The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

tails however, is amply reimbursed, he
feels, by the honor conferred in his
election to the position from among
the twenty-eight colonels of the divi-
sion. The fact that II is the first court
martial ordered in the division and
that It Is OF unusual moment because
capital offense is to be tried, makes
the distinction the moro prominent.
Those who with Colonel Coursen will
constitute the tribunal are: First Lieu
tenant Alvin II. Graf. first New Jersey
judge advocate; Lieutenant Colonel
Edward Kittleson, Sixth Illinois; Lieu
tenant Colonel Hamlin ID. Burch, Sew
enth Ohio; Major Frank Bryan, Eighth
Ohio; Major David T.. Clark, Sixth IL
linois; Major Frederick w. Stillwell.
Thirteenth Pennsylvania; Captain Will
liam g. Speck, Thirteenth Pennsylva-
MIA; Captain Joseph Mcmahon, First
New Jersey; Captain George w. Bran
dell, Seventh Ohio; First Lieutenant
Fl. G. Stewart, First New Jersey; First
Lieutenant Charles ". Lehman, Eighth
PENNSYLVANIA: Second Lieutenant Geo.
w. Roberts, Thirteenth lPennsylvania;
Second Lieutenant James I. Paul,
Twelfth Pennsylvania.
The chief culprit, Private Alfred st.
lanes. of Company b, Sixty-fifth New
York, will be prosecuted by his regi-
mental commander, Colonel Welch, for
savagely assaulting one of his lieuten-
ants who ordered him under arrest for
refusal to obey an order to do police
worl. While 1t is not very likely the
death penalty will be inflicted II is
as good as certain that st. James will
In ,yit,z 1n,..
enworth prison. 1t is the first offenso
of this kind that the war has devel-
Oped.
The work Of the regmental commits
sarat has been lightened to such an
extent as to make it a comparative
sinecure by new order which went
into effect Yesterday, directing COM
pany quartermasters to draw their ra-
tionS direct from the brigade commits
sory. Ordnance and quartermaster
supplies are to be distributed in like
manner. This does away with each
regiment going to Dunn I.oring for it's
supplies and simplifes matters all
around.
STRICT EXAMINATION.
If any intoxicants come into the Thir-
teenth's lines IL viii be no fault of
headquarters, Every box that comes
TO an enlisted man must be opened in
the presence of Lieutenant Colonel
Mates before the owner can possess
himself of 1t. Any liquor discovered
VIII be cOnfiscatcd and split out upon
the ground. When this aggravating
operation is in progress there will he
onlookers, no doubt wishing that they
might for the once return to their
pristine consistency.
The Thirteenth's regiment band will
render the following numbers at to-
morrow nights concert:
Sigfried's march .............W Wagner
Band.
Song and dance, Darling Vincent"
Casey.
Brass quartette,
Sergeant Miles, Privates Uptegrove
Rice and Putnam.
Waltz, Memories Of Home"
Band.
March, Thirteenth Regiment" .Sentz
Band.
Gallop, "On the Suwanee". Purner
Band.
Star Spangled Banner"
Band.
Private Thomas A. Lewis, of Com
pany a, is back from furough.
CAPTAIN +. d. Fellows. of Company
F, is officer of the day and Lieutenant
John Keith, of Company A, commander
of the guard.
Private Joseph Hodgson of Company
ID, who was called home by the death
of his father. has returned to camp.
yesterday, defeating the Twelfth regi-
ment team by score of 10 to 7. Com
pany was defeated by Company D
by score Of % to 81.
Lieutenant Edward Burkhouse con-
tinues to improve steadily and his
physicians hope to have him back to
his company in the course of week.
A ball game between the officers of
the two battalions is talked of as one
of the Fourth of July features.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kraft, of Scran-
ton, now on their wedding tour, visited
the camp yesterday and were enter
tanned by Corporal Iona b. Day and
Private Jacob Schaefer. of Company D.
Mrs. DuBoies and Miss Belle Du-
Boies, Of Washington, were guests yes
terday of Musician McCreary, of Com
pany G..
The members of the band yesterday
received housewives" presented by
the w. c. T. L. of Hallstead. They
contained the usual needles, pins. but
tons and the like and on each was
sewed card bearing the appropriate
inscription from Isaiah: THE redeemed
of the Lord shall return, and come
with singing unto Zion" T. j. Duffy.