The Washington times., 1895-06-18

GudFo. came up on GOQDle Time. lie quickly
formed a bucket brigade and amid cheers
from the~colored cooks the flames were
subdued.
The Medical Department made use of
the homing pigeons, yesterday. AT the
hospital medicine was needed in hurry,
Dr. MunSOn made out the long list of drugs
and sent it up. The drugs came down on
the boat all right
The Third battalion boys were enjoying
themselves yesterday tossing up all the
unwary ones they could catch on blanket.
Ink" one of the colored walters, started
the fuu by telling some of the boys that
he intended to cut them short at supper
time.
That settled it a rush was made for a
blanket and soon Ink was travelling sky
ward.
BLANKET TOSSING.
Their success in this-.z .etted their appe-
tites and they started on a raid Nearly
every colored waiter was tossed Some of
the MortoIls thought it was not done scien-
tifically and started out TO set an example
But victims We're hard to find
Just then a squad of six men, who had
been out bunting cherries, came marching
down the road. A rush was made and five
of them captured and tossed.
The sixth, a sergeant, had a club and
kept the Mortons off for a while, but he
was surrounded, OVerpOWereQ and well
shaken up before he was released.
The Fifth Battalion held the first court
martial of tue camp. Capt. Guy Z. Jen-
kins was the court and Private Day, of
Company ID, was the prisoner DISC
bedience Of orders was charged.
There was no difficulty in proving it,
and the sentence of the court was that the
prisoner should be confne dat hard labor
for three days He is having no easy time
Of Of no ha hoo
ice and doing police duty, and be must
keep II up Til Wednesday evening.
Private William NJ. Polk, of the Sixth
Battalion, Jared a little better He was
out on parole. His mother came down to
camp To visit him, and Major Bartlett was
too tender hearted to resist the entreaty
that he be Set free while his mother was
in camp.
Lieut.. Chisholm was held responsible
for his safe. return to the guardhouse. 1t
just happened that all the captains of the
Sixth were in the city, and it is probable
a court viii be appointed to-day to try
him.
The Third Separate Company, the
Veteran Corps, are having load of fun out
of their chief cook. They painted piece
Of pine the other day until it looked like
snake and then enjoyed the fun of seeing
the cook try to beat it TO death in his
tent
Yesterday a young snake wss put in a
cigar box and the box put in his tent.
The OLD darkey Dress d God for the dead
snake" and 'bress'd God for the live'
but he would ''bress God more" when he
got to the Seventh street wharf again.
A SIGNAL TOWER
The Engineer Corps has nearly finished
its signal tower. The only work TO be
done is the building of the upper plat
form. The tower stands forty-three feet
high. Major Thompson and detail were
at work on it before reyeille.
1t was afteTward learned that it was
So cold none OF them could sleep, and they
were driven TO become early risers. Work
on the fort viii begin to-day. A number
OF the men are gathering together a fine
selection Of fossils. They find them in
the soft ground behind the camp.
Platoon drill was the order of the day.
To-day il is probable that each regiment
may be consolidated and drilled in two
platOons The officers Grill VIII be varied
to-day. Major Harries will ease up little.
The guard MOUNT yesterday morning was
perfect, and the officers were told so.
The main guard was Company b, First Bat
talon. Capt. Charles NJ. Shreve was Of
ficer of the day and Second Lieut. How
ard Bell, Company d, officer OF the guard.
In the First Regiment, Capt. Mat
tinsly, Company B, Third Battalion, was
officer of the day aud Lieut.. Carl, Com
pany c, First Battalion, officer of the
guard. In the Second Regiment Capt.
Jack Walsh, Company B, was officer of
the guard. The First Separate Battalion
had as officer fthe day Lieut.. Ed Webster,
Company A, and officer of the guard,
Second Lieut.. F. L. Dodsou.
A lieutenant in the Fifth Battalion
enforced discipline in Company b in an
amusing way yesterday. One of the enlisted
men asked his officer for a match, and
after lighting his cigar threw the burnt
part on the ground.
In a minute detail of four men was
present, a piece of twine was tied to the
remnant of the match and it was labor
iouSly dragged to the color line. The en-
listed man stood at attention all the
while and watched the proceedings.
Major Campbell, Fourth Battalion, con-
fined his officers and men to their camp
all day and evening. When the battalion
was formed preparatory to dress parade
a special order was read. 1t was the
finding III the cases Of a number of men
were absent from the annual muster aud
inspection.
In some cases the men were excused,
but In others they were severely repri-
manded. Major Campbell added that he
was sorry the law did not permit him
to line the men.
TENT ROPES CUT.
The Second Regiment camp was alarmed
about o'clock yesterday morning by
most vigorous cries of "SergeSnt of the
GuardI" Corporal of the Guardr' Pri-
Yates of the Guardr' Anybody, help,
helprr
Officers rushed out in abbreviated cos
tunes and found Private Corbett, of
Company B, buried under his tent. Some
one had cut the ropes. The men all en-
joyed the scene, but the culprit has not
been discovered. Private Corbett is un-
lucky.
The first day in camp was marked by
a free-for-all fight at the straw pile. 1t
has been kept very quiet Private Cor
bett tried to act as peacemaker, and was
somewhat in the mouth for his trouble
Then he waded in and proved that he was
a worthy namesake of the champion of
the prize ring. 1t is probable the rope
cutters are keeping quiet on this account.
Capt. Parmenter is telling joke on one
of the sentries in the First Separate Bat
talon. Last night he halted man who
was approaching with Haiti Who goes
there?"
"officer OF the day." was the reply.
whats de officer oh de day doin'
marchin' roun' all night?''
Gen. Ordway has invited the directors
OF the Board of Trade and District Commits
sioners to visit camp. The invitation was
sent to the city last night He also ex-
tended an invitation to the officers at
Fort Myer to visit the camp.
DECnzgE