The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-14
ONE COMPANY
JOINS CAMP LEE.
Continued From First Page.


called back by a sergeant who lectured
them for leaving ranks.
Lieutenant Price. u. ;. A., eXpects 70
be in a position 10 issI~rrations 10 the
soldiers by companies - next Monday
and this will no doubt be welcome news
20 the men who are grumbling CONSIDER
ably over the monotony Of their present
bill of fare which Is the same daily at an
three meals II consists OF hot conee anu
hot Frankfurters, cold bread and butter,
cheese. bologna SAUSAGE, shoulder ana
pickles. When rations are Issued, the
men will be able to mess themselves
thereby bringing about variety IN their
menu.
ENHANCING THE CAMP.
-Four company streets with the cores
ponding number OF officers tents were
erected yesterday.
South of the latter and on parallel
line tents for the majors are
pitched, and SIN further south and
nearest to the auditorium will be the
tents OF the colonies. on the easterly
side of the camp. Just outside OF the
lines the big tent OF the Young Men 5
Christian Association will be located and
on the westerly end near the race track
are placed the hospital tents and those
OF tine surgeons
Nearly the entire work OF pitching
tents yesterday was done by the men OF
the Fitz Lee Rifles. of Lynchburg
a WRONG ORDER.
Captain II. r.. Freeman OF tho DanYlle
Blues, is stlll in command OF the audi
forum building and being DESTROYS Of
spending a night at the hotel. ne turn
ed the building Thursday evening over TO
Captain Marshall Tarren. Company y.
Fourth Regiment. The latter detailed
the orderly sergeant Of his company TO
take charge of the guard in the building,
who by some misunderstanding placed a
sentinel at the front door with instruct
ions TO pass no one in or out during the
night Among those who were refused adj
mission was a commissioned officer, who
upon learning that the order had been
Issued by a sergeant. simply pushed the
sentinel aside and made his way 10 his
quarters.
The fact that Colonel Baker has taken
charge OF the camp has been a great
relief 10 Colonel Coulling, whose burdens
have been very onerous. since he has
been compelled 20 look after almost
everything I'm connection with the camp
and grounds. Yesterday afternoon
Lieutenant Barney OF the Blues Bat
talon was detailed 20 the ordinance de-
partment as an assistant to Colonel
Coulling.
Lieutenant Barney has been greatly
embarrassed over the announcement
that mas gone forth 10 the effect
that ne had received a commission from
the federal government as Lieutenant
Colonei. The fact or the matter Is that
his commission is only for Second Lieu
tenant in the regular army He has en-
listed 2S3 engineers who he has turned
over 10 the government ami who viii
be enlisted by a regular engineer officer
Lieutenant Barney will then be detail
ed 10 the division OF engineers with the
rank or major.
CAME A LONG DISTANCE.
A native OF ST. Petersburg Russia, with
the enphemstic name 1. A. Langewiczy.
reported at Camp Lee yesterday and
asked 10 be given an opportunity 70 en-
list. TIE said ne was forty-one years old
and had been I'm this country for six
years. lie was living IN Jackson county,
Ills, and started for Roanoke where he
found that the troops had left before his
arrival Next he went 10 Lynchburg,
where he met with tho same experience
Colonel Baker told him that he would
first have 20 secure a good endorsement
before he could be mustere% IN.
Lieutenant Shanks. L. 5. A.. mus
tered into the United States SER
vice the Fitz. Lee Rifles, Company
i Third Regiment and the West Au-
gusta Guards. Company X Second Regi-
mcnt and both companies were at once
ordered under canvass The boys In
camp are showing an inclination Of decor
ting their tents as Tar as it does not
conflict with the military rules. one OF
the tents i'm the second street has been
provided with an improvised fagpole to
which this morning an American and a
Cuban flag were hoisted
Company G.. Third Regiment OF Peters
burg. Captain Nichols commanding will
likely be ordered to report at Camp Lee
this evening when the Suffolk company
is also expected 10 reach here.
Arrangements have about been COM
pleted whereby a number Of men who
were brought here by Company d, Third
Regiment from Charlottesville. will be
enlisted I'm Company G., Third Regiment.
Of Farmville. Captain Allen commanding
The men I'm this company are from Farm
vile and Blackstone, but the minimum
number has not yet been reached. IL
will be full however with the addition OF
the men from Charlottesville. First Lieu
tenant Robertson, OF Company d. will
become First Lieutenant Of Company c,
and First Lieutenant Williams will be-
come Second Lieutenant.
THEY ARE TRANSFERRED.
Governor Tyler has issued an order by
which Company j. OF Portsmouth, Capt.
r.. w Owens, commanding, IS TO be
transferred from the Second 10 the
Fourth Regiment, where they will proba-
bly, be assigned to take the place Of one
OF the Suffolk Companies. In this man.
ner all the tidewater companies will be
I'm the same regiment
Company +, Third Regiment. Infantry,
OF Alexandria. and Company X, OF Fred
ericksburg. from the same regiment, have
been ordered TO report at Camp Lee. They
will reach here in the afternoon at 2:So
o'clock.
To-day drilling will begin In earnest and
the first dress parade Will likely take
place this evening at sun down
Y. VI. c. A. AT CAMP LEE.
The temporary quarters established by
the state Committee OF the Young Men s
Christ an Association az Camp Lee were
opened Thursday afternoon. The reading
correspondence and game rooms are
I'm the north end Of the auditorium on
the platform. In addition TO the regular
daily papers the reading room tables
are supplied with monthly magazines and
illustrated yeeklies.
I'm the limited space At the command II
the Association large numbers Of men
make use Of the pr yileges Afforded ana
seem 10 appreciate the efforts OF the
State Committee IN their behalf To-
day large and attractive tent decorated
I'm the national coiors will be erected for
the use OF the men.
Secretaries OF the state Committees,
/, A. Caulter and W. r. Walker are in