Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-14
FINE WEATHER AT CAMP.
Speculation as to the Probable Successor
 of General Haven.

of General Haven.
 CANT BRADLEY. Mantle. Aug 1.-The weather to-day is the best since the en- campment began. The suns rays are tempered by a refreshing breeze from the sound and the soldier boys who ire com- pelled several hours in the morning and af- ternoon on the barren camp grounds are happy. This morning was devoted to battalion movements and company drills. In the afternoon the siege guns were worked by the entire battery. The signal corps was given several hours practice this morning in rough country riding and got taste of what would be expected of them woods over fences and hedges but made very good time and went throgh the drill in satisfactory manner. Arrangements have been made to send a message from the camp grounds to New London to- morrow. Three ways of sending the message will be tried. by relay bicycle. the heliograph and by flags.
 This is beyond doubt Brig ldier- General Haven's last encampment. If republi- can governor is elected this fall he will stand a good chance of being appointed assi stant adjutant general. place with fair salary, and there is no doubt but that the appointment would be very acceptable to him. Looking back over his military administration, military men are of the opinion that it was conservative rather than brilliant and dashing. His successor, | of course, will be one of the colnels in the brigade Colonel Doherty. of the Second. is the senior, but he has authorized the publication of the statement that he will resign soon after the camp. The next in rank is Colonel Russell Frost, of tha Fourth. Colonel Frost is South Nor walk lawyer and banker, and is a graduate of Yale college, like Lieutenant Colonel l.. E. Burpee, Major A. NJ. Dickinson of the Second, Captain Francis G. Beach, of General Haven's staff. and several other officers. He entered the fourth from civil life as lieutenant of Co D, South Norwslk, was..almost immediately appointed captain, and became colonel on the retirement of Colonel Skinner, of Winsted, January s, 1892. Colonel Charles L. Burdett, of the First, Hartford, ranks next, with date oi June. Is. 1892. Col Augustus c. Tyler, of the Third. New London. ranks fourth the date of his commission being June 21. 1892. He Is West Pointer, and retired from the army after five years service, as second lieutenant of the Fourth United States cavalry, July l. 1888.
 It must be acknowledged that there is one particular in which the last two camps suffer by comparison with their predeces. sors, and that is the matter of quiet aftei | taps. The old spirit or turbulence, wnlc1 it was thought had been so effectu ally quelled under Brigadier- General Wat son. is cropping out again in a way whicl augurs serious evil for the National GuarC unless the brigade headquarters take step in the matter at once. An officer ex pressed the opinion this morning that tn kind of men desired in rank and file vii not enlist if a few brawlers can be allowed to dominate twenty y-five hundred men an' continue to disturb them without beinl "called down."
 Colonel Doherty is acting brigade office o-day. in the absence of General Bradley Lieutenant Colonel Burpee is field office of the day. Major Callahan is in com mand of the Second regiment.
 Sergeant Sutcliff of the Seconds sigma corps. who was reduced to the ranks, ha appealed the case. It will probably b tried before the end of the week.
 The attendance to-day is as follows: | ,.1