Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-07
SECOND NEBRASKA IS READY
Boys Coming Back from Their Fur
Tough with n Determination to
See More Service.

Although the furloughs of the Second Ne
braska volunteers do not expire until Octo-
ber II, large number Of the boys have
either grown tired of liberty or have spent
all their funds and consequently have re-
ported at Camp George D. Meiklejohn foT
duty. The mess halls present quite an ami
mated appearance once more and before
Monday the tables will be crowded with the
full regimental number of refreshed ana
good natured soldiery. According to the
rolls of the sergeant major, 1S1 of the fur
loughed men have returned to company
quarters, as follows: Company A, seven
teen men; Company b, twenty men; Com
pany c, eight men; Company ID, eleven men,
Company E. fifteen men; Company f, ten
men; Company G, twenty men; Company
IL, twenty-five men; Company l, ten men,
Company X, nine men; Company l., fifteen
men; Company NJ, twenty-one men. All OF
the furloughed soldiers have returned much
improved by their month amid home sur.
roundings and with the healthy glow of
their cheeks and the vigor of their step. They
present marked contrast to the enfeebeo
men who stepped from the train from Chick
amauga little over month ago.
The fare at the mess tables is still very
good and every one is satisfied with IN,
in their diet however, than during the
summer months, when they bore wthou-
murmur the deprivation of such articles as
| milk and butter. On one morning recently
the chef found it impossible to obtain milk
| and he was made the subject OF number
of good natured but pointed remarks. The
| discipline at the camp is good, the guard
! house being practically empty One Com.
! pany q man was released yesterday after a
| confinement of several days, owing to ali
| evasion Of duty. He had been assigned sew.
| era weeks ago to duty al the hospital ano
| instead of reporting at his post, went to his
| home in the city and later accepted a stu,
| alton in down town store. His disJbedienCe
| was overlooked by some chance for some
| time, but he was finally detected and dis
| ciplined. The health of the soldiers left be-
| hind has been very good, there being less
than ten men reported at all indisposed.
A petition is being circulated among the
men at the post, requesting that battalion
| be formed for service in the Philippines
and appending the names of those who de-
| sire to be contained in ii. The general wish
| is expressed that Lieutenant Colonel Olsen b.
appointed major, as he has communicated
with Washington regarding the matter, ana
1t is believed has received some encourage
ment The petition has been eagerly signed
and it was remarked that the men crowded
around the bearer OF II as though they had
been asked TO sign the pay roll. OF the l5C
men at the post a few days ago the sigma
! lures of over 100 were secured. 1t is be-
leved that when the remainder of the reg
iment returns the required number of 24S
men required for a battalion will be filled
at the first rush, Those in camp remark
that IL the First Nebraska desires to leave
the islands the Second regiment will be GLAD
TO take its place. OF the sixteen men in
Company G quarters when the petition wa'
sent in the names of fourteen were at one,
signed. Among the Company C men who
have reported for duty are Corporal Nun
ster, Prvates Mulln, Gately. Arundel
Adams, Packard, Cranswick and Arvidson