The morning news., 1892-02-08
THE TALK OF The TROOPS.

Lieut.. Sstterlee's Report Awaited
With Interest-The Encampment.
Discussion Of last weeks inspections by
Lieut.. Satterlee still proves interesting to
military men. 1t is universally acknowl-
edged that the Cadets passed the best in-
spect.on Of any company in the city or
state. The second place among the Savan-
nah companies is COMMANDED for by the
Irish Jasper Greens and Company A Of the
GUARDS.
The latter company seems to be in the
majority in this discussion. In fact its
members claim that Lieut.. Satterlee stated
that Company A ranked next to the Cadets
not only In the city, but in the state as we'll.
Capt William son did some hard work in
bringing his company up to such state CT
discipline. Their showing was a surprise 20
their friends in Company b, who have
claimed the lead in the battalion for some
time.
The Georgia Hnssars will probably come
in for third place and this would place the
Greens fourth among the city companies,
Company B Of the Guards, the Republican
Blues, the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, the
German Volunteers, Company c Of the
Guards and the Chatham Artillery will
probably rank in the order named.
Lieut.. Satterlee's report upon his inspec-
tion OF the state troops will be awaited with
interest in Savannah.
Lieut. Satterlee arrived in the city YES
terday from Darien. He will remain in
the city to-day to attend the banquet OF the
Georgia Society Of the Sons OF the Revo-
luton, of which he is a member. This will
be his first day off duty In month.
Atlanta, as usual is stirred up over mill
tary matters just now the military ap-
IN Hh d. ahA H IL
Rifles are mad because they can't get rid of
their officers who resigned in body at the
request OF the company, but it appears un-
likely that their designations will be ao-
cepted.
The Governors Horse Guard are sore
because the military advisory board sat
down on their patition TO allow the COM
pany to withdraw from the Fourth bat
TALON and constitute an independent COM
maud, on the grounds that they were or
ganized as special escort to the governor
OF the state upon all public occasions, and
so were entitled TO some distinction Also
that the companies of the Fourth battalion
were too widely scattered 20 meet as a bat
talon, one being In Atlanta, one in Aus
gusta, one In LaGrange and one in Harris
county.
The board did n OF consider the first COM
plaint as Of any weight, aud as to the Sec
ond. 1t is against the policy of the board to
allow any company 60 remain without
being connected with some battalion or
regimental organization. Very few, If any,
OF the companies Of any class remain uncon-
nected with some battalion or regiment
The Chickamauga companyls making a
KICK because II seems there is no chance of
its bid being accepted for the permanent
encampment site. The company may en-
join the advisory board from removing the
wooden buildings at Chickamauga to what
ever site may be selected by the board on the
ground that the contract with the Chicka-
magua company last year was not carried
out, as not all the troops were sent into camp
there, one regiment, the Fifth cavalry. go-
ing into camp at Savannah and others not
going into camp at all on account of the
giving out of the appropriation. The value
OF the buildings Is stated at 50, 900, but this
is an overestimate doubtless, as they are
mostly stables aud bath houses and are val
liable only for the lumber in them. The
value OF the buildings to the
advisory board is probably less than half
torn down and transported to the new site
and re-erected there. Col. Garrard says
that the board anticipates no trouble with
the Chicakmauga company.
1t is pretty well settled that the perma-
nent encampment will go either to the Grif-
fin or Warm Springs. Both places have
made generous offers and both are splen-
didly situated for an encampment. High
open grounds surrounded by woods
and hills with splendid water aud other
facilities are offered by both places Grif-
fin offers to furnish electric
lights and Warm Springs offers a
big bath house for the troops with water
from the celebrated springs. Warm Springs
is said to be the most beautiful location.
and makes the most generous offer while
Griffin has the advantage Of greater accessi-
bility, being on the main line Of the
Central railroad between Macon and AT
lanta. Warm Springs is only a few miles
away on tle Georgia Midland railroad.
Both places can be reached in few hours
from any part Of the state by the Central
railroad, the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama, the Georgia Midland and the
Atlanta and Florida railroads and their
connecting lines. Either place would be
highly satisfactory to the Savannah troops.