The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-08

war hore already. No ball cartridges have
been Issued but Gen. Porter has sent forth this
order as a challenge:
ORDERS No. aThe sale OF all sprtuous liquors, wine
ale, or beer In this camp has been forbidden by the
Commhnderin. Chief since the establishment OF the
camp
A place for the tsale OF these articles having been
opened this season upon the state grounds 1t ia
due to the sentiment OF tho people Of this State who
support tho National Guard and obedience to tho or
ders OF the Commandern.C Chief requires that officers
| and enlisted men abstain from taking advantage or
the situations and without rejecting upon their soldier
ly spirit and obedience IL ordered that while on duty
at the camp officers and enlisted men will not approach
| the place referreito.
This order will be read to each company and posted
upon its bulletin board
The trouble Is about id-mannered man
named William Dunphy. a saloon keeper Of
Peeksklll. who has built temple devoted to
Mammon and Gambrinus just beside the Y. N.
| c. A. tent In the apple orchard north Of the
| camp ground. Nobody seems to have any OBJ
| jections to Dunphy personally His place looks
respectable. 1t Is well known that the Ninth
Regiment, which has 500 men here, was at odds
| with headquarters FOR some years back. That
feeling was conquered by the admiration for
the regiment expressed after the tour Of duty
| which 1t did lin camp last summer. The new
spirit OF loyalty to Adjt-Gen. Porter. which the
DEhlScS Vi idbL edL cukouuoEcu IoSultou III u
| meeting OF the officers. which directed Adjt
Dechart and Commissary Clements TO draw UP
resolutions expressing the sentiments Of the
| officers upon tho subject Of Illicit drinking.
| That meeting adjourned to meet In the Com
missary's tent tonight These are the reso-
lutions:
At meeting Of the Board of ofncers of the Ninth
Regiment N g. N. Y, held this eth day OF July. 1891
It unanimously resolved that tho sense Of the
Hoard tho eRthbBhmont of DlAoe tho
Of spirtuous Quorh wines ale or beer In the vicinity
OF the Camp of Instruction should be and is deprecated
10 t the ss"1imsn. Of The peopo IBIS STATE
s @ s 70 he otS. s SSs
msmdtr In CHER and the views and desires OF the OIL
SesTsd SR of tho
the arrogant AMI ded.nt spirit which has induced the
tAbsmen OF the place Tor the sale of LIQUORS amoat
Wiz Wiz emphss1s shsT dsapPTovai q The By
Instruction, issued this day.
Dunphy himself was somewhat surprised at
the active opposition which his bar aroused.
trouble with the officials OF the state. and no
proposes. he also says. to keep, perfectly
ut least this is the reason he Rives-he has
built a handsome fence OF Georgia pine to shut
of all view OF the soldiers who lmbibe at the
three open sides OF his paGoda.
Once upon time there was section OF
law which gave the Commandant OF military
post in this State jurisdiction over all the ter
ritory COMPRISED within radius OF one mile
from the post, but somehow this section was
flied. Gen. Porter ran across this snaR when he
first took command. Then, as now. there was a
ons and soft drinks. and Gen. Porter ordered
the owner to get out. The man consulted
eees to en Porter and ali the rest Of the
He kept right on selling antidotes for Jamaica
ginger and cholera medicine. and last year
right opposite the lower guard house at the
boat landing. Porter himself told the .s:ory, Of
the strains, OF q cracked accordion, when he
made H, his advent into the camp with Hail to
The camp grows more military every year.
This year even the newspaper mon are re-
CURED In SPECIAL order to bring Credentials
military rules Another innovation is the re-
Quiripg that, oil the, calls for duty shah be
the Held musicians OF the guard alone, With
such q drum corps as that OF the ,Ninth--the
MIGHT DHsi be a s f The drum corps Rade
bad break" tonight. however. Ono man an-
sEoss o he G6 wall
this In other respects the Ninth has already
earned fndn as b tnsy dd b a pS
Of perfection which Inspector General Barber
REQUIRES 1t to be. they succeeded in q, single
cut and d's streeis trmmed that col McGrath
the inspector, said to-day It was the best sec:
hold a candle to it. Even Major Jackson Of
the regular army. who is here TO observe
hadn't Il WORD 10 say against IT,
Tho fun OF the camp Is found In watching
Tide Is Well rs 10 eSI5Te I9t q livery Stsods;
millionaires are also learning how it feels to be
stableman One ,, part n,to Of this duty they
but the other part, the care OF the horses. Is
hard enough for them. After supper tonight
meadows between the camp and Roa Hook to
water The horses we're willing enough. In
pipkaI linz hnpk Of the hall CamD in the
sunshine that thoy wanted moro than d ink.
One OF them rushed into the brook and rolled.
tho fun began. lie changed his clothes after
he got back 70 camp.
here yesterday. went away Just too soon TO
earn his money. There was a pretty little
looking for alost pocketbook. She dropped 1t.
she said. IN boat as she came over There
Ee aed aso UTS
cigar house there: II she finds either OF them
tonight she is going to make a scene:
There lie areport aioat tonight that Dnnphy
and Gen. Porter have, come to an understand
inG-,that the saloon is 70 be put under a sort
believe this is true. because Gen. Porter is
known 70 have been IN favor for several years
have been established in the army with good
results and they return handsome profits TO
The companeS in the army which oEh them;
this rumor however, That Is that Gen. Porter
nuke good guard house: and there Is an
other rumOr atoat. that no Inns offered
large reward out OF his private
box and all to the bluff beside the
barber shop. That the ice box would be valua-
BILE in subduinE refractory soldiers was proven
last night. Cnpt. Marks OF Company was the
officer ~ the day yesterday. He got word that
n lot OF men were enjoying tho rural retreats
beside the old rain in Annsyille, and he p9sted
over with u nle OF men, He examined tho
premises with care and didn't find any one IN;
his mon pulled two soldiers When the prison
crs teeth stopped chatterinG enough for them
TO speak ono OF them stammered:
Thank God; lfyou hadn't got US out Just
thcn wo would have boon iccles now"
A member OF Troop A had narrow escape
this morning. The whole troop were Ralloping
across the upper parade ground In II wild
charge. Yelling like Comanchee. when a fiery
livery stesd that missed the excitement OF ele-
yatel roads and milk wagons: concluded TO
buck. Harry II. Butler was on his back at the
start. aud he might have STAYED there II tho
girths hnd held Int they didn't The saddle
got more ana moro Rwiy, and LnHly when 1t
Slipped around Just under the horses belly.
Butler took n spin into tho air. lie came down
again. but he isn't feeling we'll