The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-20
RULES OF REGULAR ARMY
THEY ARE TO BE ENFORCED
AT CAMP THOMAS
In Future Sentries Found Sleeping
While ON Duty VIII BE Tried
by Brigade Court Martial and
VIII Run the Risk of Being Shot
Quiet Sunday for the Minne-
sofa Boys in Blue.
ecial to The St. Paul Globe.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
CAMP THOMAS. Ca, June 19.-Sun-
day was a day without special incident
for the men Of the Twelfth and Four
teenth regiments. There were no pa
rades or ceremonies after guard mount,
but there were various religious serv-
ices that were well attended. A good
many Of the men obtained leave of alb
seuce, and, as is usual on Sunday, Wis
tied with friends or looked over the
places of historic interest IL the camp.
Regular army regulations are obtain
ing here at an alarming rate. From
an order issued to regimental officers
regarding Sentries sleeping on duty,
the soldiers from Minnesota realize that
the game is sitter than they believed
when at home. Hereafter sentries
sleeping on duty will be tried by the
brigade court martial. This means in
generation in government prison and
perhaps death. The crime is consid-
cred one Of the most serious in army
life, and regular army officials here
propose to deal with it accordingly.
This and other equally stringent regu-
lations make the soldiers apprehensive
of results if found derelict
The nomination of John Lind for gov
ernor of Minnesota has called atten-
ton to the fact that number of prom
inent Western men are in camp. Among
them are the following, belonging to
Grigsby's cowboys: j, Stewart, who
was an attorney at Pierre, N. D., ana
is a graduate of Harvard; Capt. NJ
gent, of Troop H, graduate of West
Point, and the only West Pointer in
the regiment, and his two lieutenants,
Showers and Sunderland. The last two
were also lawyers in North Dakota,
and Lieutenant Sunderland has the
reputation of being one Of the finest
hrcadswordsmen in the United States.
They all left fine places to fight.
There is some talk of doing away
with the regimental mail carriers and
having the mail taken to the different
regiments by mail cart and horse, the
driver to be a civilian. The reason
for this proposed plan was brought
about by the fact that many of the
captains are complaining about the
number of privates detailed from their
companies for different purposes. The
custom Of allowing enlisted men 35
cents day for clerical work has been
done away with by an order from army
headquarters. Under the new ruling
on-commssioned soldiers can be re-
quired to do these extra duties without
extra pay. This will remove that burn
ing anxiety to do clerical work at the
various commands.
A praiseworthy work for the soldiers
at Camp Thomas is being done by the
women of Chattanooga and of the coun-
try. Mrs. M. L. Wells, of Washington,
D. c., national officer Of the w. G. T.
U, is here and is arranging to estab-
lish a Soldiers Rest" in Chattanoo-
ga, a place where the soldiers may
spend their time while in the city and
receive comforts ard luXuries free.
From all over the country contribu-
tions of delicacies will be received from
the w. C. T. U. organizations.
At a meeting of the local Soldiers
Relief society one woman told how she
with other members Of the relief COM
mittee, had visited Col. Grigsby's regi-
rnent of cowboys yesterday, and had
found several men seriously ill lying
on the hard ground. They were told
that there was nowhere else for them
to be put. The women at once came
i into the city and purchased cots.
| These were sent to tie regiment, and
now the men are resting easily.
| AS soon as a regiment Is landed at
the park hereafter the women will
| hunt up the surgeon and see whether
there is any urg6lt need of supplies
for his sick. If so, they will at once
| furnish them.