The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-30

| INTO saying: II you intend TO Keep me
here all night, you might better put
| me in the guard house" The corporal
| scanned the halted man as IL having
difficulty to recognize him and then,
with an aggravating "Oh, yes, Lieu
tenant Butler, let him pass sentry"
| BY this time the inspector recollected
that he had officially complained of
| the laxity of the Thirteenth's guard,
| and realizing that the boys were sim
ply doing a little too well that which
| he claimed they did not do well enough
smiling said: Good night, gentlemen"
| and spurred forward on his journey.
| Colonel Coursen repeated his call at
| brigade headquarters yesterday and
found General Goblin about to start to
| call on him. They had good laugh
over an article that appeared in a
Washington paper, which made out
that because they had failed through
misunderstanding, to exchange form
| al calls there was an estrangement
resulting from rivalry for the briga-
! diership.
a consignment of 1876 guns were re-
coived by Quartermaster Cox yester-
| day. They are to take the place of the
| guns that have been condemned. Over
200 men Of the regiment are still un-
armed.
For time last night IT looked very
much as if there was going to be a big
exodus of troops from here and that
the First division would be in the thick
of it. Thirty days travel ratons were
issued to the Second brigade. a bat
| talon of the First brigade was sud-
denly and without explanation called
in from guard duty and the Third bri-
gade received word that there was n
consignment Of guns for it's three regi-
ments down at Dunn Loring. But it
| all came to naught. The Second br-
| gado part of the story was all right.
| They are to go and have been expect
| ing to go at anv hour for over two
weeks. The First brigade scare turned
out to be nothing more than move
| to decrease the number of guards.
! General Butler taking this means of
abating in measure the nuisance Of
too much challenging that has caused
| endless complaints from civilians and
officers who have to come i'm or go out
! of camp after taps. The Third bri-
! gade's consignment of guns proved to
| be. as told above. small shipment to
| take the place of the arms condemned
| by the board Of survey. The First
! brigade people were positive that their
turn had come when they saw their
! guard coming in and. without waiting
to make any inquiries. proceeded to
| hip! hip! and burn red fire. An Off
Ger went over to division headquarters
! to find out what the sending in of the
| guards sgnifed When he returned
with the news that it meant practic-
| ally nothing the cheers gave way to
| deep-seated groans and the red illum-
ined atmosphere turned blue.
Private Reed Very. who has been
acting as chief musician since the regi-
| ment left Gretna was assigned to Com
pany {, upon being relieved by Chief
| Musician Miles.
Sergeant Zeidler and Corporal Games,
of Company B, went home yesterday
on a furlough.
Montrose Barnard, a former major
Of the Thirteenth, is visiting the regi-
ment.
Three hundred pounds of Clark e.
Snover We're yesterday received from
eN-Sheriff Charles Robinson. 1t came
in one large case painted red, white
| and blue and bearing the inscription:
Colonel II, a. Coursen, Thirteenth
| regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in
fantry, Camp Alger. Va. Compliments
of Charles Robinson"
Lieutenant John &. Harrington. of
Company G, returns to his home in
Montrose today on n day leave
of absence.
n nl of
pany B returned yesterday after
| weeks furlough.
Private Andrew Mitchell, Of Com
pany \, is substituting for Regimental
Clerk Decker, who is home on a fur
lough.
Marshall Fl. Van Scoten. the we'll
known pension attorney Of Montrosc
is visiting his son. Private Van ScOtcn
Of Company G. Mr. Van Scoton camp
ed with the First corps at Cpton'a Hill
about four miles cast Of here in 1861
and he knows the country we'll Last
evening he entertained a gathering Of
young officers with stories # the Pen
inSula campaign. He mas a very vivid
memory and is a good story teller.
Captain w. ID. Il. Ainey, OF Mon
trosa who is in charge of the Penn
~
ed home by pressing business.
Captain J. w. Kambcck, of Company
b, returns To Scranton today on a
weeks leave Of absence.
Private William a. Gruslin Of Com
pany q, is enjoying a weeks furlough
at his home IN Hallst-ad.
Private w J. Harton, of Company G.,
leaves tomorrow fer his home i'm Mon
trose on . seven day furlougE.
Or Van Clecf. of Scranton. was Il
guest At headquarters yesterday.
Privatos Peter Barrett and Miles
Driscoll, of Company c, are to enter
the regular army service with the Fort
Myer artillerists.
General Goblin has directed that no
recruits hereafter be placed on fatigue
duty, but instead kept AZ drill until
they are efficient in the manual.
Captain Ambrose Higgins, the Pitts
ton boy recently appointed by President
Mckinley and now attached to General
Greeley's signal corps visited the Thir-
tcenth yesterday and met many for
mer Scranton aCquaintances. He is to
go to Philadelphia as a recruiting agent
for the signal corps, being entrusted
with the organization of a sub-corps
composed Of 40 men. There are seven
nun-com positions in each company
which pay from $40 to S54 a month and
the captain has the selection of the men
for these positions. TELEGRAPH opera
tors are preferred for the official posi-
tiOns.
Corporals Russ and Conrad, Of Com.
pany A, are back from a five day
stay at Scranton. n. ]. Duffy.