The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-22

was kept busy shaking hands
 General Miles spent considerable time during the afternoon with Colonel Adams oe the governors staff and a United States army officer, through whose invitation the general visited camp. General Miles was attired In a dark business suit and wore brown Fedora hat when he arrived at camp, but Just before the review he dressed in cull dress uniform in the tent of Colonel Adams. His autograph was se cured by Commissary General Peck for the Admiral Foote post autograph al- bum.
 While the troops were waiting at the station to receive General Miles there | occurred a small fracas which for a short time was great fun for those in terested in scraps.
 The sentries he'd been ordered to keep the way clear for the passage of Gen. | eral Miles escort but farmer at tempted to pass the line with his wa gon. The team was stopped by Private Casey of the First regiment, and then the melee began A constable inter- | fered to prevent the militiaman from keeping the road clear and was arrest | ed by one of the town selectmen and a 1 justice of the peace. Colonel Burpee rode up to quiet the disturbance, when the bridal of his horse was seized by a constable. The colonel raised his sword in the air and was about to strike the 1 constable, but the latter did not wait | for a closer acquaintance but took to his heels. nearly frightened to death. | Whathpr nr, Ot ho boc ctn or | yet is not known.
 The teams were finally allowed to pass, on condition that they clear the way when General Miles arrived Governor Coffin in speaking yester- day of this years camp said that it had been in every way a complete success. He expressed himself as greatly pleas | ed at the fine showing made at drills and with the very orderly manner in l which nearly all the men had conduct ed themselves. Since camp began the governor has spent practically all his time on the camp ground, and has thus kept in complete touch with all the de- tails of camp life
 | General Miles yesterday spoke in high terms of the drilling of the c. N. c. and
  | looking over the camp he pronounced | the parade ground an unusually fine one.
 | Governor Coffin and General Miles spent last night at camp, and will leave l Mantle sometime this forenoon. Mrs. Coffin also spent the night at camp. | The various regiments will break camp at about noon to-day. The New Haven contingent will probably arrive in this | city at about o'clock
 CAMP NOTES. | A party of about twenty members of | the naval militia were in camp yester- day, having gone down from New Ha- ven on the steam launch of the monitor Wyandotte
 | The orderly at Colonel Burpee's tent has been detailed from the New Ha- ven Grays every day during camp ex- l cept Wednesday.
 s. ". Mallory and wife, Miss Per- kins and MT. and Mrs. Nichols of New London visited Leader Fichtl of the Second regiment band yesterday, hav- | ing ridden over from New London on their wheels. Mir Mallory was for l merly baritone of the band. John F. Stack, jr., former leader of the band, was also one of MT. Fichtls callers.
 The second section of the naval mili- tia from Hartford arrived in camp yes- 1 terday morning on a launch. The guard detail for the Second reg iment yesterday was as follows: Off, cer of the day, Lieut.. Kaptizky; super- l numerary officer of the guard, Lieut.. Patrick Halpin; Sergeants George P. Greunerof company D, Redmond Traut- man of company B, Henry Healy of company c, Joseph Miller of company F, Corporals J. H. Powers of com pany G, E. B. Brink of company r, w. H. SDatchen of company H, Musician Robert Walker of company E. | Mrs. N. E. Glazier and children of Baltimore have been staying at the Morton house in Mantle this week to attend camp, having numerous friends in camp. At the close of camp Mrs. Glazier will go to her summer residence at Newport for the rest of the season. | Corporal Garlock, Sergeant Page and l Sergeant Barton say they are the "40U' of camp.
 l Nearly all the company streets were | brilliantly illuminated last evening. Arches were erected across the streets | and were hung with Japanese lan- ters, producing a very pretty effect.
 The steamer Block Island brought a large number of excursionists to camp last evening from Norwich and l New London.
 Contrary to the custom of previous years the militiamen will take dinner in camp to-day before leaving for l home. The regular morning drill will be followed out as nearly as possible
 It is expected that the city battal- ion will arrive home late this afternoon There will be short street parade | The line of march will be as fellows: From the depot up State to Chapel, to | Church, to Meadow, to the armory. l State No Right to Interfere I y{f