The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-05-14
CAMP NORTHERN SELECTED.
GEORGIA'S SOLDIERS WILL BE
MUSTERED IN AT GRIFFIN.
MCPHERSON WAS UNAVAILABLE.
The Latter VIII BE Made n Prison For
Detention OF Captured Span
ish Soldiers.

Griffin has been selected as the site
for the camp Of all the Georgia volun-
teers. President Mckinley wired Gov
srnor Atkinson Wednesday that he
could not allow the use OF Fort Nc
Pherson because Of the fact that o
general hospital is to be established
on the government reservation. The
governor called in the leading military
men and after . consultation il was
decided that after Fort Mcpherson the
state camp, called Camp Northen, was
the most available place for the con-
centrstion OF the volunteers of Geor.
gis. An order was promulgated at
once, making the volunteer camp at
Griffin.
Every yard Of tentage, every avail
able gun and every piece Of field
equipment in the store.rooms at the
state capitol, were shipped to Griffin
Wednesday night. Thursday morn
ing Col. A. J. West, the state quar-
termaster; Capt. Lewis H. Kenan, Of
the Douglasville Military Institute,
assistant state quartermsster, and
Colonel Hardeman, another assistant
quartermaster, went to Camp Northen
to superintend the work OF putting
up the tents and getting the supplies.
Captain Kenan will be left in charge
Of the quartermaster's department Of
the camp, he having been detailed for
that duty. He has had charge OF the
camp every year at the state encamp-
ment, and is thoroughly familiar with
the work.
Colonel Brown in Command.
Colonel Oscar J. Brown will be in
command Of the camp at Griffin. The
governor appointed him to the posi-
ton and assigned to him the follow
ing staff Of officers: Major Frank E.
Galloway, to be military secretary |;
Captain L. H. Kenan, the assistant
quartermaster, and Captain G.. H.
Howard, now commissar Of the Sixth
regiment of Georgia troops. These
officers will assist Colonel Brown in
the duties of establishing and main
tanning the volunteer camp.
All Muster In at Grimm.
The city of Griffin accomplished the
work Of putting Camp Northen in
readiness, and the state will not be put
to any expense on this account. Gov
ernor Atkinson telephoned to the
mayor Of Griffin and asked him what
he would do for the troops II rent
there. The mayor replied that he
would clean up the camps, put the
watsrworks in operation and have the
electric lights ready by the time the
camp was needed. He was told to 60
ahead, and it was but short time be.
fore he had force OF 200 men at work
on the campgrounds.
There are not enough tents for all
OF the Georgia soldiers, but Griffin
promised to furnish shelter free OF
charge. Those OF the troops who can.
not be put in the tents will be given shell
ter in private residences at Griffin.
They will stay in the town at night
aud during the day will be sent TO the
camp for their drill work and meals.
Prison at Fort Mcpherson.
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, has
been made prison for the Spanish
officers and soldiers taken captive by
SIMPSONS feet and ten Spanish Off
GERS and ten soldiers and non-com-
missioned officers taken from the Span
ish steamer Argonauta will be incar-
cerated therein.
The orders directing the removal Of
the prisoners from Key West to Atlanta
was issued by Secretary Alger and be.
came effective at once. In the order
is the injunction that the prisoners be
treated we'll and humanely cared for.
They will be placed under q strict and
strong guard OF soldiers, and although
prisoners OF war they will not be
treated as the Cuban insurgents have |
been treated by the Spanish govern.
ment.
The prisoners will be held until
they are exchanged for American off,
GERS and soldiers who may be taken