The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-13
JOHNNY'S MARCH HOME
That Young Gentleman Shows Up
Pretty Plenty These Days

! Cleveland, O.. sept. R.-Ihe flfth Cnit
volunteer regiment arrived kere today
| from Florida. On the special trains o.
! twenty coaches, each over the Big -Four
! railroad. and was received with an enthu-
siastic demonstration. The arrival of The
soldiers was announced by the ringing OF
bells. the blowing OF innumerab!e steam
whistles, the roar OF cannon and the
| cheers Of thousands of people who sur
rounded the Union station and crowded
the streets. The soldiers marched through
the downtown streets 70 the Central ar
mory. escorted by the G. A. R. and other
organizations and long line Of young Ia
dies dressed IN white. After addresses
of welcome at the armory the returning
soldiers were served with a bountiful
meal. The Fifth viii go in camp here for
thirty days, at the expiration of which
il will be mustered out. There were 1,00l
officers and men who came in today, the
balance of the 1850 members being sick
or on furloughs
Camp Meade Pa, Sept. pa strong
guard has been placed about the camp Of
the First battalion of the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania regiment, which is doing ia
tigue dty at the commissary depot. Fifty
men out of the battalion are absent with
out leave and detail will be sent from
the regiment to search for them in and
about Scranton. The men are anxious to
go home and it is thought ia be the next
regiment from Pennsylvania to receive
orders for mastering out. Colonel Sicard-
son, of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania bat
talon, has been ordered to move his
men to New York tomorrow, to take the
boat on Wednesday for oPrto Rico.
Chicago, Ills, Sept. 12.-Trains bearing
ha I'd Inn a r
Riders, came in over the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois line today, one section
arriving shortly after midnight over the
Monon route. Most of Grigsby's men are
from North Dakota, and the surrounding
country, and they are Ell route home from
Chickamaug aPrk. Few of the men are
sick and the vigorous-loOking soldiers ex-
pressed disgust a not having had a
chance to show their fighting ability.
About thirty members of the regiment
died in camp. The horses were taken
from the men about two weeks ago and
mastering out began last Thursday.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 12.-Orders
were issued from the war department to-
day ordereing two regiments of the United
States regular troops away from Camp
Wiffof, Montauk. They are the Twelfth
infantry, which is ordered to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo, and the TWenty-Second in
fantry, which goes TO Fort Cook, Neb.,
the station it occupied before going to
the war. The Twelfth infantry was for
merly stationed at Fort Niobrara, Neb..
1t is hoped that all the regular regiments
will be away from Montauk by the end of
the week
Springfield, Ills, Sept. R.-The Fifth
egiment left Springfield today for their
homes, on thiray days furlough. Three
sick men were left in the hospital here.
A detail of five from each company was
lefa to watch the tents and government
property.
Washington. Sept. 12.-General Miles
said today that the troops to constitute
the garrison of Cuba had not yet been
selected. They would consist of regu-
lars, immunes and volunteers, though it
was not possible now to tell just what
the proportions would be.
Atlanta. Ga, Sept. ia telegram was
received in this city today from Adju-
ant General Corbin, saying that the First
and Second Georgia volunteers had been
ordered mustered out
Ponce, eSpt. 12.-Sx naval cadets who
we're on board the Cincinnati are to be
sent to Annapolis by the Sonoca, which
sails on Tuesday with signal corps men
who are to be mustered out.