Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-02

Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY, kan, July 1.-(speoial)-
Captain Arthur NJ. Edwards, Commissary
at Fort Riley. has been designated as chiet
which is to be mobilized here during the
months of August and September. He has
requested that five post Commissary ser
geants be detailed for duty at the camp
during the maneuvers. A large tent will he
used as sales commissary. ana TINS insti-
tuition will supply all articles required pN
the troops, the post exchange not being al
lowed to conduct store on the maneuNcr
grounds
equitation and horse training for noncum-
missioned officers, to be conducted in con-
nection with the school of application FOR
cavalry and field artillery at this post 1t
is proposed to have twenty-five noncommis-
stoned officers detached from their organi-
cations throughout the service ana sent
here to enter the school on April l, 1907, to
remain under instruction until october 10.
Captain f. s. Armstrong, Ninth cavalry;
First Lieutenant ]. w. Moore, Second cav
airy, and Second Lieutenant r. A. Buch-
anan. Ninth cavalry, have been designated
as members of the post exchange council
for the month of July.
Captain Walter c. Short, Thirteenth cav
airy, instructor in equitation and horse
training, is in Mexico, Mo, engaged in buy
ing horses for the school of application. Un-
der authority from the quartermaster gem
eral he is purchasing flfty-six S-year-old
unbroken colts, which will be shipped TO
this post and used in the instruction OF
officers classes in equation ana morse
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two years the horses will be turned in 10
troops as trained cavalry horses. The nrst
lot arrived Monday and were turned out IN
the school pasture, where they will be kept
until the opening of the school next fall,
The revision of the plans for the construc;
ton of new buildings at this post resulted
in some changes in the totals OF the bios
submitted and as a result OF TINS the con
tract for all of them has been awarded TO
total amounts TO about $lO6 600. Work on all
of the buildings was started this week.
Brigadier General william n; Gar,t teT'
who recently visited Fort Riley, mas Pur,
chased a young horse trained in the school
of equation here. The horse was shipped
to him al Chicago Monday in charge of an
enlisted man. It was trained by Lieuten-
ant ]. II. Dickey, Fourth cavalry
"The Army Horse in Accident and Dis
ease" were received Thursday from the
government printing ONCE ms hsnb D0TS was az
Fort Riley for use as textbook for otn-
GERS and for enlisted men in the training
school for farriers and horseshoeTS, -.
The members of the Kansas militia who
week completed their competitions Saturday
and left for their homes. From among them
eighteen were selected to represent Inc
state of Kansas at the national match at
Sea Grit n. j. Lieutenant T. r. Camp
bell of Company f, Second regiment, won
first place with a score of $50 out OF pos
Private Marquette Of the Twenty-ffth
battery, field artillery, who was shot by
an unidentified man on the street IN june
ton City last week Is ImPoUvinG SrTs cGn,
manding officer of the artillery subpost'
has returned from a trip to East St Louis,
Ill where he went last week as member
OF a board for the purchase of public AMI
mails During his absence the subpost was
cI pr FL A. Dowd. Chief instructor in horse
shoeinR in the training School Tor laIrleIs
and horseshoers lett TINS W fo a tTin 70
Salt Lake City and the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. Ct, -.u,or,,
left Thursday for Seneca, Kan. where they
will participate in the celebTaton OF Lhe
Fourth Of July Th9 SateryT the Is trp Is be
made by marching both ways total as
Second lieutenant George r. Allin, ar
tiilery corps, is acting as adjutant OF the
artillery subpost during the absence OF
accompanying the Twenty-nfth battery on
its march to Seneca, Kan s4o,s oa,aIrv
was detailed Wednesday as summary court
offcer OF the Second cavalry squadron.
Private Albert l., Whatley of the hosplt si
CORPS has reported for duty at this post
coming from Fort Omaha. ,,,-,-..,.
First Lieutenant w. p. Monet, Thirteenth
cavalry, is on sick report I,r,utor Ninth
cayiarv, now on leave In Washington ID.
c, is expected 70 return to duty at the
Permission has been granted by the COM
manding officer for married ofhGers 20 ac-
swimming pool on Tuesdays and Fridays
between 4 and O'Clock in the afternoon.
Captain w. G. Babcock, Thirteenth
cavalry, has completed his Typographical
survey of the Fort Riley military reserNa-
ton and has returned To duty In the post;
The FIVE enlisted men who were detailed
10 assist him i'm camp have been relieved,
and from now on CAPTAIN Babcock VIII be
busiIy engaged I'm working up his HELD
notes and making the drawings Tor the Dig
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bibiting the explosion Of fireworks within
the limits Of the post proper or within 100
yards Of any building on the reservation.
Captain T. Bentley Mott, artillery corps,
is spending leave Of absence for ten days
In Colorado. .-.
Ed Whitehalr. who has the large contract
for furnishing this post with hay during
the coming year, commenced cutting the
hay on the reservation near the river this
week.
dcrcd 10 meet next Monday 10 audit the &C;
counts Of the post treasurer The councll
consists Of Majors George II. Morgan,
Ninth cavalry; Eli d Hoyle, arullery
corps and Thomas J. Lewis Thirteenth
The Thirteenth cavalry squadron went
into camp al the national rifle range this
week where IL win remain unth July 10
by which time they hope TO complete their
seasons target practice.
Nominations that Failed.
WASHINGTON June DETERMINATIONS
made by the president which the senate
failed TO confirm include;