The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05

Part OF the Provisional Division
Under Wade, and i'm This Way ia
Secure an Opportunity to Go to
the FrOnt-News of the Camp.
CAMP THOMAS, Chickamauga,
Aug 4.-The making up Of the force
TO go with Maj. Gen. Wade to Porto
Rlco has served to show how very
anxious the volunteers at Camp Thorn
as are to go to the front. The list of
regiments designated had hardly re-
ceived circulation in the camp at this
place, until hundreds of volunteers not
included in the regiments to go had
made applications to be transferred
from their own regiments to those
scheduled to proceed to the front.
There are hosts of soldiers here, who,
While they are attached to the regi-
mentS in which they were mustered,
would gladly join any regiment to go
to the front
This is accounted for in the main
upon the high ground of American
Valor, which has manifested itself con-
spiciously in the army of volunteers.
They are not willing to return home to
be dubbed Tin soldiers. and there
are few, if any, who will not be sadly
disappointed if the war does not afford
new opportunities by which they will
be called TO do battle.
Maj. Hopkins, assistant adjutant
general and Maj. Reed surgeon of the
United States army. who We're sent
here by order of Secretary Alger, to
inspect Camp Thomas, as to sanitary
conditions, pushed their work vigor-
ousiy today. They found the division
hospitals in excellent condition gen.
orally, and while nothing has been
given out were evidently pleased with
the excellent sanitary conditions.
The issue has been raised as to
whether army officers have a right to
order search of a private residence
for a soldier who is absent from his
command without leave. An instance
of this kind has occurred in Chatta-
nooga, Lieut.. Col Mimms, command
Ing the First Vermont, having sent n
detail after men under a lieutenant
to search a private residence for Pri-
waite Garretson, who was reported as
being shielded in the residence refer
red to and defying arrest. The family
of the searched residence has appealed
to Gen. Breckenridge, and the matter
is now being investigated.
The paymaSterS have commenced
their work, and will rush it through to
a finish as rapidly as possible. The
amount to be paid will be over mil
lion dollars, and ten days at least will
sofa regiments will probably be paid
tomorrow.
The Twelfth Minnesota is expecting
to move camp today or tomorrow. Its
new location will probably be in the
woods near the Twenty-first Kansas
The fact that the regiment is to move
camp has aroused a feeling of general
satisfaction.
Brig. Gen. William j. Mckee, COM
handing the First brigade, second di-
vision, First army corps, has been as
signed to command the Second division,
First corps, IN the absence to Brig.
Gen. Poland, who has been sent to Ash
vile, with a view of regaining his
health.
The seven regiments at Chickamauga
included in Gen. Wade's Porto Rican
expedition, the First Vermont, First
Maine, First New Hampshire Third
Tennessee, First Arkansas, First West
Virginia and Fifty-second Iowa, have
not yet received notice when they will
move out, but all are busy making
preparations. Several regiments which
had but little expectation of getting to
the trent are included in the expedition,
and in these the rejoicing is great. The
movement of the regiments may begin
Friday or Saturday, the officers now
expecting definite orders at any time.
Each of the seven regiments is fully
recruited and equipped, and all are well
trained.