Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-22
Milwaukee Private Has a Big
Time but Comes to Grief.
RECRUIT IN TROUBLE.
Represents Himself as "A Battalion
Agent and Buys Goods OH
Credit at Jacksonville.

to be dishonorably dismissed from the
army, if not sent to prison.
Complaint was made to Capt. Vowel,
that Carnieres bad been obtaining goods
and money from Jacksonville merchants
under false pretenSes, and when the cap
tain investigated it he immedia tely
caused his arrest. Carnieres pretended,
is is asserted, that he was authorized to
bay for the officers of the Third battal-
ion. and he ordered all sorts of goods,
money to pay for the stuff was to come
from Milwaukee later.
1t is said he pretended that he had re-
ceived $500 but it had been stolen by
corporal, who was to be tried by court
martial for the offense.
The merchants becoming suspicious
made inquiry at the camp, with the result
that Carnleres is now III prison. He is a
recruit and the officers know nothing
about him. He claims to have been in
the French army.
Capt. Vowel is afraid that he has OBJ
tanned great deal of money besides the
goods, which were mostly liquors and
fancy groceries. He has been well sup
piled with money and has cut a dash in
camp. His arrest has caused a sensation.
Ready to Pay First Regiment.
Maj. NJ. r. Doyon, recently appointed
Daymaster in the army, arrived in the
camp this morning and will begin paying
the men tomorrow or next day as soon as
the pay rolls are ready. The rolls will
cover the period from the calling out of the
men until June /, but the sixteen days
previous to their mastering in will be paid
to the state of Wisconsin to reimburse il
for money paid to the men at Camp Har-
vey. The first lot of recruits from Wis
conSin, tWenty-six in number, arrived this
morning. They were all from Madison
and will go into Co. G to bring it up to
Abe required strength. They were in
charge of the sergeant of the company.
Their drilling will begin at once. More
recruits are expected during the week and
no time will be lost in getting them into
shape
New sick cases reported today are Pri-
vate Stone and Private Jeske CT Co. T,
and Private Catiff of Co. A.
Gen. Bancroft will review the regiment
this evening If it does not rain again.
Killed by lightning.
AT Pablo beach, Sunday, James 7.
Gatewood of Richmond, Va, private Sec
rotary to Gen. Lee, was killed by light
ming. He and a friend were just leaving
the bath-house, light shower falling at
the time. and when part way to the wa
ter's edge sudden bolt of lightning struck
him, killing him instantly.
Gatewood was Il civilian. A companion,
Girls Robertson, young man of this city,
was also struck by the same bolt, but not
seriously injured. The two young men
emerged from the bath-house and walked
down towards the water. Suddenly q
sharp report was heard and both fell to
the ground.
The men were then about fifty feet from
The water and were surrounded with peo-
pie. No flash of lightning was seen
Robertson was found to be half uncon-
sciOus and paralyzed from his waist down |
He was taken into the bath-hOuse, and |
after three hours work by several doctors, |
he recovered so as to be able to sit up and |
later to walk On Gatewood's back was |
dark-blue mark about ten inches long
showing the ightning's deadly work
GatewoOd had just graduated from |
law school. He was Gen Lees private (,
secretary at Richmond and had been in
Jacksonville only few days. He was
the only support of al aged mother.
AS cOmmiSSary of the regiment Lieut. |
Bracken has come in for a good share of
abuse from the soldiers who have been |
t1Issat isfied with what they have to eat |
If the meat was bad they blamed him, if
the bread was sour it was charged to
him. his was the fault whatever went
wrong. When he went down the street |
he heard remarks about himself that |
were not very complimentary, and he had |
TO ''stand for it all as he put it. But 4 |
day was coming when all was 70 be |
changed. when nothing but smiles were 20 !
greet him. He had managed to dispose of |
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each regiment 1920, or about 20 cents |
for each man. The lieutenant took the |
money to each company and for the time |
being was the most popular man III the |
regiment.
Some of the boys have an idea that they
can make some money by getting along |
without full supply of clothing. From |
some source they have obtained the in
formation that each man is entitled to
500 worth of clothing a year, and that be |
iT-1 n tloI h,,A,
that and the value of the clothing |
he takes. Acting on that information |
some dc not draw all the supplies to |
which they are entitled, but they arc
going to be disappointed. Quartermaster |
Forrest says that he knows of no such |
rule. In fhe regular army. he says, the |
men are allowed about $50 year for
clothing, but he is not aware of any regu- |
latian of the kind applying to the volun-
teer army. The boys who are wise VIII |
take everything that is offered to them.
The hesyy clothing worn by the soldiers
is hard on them when they are drilling !
and it is not strange that they are fire. |
quentIy overcome. Whenever a man falls |
out it is because of a dizziness which |
makes him unable to stand AS soon as
ne lies down in the shade he RECEIVERS, |
BUT while it lasts he caunOt stand. An
other peculiar sensation experienced as
result of the heat is feeling of lightness. |
Ones weight seems to depart and FOR a
minute or two he feels as though ne were |
walking on air. 1t usually does not last |
long. but while it lasts a man feels funny
enough.
The boys in the ranks are curious to
see who the recruits will be. They say
that lot of the boys at home who pre-
tended to regret that they could not en-
list were bluting and will not come for
ward now that they have chance
Say" said a private, Just give them
fellers at home a bunch. They are lot
of tin soldiers, and have been shootin
eff their mouth q good deal, but they don't
want to come. Give 'em a bunch so
they'll have 10 come or be guyed."
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park,
ga, June 20.-[Special. -Quartermaster
l<emitz is the busiest person in the Sec
ond's camp today. The complete requi-
s,ition for the equipment of furnishings,
canvas uniforms, etc, arrived this morn
ing and the task of disbursement began
IN the afternoon. 1t will continue tomor-
low. The new raw recruits are also get
ing part of their equipment A further
distribution of Springfield rifles is await
Cd New tents also arrived and are be-