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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
THE CAMP AT NIGHT.
Stray Soldiers Held Up by the Guards
-Serenadea and PlncardM

Camp Mount after dark last night pre-
scented picture in striking contrast to that
of Tuesday night. All the tents were up
and occupants assigned to each one.
Candles had already been issued. and as
darkness settled down on the camp the can
dies were lighted and in all directions long
rows of Pickering lights designated where
the different commands were now comfort
ably located.
Several of the men were out on a visit to
the city, and many of them returning to
camp after taps had sounded met with
q new experience in the nature of great
surprise.
In pursuance to orders from General Nc
Kee a rigid guard was established with a
countersign. Being in ignorance of this fact,
the returning wanderers caused the cor
poral of the guard many weary and hurried
trips to the different posts where the SEN
tries held them up before admitting them
AS usual, the local light artillery, Battery
A, led in the matter of thoroughly enjoy
ing themselves. A chorus composed of
Haughey, Martindale, Hawkins, Gates, Mil
likin and Murbarger began serenading on
the company street, and attracted great at
known to young America. Down the COM
pany street a placard was displayed an
nouncing that the Shetland ponies We're to
be found within. No one under six feet in
height inhabited the tent Another placard
further down the line announced the fact
that General Debility General Order, GEM
eral Appearance. General Dissipation and
General Dissatisfaction were the inmates
Of the tent. The generals were, however,
known in private life as Louis Adam,
"Hank'' Palmer Walter Helm, Ray Thomp-
son and Ed Brennan. The boys said that
they forgot their miserieS, caused by hum
ger. by smoking some of Louis ADAM
cigars. after which no one has as yet been
known to escape season of innocuous
deSuetude.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28

Unassigned Companies Appear and
Show Un Well.

During Tuesday night the remainder of
the companies expected from the different
parts of the State came in, with all their
accoutrements. They comprised portions of
the Third and First Regiments, and the ag
gregate was 723 men.
About o'clock the Winamac company
of irregulars, mastering sixty-eight men,
arrived over the Panhandle, and began to
make themselves at home without being as
signed either quarters or food The expect
ed Martinsville company arrived about 1890,
accompanied by the Martinsville Cornet
Band, in uniforms of red and black. The
company was one of 105 men, headed by
DR.. Monran as captain, A. M. Balm, first
lieutenant, and Bert Rutledge second lieu
tenant. The men made a fine appearance,
although ununiformed and marched with
great precision, displaying the result of
careful training in tactics. The Anderson
volunteer company did not put in an APP
pearance until noon, but they proved to be
q creditable company. They reported to
General Mckee, in charge of Kenneth Burr,
with a muster of ninety-Seven men.
General Mckee accepted the Martinsville
and Anderson companies, and after muster
ing them in and passing them through
medical examination, assigned them to the
vacancies in the First and Fourth Regi-
ments, respectively.
The artillery programme, as arranged at
present, Will begin to-day with active drill
by all the batteries. This will be, how
ever, merely q carriage drill and will be
done to keep the men in practice in the
work of taking positions readily and eXecut-
ing the quick evolutions necessary to d iignt
battery The loading and firing drill will
be dispensed with, inasmuch as the present
equipment of muzzle-loading guns will not
be used in active service, and, therefore,
proficiency in this direction will not count.
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Notes Ahont the Cnmn.

The North Illinois-street cars will run out
to the fair grounds commencing Thursday.
and continue while soldiers are here. Ma
pleton passengers will be transferred to that
line.
Captain Ballou OF the Treasury Depart
ment of Washington, came in from the ma
pose of bidding goodbye to his son who is an
officer in the Fourth Regiment.
Several young women, belonging to we'll
known, families, in the city, were insulted
brigade Of 4,50) men it would be difficult
not to find few who are not gentlemen.
The officers say they will deal harshly with
any men found Offering insults to visitors.
An Audubon mess has been organized in
the Light Artillery. Each of the members
in the mess have tackled their titles on their
tent. Some of these are Gen. Appearance,
Gen. Disability, Gen. Uselessness and Gen.
Apathy. 1t is the first time the latter OFF,
Ger has made his appearance since the DEM
ocratic campaign of 1894.
A thousand or more bicyclIsts, men and
women wheeled out the dusty roads to
Camp Mount yesterday. The value of a
bicycle in military service is peculiarly
shown about this camp. and officers who
have to chase around with orders use a
wheel. Many of the visitors have their
wheels gayly decorated with national colors.
There is no ammunition in camp and If
the Spaniards should swoop down the city
would be utterly without protection, save
for the old brass gun which defends the
east entrance to the statehouse. The SOL
dlerS Will hardIy De given ammunition uI
they are sent away from Indianapolis
There will be no rife practice at Camp
Mount
Battery A had several men suffering from
minor complaints yesterday morning. Sur
geon Garstang found a. few of them with
cracked lips, which may have been caused
by eating the huge bun sandwiches which
the boys purchased at the roadhouses. The
circumvention Of one of these ''niclIle ter
rors' will distend almost any sized mouth.
David Darnell was the only man seriously
III. He was found suffering with the mumps
and was sent ONE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28

A Review of the Men Who VIII Watch
the Soldiers Health.

The earliest branch organized at Camp
Mount was the hospital corps; the womens
building was taken for a hospital: the am
bulance was on hand, and within twenty
four hours the equipments were complete
for the care of any reasonable number of
sick or injured. The medical staff consists
of a scorefof capable and experienced young
physicians, most of whom have had four
years OF medical training, year in hospital
or dispensary service. and in the case of
more than half of them from one to ten
years In medical practice.
The brigadier surgeon is DR.. Will NJ
Wright, of Indianapolis, professor of anat-
omy in the Indiana Medical College and
formerly superintendent at the Indianapolis
City Hospital. To DR.. Wright is largely due
the efficiency of the organization and the
perfection of the arrangements for anti
septic surgery in camp or on the field. The
medical and surgical appliances selected by
DIR. Wright and packed in case designed
by General Mckee are furnished by the
Armstrong Company, of indianapolis, and
have been taken as models by several ad-
jacent States. These are in a chest about
three feet long and two feet deep and high.
and it is safe to say so many surgical ap-
planes were never so closely packed or
so conveniently arranged A similar chest
contains a complete microscopical and bio
logical outfit and chemical laboratory for
diagnostic purposes.
The surgeon of the First Regiment of In
fantry is DR.. Il. c. Standard, of Terre
Haute; his assistant surgeon is DIR. E. Haw-
kins, of Greencastle, a graduate of the In
diana Medical College and a rising prac-
tItioner The medical surgeon of the Sec
ond Regiment is DIR. Frederick Charlton. an
able young physician, also one OF the in
structors in the Indiana Medical College
and formerly one of the house physicians of
the City Hospital. He is a son of Superin-
tendent Charlton, of the Plainhed Reform
School. His assistant surgeon is DR. Homer
l. Jones. of indianapolis, at present physi-
clan to the city workhouse OF indianapolis
and practitioner of the city.
The Third Regiment is from the northern
part OF the State. DR. Emmett f. Siper, of
Fort Wayne. is the surgeon. and DR. w w.
Barnett, also of Fort Wayne, is assistant
surgeon. The surgeon Of the Fourth Regi-
ment Is DR.. G.. c. Kimbal. of Marion, who
has the rare distinction of having been a
surgeon in the war of the rebellion His
assistant is DR.. j. ]. Kyle. of Marion a
practitioner well known in Indiana. DR. W.
S. Davis OF Terre Haute. is captain on Gen.
McKee's staff and assistant surgeon COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28

III health IS luxury that only -
the rich can afford, and that no one can enc
Joy. Every woman IS not so situated that
she can be an interesting invalid, or rather,
an tninterestirg invalid, for there never
was an interesting one.
The woman who suffers from weakness
and disease of the distinctly feminine or
gans is certain to become an invalid. No
woman can suffer IN this way and be
healthy, happy, aniable wife and compe-
tent mother Troubles of this nature sap
the strength, rack the nerves, paint lines
of suffering upon the face, destroy the tenn.
per, make the once bright eyes dull and
the once active brain sluggish, and trans
form vivacious woman into weak, sickly
invalid.
The one sure, speedy, permanent cure
for all disorders of the distinctly feminine
nature is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t acts directly on the delicate and import
ant organs concerned, and makes them
strong, healthy, vigorous and elastic. 1t
cures the internal liberation and inharnr1a-
ton that give rise to facilitating drain on
the system. It is the best medicine for
overworked, rundown " women.
About six years ago my wife become afflicted
with female weakness. ~ writes the Rev. I. 7.
Coppedge, of Elmo, Kaufman Co, Texas. She
could not stand on her feet or get in any position
despaired of ever again being well. She took six
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
has been we'll and happy for twelve months"
It is druggists business to give you, not
to tell you, what you want.
Twenty-one one-cent stamps cover the
mailing of paper-covered copy OF Doctor
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Cloth bound, 81 stamps. Send to DR.. RV.
Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
RegimentnIDriIls.

There were no regimental drills yester-
day; they were deferred until to-day. Yes
terday was given over to the troops to get
settled in their quarters The battalions Of
the Second Regiment were drilled but in
no other regiment were there drills of larg-
er bodies thar companies. The day was en-
ployed by the boys in making their tents or
quarters in the buildings more comfortable
in lying ABOUT in the shade, writing letters
to the folks at home and in entertaining the
visitors. 1t was common thing to see one
soldier with four or five girls around him
sympathiZing With him in his hunger and
showing him in many ways that they appre-
ciated that he was giving up home and bust
ness to fight for his country. Said ore Of
the youngest soldiers, Most girls will wor-
ship a fellow with a uniform on whether
they know there's a chance of some of US
getting killed in battle"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28

He Looks Into the Matter of the COM
missary Department..

Governor Mounts visit to the camp of
Indianas soldiers was the feature of the
otherwise uneventful day at Camp Mount
yesterday.
He came out about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning In his carriage, accompanied by
Private Secretary Wilson, and at once called
en- General Mckee. The prime cause of the
Governors visit was to inquire into the
commissary departments affairs. A general
statement of the supplies on hand, the
method pursued in obtaining them and the
manner of their disposal, was made to him
by Major Eagle, acting for Quartermaster
General Richardson.
When the Governor learned that supplies
were only contracted for one day at q time,
he suggested that supply sufficient to last
from three to six days should be kept in
the storehouse at all times His own army
experience, he said, proved to him that dur
ing the first few days in camp civilians al
ways consumed more than regular army
ration and that 1t was not the intention OF
the state executive that any man should
want for food or proper shelter. 1t was was, ms
wish that the ration regulations should be
disregarded entirely and II necessary double
rations should be served. He was assured
by Major Eagle that hereafter every effort
would be made to feed every man to the
limit of his appetite.
Uurng ire cout Sc of his conversation with
there were only limited number of va
cancies in the brigade in which outside COM
panies could be used he had decided to rec
ommend that the Winamac company be
sent homo again. The company only mus
tiers sixty-eight men, and in that shape is
unavailable. In addition to this the Cover
nor stated that he had been rendered the
services of a complete, well-drilled and Of
ficered company Of cadets Of the VlncenneS
College, and as they are in fine condition
they are much to be preferred to the Win
amaze company. He accordingly after Gem
eral Mckee acquiesced in his view of the
matter, ordered the latter to make all the
necessary arrangements for the transpor-
tation and care of the cadets, who would be
advised at once that their services had been
accepted.
The original tender from the college was
for a battalion but as that number could
not be used the cream of the body Will be
chosen and used as company probably
in the First Regiment.
Another statement made by the Governor
was to the effect that he should try to
have federal authorities accept all three of
the batteries of artillery. The men in all
the companies wish to go, and as only two
batteries are called for it looked at first
as if one would be rejected. To carry out
his plan the Governor instructed General
Mckee to keep one of his companies vacant
so that in the event of a refusal on the
part of the United States authorities to &C
cept all three batteries one of them, either
the Fort Wayne or Dana battery, can be
sent as an infantry company. Accordingly,
the brigade showing will continue to be
that there is one company lacking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
Had PIentv of snpper.

hen the bugles called the companies to
mess last night at suppertime the camp
rang with cheers and all over the grounds
the companies ran to the places where the
rations were given out. The boys were
ravenousIy hungry from the exercise of the
day and the lack of sufficient food during
their stay at the camp. The quartermas-
ter's department had, after slow process.
reached a point where it's duties were be-
ing fairly Well done and the supper was
Regiments are camped north of the race
track and in the open places in the city of
tents the companies set in circles around
the campfres, and with hungry eyes
watched the cooks preparing supper The
odor of frying bacon pervaded the air and
yells for the cooks to get a move on them
We're ever present. The boys ate as if they
had not eaten before for two days and
really many of them had not eaten enough
for them to speak of with respect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
Military Iarriage.

Fred q. Burkett, of this city, member
OF Company H, Third Regiment, was mar
ried yesterday afternoon to Miss Grace A.
Brown. The ceremony was performed at
o'clock, at the Lorraine Hotel. Rev. Mr..
Anthony was the officiating clergyman.
and expects to be called to the front with
his regiment. The bride has been employed
at the Star dry goods store on West WASH
ington street. Her home is at Edinburg
Ind. The young people had been engaged
for some time, and yesterday was the day
set for the wedding. They decided that the
anticipated departure of young Burkett for
the front should not interfere with the nup-
tials. and the wedding bells rang for them
Yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
THE BILL OF FARE.
What Is Required to Feed the As
sembIed Hosts.

General Mckee said yesterday morning,
when asked as to the condition of the COM
missary department: There is plenty of
food, and it is the boys own fault if they
don't get enough to eat. If the boys know
how to draw provisions they will MOI suf-
fer from hunger" Nevertheless, the young
soldiers dedared that it was onlv the cooks
who got enough to eat at breakfast yester-
day morning. At the noon meal yesterday
the boys had enough to eat, and the grub"
prospect grew brighter every hour.
One of the happiest scenes to the soldier
boys was when. wagons piled higl with
quarter beeves backed up to door OF The
commissary department and unloaded. In
side men weighed the beef and tire It on
a long table in front of three butchers who
carved it into pieces and threw them into
boxes preparatory to giving them out to
the companies. From wagons 1T GtIer
doors other classes of proysio IS were IN
loaded, and for the first time t.nce the
camp opened it was being properly provi-
stoned. The provisions for only one lay ale
ordered at time. Yesterdays requisition
called for the following list of pro n stems:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
nnr SHOW Crouda Incrense.

Both at the matinee and the evening per-
Torrance, Professor Gentry's tents, at I'LL
nois and Pratt streets, were filled to over
flowing. The entertainment this year is far
better than last and besides is new. Novel
ty in amusements is great attraction and
the professor appears to have touched the
popular cord in the very realistic fire scene
which is the finale of the interesting and
amusing programme The monkeys pump
ing water extinguishing the blaze and res
cuing the tiny dogs is really something to
marvel at and almost compels one to believe
afternoon will he atteI ded by he a ious or
phan asylums Of the city at the kind invita-
ton of Mr. Gentry
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camp equipment, but to bring only such
property as belonged to the government.
Three weeks ago a requis1tlon was made on
the state military department for medical
supplies for the Fourth Regiment, but not
even so much as an ounce OF quinine was
supplied. The officers sent out yesterday
and purchased some of this valuable drug
out of their private funds. When Colonel
Gunder's horse arrived he had to pay out
of his private purse $3.50 freight.
With the Fourth Regiment are 900 men,
including the Anderson company which, it
is understood, is to be assigned TO this reg
iment. giving the regiment thus far nine
companies. OF this number probably two
hundred men are without uniforms. The
First Regiment did not suffer so much as
It's neighbor on The right. OF the twelve
companies in its camp, three consist of en-
tlrey new mer, and the first night in camp
was spent with tents for all except Com
pany A, of Vincennes, Company X of
Princeton, and Company B, of Terre Haute.
These three companies reached the city too
late to put up their tents, and groups of
three or four would roll themselves up in
blankets and sleep on the fiat tents, gaining
trifie of protection from the frost. Only
one private and a second lieutenant were
reported at the sick call, and their COM
plants were trifling. About 250 men of this
regiment are without uniforms. Quarter
master Berhaus had not reported for duty
at noon and Quartermaster Sergeant Leo
Pennington was serving in his place. The
regimental band had not reported at the
same hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-"The TarrytOwn widow


'The Tarrytown Widow" company ar
rived at the Grand for two performances
yesterday, and will close its brief engage
ment tonight This bit of nonsense in farce
Of the broad order has been well advertised
through the East, and was met here by
fair-sized audiences considering the COM
petition Of the war news and the soldiers
at Camp Mount For popular-priced farce
organization the show stands fairly we'll in
its class. The screaming situations are
rather clumsily led up to early in the pro-
duction, but provoke some riotous merri-
ment toward the close of the third and
fourth acts. There is no music or spe-
cialties of any note. The people of the
cast are clever and as entertaining as pos
sible with the material at hand. Otis Il.
Thayer, Augustus Hobach and Eugene
Sanger keep the farce going at a mixed
gait, and are assisted by Beatrice Me-
kenzie. Laura Linden and Josepha Crowell.
1.-THE French Maid" coming to English's
tonight for the rest of the week. and de-
scribed as the most effervescent of all the
Rice productions, spent the first half of
this week in Detroit, where it was pro-
nounced one Of the best entertainments of
the season. The Detroit Journal says:
Like all the productions with which E. L.
Rice is Identified, it presents a host of
pretty women in fetching costumes. Then
there Is sparkling music, witty dialogue and
AVely uahclng, all combining to delight the
eye and ear and make q most diyerting
entertainment. In addition TO several pretty
Da1iets, there Is a dancing sensatio by
niue anu W9AoWy and Wicked-l0Qkins young
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
Colonel Smith Does the Honors.

The headquarters of the Second Regiment
attracted much attention from the visitors
Col. Harry 3. Smith did the honors'' in
royal style, assisted by Adjutant George W.
Powell and the staff. The headquarters are
located in fancy log cabin used as an ex-
hibition building during state fair weeks by
fertilizer company. Ladies said it was the
cutest thing in the camp and men enjoyed
the best whisky the Columbia Club could
furnish. General McGinnis and Colonel
Ross drank to the toast, May the Second
Regiment do as we'll the old Eleventh
d!d Governor Mount and his secretary
visited the headquarters and paid their COM
pllments to its comfort. Col l. c. Elston
OF Charlottesville, who served with General
McGlnniS in the Third Indiana Regiment in
the civil war, Judge Mcbride and Captain
Braden Were entertained by Colonel Smith
during the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
BATTLE OF THE BEDS.
First Skirmish of the War Results in
No Dead or wounded.

The first land fight of the present war oc-
Cured in Camp Mount yesterday, and,
though fierce, cid not result in bloodshed
Early yesterday morning "Lige" Martin
dale, one Of the members Of Battery A,
needing some straw with which to stuff his
bed and seeing. a quantity in front of the
infantry quarters went over and proceeded
to fill his couch. While thus engaged a
bellicose infantryman protested and, to
make his remarks more effective. over
powered the artilleryman and confscated
both bed and bedding. MarrindaIe plAio-
sophically returned to his comrades and
told Of his experience In a moment the
pride of the battery boys arose and in less
time than it takes to tell it one hundred
men were formed in company ranks. With a
rush they bore down on the infantry squad,
the members Of which were felicitating
over the capture, and triumphantly bore
away not only Martindales bed. but all the
bedding in sight. As soon as the honor OF
the company had been indicated the boys
once more relapsed into state of dissatis-
faction over their rations.