The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-28
BOYS ARE ALL WELL.
Some of the Wisconsin Soldiers
Have Sore Threats, but Moth
ing More Serious

jacksonville. Fla, May "a Special
No orders have been issued for the
brigading of the Wisconsin regiment and
Col. Schadel is still at sea as to what
his regiment will do. The hasty forma-
ton of the camp has caused good deal
Of confusion at headquarters and it will
he some days before Gen. Lawton will
know just what he can do An Iowa
regiment arrived today. making four on
the grounds. Where the other five are,
who they are and when they will ar
rive Gen. Lawton does not know.
The Milwaukee breweries have repre-
sentatives here and when the Badgers got
into town they were treated royalty. SO
many were in the city that the guards had
some exciting times. When they re-
turned a Milwaukee private TODD TO the
bushes when halted, and the guards, try
ing to find him. jabhed him with bayonctS,
whereupon he made wild break for tn"
hospital tent, arOuSIng the whole camp
with his ycllS. He was not seriously
hurt.
The proximity of the camp to the city
makes a strong guard necessary and civil
lans find it impossible to go through the
camp.
Gen. Lawton issued orders this morn
ing to guard the reservoir from which the
city and camp get water, and twenty four
Wisconsin men were detailed for the
work
The First has no men in the hospital
The boys complain Of sore throat, but
beyond that there is no trouble.
The Rev. Frank TalImadge son of
Dewitt Tallmadge, who is with the Hi
noiS regiment. was Il caller at the W IS
consin camp today.
There is no certainty that this will be Il
permanent camp. but 1t probably Will be.
Up to til" present time the plans for the
camp have been in Il chaotic state and no.
body knows just what is to be done. but
because of It's many advantages 1t j. be
lleved that the camp will be made per-
manent, though II was established as an
emergency measure.
Gen. Iawton said today that the troops
We're sent here because it was impossible
to handle amy more at Tampa. Several
thousand troops were hurryin% to that
point and it is necessary TO get them all
down South quickly. lie examined this
location and was satisfied that it Mas as
good a place as could bc found. Having
determined To establish a camp here. or
ders We're rushed to the regiments en-
route, and that was why SO many of them
found their destination SO suddenly
changed.
Though there have been no orders to
that effect it is believed that Gen. Law
ton will remain in command Of the troops
hnro hon,, orI..rnd borI vih;rb viii MAKE
,i,o, Ear ,'+",,, rl,',-i,.i,,,, h;l ar-
lo,., fron, Cnp SL, ,ftnr ~ Tan,n, md no
orders for hri",din,, n,ara sent from th.re
t;nn J,alytnn has :1rnoint.a the following
staff of officers: Assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, Capt. Sewcll, son OF Senator Sew
oil Of Now Icrsry. ouartnrnastor. Can't.
Eomsov. commisS,rv can't Baker n
III tnday CON i,wton had his hpadouar-
tnrs IN mo LntoI in J,clssnnvilIe
E,tm.;ths+a,iin., tb,. 1nn~ ana tirasnn,e
iu,rnnv with oytrrmrly bot weather most
of tho ti,,,a no mon ,.,n'n tbro,r,,h IN f;ne
Sbann TLo,,, ,,'.,s NJ, .i,.l,na.s Gv.rnf i'm
tbn caso af :, r,riya+n Who was sick when
thev iaft NilwouISra and who had ia be
Iaft at Nashville Great srnplies of pro
visions ,rn holm. ruShcd into JackSonyilc
fn, tho trnnn- Lnt thore viii necessarily
he some JcIny and the regiments which
did not bring rations will suffer for Il few
doys The Wisconsin regiment has 4 ten
Iavs sunnIv nf r,tinnS hrnurht from home,
fnrtatra \Vis Noy - Il Sprtial. +
Gov Srof;,,d win nrrs,nt tn Go T. nf this
city the hpautifui silk flag recently pur-
chased hy the. girls of Portage for the
rnn,,ny 1t vas the Durposn of thn
vnun,, ladies ia nrcsrut the flag to the
boys While thry were ut Camp Harvey.
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from New York ON the staff is n silver
nIatn hearing the inScriptien- TO co.
II Portage from the Girls 1nu eft BE
hind = The ynuur IN dies learned that
Gov. Scolirld contemplated visiting Chick
amauga the prc.ent week. and wrote ask
ing him 10 carry the FLAG 10 the boys in
cnmD The governor very couYtpously
accedcd To the request and il has been
forwarded Ia him nj Madison.
Camn Thomas, Chickamauca Park.
Ca Nav c4-I SpcciaI. There is being
hold This afternoon rpgimrntaI iuspec-
1jon of thn-Seond Wisconsin. equipped in
heavy marching order. by a ma Tor on the
staff of Gen. breckenridge. to insure uni
formity in hacking of knapSackS accord
ing ia regular army method.
Col Born tbis morning ordered inform
al inspection by hattalions himself and
Nais. Morran. Hunter and Gruetzmach-
or. giving NECESSARY speciaI instructions.
The eject of This forethorrht told won
dcrfnlIy in tho rcriment's favor i'm the
afternoon.
Brig-t,en. Rurt'S order of removal is
Holway Of the Third Wisconsin. now acr-