The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-31
Captain Marks. of Lafayette, Ia I'm had
Odor, and His Men Insist ON His
Being COurt-Martialed.
EXPLORE Il KENTUCKY CAVE
RICHMOND MAN COMPLAINS OF REGI-
MENTAL HOSPITAL ATTENDANCFl.
Many Incidents Connected with Camp
Life of the Indiana Regiments Told
by the Boys Themselves.

There will not be any clash after all be-
tween the One-hundred-and- -ifty-seventh
Regiment and the big show at the state
fair grounds. Under the revised instructions
issued yesterday by telegraph from Wash
ington the men will in all probability be
away from the fair grounds before the fair
begins Under the provisions of the new
order of the War Department all the men
of the regiments ordered home are to re-
ceive thirty days furlough as soon as an
inventory of the property in their possess
sion can be taken and medical examina-
ton of all the men made. All the officers
are required to furnish certificates of nom
indebtedness, the same as the privates. As
soon as all these details have been arranged
the men will be given their furoughs. AS
it is expected that the One-nunored-and-fif-
ty-seventh Regiment will arrive here some
time Friday. Lieutenant Waterman expects
to be able to set the men away to their
homes before the fair opens probably be-
fore next Wednesday. 1t is understood that
the One-hundred-and-fif Regiment
and the Twenty-eighth Battery are already
arranging the details of their muster-out at
their present camps so that there will be
little delay when they arrive here.
The Indianapolis Light Artillery will be
given a sixty days furlough, as, under the
orders from Washington. all troops having
served outside the limits of the United.
States are entitled to double leave. While
the men are away on their furloughs q
detachment of each body viii be detailed to
guard the property left behind. The
rangement, however, will be made so that
no certain detachment will be on duty any
great part of the time While II is expected
that the men will be mustered out at the
end of tt.eir furloughs, such action has not
been definitely decided on. according to the
instructions sent from Washington. 1t is
understood that If the peace negotiations are
at that time in a condition to warrant the
beiof that the war is over for good, the
p'als will be honorably discharged.
II is expressly stipulated, however, in the
Instructions that the fact must be impressed
on the minds of the men that they must
on no account exceed the thirty days limit
of their furloughs. ANY of the men who do
so will be treated as deserters unless a GER
tificate from a reputable physician attests
that the map is i'll and unable to report. No
word has been received in tns Statehouse
from any of the officers of the other troops
ordered home for discharge. Colonel Stude-
baker, however, has sent word that his
men are all anxious to march from the
train to the fair grounds on their return
to the scene of their first regular encamp-
ment. The men will therefore be unloaded
al the Union Station and will parade to the
fair grounds over the same route that they
covered in an opposite direction on the
evening of May 10.
PAID BEFORE FURLOUGHED.
AS stated yesterday Colonel Studebaker
will have with him twenty-five men In need
of hospital attention and the most pressing
need of his men is food of the more deli
cate sort, such as broths, milk, etc While
the sick men will be given everything they
need, those who are able to do so will be
allowed to go directly to their homes during
their sickness. One mark OF thoughtfuness
on the part of the government is contained
in the instructions to Lieutenant Water
man. 1t is that force OF army paymasters
has been assigned to Camp Mount to pay
off the men If possible before they are fur
loughed. Before it was known that the men
were 10 be furloughed 44ayor Taggart Of
fered the troops the free use of White river
and Pogues parks for camp sites. but
as the men will not be present at the time
the fair is in progress the offer will not be
accepted.
Preparations for the reception of the One
d-and-fifty-seventh Regiment at
Camp Mount are well under way. Yester-
day the hospital tents for the entire Indiana
brigade were erected and cots were brought
out from the Statehouse for the use OF the
sick men. Food supplies are coming in
rapidly under the supervision of Lieutenant
Christman, and with abundant and pure
water supply the men are expected to feel
better before they have been in camp day.
The camp of the One-hundred-and-fif fifty
seventh Regiment will be pitched on the
former site of the ne-hundred-and-ffty-
ninth Regiment last spring. 1t lies north
of the race track directly opposite the grand
stand and near the large red barns which
are such a familiar object to visitors to the
fair grounds All day yesterday the colored
troops in the grounds were busy getting the
camp ready for the homecoming Of the
One-hundred-an -fifty-seventh Their task
was voluntary one and they fell TO 1t with
enthusiasm The colored companies win
leave camp for Fort Thomas tomorrow, ac-
cording TO Captain Porter. who yesterday
said all arrangements had been completed
for them.
A message received late yesterday after
noon said the One-hundred- and fifty-sev.
enth Regiment had been detained at Fer
nandina by the lack OF railroad accommo-
dations and would not get away from there
on their homeward journey until 6 o'clock.