Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
THEIR BIG TASK ENDED
Government Paymasters Have Finished Paw
ing the Men at Camp Thoms.
The First Sentence by Court-NarlIaI
for Desertion From tbs
Army There.

Chicksmauga-Chattan National Mil
ltary Park, Tenn. July s.-At Camp
thomas today the regular weekly inspec-
lions are being conducted in all regimentai
camps and a general cleaning up is taking
place. The officers are having this work
done. as usual. and in none of the camps
is the prospect of an early move allowed to
interfere with IT,
The government paymasters finished their
work today, the last regiment. the Sd Ten
nesseee, being paid in full The paymasters
have worked systematically and rapidly
and have disposed OF their big tasks in a
much shorter time than was at first
thought possible. They leave tonight for
camps further south.
General Brooke has put an end 10 the dis
turbances in Chattanooga caused by the
soldiers. A provost guard consisting of "A
company of regular cavalry, under Lieut.
cambridge. during the last twenty-four
hours, has searched the city thoroughly.
Every man without pass has been return
ed 10 camp. Several hundred men who
shpped past the guard and came to the city
were captured.
Gen. I'll. V. Boynton. chairman OF the
Chlckamauga-Cha chattanooga National Park
commission, and recently appointed a
br1gadier general, reported at General
Brookes headquarters today for duty
To reporter General Boynton stated
that everything at Chickamauga Park and
connected Herewith would move along as
usual. no remarka BILE changes beine: in con-
temptation. He also stated that more
troops would be sent to the park from time
TO time when they are raised but In what
numbers or how soon they would arrive he
was unable TO saw
Arms, ammunition, uniforms and general
supplies were again distributed in large
qua ntiIfes today. Several hundred wagons
We're issued where needed Two carloads
of medical supplies were issued to the hos
pitfalls.
A number of ambulances were turned
over to the various hospital corps
Gen. Greedy. chief signal officer OF the
army, arrived today and went to the park
Capt. Lee of the Signal Corps has ar
rived from Brooklyn with a batch Of sixty
expert telegraph operators from the east
They were organized at Brooklyn and will
be used in the field. number Of other
operators will arrive in q few DAYS
Perhaps the first sentence of court-mar-
tial for deseTtion in Camp Thomas was
recorded today. A month ago Private j.
William Lawson of Company F. Sd Ten
lie ssee. stole away and by the help OF his
father reached his South Knoxville home
The father declared that the boy was I'M
der age and had Joined the army without
his consent. When Mai Brown. LIST Bat
TALON. arrested young Lawson, the father
tried TO rescue his son on these grounds by
habeas corpus proceedings. In this he has
to all intents failed. The boy was brought
back and the garrison court-martial SEN
fenced him to three months hard work I'M
de. regimental guard, and forfeit of $40
per month.
The fifteen batteries of artillery at Camp
Thomas under the efficient command OF
Gen. Wllliston are fast becoming splendid
soldiers and finL gunners Every battery is
now supplied with guns and two to three
hours every day the men practice at high
and low sighting, long range and field
service.