Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-01
LEAVING CAMP THOMAS.
Gen. Breckenridge Expects to Get
the First Corps Out During the
Next Two Days.
LIEUT.. COL. LITTLE is REBUKED
Censured by Col. Funston for Writing q
Letter to the Governor of Kansas Rec
ommending the Promotion of Certain
Men-Young Declares That He La Not
GuiIty-Ordered M ustered Out

Chickamauga. Chattanooga Military
Park, Tenn. Aug. 2S.-Three regi-
ments left Camp Thomas for Knox
vile to-day. They were the Second
Missouri, the Fifth Missouri and the
Sixth Ohio. The southern railway,
which is moving most of the troops,
now has things in such shape that
hereafter the regiments will be moved
rapidly. Gen. Breckenridge has made
his arrangements accordingly and ex-
poets to get the whole of the first
corps out during the next two days.
just when the Third corps will go or
where it will go are questions not yet
positively answered. The lack of
water facilities at Huntsville re-
ported by Gen. Frank has caused
disarrangement of plans which
may cause delay. The officials
favor Admission. Ala, but it is proba-
ble that a more thorough investiga-
ton will be made before a definite de-
cision is reached. The work of mus
tering out the Second Nebraska is pro-
crossing rapidly and will probably be
finished by Monday night. It is not
yet known definitely when the COM
mand will leave for Omaha, but it will
probably go Tuesday. AS soon as the
mastering officers dispose of this regi-
ment they begin upon the light bat
teries. The sick in the regime tai, divi.
sion and general hospitals are now re-
ceiving the best of attep ton. Hun.
dreds of patients have been sent home
during the last few days aud the doc
tors and nurses can we'll handle those
remaining.
Lieut.. Col. Little L. Rebuked.
San Francisco, Aug. 2S.-All of the
troops now in this city have been
moved from Camp Merritt to the Pre-
sidio and it is believed by the regi-
mental surgeons that the health of the
men will be greatly improved by the
change. Capt. w. 81. McKittrick. who
raised the American flag over San I'll
ago, is here. The board of survey ap-
pointed to estimate the damage on the
persons and property of the Thomas
family by riotous soldiers of the Ten.
nessee regiment has not yet concluded
its labors. Col. Funston, of the Kan.
sas volunteers, has sternly rebuked
Lieut. Col. Little for writing letter
to the governor of Kansas recommend
ing the promotion of certain men OF
the regiment although Little was
aware that Col Funston had already
made his own recommendations.
Young Declares That He Is Not Guilty.
San Francisco. Aug. 2S.-Quarter
master Sergeant James A. Young, o.
Kansas, sentenced to Imprisonment
for embezzlemeut, declares that he is
not guilty. because if he violated any
military law it was through ignorance
and he never appropriated a cent OF
the money to his own use. He says
that he has friends at home who will
present his case direct to Secretary
Alger and that he will soon be out OF
the penitentiary. Gen. Miller says
that any ameliorating circumstances
in the case will be forwarded by him
to the adjutant general at Washington.
Ordrred to BE Mustered Out.
Washington, Aug. 2s.-The follow
ing volunteer regiments were to-day
ordered to be mustered out of the serv-
ice: The First and Fifth Missouri,
now at Chickamauga, and the Third
Missouri, now at Middletown, Pa, will
go to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis.