Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-12
Special correspondence

impression which Alntu mas male
nyOn the outside world than all the
towns In the blue grass region put
together.
1t seems that after the arrival Of the
erritOrial regiment the other regiments
,tatiOned here tried TO excel each other
Ia their friendly aud courteous treat
ment toward Us.
The Third Kentucky took the initiatOfy
tep aud came over In a body aud extended
thr right hand OF fellowship. The boys
II this regiment we're not slow Ia re-
.p0nding. They too wen, over Ia a body,
md visits have been exchanged nightly
between the two camps since.
The Twelfth New York tried TO out
rival the Kentuckians by coming over,
preceded by a baud. They received a gl0'
uuus welcome Last tuesday night was
sci, cited By the territorial troops to make
he return call About thirty members
decorated and Ornamented themselves
with war paint. beads ana feathers,
wrapping In Navajo blankets, 30 no car
ming tUmshawks, scalping knives and
tom toms, while others had nothing on
but brepCh cloths, making them look
hideous and gTOtesque. An Oklahoma
trooper represented "A big chief from the
Usage tribe, aud al Arizona soldier an
Apache mpdiciue man, who took com
maud OF the tribe Of braves. The rfgi-
mental band took the front OF the pro-
eession. followed by the Indians aud then
the companies. Such war-whOops and
cheering the people Of this region
never heard before. A large bonfire had
been built for the occasion, around
which the big chief Rubber Neck
assembled his braves, squaws and pap
pooses for an imitation war or ghost
dance. kvery company had its repre-
sentative lre.eAteT at this pow WOW,
thus avoiding the possibility OF any clash
or outbreak OF any n single tribe.
sitting Bull or Geronimo could not have
conducted a more realistic dance than
that given. IL Daniel Boone and the
original settlers Of Kentucky had viewed
his spectacle from ihe spirit world they
would have thought the scenes OF the
ca colonization OF this country In 1890 were
teing enacted over again.
After the pipe Of peace had been
smoked the New York braves invited the
/, territorial tribes TO their wigwams To
enjoy some OF their ierked yenisOn (ham
? zandwiches) and drink some OF the foam
ing fluid that sixteen half barrels con-
tained. Their hospitality far exec ded
anything tn big chief Boss Tweed OF the
TAmmanv tribe ever attempted IN New
YOrk,and this was done unOstentatiously,
with no object OF catching any votes,
either
The territorial troops are making pre-
paratiOns to respond TO this friendly
Jreeting. and Ii will occur after ray day.
o. The sanitary condition OF the camp is
excellent The company tents and streets
80 I.VW aaWnRplrUulu nNnnn IhR ruHa
= pools are daily inspected and disintected
aud eyerJ thing IL done 10 maintain a
, hpalthtul condition.
The hospital tents are models OF clean
: illness and comfort. Trained female
nurses from all over the east and the
! good Sietafs OF Charity administer 10 the
! sick now confined there. While there are
> a number sick at present the fatalities
; are few.
Q The tents Of the entire division must
ba moved every ten days, either 10 tht
. night or left. The floors are whitewashet
aud every inch OF ground thoroughly
2 cleaned.
Every regiment has it's band and guar
! mounting at $40 q, III. The music is VI
q 10 the standard OF hrst class bands, i'm.
proving each day M the general routine
Is gone through with. The Second Mis-
souri, regiment is the acknowledged pee
OF them ali. IL IL likewise the Cracker
I Jack" regiment In drilling.
k To-day Is II OF those dreary aud dis
NAL rainy days-TaininR lncessantl.
: since q a. m, up 20 the present writing
d / .. III. In fact IL has rained almOs
every day since our arrival, and most al
u the members Of the company are II
i their tents either reading or discussing
some complex question. A few are ol
guard and q few In the Y. M. G, A, tent
where all the latest magazines an
papers are 10 be found, IL h locate
about hfty yards 10 the left OF COmpan
II, and the army and navy commission O
OF the international committee Of the !
NJ. G. A, Vim. b. MillaT, secretary Of IN
commission, having control OF lis WOTl
ings.
Besides a picket guard around eac
Il regiment there Is a provost guard mount
/, cd each day in Lexington on some OF th
principal thOrOughfares. II a soldier
caught down town without a pass tina
4 provost guard takes him under its pre-
a tecting wing, aud he suffers the penalt
OF his ~fOOlishness. The fines imposed o
those TOR violating these rules appear I
be rather severe In proportion 10 the a
il, lOwance a volunteer soldier gets, bu
! those In authority contend that IL mu,
be done TO maintain strict discipline.
The regiment has been thorough
= equipped with guns, ~knRpsacks, hayeI
- sacks, cAnteens, etc. They were issue
the early part Of this week,
A Tegimental canteen has been estal
y lished, where u can get tobacco, 81
tiOneTy, cOntectiOneTips, wet goods
nothing stronger than beer etc, theTet
OF dispensing with the necessity OF a trip
Lexington.
nj One en%terprising furniture house
TO Lexington has sold many single ma
tTesses to the boys for fifty cents eac
no and a few have bought wire cots whit
m; can be purchased for 81,
IA NOTES
This regiment had more visitors la
Sunday than the entire command put {
gether.
ne An excursiOnist from one OF the su
rounding towns cautiously approached
, member OF our cOmpanI,and In a low vol
'iiSS asked, az he pointed At Private Wrigt
~ is that a real live indiana Wright
.or Corporal sulzer, after arranging all
ia paTaphernalia on his back-knapsaC
hayeTsack, blanket and canteen, wi
IN, their numerous straps and buckles
esi wanted 20 know II there va any o
sss men her In the company who had e'
packed a buTrO, as he thought the an
was not on straight-lust like a girl wi
cit her hat.
IN. Private Bowdish, OF Ermlnie histoI
fame befOTe enlistment, came near oil