| Show THE CITY AM THE HILL A Sham Battle on the Skirmish Line THE CAR LINE TO lEE FORT General lilies Conversation With 1 Ghost DancerThe Law Regulating Discharges General News Notes I The post canteen now carries I stock of gents furnishing goods so now the soldier does not have to leave the garrison to have all his wants supplied Sixteenth infantry Lieutenant S M Hackney fantry has left for the east on a long leave Tho toys of the company to which tho lieutenant is assigned Sixteenth infantry in-fantry wish him a pleasant trip and safe return He is an excellent officer and withal a thorough gentleman On last tho command Friday evening a exercised in sham battle on skirmish line Twenty rounds of blank ammunition per man were fired Corporal Commerford of the quartermaster quarter-master stables informs me that ho has just seventeen mules under his charge at present pres-ent fiftyeight having gone to South Dakota Da-kota to be used as transportation The finishing touches on the grading and tracklaying of the electric line aro being made and I understand a platform and waiting wait-ing room will be erected at tho terminus between the chapel and adjutants office The road will be in runningorder by New Years day Charles Keenan late of company D Twentyfirst infantry and who was recently re-cently discharged by reason of expiration of term service is now in Salt Lake city A general court martial to try such cases as are too grevious to be handled by the summary court was Convened at this post on the 10th inst Lieutenant H D Jtyor of the Twentyfirst infantry is judgeadvocate of the court The duty of n judge advocate is to represent both the government and the party tried First Lieutenant Wright Sixteenth infantry in-fantry who loft some days ago in charge of the mules and wagons sent to the Pine Ridge agency has returned The law regarding discharges of men in their first enlistment as per act of Congress approved Juno 16 1S90 now stands good and refers only to those who desire a discharge dis-charge at expiration of three years and three months the three months to be spent on furlough or with his company as tho soldier may elect The order permitting the Durchaso of discharges and dischnrero of men of over ten years service is suspended during the threatened Indian trouble to be revived i found expedient or practicable The reason for such suspension of the order above referred to besides the expected collision with the redskins is that too many taking advantage of the clause are e cause to purchase pur-chase their freedom as are also too many veterans leaving the service Those who have been thus discharged compose some of the best material in the army and had the operation of the order been continued in force it Is not unlikely that at least one third of those in their first enlistment in the army would have taken advantage of it During the past week fatigue parties have boon clearing up the debris of old Recreation hal The charred remains of the old relic will soon be entirely removed A date new hall will be commenced at an early Company B Twentyfirst infantryis the big gun company of the post The boys have three galling guns and are now quito proficient in their use Woo unto the savage coming in range of this quickfiring deathdealing missle of modern warfare The weather is rather unpleasant cold winds continually piercing the thickest of clothing have kept close company with the men on guard during the past week I is now Flying Battery B Twenty first infantry My friend OBrien a namesake of the most famous of Irish patriots and by the way an exceedingly close student of Irish affairs is somewhat indisposed and consequently conse-quently has been an inmate of the post I hospital I See Fritz and have your name on his list for a copy of the mammoth Christmas issue The price will twentyfive cents and will be delivered to all whose names are down for I copy The paper on Christmas Christ-mas day will be a memorable edition and will bo served to the regular daily suscribers without additional cost Subscribe boys and help swell our big list Remember the price the daily is lper month or the Sunday Sun-day issue 5250 per year Commence tho now year as subscriber Thirty boxes of Undo Sams antiIndian pills were shipped on the 12th instant from Fort Douglas to Fort Niobrara Each box contained 1000 rUe bal cartridges calibre 45 each of which is worrantcd to make a good Indian of the most incorrigible ghost dancer i taken internally through the medium me-dium of a Springfield rile From The Hank and File for December a monthly paper devoted to the interests of the enlisted men of the army and published at Washington D C I clip the following interesting item General Miles is not given to soft speeches when in conversation conversa-tion with aomihostlle Indiana and testi mony to this effect is produced by an army officer who has just returned from the seat of trouble in the Sioux nation When the general visited the Cheyenne a few days ago he had a lengthy conversation with a number of the more prominent i chief and headmen The de skins wanted to find out the white mans programme and asked Miles what Washington proposed doing i there should bo an outbreak when the Messiah made his appearance The great father will send soldiers replied tho general Heap soldiers i was the aboriginal abor-iginal inquiry Yes heap soldiers said tho general l more soldiers than any of you ever saw and when thoy come Ill whale hell out of you The best recommendation made by Commissary Com-missary General DuBarry in his annual report Is that Congress be urged to provide pro-vide for the enlistment of 1 cook set each troop battery and company and to each general depot recruits and of a baker to each post Sincerely trust Congress will act speedily on this recommendation The definition of tho word canteen is not that of a bar room or gin mill but a I store and tavern attached tD a barracks I is so defined by one of the best authorities author-ities itiesOne One of our young warriors in explaining the uses of heavy guns advised a comrade to keep aloof from solid shot for fear of an untimely explosion and premature death The officers quarters or rather the porches in front of buildings are being thoroughly overhauled whilst tho fences and all the exterior wood work are being painted A sketch of Fort Douglas from its establishment es-tablishment in 1S62 to the present time will appear in Tun HERALD before the old year is gone Subscribe for Tun SUNDAY HKRALD have the paper sent your friends in the cast Terms 0250 per year Watch out for the mammoth Christmas edition Order the Christmas issue of Fritz without delay I was told the other day by ono of his company that First Lieutenant Kcrnan Twentyfirst infantry now on detached service as instructor at the military academy at West Point has volunteered to serve in the field with his company H iu the event this garrison takes the field against the hostile Sioux Lieutenant Kornan holds a very high place in the estimation of his company and the boys of H would bo proud to have their lieutenant with them OPEN AIH coNceRT Prof Feussell bOast leader of the Sixteenth Six-teenth infantry band has arranged the subjoined sub-joined programme for the open air concert to begin at 440 oclocit sharp this afternoon after-noon These musical treats are free to all and to that end a cordial invitation is extended ex-tended to bo present 1 March Triumphal Brooks Overture Elysium VilHers 3cravotto Little FlattererEllenberg 4Wald Tout Paris Waldtenfel Fantasia Lcsup Choral FKITZ |
