The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-06-25
Beloit Boys Frustrated by Eating
Canned Beans.
UNWHOLESOME RATION
Only One Person was Dangerously Ill
Company was Excused
from Duty.

excused from duty. The men are re
vivln- and only one, Walton Welton. is
still! suffering mucii pain. He has been
taken to the hospital. but his condition is
| not regarded as serious.
The sickness which prostrated almost
every man i'll the company came on sud
denly and was violent. All were at
lacked alike. 1t was something ike
cholera morhuS but because OF the large
numbers afflicted, the physicians incline
to th" opinion that it was Il case Of poi
>onlng from unwnolcSomc food.
Were Short on Rations.
Having been short on ratiouS. thu boys
Were given canned beans for their meals
yesterday and it began late i'll the ry"nin%
ana hy midnight In" company line had
been converted into a long hospital. Ply
SIc!aHS from other regiments were sum
moned to assist Maj. Evans. and all of
tn" men except Private Weton were
made comfortable before morning. They
will bc all right tomorrow.
Col. Scha1cl has entered vigorous pro-
test against the kind of food being fur
HSh"d and the way 1t Is furnished. or
rather not furnished. \ close cNlmina-
ton this morning of the coffee furnished
10 the regiment showed that II waS not
to see that better food is obtained and
that it is supplied more regularly.
Owing to Il lot of red tape and the
StuhhornncSS Of II commiSSary officer the
FIRST regiment went short yesterday and
came near t. having no breakfast at all
today. \ slim one was finally provided
y supply of TationS WAS obtained before
noon and Col. ScEad"l thinks there will
be ~ further trouble
No dat" has been fixed for the trial
Of carniareS by cuurtmartial for obtain
in% money under false pret"nSc&. Car
urres claims to be- intimate with Tromi-
H@nt people in Milwaukee, He was sup
posed by his companions to hc Il man of
. wealth. lie is still in the suardhouse.
Gen. Bancroft reviewed his brigade in
violent rain last evening. Col. SchadrI
had charge Of his brigade and Lieut..
Rra"kcn WAS til" generals aide.
Supplicl are still being distributed; ;
hlous"S will be given ont today.
faymas1cr DoyOn is waiting for money
70 pay the First He expects to begin
this afternoon.
Maj. Doyon has discovered an army re-
uiation requiring tAc men to be mustered
for pay on the tirst of each month. which
he cohstrn"s % mean that new muster
roll must be made" II" has tc"gr3ihrd
| Washington for Instructions. If a new
roll must be made i will delay the paying
Of the men for several days.
There is nothing like baseball to cnthuSe
the tru" American, even in the army
Three weeks ago Col. Schadcl Of the First
did not know the first base from tht.
left field. but now he is an enthusiast. He
witnessed tn" WiScunSin-Ili Illinois game
and that settled it. Before the game with
the lowaS came pff. forScn and Roby
/ WisconSinS : great battery. were detailed
on the division hospital corps and there
was some question rs to whether or not
they could get away to play. \ news
paper man called Col. Schadrl'S attention
to the circumstance. Great Scott. h"
exclaimed. They have got to- get Oft w"
must win that game. If they try t. hold
them let me know and I'll send an order
to get thcm.' And the colonel looked Sc
riouSly alarmed.
Go. | is going to luXuriate in new
Kitchen. with Il table at which the boys
can eat if they so desire. The kitchen is
to he built with the Sl3 saved to the
company by CommisSary Brackcn. \
vote was taken rs to what should he
done with the money and the majority
decided in favor of the purchase of beer.
As that could not bc done under the
( army rules. compromise was finally
effected on Il proposition to build Il kitch-
On. The Third battalion. to which Go. |
belongs. is to have Il bathhousc similar
t. that erected hy the Second battalion.
II viii he built this week. one way and
another the boys hav" plenty Of bathing
facilities. and there Is no excuse for not
keeping clean.
Camp Thomas. Chickamauga Park.
Ga, juno II Special. While r'v"ill"
WIS calling 1000 Second Visions sol
dicrs 10 awaken for the military duties
of another day, George < Wright of
pc0nto CLOSED his eyes in the sleep from
which there i> 10 awakening. He was
~, years old. and death was caused by
cerebral spinal meningitis. The young
( man was taken to the division hospital
yesterday. hut hr had not been in very
u -...tl-
hciu: brought about hy exhaustion.
( Wright Joined recently and WAS exceed
iugiy popular with his fellow comrades
He was engaged to marry a young lady
Of P"shtjg". The remains viii probably
he sent hom" with a brief military fu-
neral tomorrow. preceding their ship
Henry Christensen Of Fond du Lac. 4
recruit. was taken to the division hospital
today suffering. the doctors say. from dip
samauia. Ever since coming II" has made
night hdeous to soldiers III the yiucinity
Of his tent Last night he attacked an
Oshkosh man and inflicted some injury.
His discharge will certainly he requested.
Private Haggerty of Eau Claire is Ger
tain of his discharge and the necessary
papers are now bciLE prepared.
Two hundred recruits for the Second
and 100 for the Third had arrived up TO
noon today.
h''T tAS "H!t'I> "i M iilIL NIil pt'
instructed TO "nlSt members Suhci"nt 10
fill companies after hospital and signal
corps men arc signed
pana's Third Regiment band plays at
East Lake t"day at soldiers heneht
picnic gwen hT the Ladies catholic 50
"ierlcs Of Chattanooga.
Ten days ratlon> were issued in the
Second and the clothing disbursement
continues.
Camp Thomas. Chickamau=a Park. Ga.
June I'll Special Marked activity
about the quartcrmaNtcr generals depart
m"ut has replaced the lethar-y of few
days. 1t Is stated that m" Third Wlscnn-
sin Is NJ last ~ b" fully equipped tgr the
t"ld, and IT once. Orders have been -
sued that a fast As recruits arrive ;hoir