The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-30
The BIC DRILL.
$4,000 Soldiers in the Ma
tional Encampment to-day
at Philadelphia.
who They are, where They
Come From and what They
Expect To Do.
Houston Light Guards Have
a big Contract ON Hand 10
win First Prize.
England aud Germany About 20
Form an Alliance, and Rus
STA is Excited.
the NATIONAL nNoA urmESr.


30, 900 Troops In Line To- iay .-Those
Already Arrived.
Philadelphia, Penn, June 90
Among the military organizations
that arrived at the National encamp-
ment in Paramount Park to-day were:
Five companies of the Kentucky
State Guards and battery from
Louisville, First regiment Ohio Ma
tional Guards, Il company OF the First
regiment of Missouri, the Busch Zou-
szes OF st. Louis, a company of the
Eighth Ohio regiment and the Woos-
ter University battalion.
Three Thousand troops had taken up
quarters in the Nat onal Military En-
campment by eight o'clock tonight.
From an early hour this morning
companies and regiments had been
| arriving from the south and west.
The scene in and around the camp is a
busy one. The men have been work
ing hard getting things in shape for
the formal opening tomorrow, when
all the participants will be
placed under strict military disciple
by Major-General W. II. Slocum,
who will then assume entire command
of the camp, More regiments from
the south and west are expected to-
night.
Ex-Gov. Underwood. Kentucky, the
protector of the affair, saws that with
in the next twenty-four hours there
will be 10000 men In the camp.
Though many of the regiments have
long distances TO cover to participate
in the affair, there will not be single
company present to represent either
Philadelphia or Pennsylvania. For
some unaccountable reason the mill.
tary authorities of Philadelphia have
not taken warmly to the enterprise
| since its inception, although Ex-Gov.
Underwood has striven hard to get
them to do so. One of the companies
attached TO the battalion states the
Fenciblcs, feeling DESTROYS of entering
the competitive drill, requested Gov.
Pattison's permission to do so, but the
governor refused to grant the desired
permission, and the company regret
fully withdrew.
The First Ohio regiment (Col.
Moorc) arrived upon the scene about
10 o'clock this morning, and took up
their position close to the Second
Ohio regiment, which pitched its
tents yesterday.
The indianapolis Light Infantry,
numbering 80 men Capt. James II.
Rose) arrived this morning, AMI
was quartered between the two
Ohio Regiments. This company i'm
mediately started in drilling, as il ex-
poets to carry oil some one of the big
prizes that will be offered in the com.
petitive drills. The company has
made preparations for the reception
of Gov. Gray, of Indiana, who is ex
pected to put in an appearance by
Friday. The governor will be &c
companied by his staff and an escor
of 200 men from Richmond, Indiana
Gov. Hoadley, o: Ohio, is also ex
pected to arrive within few days.
The two Ohio regiments have owe
600 men in the field.
Kentucky sent 225 men into cam
: to-day. They are divided as follow
Kentucky State Guards, company A
Capt. Ernest McPherson); compan
A.. Third regiment Capt. IL p, Pot
teri; Company b., Third regimen
Capt Ford); company r., Capt. Gun
ningham.)