New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18

INTEREST IN GENERAL BOINTON-
SNAKES SEEN N CAMP-ALL THE
REGIMENTS LACK EQUIPMENTS.
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Chattanooga Tenn. June 1.-THE most i'm
portant news received at General Brooke
headquarters to-day the report Of the nom
nation OF General Henry V Boynton to be
brigadier general Of volunteers. General Boy
ton now lives A great part OF tho tir1e in Chat
tanooga. and Is considered resident OF TIM
city He is president Of the Chickamauga Pa,
Commission and member Of the Chamb'r ~
Commerce and other commercial bodies Of Chat
tanooga.
1t Is not known whether he will resign his
present place not. but It is not believed that
he will. He has been largely instrumental in
building the handsome park on the ChcEa-
manga attleheld. and is known and esteemed
throughout the South In conversation tonight
a member Of General Brookc's staff said that
General Boynton would probably he assigned -
a command at Chickamauga. where ne can bc
OF valuable assistance to he Army.
General George L. Gillespie Of NewYor;
will he assigned 10 a command at ChickamauSa
He horn and raised here, and Is closely re
lated to at least twenty prominent families IN
Tennessee. General Frederick Grant is now
waiting for some one to relieve him. he is 70
assume his new command. and Army officer
saw General Gillespie may be the
GENERAL GRANT HAS ANOTHER PLAN OF
BATTLE.
General Grant does not expect to be relieved
until next week and Is busy preparing a new
plan for a sham battle which hc hopes 20 te
nble to put into operation and carried out
successfully before his command is changed
The soldiers are out Of money and look for
ward to July. when they will be paid. When
pay day comes around If all the troops remain
here more than 81 .OOOCaOO will be paid to the
soldiers in cash
RATTLESNAKES IN CAMP
Snakes have made their appearance in camp
To-day a negro employed by Colonel Leonard
OF the 9th New-York ran into a den Of rattle
snakes on Snodgrass Hill. He was bitten. but
took swallow Of strong whiskey. which he
said was sure 10 drive away the poison. Several
soldiers have in the last few days run into this
snake den Snakes have been discovered in
various parts Of the camp mostly along the
bank OF the Chckamauga Creek. and water
mOccasins. One private Of the LIST Pennsyl-
vGnia went bathing Yesterday. leaving his
clothes on the bank OF the creek. When he re-
turned he found that reptile had coiled up In
his campaign cap.
All the regiments In camp are planning long
marches TO acquaint themselves thoroughly
with the hardships Of marching They could
and mnnGuvres than this season OF cool
weather. About twenty mountain howitzers Of
TIE latest make are among the arrivals In the
Ordnance Department They will be supplied
10 batteries needing them. These batteries will
take the guns into the mountains adjacent TO
Camp Thomas for practice. The artillery bat
teries expect TO service among the nrst
troops to go from Camp Thomas.
special term OF the Superior Court OF wal
ker heen ed q 10
OF Governor Atkinson. 70 indict every proprietor
OF n gambling establishment AT Lyle. So
lcitor-Gen Wright. Of Georgia and Judge
Henry arrived here to-day their way TO
Lytle. where they Will secure evidence 70 prose-
cute their cases.
The announcement yesterday that President
Mckinley could not he present AZ the review OF
the troops on July was a great tisappoDt
TO all the officers at Camp Thomas. General
Brooke had confidently expected ttat h" would
attend This has not put stop e. the plans FOR
the grand review General Brook" proposes 10
make this one OF the greatest military reviews
that ever took place In tho country.
NO REGIMENT FULLY UQtrPPED
In speaking Of the equipment Of the regiments
to-day Quarterrnaster Lee said thai there was
not n single regiment on tho felf that vas not
lacking in some equipment. II nothing else.
they have nos enough cartridge belts lack cam
paign hats tents. shoes. to say nothing ~ the
twenty thousand or more men who are without
guns Many Of the regiments have not the sign
~ a uniform General Brooke is much exas-
nersted over the slOwncss with which the equip
mont Is going on. but despite all MS enorts
there are continually arising veXatious delays.
The health OF the encampment ~ To-Day re-
nor.ed "a better than on any day since the
Army has been assembled here. There are
about one hundred patients I'm the hospitals
who urgently need attention of the surgeons
hut tho other cases are all slight.
Colonel Wilder. OF the lith New YORK mas
established a rife range AT 300 yrrds, where the
.Lrfr fvue
moved themselves good marksmcn. The wis
dom Of this innovation s already seen ana
other regiments will do likewise