Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-20

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from Company NJ for having key of ;
beer in the woods.
And the corporal said first relief |,
fall in" but thanks l am not on guard
tonight.
Another one of our boys overstayed
his pass and was fined s.. This is
now becoming very common.
We are all very well and are now
enjoying the picnic of our soldier
life.
Capt. McConochie and Lieut.. Flood
were down to see the city. Both
said they had good time.
Saturday we will have brigade re-
view before Brig. Gen. Garrettson.
RoSEY.
Soldiers Have a Dream.
Camp Alger, Juue live had a
dream last night. and before We
awoke to the stern reality that we
were 1000 miles away. had the fol-
lowing names signed to list for a
series of company dances: r. p.
Hampton. Robert +. McConochie
John Schmid, Alfred Bear, Al
bert Diedrick, Walter Fitzsimmon,
Fred Hebeler, c. f. Simmons, Joe
Stauber. Walter Cox, Howard John
son. c. H. McKinstry, j. H. Glass,
William McElherne. Jack Cassin,
William Durling. Otto Rosche, Charles
Morgart, Milton Elder. By order of
the committee. X. P. Hampton, r. F
McConochie, Albert Diedrick, j. II.
Glass.
Mai. Bell on for Manila.
Mai. j. F. Bell. engineer officer on
Gen. Merritt staff. and son-in-law OF
Capt. and Mrs. T. j. Buford, of this
city, has received orders to leave fol
Manila Tuesday. which means that he
will embark that day at San Fran.
cisco. but not leave until the next
He will be accompanied by a corps o.
Interpreters, engineers, draughtsmen
copyists, stenographers, photograph
ers and clerks. Mai. Bells duties will
be to gather information about tn,
enemy and the country, and to bt
ready at all times to aid the eXpedi
ton in obtaining necessary data ant
statistics. An erroneous impression
that he is press agent has gon'
iabroad, possibly because his ii
tie is Chief of the Bureau of Informa
tion," and he seeks deliverance from
a besieging army of questioners
Maj. Bell was recently lieutenant o
the 9TH United States cavalry, AM
was promoted for efficiency. One o
his first tasks will be to prepare
map of the islands, with notes of tin
Notifications, which he will have we
: under way when Gen. Merritt arrives
Mai. Bells being sent on this eXpedi
ton is looked on by some as an ind
cation that Gen. Merritt will not tarr
long himself.
Is Now at Frisco.
The ARGUS has brief personal lei
: ter from Martin II. Danielson, of ii
18th infantry, at San Francisco. Nj
e Danielson. it will be remembered, +,
} Gently went to Fort Sheridan, whel
he enlisted in the regular service
. the government. and became compan
1 clerk of his company, leaving tw
DAYS after for the Pac ilic coast. The
| he arrived June -, and he at on,
e wrote The ARGUS. He expected
i leave soon to ''cross the big pond
as he said, for Manila. He speaks
d, the camp fare, the soldiers expe
e fences and life, and is enthusiast
/. over the prospect of active service f
II Uncle Sam in the Philippines.
Filling up Company A.
Private j. f. Bensinger, of the 81
h regiment, arrived this morning fro
.e Sterling and is assisting Sergt. f
lie ward Dunavin in enlisting the m
5 necessary to recruit Company A to
|. maximum. A room at the cou
II house is being used for the purpos
o Lieut.. G.. b. Dillon will he here I
II morrow to muster the men into t
IF service.