The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-20
BARNETT,s MEN ALSO.
The 150th Indiana Think They Are
Booked for Active Service.

Booked for Active Service.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMP ALGER, Va, July 1.-the an
nouncement that the One-hu ndred-andSfifty-
ninth Indiana would be inspected to-mor-
row by Major Long, inspector general.
caused another outburst of enthusiasm to-
day. 1t is taken sure sign of a move
to the front. 1t was said to-day that the
observation-disclosures fty-ninth was sixth on
the list of ten regiments recommended to-
day for service by General Graham
Fifty-two men, members of Company A,
Twenty-second Kansas Volunteers, Colonel
Lindsey commanding, who are stationed at
Camp Alger, were taken suddenly Ill shortly
after breakfast to-day. Their symptoms
pointed to poisoning and investigation
proved that each had partaken of hash
which had been cooked in copper vessel.
in which it had remained over night The
hospital corps declared it to be .ptomaine
poisoning. Antidotes were administered.
and twenty-seven of the men recovered at
once and were able to resume their posi-
tons in ranks. 1t is reported tonight that
all the others are doing nicely and that
none are seriously poisoned.
ID. e. Slocum, who was discharged as
sergeant major of the second battalion OF
the Notwithstanding -ninth to accept
commission as adjutant, has been thrown
out by decision of the department that adj
jutants must be detailed from the line.
Slocum was commissioned June 10 by Gov
ernor Mount and since then has been try
ing to be mustered by the officer of this
corps in charge of enlistments. He was put,
off from day TO day until the decision was
promulgated as given above. MIR. Slocum IS
a young man OF several years experiences
in the business and is prime Kavortt9
among ali the officers of the regiment, He
has some hopes of finding pace in the
Observation-Disclosures Regiment. he
left for home Monday evening.
Lieut.. A. w. Dudley, Company B, of
Terre Haute, has gone home on seven-day
leave of absence to wind up some business
affairs. The officers have come to realize
now that they will be away from home some
time In case the regiment does not go on
the Porto Rico expedition 1t Is expected 70
remain in camp at least until fall.
Captain Coleman's company, of New AL
bany was visited by some home people last
week and "a few days afterwards a box OF
hundred bars. The boys did not know just
how to take the matter, but finally agreed
that their friends probably thought soap
was what they needed first
Owing to the number OF cases OF drunken
ness in Washington among soldiers the pass
business has been reduced to small per
cent. again. Some regiments have been re-
fused any passes. The better regiments
suffer accordingly.
Orders were issued from corps headquar-
tiers at Camp Alger to-day directing General
Butler to move the First Division to Dunn
Loring as soon as possible All the details
some confusion in regard TO the disposition
of the cavalry and the Connecticut ana
South Carolina regiments. Everything
hinges upon the water supply, but IL is
thought that by next Monday there VIII be
a sufficient number of wells to supply all
needs.
The first review of this brigade was
held Monday afternoon at o'clock. 1t
is now reported that the One-hundred- and
tifty-ninth will be assigned to provisional
brigade made up of the First Rhode lslanu
and the Seventh Illinois, to be assigned TO
General Buffers division. This may be
good guess, but there is, as yet, no of1ciai
information.
BY an order from the War Department
all officers of a like grade in the volunteer
army whose commissions date on the same
day and who have had no service in the
army of the United States. must decide
their rank by lot. The order was announced
last night and the officers of the One-hun-
dred-and- hfty-ninth were called together in
the evening TO decide among themselves. A
peculiar fact in connection with the draw
ing was that the rank OF each officer re-
NAMED after the drawing as II was previous
to the federal enlistment. The War Depart
ment does not recognize previous service IN
the National Guard organization. but fate.
in the shape Of slips of paper. did recognize
it in this case.
DR.. Bob Hawkins. of Brazil, has returned
from his home greatly improved IN health.
Mrs. Simpson. mother OF Captain Slmp-
son, of Company l., is in the camp visiting
The camp monotony will be broken this
week by the introduction of rifle practice.
Major 1lcAuliff spent Saturday in search
for rife range, which Will be put into
use as soon as possible. Lieutenant McCor-
mack will have charge Mccormack is
wearing a fine sword presented by Col. j.
r. Ross and other friends. in Indianapolis.
Major Louden is confined TO his quarters
by sickness. Earl Fisk. Company !, of
Greencastle, who is dangerously i'll of ty-
phoid fever at Fort Myer. is better to-day.