing the
The other fire destroyed the officers mess
tent OF the Nineteenth battery.
Second Lieutenant J. b. billiard. artillery
corps and Mrs. billiard are entertaining
Miss Blunt daughter of Lieutenant Colonel
Blunt of the ordnance department, COM
mandlng of1cer of the Rock Island arsenal.
Private A. Lewellen Of the hospital corps
has been transferred TO Fort Omaha for
duty at the new signal school.
First Sergeant loft of Troop c, Eleventh
cavalry, who was discharged last week by
expiration Of his term of enlistment, has
gone TO chicago, where he has secured a
position with the street railway company
He was an excellent soldier and is likely 10
The wedding of Miss Bessie TAYLOR
daughter Of Lieutenant Colonel Sydney w
ant W. r Morrison artillery HgS corps euI %i
take place at the home of the brides par
The Sixteenth battery Field artiller,
(siege), has been ordered to proceed By
marching from Fort Leavenworth to For
Riley, Tor the purpose of holding its an
: nuai target practice here after the com
: pleuon OF which 1t is to return to LeaVen
worth The battery will begin the Journey
4 some day next week, so to arrive here
! by the first of next month, when the season
. or encampment of the Field artillery will
able for The ah baay the s range Will be avail
( terry will be accompanied by one medica
officer and three enlisted men Of the hos
pltal corps, who, Immediately after arrival
Will return to LeaVenworth with the Tween
ty-ninth battery.
Private George D; Jones, Troop D. Elev
, enth cavalry, died at the post hospta
Monday from accidental poisoning Hi
funeral was held Tuesday from the hos
pital with burial in the post cemetery
The funeral escort and pallbearers wer
furnished by his troop, which, with tn,
: Ninth Cavalry band, attended the fu
: neral, mounted.
!, | Arrangements were recently made for
a | ten-rOund boxing match between Privat
Steve Flaherty of the Twenty-nnth Fielt
i battery and professional boxer name,
Gale. from Kansas City, to take place II
q Junction City, Kan, for a purse of 500
! | Interference from the outside, however
y seems. to have caused the plan to be aban
i doned.
e A daughter was born to Commissar,
Sergeant and Mrs. Edwin f. Lear las
= ! week.
A foot ball team has been organize
j. among the members of the hospital corps
a | First Lieutenant w. w. Reno medical de
partment, is coaching the team.
| Captain Leon s. Roudez, Quartermastel
is entertaining his sisteF-in-law, Mrs. Cut
of st. Paul. MINI.
r Troop ID. Eleventh cavalry under tn
command OF First Lieutenant Wade u
Westmoreland, returned this week from
4 practice march to Clay Center, Kan, wner
IL camped tOt several days and formed on
OF the attractions at the Clay county faIl
- Mrs. Smith, who has been visiting he
5, son-in-law and daughter, Second Lieutenar
m and Mrs. Marlborough Churchill has II
turned TO her home in Boston. Mass.
i over 500 cubic yards OF stone are bein
, put in place for the protection OF the stri
l. OF ground between the iron bridge and IN
! pile bridge at the Washington street cross
ing Of the Republican river. and Il Is o,
H. lieved that when t'lis work Is complete
m there Will he no further danger OF the d.
structiOn OF these %. idges by high water
> Captain George IA. Cameron, Fourth cav