New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-15
THE 20lST NEW-YORK INCENsED.
MEN IN STATE OF sEMI.MUTrNY OWING TO
POOR FooD--PLANs FOR The PARADE


Camp Meade Middletown. Penn. Oct. ,4-Tha
men in the 9oist Ncw-York Regiment are IN a
state Of semi mutiny and threaten trouble II they
do cot receive better treatment. They complain
that they are not properly fed and that they had
nothing for dinner Yesterday but meat and coffee.
The men have had no bread for twenty-four hours
because there IS nobody IN the regiment who knows
how 70 use the field ovens. and the chief COM
missary officers insist that each regiment mus.
bake the bread for its own men. The New Workers.
have not been paid since they reached here, thu
officers being afraid they will take French Leave
and go home to visit their friends.
battalion from every regiment in the Second
Corps will be sent PHILADELPHIA to take part I'm
the Peace Jubilee parade. General Graham has
secured permission from the War Department 10
move his command South his pleasure. He ia
afraid Of yellow fever. and he will keep his COM
mand In the North until he is driven out By thu
cold weather
The Engineer and Signal corps and the 9th
Ohio Battalion (colored) will also take part In tho
Jubilee General Graham will also attend with
his staff and expects 20 have every division. bril-
zade and rAgimental commander with their stafs
in line
The corps WILL be represented by tsenty-one bat
talions and every band OF music and drum corps
in camp. The troops will start on the evening oc
October Is and return TO camp two days later
After this the movement South will begin. Tween
ty-four sick were shipped to-day from the Oh
vision hospitals 10 Philadelphia
There was great disappointment to-day when a
big batch OF applications for honorable discharges
from the services came back from the war Depart.
ment marked Rejected by order OF Secretary or
War" All these applications were indorsed oy
regimental commanders, ard a majority OF the ap-
pucants were either college students desiring 20
return 10 their studies. men OF family. No
further reason for the refusal Of these applications
was voucbsafed. and Il looks as though the Gov
eminent Intended shutting OF discharges, except
for the best OF reasons. When Colonel kreps. OK
The 18th Pennsylvania returns from leave Of alb
seuce he will relieve Colonel Schuyler. OF the gSd
New York as temporary Brigade Commander
Several Harrisburg liquor dealers nave been 40
ing good business sending TASKS or whiskey, etc.
into the regmental camps, consgning them 70
trusted agents 10 v HON they allow LIBERAL CON-
mission on all sales IL Is thought the "a Tennes-
see mon arrested last night obtained their wnlskey
In this manner and investigation or this IL
legal practice IL being made.
Much excitement created IN EarrsOurE TO-
day between a provost guard OF the sGd New
York Regiment and a soldier who was asked 70
show his pass The soldier, who was accompanied
hv a civilian when asked for his ass struck the
nroyost The men moved on but we're soon mated
again hy the guard who ordered the soldier 10 &C
Company him 10 the guard house. Ihe soldier re,
fused and there was g lively time A large crowd
Uttered ard the trouble was quelled by two
nolIcemen and several provost guards coming on
the scene The men were sent TO jail.