Show 1CDEllM fROM GfN E OTIS LIEUT SEAMA1ii OF THE UTAE ARTILLEJ1Y DOING WELL i Private Petersnns Condition Is Good Private Thoreson Returns to DutyNews at Fort Douglas Yestetda afternoon Governor Wells received a message from Senator Raw has relative to the condition of the Utah boys wounded in the Manila en gag ment The message read Governor Heber M Wells Cablegram just reeehed from General Otis states Lieutenant Seaman Utah artillery flesh wound right leg doing well Corporal Andrew Peterson B Utah artillery wounded right thigh doing well James Thoreson Fourth cavalry well and doing duty 3 L RAWLINS Fort Douglas Notes The garrison was startled at midnight Sunday night by a telephone message ito I i-to the officer of the day Lieutenant H B Wilson that the morning papers would contain orders that would disturb dis-turb the peace and quietude of the regiment regi-ment The guards lost no time In communicating com-municating this news to their comrades com-rades in the companIes 50 that when reveille was sounded every soldier was ready tQ answer here and commence speculating on the companies to be selected se-lected for Honolulu More than one company comtnnnder has indicated his desire for duty in Honolulu Vancouver Harrison and Spokane are considered excellent stations Assluabolne while an excellent post is a little chilly in wInter The regiment has been expecting expect-ing that a part of it would be called upon to do duty in a cold climate from the fact that when a requisition was made upon the Q M D for rain coats buffalo overcoats were sent Eight companies com-panies of the regiment remain in the United States with three companies and headquarters at Fort Douglas Yet it Is reported that General Shafter wants two companies and the headquarters at the Presidio of San FrancIsco If custom cus-tom is fonowed the Company command ers wilt select their stations according to rank The inevitable has been expected ex-pected and since It has come the regiment regi-ment is congratulating Itself for the statIons given it The Iecruiting officer at Columbus barracks sent out fourteen recruits who arrived in the post Friday They were assigned to companies D and G The following men have been detailed on special duty Private John A Harmon Har-mon company H as school teacher Private David H Kenoly company Das D-as cleric in the commissary and Thomas E Green as clerIc in the adjutants office of-fice Captain W H W James has been granted an extension of one month to his leave Order Affecting the Twentyfourth Washington March 4It has been decided at the war department not to send the one field officer and four companies com-panies of the Twent3fourth infantry at Forts Douglas and Russell to hone hula for the present as proposed in yesterdays orders The probability is that soinv other troops not yet selected will be sent to the island I |