The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-01
Three Deaths Take Place sunday.
NEWS OF ARMY MOVEMENTS.
New Volunteers Will BE Used Ia Fill TIP
Deficient Regiments.

Washington, May 30.-Adjutant Cor
hin said that ii had been definitely de-
cided to use about $4,000 Of the volun-
teers TO be raised under the new call
in filling out deficient regiments already
organized under the old call. 1t would
take about that number, he thought, to
ill each company up to the maximum
limit Of loo men. The remaining 20, GOO
would be organized into regiments of
three battalions each and distributed
among the states and territories i'm eX-
actly the same proportion as under the
first call. The cavalry, however, would
be accepted and only very limited
number of artillery.
one Of the most brilliant military
pageants enacted since the grand mus
terng out parade OF the federal troops
down the streets Of Washington at the
close Of the civil war occurred at Camp
Alger Saturday afternoon, when Pres
ident Mckinley reviewed the troops now
quartered there. 1t was the first time
in over thirty years that an army Of
volunteers rendeZvoused i'm time of war
had passed in review before the COM
mander-in chief of the army and navy
ana the demonstration attracted many
thousands from Washington and the
surrounding country to the camp
grounds near Falls Church. There were
$4,000 troops in line. The president was
accompanied by his wife, Vice President
Hobart and wife. and numerous others,
including some members Of congress.
When taps were sounded at Camp AL
ger Sunday night $4,000 men gladly
sought their tent covered hunks. To
the brigades which constitute the Sec
ond division of the second army corps
the following assignments were made:
First brigade-One Hundred and Fifty
Ninth Indiana, Third New York and
TwentySecond Kansas, under command
OF Col. Barnett, of the One Hundred and
Fifty-Ninth Indiana. Second brigade
Sixth Pennsylvania, Fourth Missouri and
Ninth Ohio battalion, under command
Of Colonel Scholl, Of the Sixth Penn
sylVania. Third brigade-Third Mis-
souri,. Second Tennessee and First Rhode
Island; Colonel Abott. First Rhode ISL
and. commander
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 the second
death occurred in the camp. Private
w. 9. Canniff, company ID, First New
Jersey, died Of acute Brights disease.
He was III only eighteen hours
Springfield. Ills, May 30.-The Seventh
Illinois infantry volunteers. Colonel
Marcus Kavansugh commanding, left
Camp Tanner Saturday night for Camp
Alger The regiment was 10 have left
earlier. but the railway could not sup
ply the cars at that time.
T. b. RAY. secretary Of the state
board of railroad and warehouse COM
missioners. has accepted the position OF
paymaster in the army with rank of
major He will be appointed to the
transportation department and sent to
Cuba, and have charge OF the trans
portation Of troops. After the war he
is to be railroad commissioner for the
island
Milwaukee, May 30.-A telegram re-
oeived by Governor Scofield from Sec
rotary of War Alger makes it appear
that about half the men Wisconsin will
furnish on the second call will be used
in increasing the ranks Of the companies
already In service from eighty-four TO
LOG men TO the company This, IL is
feared. VIII materially interfere with
the enlisting of new men.
Camp Eaton, Island Lake Mich,
May 30.-The Thirty-third regiment left
at 1880 p. m. Saturday. The first thing
that Governor Pingree did on his arrival
saturday afternoon was TO assure Cen
eral Irish that he is 20 be the colonel of
the first regiment of Michigan volun-
teers under the new call.
indianapolis, May 3O.-When the four