The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06

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From a staff Correspondent
Camp Daniel H. Hastings. Mt. Grct-
ma, May Sat last something definite
has come to supplant the wild mass
of rumors and conjectures that have
made life at Camp Hastings during the
past three days one long drawn out
guessing match. Adjutant General
Stewart returned today from Washing
ton where he went to straghten out
the tangles that resulted in transfer
ring the state guard to the government.
This afternoon Governor Hastings
summoned council in General Gobin's
headquarters to hear and discuss Gen
eral Stewart's report. There We're
present besides the governor and Gen
eral Stewart, General Snowden and
the three brigadicrs The only matters
rs far as is known that was withheld
from the newspapermcn was the result
of General Stewards inquiries as To the
war departments intention regarding
Major General Snowden ana the brl-
Gada commanders | learned from an
unofficial but authorltivc source that
the report was in effect that a place
would be found for one of the four
&.
ernor to designate which of them shall
receive the honor.
The government will not recognize
any command until it presents itself
with the full quota of men required by
tl:e new arrangement Of the war de-
partment. seventy-eight men TO a COM
panv. and all Of them with surgeons
certificates of qualification, etc.
WILL PAY THE STATE
Tho United States viii pay the state
for what equipment it taxes and will
take about everything excepting rifles
and knapsacks, new Krag-Jorgenseu
guns ana blanket bags to be substituted
therefore. The United States will pay
salaries of accepted volunteers from
the time of leaving their armorics, the
state being left to make up the differ
ence between militia and regular army
pay for the days intervening between
the time the soldiers left home until
he takes the regular army oath and in
cidentally it was decided at the confer
enCe, that volunteers should be
sent home today or at the latest tOmOr-
row ana that the recruiting Of men
to fiji the vacancies should proceed at
once. the exact time to be fixed by or
ders to be issued tomorrow morning.
Major Alexis PaXson L. 5. A., spent
today mastering the officers of the
Third brigade regiments on the de-
tails Of the regular army mastering in
process among the features Of general
interest were the announcement that.
minors must secure parents consent to
Join the regular army, the consent
given for membership in the guard not
the same power as recruiting officers
and can refuse to accept a man with
out giving an excuse for such refusal;
also captain must consider it manda-
tory TO refuse such men as in their dis
erection should for family or kindred
reasons stay at home
These orders will doubtless add not
little to work of the recruiting sta
tions in Scranton, as a good-sizcd per-
Centage Of the Thirteenth regiment is
under age and in many cases it is safe
10 say parents will seize upon this op-
portunity to keep their boys at home
The physical examinations in the Thir-
teenth will begin tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock and will be conducted by Sur
geons Parke, Keller and Blanchard.
DOUBTFUL CASES REFERRED.
Those Of whom there is no question
of qualification they will give certi-
Gates, Doubtful cases will be referred
10 Major Hall. the surgeon directed by
the wal htDdl Allltlll ~ tOUuutl lne eN-
aminations. In the other regiments the
same plan will be followed and by
Monday it is thought this part of the
work will be completed. Then will
come the bringing up of the recruits.
their examinations ana the filling out
Of the companies. AS fast as the COM
panies are filled out Major Paxson will
swear them in. After that, Washing
ton, and after that who can tell.
The cold, miserable rain that set in
before daybreak continues at this writ
ing, II o'clock p. m, and the camp is
one mass of mud, Every tent almost
has an oil stove. and there is no dread
OF the dampness by those who can stay
indoors. The men on guard are well
protected and as they do over two
hours duty at a time they are not sub
3ected to any very great hardships.
4. J. Duffy.