Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
aid in charge, of this task, Is kept at work
until II o'clock every night in the week.
Sen4ip& Money Home.


All the leisure time Of the men in the 9Th
Illinois has been spent in forming pools to
send money home Many of the men club
bed together privately; but some of the
companies put all their savings together
and sent them to the home bank. Com
pany A, Capt. McConochie, raised about
$2oO. Out Of gthisgone man, Private Steve
Moore, contributed SIS, only 20 cents less
than his entire months pay. The Gales
81 boys made up s216.5o. Capt. McGirr
month. Tho best records of all, however,
were made by Companys and F. The
men Of the latter, under the leadership Of
Capt. F. ]. Glendenin, saved $i12 out Of
their pay and sent it home to Moline in a
lump Capt. W, F. Lawries men, Company
E. live in Sterling, and made one Of their
home banks their debtors to the tune of
$3.50.
Some poker games were discovered among
the men yesterday, but Col. Ed. Kittilsen
Of the 6tn Illinois, the corps officer of the
DAY, soon had them stopped. In the iu-
ture ell men detected playing poker or
gambling in any way are to be severely
punished.
A third consequence of pay day was
manifest generally about the camp this
morning: Nearly every company was
minus the services of three or four men
who had stayed out too late last night.
Shantytown' proved too strong an at
traction. Today the men paid the penalty
ny carrying heaVy logs up and down the
company streets.
Notes of the Camp.
The Sd New York was inspected this
morning in heavy marching order.
Major Hammonds the paymaster, visited
the Sd Missouri camp yesterday and made
the regiment happy.
Company NJ 18th Indiana, objected to
the food yesterday. Col. Barnett fmme-
cd INV. fferot he
meal to which the men had objected the
company had been given crackers, pota-
toes, bread and coffee in abundance.
Several flags have been received by the
officers of the 22d Kansas, a gift from the
ladies of Topeka.
Ice cream was furnished Company F, Sd
Virginia, yesterday by L. Schumann of
alexandria This was a decided relief
from the bareback and bacon, bareback
and beans menu to which the Sd has he
come accustomed. The regiment has forty
cases of measles.
State officials reported to the LIST Rhode
Island Regiment yesterday afternoon to
pay off The amount given out exceeded
$4,000
One corporal and four men of the I'd
Tennessee have been reported as deserters.
Good water has been found in plenty in
the camp of the 7th Illinois, the arteslan
we'll sunk there having proven an unquali-
fled success. The boring was practically
completed yesterday, but Company 1, Mar
Gus kavanagh commanding, thought it best
to continue the work several feet lower.
Private Perry, Company E, It'll Illinois,
is now in the hospital. He was excused
from work yesterday by order from Sur
geon Sullivan Corporal Manning ordered
Perry into service. however, one of a
water gang, insisting that Capt. Kelly
had SO ordered. After about half an hour
Perry fell over unconscious. He is being
treated for heat prostration. Sergeant
James Berry Company K, had his jaw
broken. He was caught by the branches of
a tree as it fell.
Chief Surgeon A. c. Girard has received
a contribution of $50 from the medical
division Of the pension bureau, signed j.
F. Raub. medical referee
The War Department, it is understood.
decided this morning TO erect a wooden
building at Camp Alger for the use of
the post office authorities, who propose to
establish a branch there for registering
letters and Sales of stamps and money
orders.