New-York tribune., 1898-11-10
TROOPS BACK FROM PORIO fiCO.
TIE ROUMANIAN BRINGS THE lhlND iAi'i
NOIs-FRICTION BETWEEN ITS COLo-
MEL AND GOVERNOR TANNER

The transport Roumanian arrived mere yeS'''"''
from Porto Rico with the 81 Illinois Volunteers VIZ
board After being passed at Quarantine '"'
transport proceeded TO Jersey city where the hle"
will be landed and sent to Illinois over the Ere
Railroad The regiment. consisting Of e5i men ana
a. officers ,s under the command OF Colonel Fred
erlck Benntt.
The regiment was met by ID J. Stewart OF
Rockford. H. who came here az the representa-
tive Of the Army and Navy League or NlhhenaSo
County to look after the comfort OF the soidlers'
OF the members Of the regiment arriving forty
were on the sick list four Of these having typhold
fever Onlv one of the too i'll to travel
He was Private Christopher Jensen, OF Company
c. and he was sent the hospital on Liberty
Island.
The regiment comes home TO he mustered out OF
the volunteer service and at the same time VIII
lose It's identity regiment OF the Illinois Ma
tional Guard The regiment has been actively In
the National Guard since 1871 and has taken part
in the suppression Of many riots ana mas oeeh OH
other State duty owing to friction between Gov
ernor Tanner and Colonel Bennitt the Governor on
September ? ordered the disarmament OF the regi-
ment so far It was connected with the Ma
tional Guard According TO the story Of some OF
the officers the trouble dates back to the time
when Governor Tanner was elected.
When seen yesterday Colonel Bennitt said in re-
gard to Governor Tanners action:
I'VE have not been hurt as men and therefore
resentment
men are not angry at being mustered out OF the
State service. but they dissatisfied with the
method used to muster them out when they were
out of the country on active service for the Ma
tonal Government. That Is what hurts us To be-
long TO the National Guard OF Illinois means uf-
usual sacrifice the part of the men. Ihls reSl--
ment is made up OF the pick OF the young men oi
the various counties from which IL was recruited;
and do not believe that they Will regret being rld
OF the duty OF serving in the National Guard.
Major John Bliss Shaw OF the regiment, was
tried by court martial while IN Porto Rico: Inc
charges against him were preferred by tolonel
HuldekOper surgeon n-in-chef on General BROOKE
staff who charged that Major Shaw had allowed
six sick men TO remain in wooden building one
moved to other quarters. Major Sha" was ac-
auittcd as the testimony showed thai he had been
acting under the order Of his colonel .
Ma ior shaw when AZ the Army Buldlng,
said in regard 10 the Torto Rican campaign.
'rha heavv rains down there were injurious 10
the health OF the troops often while they were
DOING outp post duty II would pour down as II never
does M here and the men would be drenched for
long neriols Another cause OF nl-health ~ the
custom OF leaving the refuse cane from the sugar
mills 10 decay I'm piles. and then spreading II over
the ground for fertzing purposes.
II think that there should be O combination
regImental and division hospital system. Al pres
ont all regmentai hospitals are abolished. Now
rceimort he feels that he is with friends and often
Tie r.Pimental surgeons are the family physicians
Of the men I'm home life But when man Is taken
10 a division hospital he is one of many and. per-
sonallv unknown TO nurses and surgeons, his lone
lincss Oopr"sseS MIN.