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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

posed of men Of his own race. Thts5is great
advancement for a man who was born slave,
and whose early years were without oppor-
tunities for education or advancement This
action of Governor Tanner In appointing COL
cred officers to command regiment OF their
ewn race will be. generally commended. II
will put the colored men on their .mettle and
give them an equal chance with the white
regiments to win distinction on their own
merits. '.r.,.... f...,- ..r.. -
1t is hard matter to get together 1. 300 men
without there being more or less trouble In
the ranks, but serious trouble is as foreign to
the Eighth as it could possibly be to any regi-
ment Of like size. All are now eager to learn
their military duties. They are becoming well
disciplined and accustomed to obeying the
prompt and sharp orders of good, COM
mander. The officers of the Eighth are
manly set OF fellows. They are courteous and
kind, with due. respect to their positions,
ard this has heen one of the main aids In win
.-.AS lAe respec. s--u Lvunoeuce Oh the men
under them. In some quarters there Is an
impression that the Eighth regiment is made
up of a lot of gamblers and crapshooters.
This is mistaken idea. There is no gam
bling whatever inside the lines, and the men
rarely ever get outside of them unless they
secure passes, and but two passes are allowed
each company during twenty-fOur hours
Gambling is not permitted in the regular
army, so, Of course, it is strictly prohibited
by Colonel Marshall among his men. Card
playing as a pastime is not objected to, but
there are so many other amuse ments,in the
evening that the mensrarely resort to cards.
There are several fine quarters in the regi-
ment and these furnish much entertainment.
They serenade the omcers night AFTER night.
and their songs are OF such q character as tc
win the praise of white and ,colored people
3 alike Banjos and guitars are also In evil
dence during the evenings. In addition ia
this many men Of the Eighth are Of an ath-
letic turn and spend their evenings upon the
parade grounds in running, jumping, ball
playing, and similar sports. Company enter
tainments are also given to fill in the time
from shutdown until taps, at 10 o'clock. These
are given in company streets and are fire.
uuently attended by visitors from the city
The health Of these amen- is one Of their
strong recommendations. Their endurance Is
something wonderful. Since the regiment
came into camp there have been but few pa
tients in the hospitals and not a serious case
In the entire lot. With former regiments
the vaccinations have affected the men seri-
ously. 1t was not an unusual occurrence to
see white men faint when they were heine
vaccinated. The surgeons OF the Eighth have
yet to record the first fainting spell during
vaccination. 4, 800
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

the enlisted man is, at liberty to accept
pay for such work from an officer.
-. The army "canteen'' has taken the
place Of the old-time suffers store. Of
dcers and men together subscribe, the
money required for the establishment Of
the canteen, to pay for the stock in trade,
etc, and, after a certain reasonable per-
centage on the investment has been paid
back to them, the balance Of the profits
goes to the soldiers. The profits, chiefly
derived from the sale of beer, are very
large, and they are applied to the Inn
prOvement of the condition of the men,
paying for various luxuries W 1ich make
q welcome addition to their. messes. Thus,
for example, they are enabled to have
on their tables butter and milk, which
are not furnished by the commissary.
After awhile the original debt for the
canteen is paid of, and then the enlisted
men run 1t for themselves.
In the neighborhood of settled mil
itary camp there are always unscrupu-
lous persons who sell the rottenest kind
Of whisky by the canteen, bottle or jug.
There Is no law to reach them, and If
caught, they suffer no penalty, beyond
the confiscation of their stock In trade,
guard house. Worse than these are camp
followers Of another kind, who prey upon
the soldiers They are professional
gamblers-short-card men, provided with
marked cards, and sometimes with small
faro layouts. Occasionally. they are '.fair
gamblers''-i. e.. experts, who rely simply
upon their superior skill. In every reg1-
nient there are enlisted men who are
such excellent card-players as to BE able
70 win large sums of money from their
somrades. Gen. Forsyth, the famous
indian fighter, told your correspondent
about man in his command who, after
, pay-day-the troops having been paid
Off for four months service-sent home
$1,000, which he had won at poker fairly.
He won that amount inside OF week.
It is Impossible to prevent soldiers from
gambling. They will do it in a corner be-
Find blanket, II no better opportunity
serves. The fact that man is fond Of
pie wing cards does not initiate against
his being good soldier. The average en-
listed man, when pay day comes, and he
has liquidated his small debts, is uneasy
until he gets rid of his money. Many sol
diers look upon service in the army as 4
ere episode, getting as much amuse-
ment out of 1t as they can. They mean
to quit at the close Of the war, and thew
DO not expect to lay up anything. If
any cash comes their way, they are dis
posed to spend it for whatever is going.
These same men like Mark Taplex. come
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13
NON-COMBATANTS
With the Army-Camp Followers,
Good and Bad

WIN inc AF"y-Camp H'Ol1O"CT0s
Good and Bad.
Rene Bache in St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat: Army suffers are discountenanced
by the new regulations, and thus a very
picturesque class Of camp followers will
be absent from the encampments of our
soldiers during the present war. The
official Comn1issary department will try
to replace those useful adjuncts Of former
campaigns by suitably equipped and au-
the rized shops. which, accompanying the
troops, on; their travels will: supply all
sCch thiEgs as the Old time sutler was
accustomed to de:A in. These will In
clude various luxuries, such as canned
fruits ard vegetables, sugar-cured hams,
sardines condensed milk butter, cheese,
singer, candy, etc. Soldiers are mostly
very fond of candy, and complaints have
been made recently because many of the
brave boys at Chicamauga and other
camps were relegated to the hospital In
consequence of excessive consumption Of
sugar p1tms contributed by admiring
young v omen.
In former days half "a dozen women
we're regularly attached as laundresses
to each company Of United States troops.
As a rule they were the wives ofsenlisted
men. or nOn-cOmmissioned officers, and
Yearly always they were very worthy
persons. Some Of, them followed the
regiments for as much al forty years,
2
belonging to the military organizations.
One ration-in other words, the food al
lowance Of a. soldier-was allowed to each
Of them, and every enlisted man paid at
q given rate for their services as wash
erwomen. In war time they did splendid
work as nurses and the quarters occupied
by them at each army post usually went
under The name Of Soapsuds row. Eight
years ago; however, the war department
made an effort to dispense with them,
and their rations were taken away Con-
sequently, no 1aundresses will follow the
troops during the present campaign, and
the soldier boys will have to wash their
own clothes.
It, is interesting fact that IN a num-
Der Of instances the sons of these army
laundresses were educated and sent to the
military academy at West Point, holding
ut this day commissions az officers For
obvious reasons. It Is not desirable to
mention names In this connection. but a
notable case In point Is that Of a well
known infantry officer who was coached
for West Point by the wife Of Cen Gra-
ham. He failed to pass because Of an im-.
perfection In his grammar, but Gen. sheri,
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Belts. - !:
Company B, Chicago - Captain
Adolph Thomas; first lieutenant, George
T. Baker; second lieutenant, Augustus
Neveis. Z.- ''-':'5,> 49,, =.
Company G, Chicago. Captain
Charles L. Hunt; first lieutenant, John
w. Strives; second lieutenant, Fred
erick Searles. Ie. 4: Z:
Company D, Chicagor Captain, w. T,
Jefferson; first lieutenant, Howard
Love; second lieutenant, Thaddeus
Stepp. 2y sf'
Company E, Chicalgo-Richard p
Roots; first lieutenant, Arthur viii.
liams; second lieutenant, John M
Rauts. >5t
Company F, Chicago-Captain, Will.
liam B. Akers; first lieutenant, Clinton
L. Hill; second lieutenant, John Nc.
Donald. 49,. =: = ! 3. =. . .:.s..-
. Company G., Bloomington Captain
julius Witherspoon; first lieutenant, H
W. Jamison; second lieutenant, Charles
M. Reece. %M r."
Company H, Springfield = Captain
Darrell Hodge, Springfield; first lieuten.
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,sant, Richard Gross; Springfield; Sec
ond lieutenant, Wolter j. Jackson, Chi.
cago.
Company T.: .Quincy-Captain, Fred
erick Ball, Jr.;; first lieutenant, Arthur
H. Walker; second lieutenant, William
J. Smith.
Company K, Litchfield-Leon w
Dennison; first lieutenant, William
Carter; second lieutenant, J. w. Wash.
ington.
Company L, Mound City-Captain
George B. Lanel; first lieutenant, Johr
E.: Hawkins, Chicago; second lieuten-
ant, John w. Laden. t,..... g.. -
Company NJ, Cairo-Joseph McAdee;
first lieutenant, William H. Donaldson
second lieutenant, Nathan Davis. ,.,
The non-commissioned staff is as fol.
lows: Sergeant major, Robert F. Rat
cliffe, Chicago; quartermaster sergeant
Lincoln G. Vale, Chicago; chief must.
clan, William Barnett, Jacksonville;
principal musicians, William Cooper
Jacksonville, and Charles Hunt, Chi.
cago; hospital stewards, G. P. Sommer.
vile, Pontiac; Harry McCard and Hen.
ry Turnkey, Chicago.
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Americas First -American Regiment Off
cered by fro-An,ericans Goes
to the Front.
hey Volunteer to 90 to Santiago to Relieve the
First Illinois, Rsking Their Lives in the
y -. Very Jaws Qf1Death.

The first regiment of volunteers Of
ficered by Afro-Americans- Eighth
1llinois-has gone to Santiago to re-
lieve the First Illinois, whose men are
nearly all sick with yellow fever:
i. The AfrO-American soldiers are not
sent to the front in time to win honor
in battle, but they begged to go to
Cuba and face foe far more terrible
than Spanish abullets-yellow' fever.
They are taking fearful risk, but
they have not linched-they are brave
men. 81 .--~''."-'-.---..- .. .-~-,-- ;.
The Eighth left Camp Tanner,
Springfield, Tuesday and sailed from
New York Thursday on the Yale for
Santiago de Cuba.
The roster of officers is as follows:
Colonel, John r. MARSHALL; lieuten-
ant-colnel,' James H. Johnson; major,
Robert R. Jackson; major, Franklin A.
Dennison; adjutant, Harvey A. Thomp-
son; surgeons, A. A. Wesley, J. Webb
Curtis and E. S. Miller; quartermaster,
James S. Nelson.
Company A, Chicago-Captain, The
odore Van Pelt; first lieutenant, John
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usan rooh a great interest IN MN. ana the
upshot of the matter was that he was
appointed from civil life ras a second
lieutenant year before the class he tried
to enter was graduated His father was
non-commissioned officer and his
mother was a regimental laundress. -,
Women flock as naturally to the neigh
borhood of q. military camp as crows to a
cornfield. Wherever our troops settle
down for even SO short time as a day or
two. there will be plenty Of volunteer
laundresses In Cuba the native women
VII, he only tao Rladato do washing for
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

the soldiers Tor the sake OF making q few
pennies. While on thee march, however.
the men will have to wash for themselves.
wnMe me officers will employ their serv-
ants, who are most commonly negroes
Omcers' servants and mess attendants
constitute quite q large class Of camp fol-
lowers, and ordinarily there are good
many people who straggle along IN the
wake Of an army, looking for employ
ment: Under. the regulations an officer
y not permitted TO compel an enlisted
aa.., - W any soIt OF menlal toll, aEch az
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band in any part of the country that IS equal
to that Of the Eighth. The band was or
ganized when the regiment came to camp.
Since then the men have played together con-
stantly, until now they have attained pro-
ficiency that is more than creditable to them.
" The men of the Eighth appreciate the fact
that Governor Tanner has given them a
wonderful opportunity to acquit themselves
with honor: He has furnished them colored
officers, the first colored officers that ever
commanded regiment, so far as history
states, and, as result Of this, he is worshped
nv them. This feeling is so strong that it is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

A flag presentation was made last Sunday,
the cciors being given to the regiment by the
Ladies Aid society. The presentation speech
swa* nade by Mr.. Turner of Chicago. Frank
Fennison. one Of the majors Of the regiment
and who holds the honor OF being the best
orator IN the command. accepted the nag, and
Governor Tanner also made good speech.
:. The cleanliness Of the quarters Of the Eiehth
- commendable. Not even as'scrap OF
paper Is allowed to remain in the streets
for any length Of time, and their parade
ground is kept scrupulously neat and clean.
1t would be hard matter to ind colored
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

~. s.rotls unoer ADVERSE circumstances.
ana and are apt to prove themselves capital
ngbters on occasion.
On the other hand, some soldiers sov.
surprising amounts OF money payrnaso
ters IN the regular army are comnelled
~ the men request it. to take money from
tnem on deposit. On such deposits the
government pays 4 per cent per annun.
Inc question as to whether volunteers
auEne the present war are to enjoy this
pr! ps.vAege mas not come up for decision as
%. ~ ean francisco few years ago
sergeant approached a reGtn,e-4a. nav.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

master ana aston1shed him by laying
Gown $4,000 on the pay table asking
that II De credited to him. The paymas-
ter refused, on the ground that h. w.
Obliged to take only the savings and ordi-
nary accommodations of the men. The
sergeant replied that the $4,000 repre-
scented his savings as an enlisted man.
inasmuch as he had bought a wharf lot
ten years before. and had just sold 1T for
the sum IN question. The paymaster said
that the government could get all the
money 1t wanted at g per cent and -
ought not to be obliged to pay. nor cent
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13
Woman Tried to Ga. Alonr.

: Phoebe Phoenix, a "- ~ who has been
sworking in a barber shop at the camp, created
a! great sensation this afternoon. She was
found slowed away in car occupied by com.
pAny A. Captain Van Pelt made the dis.
covery. The womani4wa ,attired in full uni
form. She was arrested and taken into the
woods back of the camp, where she had
secreted her own clothes. There she was
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13
the Pacific coast were paying per cen,

the Pacific coast were paying per cent
month interest.
In India an army Of 1900 or 1900 ma
tive troops is accompanied customarily by
anywhere from 5, 600 to 600. mn follow.
ers including the wives and children Of
the soldiers. It used to be the same way
as far back as the days OF Darius. Up
to quite recent times European armies
were followed by swarms Of persons Of
every Imaginable description, including
numerous women Of dubious character.
The policy OF the war department during
the present conflict will be to discourage
camp followers as far as possible. Rea-
Continued on xnd page.
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ouly within the past few days that the men
Of the Eighth have expressed willingness
to leave Camp Tanner. They now feel that
they are becoming proficient soldiers, and
are pleased with the news that they are to
be sent to Cuba at once. ~~>-~~ -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

made to change, and afterward escorted out Of
camp. She has a lover in the com pany, and
so decided to 60 along. She had her hair
clipped close to her head, and it would have
been, hard. to distinguish her from Q man.
had not Captain Van Pelt known the face Of
every man in his company. She was nghting
mad. because she could not accompany the
troops.
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Perfectly Formed Face.
perfectly formed face is one-third forehead.
one-third nose. and one-third upper and lower
chin ,s i4s
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-02

BERN mir perben in ben ud4ften Sa9rea mear
ais elm &riegsf9iff bauen, bon oenen jeoes
einen gommanbunten. Sffi3iere uno ttid)ti9e
Matro1en brau4t; Der 8ebarf an OFfi3isren
unb tiidtigen Matroien pirO Jt0Ber ie;n,
als Der 8orratA, ben Die Murinea!aOeln;e IN
annapolis unb anbere Seemannsl@ulen liez
fern tDnren. Die @us5i9ten auf advancement
finb ba6er aud o9ne &rieg febr CUTE unO Oaz
mi: fo0ten Die Marineoffi5isrs 3ufrieoen Iein.
Sic biirfen iiber6dup. ni9t g~luuben, oaB unz
Ter 8olt ben &rieg min. inner 2anO ptG
Srieben baben, glei4aeitig aber audi itet5
fit einen &rieg g~eriiitet fein.
Die @6re Der 9ution 1T in ft9eren !1dnz
ben. prdItbent Mc2inIeb GdBt fjd ni4t in
eiren &rieg bineirbuaboIen, unb bic Diff
5iere ~unferer W1arine iOuten ftets bebentcn,
baB Der prdfibent nit benz GongrefIs, ni9t
absr bic Offi5iere Der 2anbz un0 5esma9:
Der &rieg e%rtldren, fpenn es Die SntereiTtn
unferes 2anoes unb bic @9re u~nierts goltes
er1eiI6en.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-02
Ser OetttS0c Gtantsutattn StGotu
itber titrftfGe GrnNe 1tmO 6ricd,em.

@benTo bortreFfli4, pe bas, tpas Der
oentf3e Staatsfetretdr bes
@u8pGrti9en, b. Billion, i6er bic
9ineirf9e 5rage geiagt bdt - II nTere 2eIer
tennen es bereits Dem gan3en @ortlaute na9
- lit bus, mas ct im Gei9stag auf cine be-
treffs Der tiirtif4en unb grie9iT9en sSraae
an Tim geriAtete Snterpeuatipn erpibsrt Fat.
Qu9 babel 5e;gt er fi9 ais Der tii9tiqfte
btplomatii9e Schiller 8isrnard's unb fniipft
tn origineaer Weiie an isnen 6eriibmten, BIN
ii9tlia bes lebten ruiiif9stiirtif9en 8rieees
i'm &ei9stag geduBerten 8ismard' I9en
@pru9 an: Die gauge orisntalii6e Sraoe
1T u1s ni4t Die &no9en zines ppmmer'19en
9renabters pertb." 6ier Der 8ortlaut Der
4euBerungen bes bieIberIpre9enben 9ipGoz
maten Billion:
,SSn unierer 6dltung &retd qeaenii6er
.gdtfi4n s9edno.rt, ieitcemi4 MIDI init BEN
9erren in Der 8ubgetcommilfion iiber tieIes
S9ema unterbalten babe. Nir ba6en an
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-02
1ttierc &rie0Stt0 rinc.

unIere Marine unb lire Sffi5iere befins
ben ii9 augenblidltA i'm SOcus Der 0~ffentliz
den NufmerfIumtett. Wte perbsn lie fiji
bepG6ren, fans tie in bic Nttion treten mill
fen? WerOen Offi3iere unb MoannI1aft bas
Gertrauen re9tfertigen, bas mir in tie Ieben?
QBir 3~tpetfeln teinen Nugen6lid, bab Tie fi9
TAPER e%rtpeiien urb 1i9 &ubm unD G6rsn
6oIen niirben. sic iinb fir ben 8antpf fer
angebilbet.
Die @rplDfton bes wM1aine" bot ben Be.
tpeis g~eltefert, baB Offi3tere unb MannT9aft
ieI6it in einem 10 fiirbterli4en Momente ben
&opf ni9t oerlieren, Dab bon Der Cont
man0obriide beru6 8efeble prtbetlt unb oon
Der Munnf9uft befuIgt iporben itnb, bis baS
S9iff unterYanf unb NGes serettet mar, mus
gerettet tperOen tonnte.
unIere 9ee6dren tennen feline Jurt1t.
Man mub es Dem Nrnerituner iiber6aupt
luiIen, fir9ten tbut er it9 10 leiAt nidt.
Seine SABINE, feline uniform, bic 2iebe gum
2nnbe un0 Elm bere9tigter @6rge:3 ipiirben
i'm gu Sbdten begeiItern, tpertb, nit gplbenen
2ettern in bic Bidder Der @ei9i9-e eingetrdz
gen gu perben.
Nber mir ba6en mod tei1en &rteg uab perz
ben tpo6l audi feinen &rteg befommen; tpeber
nit Spanien nod nit irgenb elmer ,anberen
Nation. 9eB9alb iolten bic iungsn 5eibz
fporne ~unferer Marine tpeniger Dprlaut ietn
unb Ii9 Defenders por ben geIben punoen Der
Seem Yorfer SenfdtiOnspreKe einen lntaulz
torb unIeeen. IS ge5iemt it9 ni9t fir Ite su
fagen: rWenn Der rW1uine" in bic Cuff ges
fprengt tporoen lit, bunn fam Der 59uben
unb 8erluIt an Men19enleben mid. bird
@eIb gut gema9t tperber, bann mi7en mir
bonn 2eber 5ie6en."
No9 LANCE nt9t. Ser &rieg 1T tein ainz
berfpisG unb borf uu4 nt9t aGs 9af6rbsz
rungsmittel fir ebrgeiSige unb iteGenIii9tige
Sffiaiere bienen.
Inter arma silent leges" 1T ein al
ter 8riegsfpru9. 8ir leben o6er nod i'm
Srieben ur,b miiiien babcr fasen: Inter
leges silent arma'', 3. b. bas SGbelgez
ra7el tt gegenpdrtig nt4t am pGaBe, unb
nenn bus uniere Sffiaiere ni9t 6egreifen,
bunn 1oGte ibnen bas Marineminii terium
einen Mtnf mi: Dem 3aunpfabl geben.
l1niere Sffi3iere 6aben Obnebin, au1 pbne
8rieg, bic beiten 4usfi4.en uuf advancement,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-02

f3ls6t 9eipd6lt. giilop 0ergtei4t bic 0eut@
f6en (@6riften) in G6ind (bem 9eibntf3en
2anbt nit ben Mtuffubdern Go 5%tuarnt
na6 sSubas Maffabdus). 2ebtsrs lagen, ipie
Die n8i6er Der Matfabder" 6el4rei6en, be-
ftGnbio nit ben umpo6nenbsn 9eiOen in
6o6be, unb babel bauten fe OaS 9eiltgtbu:n
ipieosr 4. Matf. 4, AZ, 48, 60, 61); banten
fefte Mauern I'm bas 0eiligtbum auf bem
Serge Sion, Iegten S~riegspolf Odret1t, oa5
Seiligt6um gu bsipu6ren; erbaltten Die Utali7
ern gu Serufalem 906er 4. Matf. II, 36, 81;
13, 10; IA, 80. sic batten alIo 6n4ftdbl19
in Der einen 9anb Die &elle, in Der au<
beren bas S4Dert.