The evening times., 1898-06-07
FACTS FROM N|HH CITIES
A Court-Martial for Volunteers
at Camp Blaek
ON THE sKIRAIsRh hR FOOD
A sham Battle Mt ChickamatGa-The
Men Looking Forward to the Ar
Uniforms Seem to Be Slow I'm
Reaching the Southern Camps.

Camp Black, June 7.-Col Barber's boys
are rejoicing in handsome set Of colors,
consisting of a United States and regi-
mental flag, a gift to the First Regiment
of Volunteers by the Society of the Sons
of the Revolution. Cob T. H. Barber.
first drew up his ten companies, two COM
panies being in quarantine on. account of
the breaking out of the measles. and
swung the two end battalions round SO as
to form three sides Of a hollow square
and this committee from the society came
into the center: Talbot. Olyphant, chair
man; Frederick Clarkson. Paul G. The
baud. Morris P. Ferris, Robert Olyphant.
c. E. V. Gallup, Prof. Henry P. John
stone, Toward r. Bayne, Jared Bell. and
Alexauder R. Thompson. Mr.. Talbot Oily
phant made the presentation speech.
Col. Barber made a short speech in ac-
cepting the emblems.
Gen. Pennington and his STAN, consist
ing of Major Davis. post surgeon; Lieut.
Weigle. post quartermaster and Lieut..
Kross. acting assistant adjutant general,
together with Col. Eddy and some of his
stan, were at the exercises. The Sons Of
the Revolution have already given colors
to the Naval Reserves on board the Ma
hant and Jason and also to the Second
and Third Regiments of volunteers. They
are going to supply every regiment leav-
ing New York with colors IL 1t has none
of its own.
Thomas Wallace. a private in Company
II OF the Forty-seventh. will be tried by
Lieut. Col Hubdell tomorrow on a charge
Df affamntinp n gfpaI nine nf n
matoes from one of the company kitch-
ems. Wallace. with three companions.
made foraging expedition at l O'Clock
this morning. Loaded down with canned
goods the men made their way back to
their tents. Wallace thought that he had
reached Company II Street, but instead
was in Company C. He threw the cans
into a tent and they fell on Private John
]. Thill. who was asleep. Thill awoke
and grabbing his rife. sprang out and
yelled:
Hold up your hands. or I'll run you
through SO
Wallace held up his hands,
Just then some other men came along
with more canned goods. Ibut. seeing Wal
lace a prisoner. they threw down their
plunder and escaped, though the guard
was called out.
Private Mcdonald. of Company B, First
Regiment. will be court-martialed for
insubordination. He took, gun from a
sentry's hand when the sentry ordered
him within the lines late last night.
/ Private Robinson of Company D, Twen-
ty-second --egiment, got leave of alb
sence to go TO the city last Thursday.
He asked for an extension OF his leave
by telephone, but 1t was not granted.
His time is up now and he has not re-
turned to his regiment. He will be pun
ished 1t is said that he went to the city
to be married. ~.
Reginald A. Lawrence, who was miss
ing from camp for ten days, showed up
in the Twenty-second's quarters on Sun
day and was promptly put In the guard
| house He gave as an excuse that he
| had TO go to Philadelphia on business.
He will be tried by Lieut.. Col. Thurston
tomorrow, and may be fined $50 and given
! a months imprisonment.
At ChickamauGa.
Camp Thomas, June There was a
| feeling of e.ation in all the New York
| camps today over the arrival. of Paymas-
| ter Macarthur. The men are expecting
| their State pay tomorrow and Wednesday.
Another big sham battle was the event
| of today. The battle was between the
| regiments composing the First Division
| of the Third Corps, and about l0.eov men
participated. This division which Is COM
| manded by Brig. Gen. Fred Grant. Is
| doing unusually hard work. and is rapidly
becoming proficient in all branches oi
| military training Regimental and COM
| pany drills are keeping the men of other
| divisions employed.
| The work of remodeling the Park Hotel
| now known as the Letter Hospital, Is be-
| ing pushed rapidly. The building will bt
| completed in a few days and all the
| Army's sick will be moved thereto.
Adjutant Henry B. Welsh. of the Firs
Brigade, First Division, Third Corps. wa:
| granted a leave of absence today and lef
| for his home in New York city.
Lieut. Col. Kline, temporarily in COM
mand of the Fourteenth New York, is
| still i'll and unable to leave his bed. Col
w. S. Wilder. who has been commissioned
as colonel of the Fourteenth, Is expected
from New York soon.
DIR. Macumber said this morning that
he would or tomorrow recommend thai
| two more men be discharged from tht
Fourteenth on account of physical disa.
| bility. Capt. Carl Holmberg, of Compa
nv G. Fourteenth. says his company Is
enioying the best of health. His compa
nv is made up of Scandinavians
The Eighth New York indulged in com
pany and battalion drills today. Thi.
regiment now has new parade and drill
grounds much nearer the camp Th'
COMPLAINT about the delay in receiving
i the State pay in the Eighth is marked
and the temper of some of the men ant
officers is much rufffed.
The Ninth has only three days rations
and the boys think this is significant tina
they are soon to go to the front. The!
are all anxious to go. and would receiv
such an order with delight The regi
ment was supplied with shoes, shirts ant
underwear today.
Col Leonard, of the Twelfth New York
Is anxious to have his men PROVIDE
with canvas uniforms. on account Of tn