Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-05

Camp Harvey, milwaukee,, May /
Senator Spooner writes to personal
friend here that he is making a strong
effort To have Wisconsin troops sent
To Washington as part OF the 10000
to be concentrated at that point. Col
Buck, the mastering officer, has issued
orders that boys under age must have
the consent of their parents to enlist
ment
Il is generally understood al Camp
Harvey that Captain Charles Kings
commission AS hrtgadter general is
not only forthcoming. but that his as,
stenment To the command OF the Wis
coEsin brigade Is assured beyond n
doubt.
Lieut., Col Henry L, Triton, surgeon
of the United States Army, arrived In
camp yesterday morning for the pur-
pose of taking charge of the eNamin-
ton of the men previous TO their mus
ter into the volunteer service of the
United States, The work of eNamIn-
alton will begin ut once and proceed
as rapidly as possible. Col Triton
Gen, Boardman to arrange the pre-
liminaries of the work SO rs to lose
no time, The regimental surgeons
and assistants will be put to work as
soon as they are qualified ami
receive their instructions rs to the
character OF the examination to be
made in each individual case by Sat
urday II Is hoped that the troops can
be made ready for muster-in. Col
Iilton said, We shall examine the
roGimental surgeons at once and set
them at work on the men, Our board
has nothing to do with that oNamm-
alton except to see that duly qualified
surgeons are provided for It and furn-
ish them the Instructions ON which
they are To proceed, The examination
of the men ought TO be finished this
week.
There Is yet some doubt IA To the
rank which the roSimcntal surgeons
Will have in the volunteer service,
Under the army reorganization law,
the surgeon Of II regiment ranks M
captain and his assistants M frat
lioutonnnts. Under the National
guard law of the state, the rank Ia one
grade higher, Gov Scolled has toie.
graphed to washington to learn wheth-
er the state law cannot govern in thai
as in other respects and thus preserve
the surgeons their rank.
The regiments have received camp
from rnn et NH nh bnu
occupy. The third regiment bsng
Quartered IN the horse barns 10 called
the Stations. The second occupies
! the cattle barns and is called the
Bulls. The first occupies among
! other buildings the one constru tied
for fine poultry, and from that fnct
! and the one which tells OF the ralds
upon the hen roosts OF the vicinity.
the regiment III dubbed the BOOSTERS.
Some of the officers Of the first claimed
the name of Eagles because one OF
their companies brought live eagle to
camp. but they were told that their
boys had brought In more chickens
than eagles and the claim was ruled
out.
Gen Boardman announced that
when the troops were mustered into
The volunteer service OF the United
States, he viii turn the command OF
the camp over to Col. M. Z. Moore OF
the third regiment, he being the se-
Nor in rank. II Col. Moore takes
command Of the brigade. Lieut.. Col.
Parker will assume command OF the
third regiment.
There was o sorry looking squad OF
unfortunates brought from the guard
house yesterday morning and set to
work cleaning up about the camp as
part Of the punishment for transgro5s-
ing the rules OF the camp. The con-
tingent was divided into squads OF
half dozen each and a guard with
fixed bayonet presided over their ef-
forts to make camp look more pre-
sentable. The poor fellows who had
INDUCED their propensity for breaking
rules found the penalty very prompt
and they will not care for additional
doses.
Gov. Scofeld and Gen. Boardman
have not yet settled on plan OF
action regarding the organization OF
additional regiments OF the National
guard. They have plenty OF work on
hand now In getting the present reg
iments ready TO turn over TO the ma
tional government, after which 1t will
take two or three weeks to get the
accounts between the state and the ma
tional government settled. When
they get these matters cleared up and
have time TO look about them. the
question will DO canyassed. II II looks
AS though the war is TO be a short one
and that the troops will be back In a
short time at their homes. there will
be no more regiments organized, the
old regiments returning TO their Ma