The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
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is superintendent of schools at Marion, and
wishes to open the new term of school at his
post as superintendent.
Captain Harrison and his lieutenants head
a petition for release in Company G, Com
panies d, c, and others are moving
toward general request for muster-out.
Company L. is almost unanimously in favor
OF 8 return home.
The men of this regiment excuse their
apparent eagerness to return home by
showing that number of line officers, at a
time when peace was assured, sent word to
representatives from Indiana urging that
they use their influence in putting the One
hundred-and- out in front 1t is the
belief of the men that this urgent entreaty
of the officers gave the impression to the
legislators and others that the men them
selves, the rank and file, were shouting
for chance to do peace duty abroad. They
wish simply to show that the facts are not
as the well-paid members of the command
make them appear. A number of private
letters, with lists of men who wish to be
mustered out as soon as possible after their
services are no more needed, were sent out
to-day.
Private Henninger, of Company L, and
to-day TO Fort Monroe, having broken out
with pronounced cases of measles. Five men
from the regiment are now at the fort,
where trained nurses have them in charge
1t is the intention of the commander of
the e-hundred -and-sixtieth to open up on
our arrival in Lexington with a series of
drills that will finish up the training of the
men under him in proper manner. Here
there is no drilling place, and company
drill in the early morning is the only work
Of the day. So the regiment is growing
indolent and care-free under the warm Vir-
ginia sky.
Duke Davis, the small son of a prominent
family here, is the special pet of Company
c. He wears a small. uniform with cor
pCraPs stripes, and does his tour of guard
years old. and is very Bright. He is major
and surgeon of his own company, which is
made up of fifteen boys of his neighborhood
He says he has been soldier since the
Indiana hOVS His mother is a
excellent lady, and has contributed delica-
cseS to the boys in the hospital and has
given to the mea in the dog tents many sub
stantials coming out day after day to show
her generous hospitality. She is always
welcome, and has received many express
ssons of the high regard in which she is
held in the regiment.
A colored man who had been shot through
the lower jaw while raiding a neighboring
hen rOost, was picked up in the woods by
provost guards yesterday and brought in TO
the surgeons The men who had him in
charge hoped TO see a bullet cut out, but
were disappointed to learn that the missile
was not in the wound.
To-day the grounds are being policed by
the guardhouse tenants, the intention being
10 leave the camping place in a. cd con-
dition as it was found. Captain Nnn as
officer of the day has this work barge.
The men are packing blanket bag nd COL
Letting their traps for the remoya. 10 the
cars. The raiirCad company has failed to
I've up to contracts, and furnished no tour
ist sleepers. The men will be given each a
seat TO himself in ordinary day coaches. and
ali will gladly endure the ensuing discom-
fort if plenty of food is furnished for the
journey Provost guards were recalled from
TIE city to-day by Colonel Gunder.
A heavy rain yesterday made the quarters
of the men uncomfortable- A pond. about
half an acre in extent, formed in the center
of the regmentai camp. and the standing
water is at present menace TO the health
of the men. who are glad to leave the ma
laria-stricken locality. Thirty-six men will
be left at Fort Monroe in the hospital when
we turn toward Kentucky, and this is the
record OF three weeks stay. Complaints
are made that Camp Thomas is fever
stricken but the ndred-and-sixtieth
spent more than two months there and left
only score of sick when the removal to
Newport News took place.
The boys who prevented the disgrace
threatened in the hasty action Of rioters
tie day OF the murder OF Alonxo Andrews