The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-19
Governor Mount Hopes tn Have This
Increased to Battalion I'm Adj
ditiOn to Regiment.
SECRETARY ALGER'S ORDER
DIRECTS LIEUT.. WATERMAN To
OVERSEE THE MOBILIZATION.
Proclamation Designating the Lucky
Towns TO-MOrrOw-Thc New Col
OneI-Recruiting Notes.

Mounts office last night from Secretary of
War Alger calling for another infantry regi-
ment from Indiana, and, in addition, two
infantry companies The call came at mid
night. AS stated yesterday it has been ex-
pected momentarily for several days. In the
absence of the Governor, who is at his
home in Montgomery county, 1T was re-
ceived by Military Secretary Wilson. 1t is
hoped that the order will be modified so
as to provide for one battalion of four in
fantry companies in addition to the regi-
ment instead of two companies. If this is
done it means that the Governors official
call, to be promulgated tomorrow, will des-
ignate sixteen instead of twelve towns from
which one company each is to be taken.
Colonel Wilson said that there might be a
slight delay in the issuance of the official
call inasmuch as it might be necessary to
wait the arrival of First Lieutenant ]. G.
Waterman, who, the order from Secretary
Alger says, has been ordered to come here
from Mount Vernon, Ia, to confer with
reference to the mobilization of the troops.
AS announced in the Journal yesterday,
however, in ali probability the new regi-
ment and additional companies will be
modified at Camp Mount the COM
ing week, although it may be
little later, as the men, under the ORDER
are to submit to physical examination by
physicians to be appointed by the Governor
before they are brought to Indianapolis.
This is in order to avoid the expense OF
transporting men who are only anxious for
a junket at the governments expense. or
who may, on examination, prove to be ply
sically unfit for the service.
In his official call the Governor will adhere
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from the districts that are but partially rep
resented in the regiments now in camp.
Last night it could not be learned what
towns would be called on for companies in
addition to those already semi-oficially men,
toned in the Journal last week, viz, Jeffer-
sonville, Monticello. Michigan City, Ham
mond, Shelbyville, Rushville, New Castle.
Madison. Lawrenceburg, Columbus and
Mount Vernon. Governor Mount will him.
self determine from what places the men are
to come
The official order from the secretary of
war on which the Governors call will be
based, received last night. is as follows:
Under the Presidents second call, May
20, 1898, after filling to the maximum the
organizations already in the United States
service from your State, you are required to
furnish two new separate companies of in
fantry, organized as indicated below, and,
in addition, one new regiment of infatry,
to consist of one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, two majors, one adjutant extra
ieutenanO one quartermaster, one surgeon,
two assistant surgeons (irst lieutenants),
one chaplain, one sergeant major, one quar-
termaster sergeant, one chief musician, two
principal musicians, three hospital stew
ards and twelve companies, all companies
to consist of one captain, one first lieuten-
ant, one second lieutenant one first ser
geant, one quartermaster sergeant,
four sergeants, twelve corporals, two
musicians, one artifcer, one wagner,
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four privateS, minimum. The mastering
officer, First Lieutenant j. c. Waterman,
ordered from Mount Vernon, la.,. has been
directed to confer with your representative
concerning details affecting comfort, shell
ter, subsistence of organizations and the or
der in which they should be modified for
muster. To save expense and for other rea-
son that will occur to you, 1t is suggested
that preliminary physical eXamina tions be
made of men before they are taken from
their homes Blanks mailed to adJutant
general of state.
You are requested to constitute a board
of three reputable physicians for the pur-
pose only of examining the regimental med
zeal officers nominated by you, these ply
expenses to place of meeting Of board and
return. The regimental medical officers will
then be mustered into United States serv-
ice to assist mastering officers with physical
examination of men. The recruitment for
the old companies will be conducted by the
officers now in the field and under orders
from this office.
1t will be observed that this order calls
for the appointment of medical board to
examine the physicians Governor Mount
has determined to make surgeons and as
sistant surgeons of the One-hundred-and-
sixty-f1rst Regiment Colonel Wilson said
that the same board which served in this
capacity before, consisting of Drs j. c.
Webster of Lafayette. w. Il. Colt of Craw-
louisville and j. NJ. Dinnin OF Fort Wayne
would be designated.
There will be earnest effort to have
four companies taken in addition to the regi-
ment, in order that Indiana may have the
credit of a battalion under the command of
its own major and other battalion officers
There is a well-grounded belief that this
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