The herald., 1898-11-22
OUT AT CAMP PRATT
MUTTON STEW AND FRIJOLES
CAUSE A MUTINY
Physical Examinations Completed.
Examining Boards Appointed.
Prospects for the Drill

| PHYSICAL examinations in the Seventh
| regiment were completed yesterday, except
a few invalids and convalescents who will
straggle in before the regiment is mustered
out.
The papers of 1l73 men were made up in
| neat piles on the shelves of the examining
surgeons tent, ready to turn over to Major
Pratt. DR.. A. G. Pedlar, of the regular
army, who has had charge of the work, left
for the Preside, San Francisco, last even
ing OF the ll73 men examined 2Oper cent
claimed disabilities, but the actually dis
abled will not go above 10 per cent, in the
opinion of the surgeon.
There was another incipient mutiny at
Camp Pratt yesterday morning, all on ac-
count of bean and mutton stew. The
boys claim that they had beans, small bayos
and stewed mutton for supper Sunday
evening. Yesterday morning the mutton
stew and bayos were warmed over, together
with tomatoes added, a common dish among
Mexican people. Major Pratt, Colonel
Berry and the other officers ate it, but the
enlisted men objected to the menu, and re-
fused to drill. Some of the officers expos
tulated with them, but the boys persisted,
and there was no morning drill. Some OF
the men have no complaints to make about
the food, others have, and the kickers man.
age to make themselves heard.
Colonel Berry issued two special orders
yesterday. The first was an order ap-
pointing board of officers on the certificates
of discharge of three of the members Of
Company X, who find fault with the char
acters given them. They are fair, in the
opinion of the officers, but they have right,
according to army regulations, to ask for a
board of inquiry, and have done so. The
board appointed to act in the matter is
Major d. r. Weller, Captain G. H. Fernald
and Lieutenant j. G. Mielke. The second
order was the appointment of board to
fix the responsibility for the loss of rifle in
Company G. consisting of Major w. d..
Welsh, First Lieutenant H. j. Bidwell,
First Lieutenant Oliver G. Kinney.
The number of soldiers detailed to sell
tickets for the coming exhibition drill has
been increased from "a to SO. The men
are meeting with remarkably good encour-
agement, except the trio who were detailed
TO canvass Pasadena. Everybody seems
more than willing to lend a helping hand to
the project The Los Angeles Railway
company has put signs on the cars, and the
board of education has suspended one of
their iron-clad rules and sent letter to
the principals, giving them permission to
call the attention of the children to it, and
has also given them permission to sell
tickets to the pupils, for which several
thousand tickets have been sent to the
schools.
A special meeting of the joint committee
ha1I . e
commerce, at which the program for the
day was finally completed. The exhibition
drill will begin on Thanksgiving day at l. 80
sharp, with the following program:
/. Reveille, field music.
2. Physical drill with arms by entire reg-
ment.
3. Guard mounting
Officers of Guard: Capt H. D. Alfonso;
Capt. w. L. Lippincott, Co. I, new officer
Of the day; Capt. G. S. Biggin, Co. G, old
officer of the day; First Lieutenant l.. S.
Chappelear, Co. +, officer of the guard;
Second Lieutenant Samuel Crawford, Co.
d, supernumerary officer of the guard
T. Company drill by Co. NJ, Capt. C. F.
Pam commanding.
5. Pitching shelter tents, by First bat
Italian, Major f. c. Prescott commanding.
6. Extended order drill, by Second bat.
talon, Major D. R. Weller commanding.
Z. Battalion drill, by Third battalion,
Major w. 0. Welch commanding.
s. Evolutions of the Seventh regiment.
Col John R. Berry commanding.
8. Regimental parade and review, Brig.
Gen. c. F. A. Last, First brigade, N. G. c.,
reviewing officer.
Turnstiles will be open at o'clock, and
tickets on sale at that time. Horse gate
open at 10 a. m. Grand stand and annex
open at II m. Tickets are now on sale at
the Red Cross society headquarters, Bart
let's Music house, Blanchard Piano COM
pany, and Fitzgerald's Music house.