Evening star., 1898-06-30
District Soldiers Eager to Reach the
Field of Battle.
GIVEN SIXTY DAYS RATIONS 5
Still the Order to March Has Not
Been Made.
A GOOD SPECTION
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
TAMPA, Fla, June 39.-The regular
monthly muster and inspection of the
regiment was held this morning. Promptly
at o'clock, when the assembly sounded,
the men fell into their regular places and
prepared for thorough inspection by Col.
Harries.
He commenced at the head of the 1st
Battalion and inspected every rife. all the
accoutrements and uniforms, then tents,
company streets and company kitchens.
He expressed himself afterward as being
very much pleased with the result. He
was accompanied in his inspection by Ad-
jutant Meher and Quartermaster Field.
The muster roll was called and every
man had to account for the property that
had been issued to him. One private has
had his equipment stolen, and Captain T.
w. H. King of Company B, and Lieut..
Walker and Lieut.. Meekins have been ap-
pointed a board of survey, to investigate
the matter. They will hold a meeting for
that purpose today.
No Sick Men.
After the companies had been inspected a
visit was made to the hospital, where Sur
geons Pyles, Cox and Weaver had every
thing in excellent shape. There were no
patients in the hospital, and but few men
answered sick call this morning.
1t is expected that the number will be
larger tomorrow, as about dozen boxes Of
edibles came from Washington for the boys
this morning. Such boxes have caused
most of the sickness found in the regi-
ment Colonel Harries hopes very much
that no more boxes will be sent.
The boys are chafing very much over not
being ordered to the front. All sorts of
rumors and some orders have been af1oat,
but they have not materialiZed. Sixty
days rations have been issued to the men
and five hundred rounds of ball cartridges
provided for eacn man. The men will not
be allowed to have these cartridges until
they are ordered away from Tampa.
The general court-martial to try Private
Marshall of the 9Th Maryland regiment
some weeks ago will convene tomorrow
morning. Private Findley of Company b
of the District Regiment will probably
come up before the court in the near fu-
tuIe.
SoEae Changes.
Private Kenneth O'Conner of Company c
has been appointed musician in the same
company, and Private Jones has been ap-
pointed artificer. Quartermaster Sergeant
J. NJ. Walsh of Company A has been made
a duty sergeant at his own request, and
Sergeant Thomas F. Macauley has been
made quartermaster sergeant.
Ford Thompson, jr., of Washington ar
rived at Tampa yesterday and enlisted in
Troop A of Roosevelt's rough riders. The
boys of the 9TH Maryland Regiment are re-
joicing in the arrival of three hundred and
twenty recruits. They came last night.
They will not probably go to the front
with the regiment, but will remain in Tam
pa to be drilled and seasoned.
The pay rolls are being made out today,
and both officers and men hope very much
that the paymaster will show up before the
end of the week. Most of the officers and
all of the men are busted. The censor ab-
soiutely refuses TO allow anything of real
interest to go olt from Tampa B.