The times., 1898-07-02
PAYMENT OF THE SOLDIERS
Distribution of the Funds at
Camp Thomas.
NEW YORK MEN In TROUBLE
The Sum of Two Million Dollars Is
Under Guard ut Chicknmauga,
and the Pay Rolls Are Being
Made Up-ArrivaI of Recruits for
Different Commands.

Chattanooga. Tenn. July lat Camp
Thomas yesterday the matter OF greatest
interest was the beginning of preparations
to pay all the men in all the regiments
there encamped. Every company in every
regiment was mustered on the company
streets. The men who were present or
accounted for had their names placed on
the pay rolls. Those unaccounted for
were left off and will get no money. The
promptness with which the men showed
up demonstrated forcibly their desire for
funds.
The work of thoroughly going over the
pay rolls is an important one, and the
paymasters may not actually begin pay
ing before Monday. although 1t is pos
sible that Saturday may see the start
The 81, 100000 brought with the paymas-
ters is still In the safely-guarded express
car.
The first regiment to leave Camp Thorn
as in several weeks Will go tomorrow.
1t is the First Ohio Cavalry, an excellent
ly equipped and excellently trained COM
mand. The orders which have been ex-
pected for some time were received today.
The regiment goes to Lakeland. Fla, and
thence. with but little delay, ii is believ-
ed. to Cuba. The men are all happy over
the order.
The New York troops have not yet en-
tirely recovered from the effects of what
happened after they received pay from
the State. Some of the men came to
Chattanooga and Immediately visited the
saloons. Some of them when refused
permission TO come To the city, broke
through the lines and came anyhow. The
depredations in the city have been nu-
merous, and the local police have had
their hands full. More than a score of
the men are now in the city jail. Col.
Chauncey, of the Eighth has a detail of
Afteen men IN the city searching for
members of his regiment. who have been
absent for several days. None of the
New Workers.. except officers, are now
granted passes 10 the city.
The Fourteenth New York received fif-
ty recruits today. During the day, seven
additional tents, with room for fourteen
men each. were received for newcomers.
The recruits who have arrived during the
last few days are now partly uniformed
and equipped, and all are gradually being
supplied A number OF small shelter
tents and a large number of extra blan-
kets were issued 10 the Fourteenth men
today. The recruits are being trained by
Lieut.. Foley. of Company 3.
William Book. OF Company /. Twelfth
Regiment, New York. was arrested to-
day charged with robbing the regiment
al postoffice. II is alleged that while
of the postofTice was very busy. Book
slipped in and took SIS in cash and one
letter. Goodwin saw the thief just as
he was slipping out, and Immediately
ran after him. He captured the man
with the stolen money and letter on his
person after a long chase.
The Second Brigade First Division,
Third Corps. in which is the Twelfth
New York. was thoroughly inspected to-
day.
The Eighth Regiment is now fully re-
cruited and the recruiting officers have
returned.
The surgeons today vaccinated 237 OF
the regiments recruited
At Gen. Grants headquarters today II
was stated that the pay-rOlls of all the
regiments in the division are rapidly be-
ing put in shape.
Gen. Grant says that target ranges
are now being prepared for all the reg
iments in the division. The question of
finding suitable places for the ranges is
causing the general some trouble. SO
far only two places far enough remov-
ed from camps TO be safe, have been
found. The general says he is doing
everything possible to get his command
fitted for active service.