Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
MILITIA IN MEXICO.
THE CITY bNERKUN WITH
BRAVE SOLDIER BOYS,
The Blue Coats in Good Form
and Fully Equipped For
Field Service.
The Summer Camp of instruction Ut the
Fair Grounds The Adjutant Gen
eral in Camp - Governor
and Staff Officers Will
Arrive Tomorrow.
From Wednesdays Daily

the encampment. Major G. D.
Comfort is in command. The soldiers
marched direct from the depot to
the Fair Grounds, where they put
up their tents, over two hundred in
number, preparatory to going into
camp. The "boys'' are in a hap
Ply mood, anu everything Is NOV
ing along nicely and they all an.
ticipate a fine time while in our
city. Between seventy five and
one hundred norestroops will ar
rive some time today or tonight,
swelling the list to over 300 and
forming one half a regiment. There
will be a dress parade at the
grounds this afternoon at sun
down. Outside of this nothing of
interest took place to-day. On
tomorrow morning quite early the
booming of cannon and the music
of fife and drum will announce the
departure of the troops from the
Fair Grounds on their way to the
city, to give a grand military pa
rade through the principal streets.
A visit to the Fair Grounds to-day
made the reporter fairly believe he
had struck quarters at Valley
Forge, Camp Jackson or Fort Dom
alison, and to view the shiny sabres
of the gallant boys and the lines
oil caunUn and stacks OF musketrv,
with great heaps of ammunition, al
most made us q AXE with fright.
The whole grounds are covered
with tents and crowds of people
eager to catch a glimpse of any
thing that might happen. A glance
around showed to us that nothing
of this character can occur without
the usual number of side shows,
fakirs, DC. The encampment is
well supplied with them all, and
you can find anything from the
SMALLEST DWARF to the ''biggest
lion-tamer" in the land if you
will only make the required de-
post. By morning the grounds
will have the appearance of the
regulation army camp and every
thing will be in perfect military
order. Sentinels will be stationed
throughout the camp and the
countersign must be advanced be-
fore any soldier can pass a guard.
A majority of the troops are young
men, but are said to be pretty well
up In military tactics. Some mid
die aged men are among the num-
Der, but they are few. A fine mill
tary band occasionally plays a
popular air and at intervals this
morning a cannon shot was heard.
The company commanders are
as follows: Co. A, Capt. j. II.
Calender; Co. B, Capt. Fred Bieh-
ring; Co. c, Capt. Walter Mem.
tire; Co. L, Capt. E A. Warren;
Go. F, Lieut.. R, E. Lee; Co. &,
Capt. G. A Sinclair; Co. III, Capt.
Taylor Stith; Battery A, Lieut.,
Hunt P. Wilson,; First Regimen,
Band, Sergt. Digger. A great
many people visited the grounds
to-day and all kinds of conveyance
are running to accommodate thu
public. Tomorrow will be an in
teresting day at the camp but Fri
day will cap the climax" Or
this day the great sham battle will
occur.
A lot of tents and military &c
coutrements arrived to-day from
Kansas City and it is thought
company or two will be down from
there tonight. Several detack
meats of U. S. Regulars will ar
rive from Fort Leavenworth il
time for the ''battle," and 1t is ex
! pected these old timers will d.
some "deadly execution" in tn
fight and it is probable that a hos
, pital for the st. Louis kids will
have to be improvised.
Ad jutant-G General Wickham al
rived to-day from the State capita
and the Governor and balace Of tn
executive staff will be in to-moI
row.
The most important day OF tn
encampment will be Friday, tn
day of the sham battle, when Gov
Francis and staff will visit tn
camp for an official inspection, TO
lowed by a grand dress parade an
review in the afternoon and = mil
i tary ball at night. On Sunday RI
iigious services will be held, an
the band will render selections
: sacred music. The regiment wi
e return to St. Louis on Sunda
night.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. A.
Headquarters First Regiment II
a fantry, N. G. of Mo-, Mexico, Jul
fi9.-First. The following hours {
!. service and calls are hereby estat
!. lished for this command while
camp'
Reyielle, $50 a. m.
Breakfast, 600 a. N.
. Sick call, $50 q. M.
y First sergeant call, 700 q. m.
Il Drills, 7:15 a. m.
Il Dinner, IL m.
Guard mount, 500 p. IN.
y: Supper, 500 p. m.
p Dress parade, 6:45 p. m.