The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18

Governor and His Family Attend the
Religious Services.


Trains from Michigan City. Hammond
Monticello and other towns through the
State brought crowds of visitors to Camp
Mount yesterday of such size that the APP
pearance of the grounds brought back MEM
cries of the first camp, when four times
the number of soldiers at the fair grounds
now were encdmped there Two coaches of
people came from Shelbyville, and the Mon
ticello delegation brought with it the town
band. The surgeons of the regiment looked
at the number of the baskets of delicacies
brought to the boys. and thought of the
work for them on the morrow.
The camp was almost entirely free from
sickness Earl Alexander, of Company c,
Shelbyville, was painfully i'll in the morn
ing with what seemed to be Inflammation
of the stomach. As the day wore on, how
ever, he became better. His case took more
attention than any other in camp. Colonel
Durbin was at his home at Anderson, and
Lieutenant Colonel Backus was indisposed.
lie kept to his room the better part of the
day. About headquarters. in common with
the rest of the camp, sleepy inactivity ruled
A few men sat in the guardhouse with
their feet on the ratings and their eyes
half closed. The only real excitement was
when three members of the Richmond COM
pany were arrested at the gate and put in
the guardhouse. 1t is expected the pun
ishment they will get will have a tendency
to keep them straight during the campaign.
They had evidently been drinking in a near
by roadhouse. They accosted several wom-
en- at the gate, but moved away when they
saw their officers coming. They then went
through the guard line to the roadhouse
again, and in a few minutes showed up at
the gate There the guard refused to let
them in. Captain Hudgeons officer Of the
day, and Lieutenant Goodrich, of Shelby
vile. ordered the three Richmond men to
be taken to the guardhouse. This order
brought from the drunken soldiers storm
of cursing, directed to the officers. Captain
Hudgeons says the officers have had little
trouble in keeping the men out of the road
houses.
Governor Mount and his wife, and their
daughter, Mrs. Nicely, were present at the
church service yesterday morning. The
service was held in the amphitheater. Chap
lain Biederwolf preached from the text
Matthew V, 16, LET your light so shine be-
fore men that other men, seeing your good
works, may glorify your Father which is
in heaven" The subject of his sermon was
The Soldiers Influence and Individuality"
He said IL every soldier keeps step in the
ranks the whole troop will move regularly.
So, in a moral sense if every man does
his duty the world will be pure Mrs. Carr
and Mr.. Race, of Indianapolis, sang solos.
A chorus of one hundred voices has been
organized from the different companies, and
Captain Smith, of Richmond, led the chorus
in religious songs. The Monticello band ar
rived just after the close of the service and
added to its general success by a pro-
gramme of religious and patriotic music.
Several of the bandboys expressed them
selves as anxious to join the regmental
band.
The bill of lading for a consignment of
trousers, the only part Of equipment the
regiment lacks, has arrived, and it is ex-
pected the goods themselves will be here
and ready to be issued to-day. All of the
clothing equipment will be issued at one
time. Nothing further had been heard yes
terday about the request that the regiment
be sent to Jacksonville. No communication
had been received from Washington at the
camp and Governor Mount stated last night
he had heard nothing from the War Depart
ment.