Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Fort Riley.

FORT RILEY. Kan, Dec. 23.-(Special)-
Every branch of the military service is now
represented among the students Of the
school of application for cavalry and field
artillery at Fort Riley. The next logical
is to be taken by the middle Of next month,
when the curious spectacle will be pre-
sented Of naval officers undergoing course
of training in central Kansas.
The two officers Of the subsistence de-
partment, Captains II. T. Ferguson and 7.
J. Rooster, detailed to take the course In
cooking and baking here, have arrived and
can be found at the bakers school daily.
with coats OF. aprons on and sleeves rolled
up delVing into the mysteries OF making
bread and cooking the army ration. The
length of the term for officers will be de-
termined largely by the time consumed by
these two in completing the course. 1t is
| the opinion of Captain Murray who IL In
charge of the school, that they can become
proficient i'm two months.
Captain William Fourse of the Eighty
. ninth company of coast artillery has re
! turned to Columbus Barracks. o. He came
here in charge of detachment of recruits
last week, and spent several days the guest
: of Captain w. s. McNair.
Major j. NJ. Banister post surgeon. who
was seriously injured in a runaway last
! week, is getting along as well as can be
expected. but IL will be many weeks before
| he can return to duty.
| Orders have been issued detailing Captain
William j. Snow, now in command OF the
Twentieth battery. field artillery. as secre-
airy and field artillery. the detail to take
effect December 81. Captain Snow is to re-
y Cap Sho Ss thu
school for over two years. Captain Cam
eron expects to sail for the Philippine
islands some time in January.
Captain A. M Miller Ninth cavalry. post
and regimental adjutant, returned this week
from leave of absence snent at Pittsburg,
Pa, where he went to visit his mother, who
was seriously sick.
! The sum of 5000. appropriated by con-
road across the military reservation. is now
| available and the work Of building the
! road was begun last week II is to take
, the place of the old Governor Harvey road,
| which has long been closed to travel. FIJI
| taen tearoS are now employed in filling and
grading. the work being under the direction
OF the quartermasters foreman.
The annual suspension OF duties for the
holidays in the school of application be-
be resumed until January g.
| The board of officers which has been en-
gaeed in examining Second Lieutenant
John Symington. Eleventh cavalry, to de-
termine his fitness for promotion, has nm
ished its labors and Lieutenant Symington
has resumed his REGULAR duties
| Thirty-two unassigned recruits arrived at
| the post last week and all have been as
stoned to troous of the First squadron
| Eleventh cavalry.
A quantity OF quartermaster property and
| ordnance stores in the possession OF the
Twentieth and Twenty-hfth batteries. held
artillery, was DESTROYED Monday, II hevine
become unserviceahe. Major Granger Al.
ans and Second Lieutenant p. D. Glassford
the destruction Of the property.
| A car containing the remains of 10 sol.
diers. dsinterred from the old abandoned
| government cemetery at Fort HAYS. passed
through bore Wednesday They were beine
taken to Fort Leavenworth for interment In
the national cemetery at that place.
| The rost basket hall team. under Ser
, | geant Flaherty, Is developing into an un'
USUALLY strong organization a fact demon
strated Tuesday evening when they de-
! feated the crack team from Glasco, Kan.
bv a score Of 20 TO 10.
| The officers Glasses in borseshoeing and
in military sanitation and hyeiene com
pleted their work in these subjects thi,
weeF apd the final examinations were held
on "wednesday and Thursday. Tbirty-twc
officers took the practical examination u
hore oeinR Thursday forenoon, each ON
? Ger forging. turning and fitting one or nor'
| shoes to horse. Some excellent shoei
were made and any OF them would com
pare faVorahlY with the work Of the aver
age horseshOer. During the month OF Jan
uary the officers classes will be engaged II
the practice Of equit alton and horse train
ing and the study OF hippology.