The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-18
Thirty-First Regiment
Receives Orders to
That Effect.
IDestinatiOn at Chicamauga.
~Dther Regiments About 10 Leave
soon-RecruitsC Coming In Large
Numbers-Other Notes

been here, although the hustle was col
6ned almost entirely TO the First, oil
Thirty-First regiment as il is now called
They received final orders to leave FOL
Chickamauga this evening and the officers
ana men were kept hustliDg all day get
ting ready. The regiment had many Wis
itors, as many OF the boys arefrom Grand
Rapids, Detroit and other comparatiyel
near towns, and their friends came TO say
the last good bye.
The regiment was given a rousing send
of by the other troops, nearly all OF
whom were very sorry they could not go
with them. The Thirty Second will prob
ably be given orders to leave within a
DAY or two and this makes it more than
probable that the Thirty-Fourth, as our
regiment has been called, will also get
out OF Island Lake great deal sooner
than many anticipated. Colonel Peter
mann says he thinks ten more days will
be necessary to get the regiment in shape
for leaving and that by that time the
boys will be on the move. Whether we
will go east to Washington or Chicka-
manga or to some southern sea coast
town is not known, and it is not beyond
the things possible that this regiment
will go west to San Francisco and thence
TO the Philippines Thefact that another
call for more troops is likely to be issued
makes it all the more certain that the
troops now at Island Lake will get out
as soon as it can be arranged. and the
work is being pushed with all possible
speed
Recruits TOR the different companies
now here are coming in very fast. AL
ready sufficient number have come in
20 bring up the quota OF four of the com.
panies to the required number or very
near it. Thirty-three men came down
this morning to Join the Hougnton COM
pany, aud Lieutenant Thielman is ex-
pected tomorrow with the Calumet re-
cruits. Nearly all the recruits that have
come down have passed a physical exam
ination before leaving their homes and
bnt one or two were rejected after arriv- |
ing. This facilitates the work q great |
deal. The four pew companies which
will be added TO the regiment, one of |
which is from the Upper Peninsula, will |
all be here Dy Wednesday and not much |
time will be wasted in getting them into |
the service, as they have been examined
before leaving their stations The regi.
ment cannot leave any too soon to please
the boys, all OF whom are getting tired OF
Island Lake and would gladly welcome
a change.
1t Is surprising what number OF for
mer copper country people there are in
and about this part OF the country and
every day some former Calumet boy
visits the company. Mr.. Jud North was
among the callers at Colonel Petermann's
headquarters today.
Sunday dinner today was the best meal
the Calumet boys have had since being
here. Captain Fleige received a large
box OF cakes and other delicacies from
Mrs. Fleige, Miss Goldsworth and Miss
Olson day or two ago and everybody
had all the cake they could eat at dinner,
which means good deal for a company
of boys who have not tasted such deica-
cies for a few weeks.
Sergeant Tom Rltehie is acting fr t
sergeant at present in Company ID, Ser.
geant koppelmsnn having been granted
short leave OF absence TO return home
and arrange some business matters.
General Lyon ia apt TO leave camp at
any time now and assist Major Cox in ,
the work OF getting the recruits from the !,
Upper Peninsula.
The matter OF pay is now just what is
an interesting subject OF conversation.
While the troops are still in the service OF ,
the State the pay is the same as before,
81 n day, but the following Is the organi- ,
cation and pay OF regiment OF infantry.
the officers being compelled to purchase
their own clothing: The field officers
pay for the first five year per annum is:
Colonel, $500; lieutenant-colonel,
$4,000; three maiors, at 81, 500 each;
regimental sdjutant. $1,000; three
battalion adiutants. $500; quarter
master. sl.S00; surgeon with the rank
OF major, $4,000; two assists mt sur
geoDs with the rank OF first lieutenant,
$500; chaplain, 81, 500; II captains,
81 800 each; IL fret lieutenants, $1,000;
~ second lieutenants, 81, 500.
The non-commissioned staff receive for
the first year the following sums per
month, and clothing allowance for the
fret six months geant-maior,
$27 go and S53.47 for clothing; quarter
master-sergeant, S27 so aud $53 IL for
clothing; one chief musician, $72 and
$53.1l for clothing; two principal must
clans, s26.4O each and $50 "a for cloth
ing each; three hospital stewards, $54
each and $54 20 for clothing.
Tho non commissioned officers recfive