The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-22
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

cour&-martial which the Thirteenth
has so far had were those of Private
Frank McLane, or Gill, of company,
and Private Stacey, of A, both of whom
were tried yesterday morning. The
charge against the former is that of
having left his post without orders or
without having been properly relieved
during his tour of guard duty; that
of the latter consisted of going to sleep
on his post. Both offences took place
on the night of September Z, and are
usually reckoned among the most Sc
rious which can be committed, espec-
tally In time of war. The degree of
punishment is usually regulated by the
circumstances Of the particular case.
1t rests with the discretion of the
court. and may be anything from
slight fine and short Imprisonment up
to. and including, death itself.
1t is not known what it will be in
the present instance, but may include
four five or six months Imprisonment.
This is the first case of this serious
nature which the Thirteenth has had.
Both men pleaded guilty" to the char
ges when read to them. and the result
is awaited with some interest.
LAYING A PIPE LINE.
The pipe line which is to supply the
Third brigade with water is now ready
to be laid. For the past two days
cosmopolitan gang of laborers has been
working at high pressure, and now
the level has been reached at which it
is intended to lay the pipes. They will
be placed three feet beneath the sur
face of the soil. Plumbers from Har-
nj inin I'M
links and getting things in readiness
1t is expected that in two days. at the
most, the work will all be done. The
water is pumped across the hills from
a point not far from corps headquar-
ters and fills three large tanks, con-
tanning about $4,000 gallons each. and
reared on piles to about ten feet above
the ground. From this point to the
Thirteenth and Twelfth Pennsylvania
and the Fifteenth Minnesota it is a
straight incline. which Will give a
good force and volume of water.
The many friends in the regiment of
Lieutenant w. w. Inglis, of d, will
be glad to learn that he is fast regain
ing his health and strength in the
west. A letter was received from him
yesterday by Company Clerk Jennings.
of d, and he states that he has re-
covered to a great extent. He is now
staying at the Hotel Antlers, Colo
-ado Springs, and sometime next week
will see life on typical ranch where
he will stay two or three weeks. He
expects to be able to rejoin the regi-
ment in thirty days. The boys of d
Company are very much pleased al the
prospect of having Lieutenant Inglis
with them so soon.
OIL STOVES PLENTIFUL.
The number of oil stoves at camp is
steadily increasing despite the new
heavy underwear and the extra blan-
kets which have been issued Every
day an additional one here and there
is brought within the lines. BY the
next pay day it is predicted that the
hardware stores of Harrisburg and sur
rounding towns will be doing a brisk
business in oil stoves. Some nights are
decidedly wintry in their effects.
Private Franz. of B,who was supposed
by the doctors to have incipient ap-
pendicitis, has left for home on fur
Tough in company with his father. ex-
County Commissioner William Franz
and his sister Miss Franz, who called
at camp and returned home with him.
issued, the commissary general of sub
sistence will have green coffee issued
hereafter to all regiments excepting
only those which have no coffee roast
ers.
Captain A. II. Weber. of the Second
United States Volunteer engineers. has
been named as acting chief engineer
of the Second Army corps.
Captain Robling. of G. was officer of
the day yesterday; Lieutenant Keith.
of A, officer of the guard: Warren Col
we'll of h, sergeant of the guard: Ezra
Ripple. jr,, of D. Edward Conrad, of
A, and Allison Thornton. Of C. corpo-
rails. Orderly. Private John Coakley,
of B.
Corporal Edward Frear and Privates
Martin Cunningham, Edward Jenkins,
Harry Angle, Herbert Swan and
George Phillips, of c, returned last
night from a seven days furlough.
Corporal Iona Day received a con-
signment of roast chickens and linz
burger cheese this morning from some
Scranton friends. He treated the boys.
ARE BACK IN CAMP.
Privates Conrad, Watson and Peter
Marker, of II, have returned from home
where they spent week on furloughs.
Miss Brown, of North jackson, Sus-
quehanna county, was a recent visitor
at camp, and was shown around by her
brother, Private Bruce Brown, of G.
company.
Privates William Kinback, Robert
Harmony and Perry Bowman, of d,
left last night to spend a weeks fur
Tough at their homes in Archibald, Haz-
Teton and Tunkhannock respectively.
The Fifteenth Minnesota has a tour
of brigade guard duty today. This
relieves the Thirteenth somewhat as il
was overworked in the matter of guard
duty.
Corporals Keller and Jones and Pri-
Yates Gurreli. Roscoe, O'Hara and
Beavers, of company b. returned from
furlough last night.
Corporals Hartman, Pease and Pc
try and Privates Moser, Wirth, Doud
McCann and Thomas, of company A,
have returned from heir homes in
Scranton after spending a pleasant
seven day furlough.
Corporal Ezra Ripple, Jr., and Pri-
Yates George Murphy. William Hitch
cock, Thomas Charles and Peter, of II,
have on returned after an absence on
furlough Of one week.
Private Howard Davis, OF G, who Is
home on a sick leave has been COM
PEELED to ask for an entension of time,
as he is still sick.
Sergeant Franklin Gardner is WIN
ming econiums for himself as acting
adjutant of the Second battalion.
Privates Peter McCrea, Karl Wy
man, Creaden Sheridan, Henry Doeh-