The morning call., 1892-07-11
STATE MILITARY.
A Little Row Over Camp Satisfac.
tOrily Arranged.
An Innovation in neutrality-suspicious. Held
and Ordered Cashiering Of an Illinois
Captair-The Cry of Wolf"

week, because II had been assigned 10 INC
third provisional brigade at Camp Columbus
under General Miller of the San Joaquin
Valley brigade with the Sixth Infantry.
The Second Artillery had also kick, be-
cause Its light battery was detached from II
and placed under the immediate orders OF
the division commander. These and other
considerations in connection with the ar
Tsngements for the division encampment
next month, have served to impress Major
General DimOnd with the force OF the OBJ
servation that uneasy lies the head that
wears a crown"
Colonel Macdonald's objections as regards
| the light battery were easily overcome. and
therefore for the camp it will continue with
the cavalry detached from the brigade. The
objections of the Fifth were deep rooted.
and so earnestly urged that the proposition
was made that General Dimond change his
programme and assignments, and that In
stead of division encsmpment OF three
brgadeS as ordered, it be one OF two
brigades, with the Second kept intact, and
the two bTigades so camped as To leave the
| parade ground between them, the SECONDS
camp pitched on the further and upper sloe
of the field, which the First Infantry had IN
the past pTe-empted for its drill ground.
General Dimond being a man OF peace
and harmony at whatever cost settled the
| little difficulty and so the camp VIII Oe Iald
| out as originally planned, except that the
| Fifth Infantry will be camped with and on
! the left OF the Second Brigade and Tor the
brigade formations only will parade with
| the third provisional brigade. Division
| headquarters will be located on the other
side OF the field, where the provost guard
was In 1890. There Is also movement on
| foot to send the troops. if possible, on the
| afternoon of the 9th that they may arrive
in, e. lttf ko aKyar
| this may be, certain that Colo mel SulllYan's
arrangements are all to that end.
COmmisSary Gray OF that reg lment is hard
at work and is maturing a little scheme.
which will make the boys of the First the
envy OF all at camp. This Is an ambitious
undertaking, which has for an object the
serving of hot dishes at meals and the keep
! lDg Of hot yictuals placed on the mess
tables. General DimOnd is being assisted
materially in various matters by Captain
! Barry. u. :. A, and the latter's courtesy
and personal interest in this respect are In
noticeable contrast with the pompous pre-
tensions of his predecessor in the detail of
Inspector OF the \. G. {.
oUTRAGEOUsLY STUFFED.
Some one stuffed some body outrageOusly
on the subject OF the Light Battery and
''the inventive brain" of Captain Roster.
| for whom The CALL has the highest re-
| sDect. 1t was given out in "A morning paper
that the battery would turn out on the
Fourth with go men," The battery has no
such mem bership, and, In fact, paTaded
some 30 men. But il was TO have introduced
an innovation in military paradlnE," and
"tbe new idea. owing its origin" TO the
aforesaid inventive brain, having become
generally known had excited considerable
talk" The innovation. the new idea ana
the new scheme, which had "neyer been
heard Of before in the National Guard"
wherefore the order was predicted ITO eX-
cite, wide comment among both priyates
and fheeTs," was that all nOn-c0mmis-
stoned officers shall parade mounted"
Alas for the inventive brain" sergeants
Of light batteries have always been mounted,
and the new idea is not such very original
one here, considering that the new drill
regulations require the cOTporals to be
mounted. But il is little too much To ac-
/ cept without some mental reservation that
the officers Of the company predict that its
example viii be followed by other cOmpa-
MES. and that in future military parades
there Will be more mounted men. aud con-
sequently more variety and show" Imagine
for one moment the spectacle Of infantry
companies and heavy artillery, serving as
infantry, parading with cOmmiss Toned
officers and privateS on foot and sergeants
and coTpOralS on horse. Perish the thought
Captain Adolph Huber, detailed from the
retired list for duty as commissary of the
Second Artillery, acted in that capacity for
the regiment in 1886. How many rememb Der
trlpe for breakfast, tripe for dinner and
tripe for supper at Camp StOneman?
AT the election on Thursday evening,
Major DOdd presiding. Second Lieutenant
kinsman was chosen first and Quarter
master-Sergeant Miller second lieutenant
OF +.
An election will be held on the evening
of the Goth tor captain Of Il. vice Waters,
promoted major. Major Ierrill will occupy
the chair.
Colonel Macdonald has been ordered to
preside at the board OF examination Of Lieu
tenant-CommandeT GOodall of the Naval
Battalion.
The regmental staff is full again, the last
vacancy having been filled with the ap-
pointment of Henry Parsons as pawn aster
The Second will be drilled as a regi ment
of two battalions this evening on Van Ness
avenue.
j. l.. Hess and S. b. Welch have re-en-
listed as honorary members of K.
SIC sEMPER TYRANNIs.
Oaly few weeks ago the telegraph male
much Of little affair between Captain W.
L. HaTdenb brook Of Chicago and The en-
listed men OF his company Of the Second
Regiment. Illinois Guard, but never word
since concerning the outcome and close Of
this quite prominent case in military trials,
| though throughout the country guardsmen
had watched for the probable result with
! no small degree Of interest The findings
! Of the cOurt-martial have been approved 10y
| the Governor. aud these were TO find the
| captain guilty Of disUbedience Of orders. of
| man and Of improperly retaining a sum of
| money received by him in connection with
| his position as an officer, and 10 sentence
Nun TO be dlshOnOrably dismissed from the
military service Of the State Of Illinois.
IL Will be remembered that Harden brook
| Jumped into unpleasant notoriety by re-
! tusing 10 allow private soldiers In his COM
| mand 70 dance with the young ladies they
| had escorted 10 a reception rendered Gen
| eral Nelson A. Miles and his staff and the
n 10 ffpr Cfuff rta1u Q
| Chicago and Fort Sheridan, although the
| private soldiers and nOu-cOmms sioned Off
| GERS had subscribed literally TO cover The
| expenses OF the entertainment The teel-
ing brought out by this conduct insligated
| number OF the aggrleved TO an investiga-
| ton into Captain Hardenbrook' conduct in
| regard to other matters.
Ii was proved that he addressed letters TO
| various business men Of Chicago inelosing
| tickets TO an entertainment TO be given for
! the purpose Of raising funds with which TO
| purchase stand OF colOrs for the regiment
| destroyed by fire at the southside arm0Ty.
| Those TO whom the letters were addressed
were requested to purchase the tickets. 1t
was also proved that the money raised was
| not intended TO be used 10 buy colOrs.
There were two charges and several spsci-
! hcailons IN each; on some OF these he was
adjudged not guilty. on others gdilty. He
| was. however, found guilty OF disObedience
| of orders in soliciting funds after having
| been ordered to discontinue doing so by his
| colonel, OF making false represen tatiOns
and oil Improperly retaining money thus
| obtained.
SAYING SOMETHING NICE.
Some one wanted to say something nice
| of Captain Woodruff, and in reporting the
parade on the Fourth said: 1.-THE militia
men marched braveiy, but of course could
| not equal the regulars. OF all of them Com
| pany Z Of the Second, under Captain Wood
ruff. alone came near it," Inssmuch as the
| captain is not and never was in the Second,
| the compliment must have been as much
! appreciated as was that by the officer who
was gazetted for bravery, but whose name