The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-07
They Interpret Dispatches from War
Orders viii BE Coming Soon.
MEN WHO STOOD THE TEST
LIST OF THOSE ACCEPTED By THE
EXAMINING SURGEONS.
Governor Mount Concerned About the
Health of Camp--Gcn. McI<ee's App
DOintmcnt-Boyrsh Shot Near Camp.

If there has been any doubt in the minds
of the members of the volunteer army now
quartered at Camp Mount about their being
called to the front it was good as dis
PEELED by kilograms received yesterday
from Washington. 0sf AS the days have
dragged by and the work of mastering the
men in the federal service has progressed
monotonously and there seemed to be no
hurry on the part Of the. War Department
to get the volunteer army started OH it's
way, the men at Camp Mount have been
forced to the conclusion that they would
never see any active service. They have
talked about this a. good deal of late, and
the feeling that they would never get to go
to the front appeared to have depressing
influence on some of them. This, with the
rain and the dissatisfaction over some APP
pointments and the unrest on account of
the possibility of General Mckee being
rejected, has made the camp a pretty
blue place. Some of the men even went so
far as to almost envy the ''quitters'' who
took advantage of the Governors procla-
nation to escape a service which would
never be demanded
Conditions have now, changed and those
of the soldiers who realize the force of
some orders they have received and are
cognizant of the telegraphic' correspondence
that occurred yesterday between the War
Department. at Washington, and the Gov
ernor and Captain May in this city, have
resumed their merry moods and are again
making their plans for a speedy departure
from Camp Mount. The first of these mes
sages came TO Captain May early yester-
day morning, and as the result of it he
issued orders through the regimental COM
manders for the captains of companies to
make reports showing the needs of the va
rious commands in the way of arms, cloth
ing and equipment of every sort. The order
disposes of the question as to whether the
government is to reuniform the soldiers
who are already uniformed or allow the
men to use the uniforms furnished by the
State. The uniforms now worn are to be
retained by those having them, and the re-
ports are TO show the number of men lack
ing uniforms. The orders include tents
knapsacks, etc. There was great activity
following this order. as 1t showed the inten-
ton OF the government to go to the ex
pense of equipping the guard. an expense
which would hardly be undertaken until a
decision was reached to remove the men
from Camp Mount. 81
Later in the day a message came from
Secretary Alger to Governor Mount 1t
asked the number of tents the Indiana Ma
tional Guard possessed. and asked that they
be sent with the stroops swhen the latter
should be ordered toe move from this city.
1t said the government would desire TO bor-
row or buy the tents and make an equitable
settlement at the proper time. This mes
sage was taken as the final disposition of
the question as to whether the troops would
be sent to the seat of war. 1t. is taken as
almost the equivalent of an order to move
and it is now believed that Camp Mount
will be broken up in less than d week S
time. Governor Mount answered the mes
sage from Secretary Alger. offering the
tents for the use OF the, troops on the terms
mentioned. There are. ls442 tents at Camp
tents. 15o wall tents 175 wall with flies, 10
hospital tents, 20 hospital tents with flies
% mess shelter tents and 100 Rice patent
shelter tents.