Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27
HIS PARENTS OBJECT.
Volunteer discharged Because He Was to
... Young.

Volunteer discharged Because He Was to
| .. Young.
A sensation was created in Camp
| Warburton yesterday afternoon when
it became generally known that Musi-
clan Lentz L. Gold, of Battery C. OF
| Phoenixville, had been dismissed from
der of Secretary of War Alger, for ems
| listing under false preteHses. @ IT.
(! Cold packed up his effects Tuesday
night and returned to Phoenixvi!le
| yesterday.
1t seems that this young man, with
with his battery before it went into
camp at Mt. Gretna and gave his age
! as 18. His parents strenuously OBJ
| jected to his enlistment on the ground
that he was only II years of age The
young man paid no attention to pa
rental appeals, however, and when
Battery c left Camp Hastings with
| Battery A. for Newport News, he ao-
companied his fellow artillerymen.
| MIR. and Mrs. Gold at once protested
attention OF Secretary Alger was di
rected to the case with the above re-
suit.
| Captain Warburton signed the pa.
pers as commandant Of the camp and
| dismissed the young patriot without
pay or allowance. ~
SHOT IN CAMP.
| There was shooting scrape In Camp
Warburton late Tuesday night, which.
though accidental. placed Prlvats
eral OF the Phoenixville boys CANA
down town Tuesday night and spent
their money for "bug-juice." On go
ing back to camp they proceeded to
| have some fun without regard for mil
itary discipline.
TNn ri y,Ar
carousing, when Meyers gun acci-
dentally went off and Davis received
the ball in his left hip. The injury la
not at oil serious, although the victim
is suffering considerable pain In con-
sequence of his lark.
That same night several men were
put in the guard tent for disturbing
the peace OF tho camp.
THE FLAG PRESENTATION.
The post nag and two battery gui-
artilleryrnen next Monday afternoon
by the ladies' of Newport News, will
arrive here from the makers this
morning. A telegram to this effect was
received last night.
The large flag pole. which Is also q
gift from the ladies' has been delivered
by the shipyard, and is now being
placed in position In front OF the
camp headquarters.
1t Is expected that q number Of Phil
adelphia people will come down on
| Monday to witness the presentation
Ceremonies. Nc expense or pans are
| being spared by the lady promoters
to make the occasion a gaia one anu
when Captain Warburton receives the
post flag 1t is quite probable that the
assemblage which will witness the
!ra.Neaas-.svfitff- number up In the thou
sands.
-iLANDSMEN ACT AS SAILORS.
! Between 9 and 10 o'clock last ev-
ening a messenger boy appeared at the
main gate Of the shipyard bearing Il
livered to the commander of the Dixie
now lying in midstream. Sergeant
Rambo, Battery IA" in charge of the
| guards stationed at this post. was
making his rounds, so Acting Corporal
| Overfeld and Private Colfelt, accom-
| panied by the plucky little messenger,
| and pauSing only to see that the guard
| was properly posted. FASTENED to the
I"n'r,nen This morning the members
| of the second section Of Battery a.
| are envied by all their brothers in
arms.
THE TUG J. D. JONES.
Commander C. T. Hutchins. who Is
to take charge Of the Chesapeake bay
| fleet has notified the men that the tug
| !. D. Jones, which was recently pur-
| chased at Norfolk. has been detailed
| for the Chesapeake fleet. The Jones is
now at Norfolk undergoing changes.
and as soon as completed a draft from
| the men ON board the Dale will be
that Lieutenant Geer will be given
command.
The members Of the auxiliary cruiser
| board, after examining vessels in Bal
timore. went to Norfolk, where they
will inspect a number Of vessels that
have been offered for sale.
WAS AT PORTO RICO.
The United States auxiliary crusier
Niagara, In command of Captain Bick-
nell, and having a regular naval crew
aboard, dropped anchor alongside the
auxiliary cruiser Yosemite Tuesday, in
Hampton Roads.
The Niagara came from Porta Rico,
and her hula. smokestack and masts
gave evidence of what the Spanish
shells had done in the return fire when
the forts of San Juan were bonabarded
by the American fleet, the Niagara
having taken part in 1t. The hull was
literally peppered where the shells
had struck and holes were observed In
the smokestack. besides scars all over
the vessel. The Niagara. Captain
Bicknell said, came for repairs, and
will have to remain at beast ten days.
when he Will again return TO the scene
of action The officers were reticent
American fleets. and said they had or
ders not to talk on the subject. The
Niagara. 1t is understood. will be re-
paired at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
The torpedo boat destroyer Oneida
ha arrived at the Norfolk Navy Yard
from the Delaware Brakewater. She
comes to be fitted out, and it is said
will be rushed away to join SIMPSONS
squadron at the earliest possible mo-
ment. u-
Wants Heavy Damages.
Peter Hampton, a stevedore of this