The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-12
He Asks for a Court of Inquiry and u
is Granted.
A REMARKABLE GUARD MOUNT.
General Buffers Orders Are 80 Strict
That the Men Are Practically Pris'
oners, aud the Oficers by
Reason of 10 Are
on Half Iia-
tiOns.


CAMP AIGER. VA, August H.
Special That peculiar calm which is 50
often noticed between exciting events,
peraded tho Third Virginia camp to-
day and every one is now looking for
ward io ths investigation Of the trouble
of Monday night. This does not mean
that there has been any change of opin-
JON with reference 10 the order and OBJ
jccuona0le language of General NJ 9.
Butlcr Tho rcal explanation OK the dttl-
tude of the men is that they feel most
deeply tho injustice done them. but they
know full wen that the result of an !m-
partial investigation such as they anti
cipate. VIII Doe tO cNonorate them rom
the odiOus charges made by General But
ler.
FRIENDS OF THE THIRD.
Senator Martin and Representative
Lamb and K.Ney saw Secretary Alger
this morning and asked That the uouuie
in Maior-Genorll Buffers Division be
thoroughly Investigated. The secretary
told them that DO should certainly ue
d0n0 and tnat an officer would be- detailed
for the duty to-day.
The Duties of the officer Will be- 70
hear both Sides of fhe case. that o. tho
claims 0f General Butler and Colonel
Nalle. and report to the Secretary ana no
will then decide upon what course 10
take.
An officer from the lnspector-General
office was expected to-day To- ioph ihip
the trouble in accordance with me prom
lse of Secretary Alser made this morn
Ing 90 Senator Martin and Representa-
lives Lamb and Rixcy. 10 * understood
that Major Mills was selected.
COURT or INQUIRY.
The failure OF the Oflcer % come is AZ
tributcd 90 the action or Colonel Nalle,
of the Third Virginia, In asking for
court or inquiry Such a court could not
be- ordered except upon the request Or
an officer IN Colonel Males position.
General Graham. the corps commander,
was very prompt I'm complying Win mo
wishes Of Colonel Nalle and called for the
assembling OF court az corps heao-
quarters AZ 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
II will be composed OF tho following
named officers. Colonel Gross, Third
Missouri. Northumberland w. ). "a.
eerlv. InsDect0r-General Or the Second
Army Corps and Colonel William + Du.
vail. Ordnance officer ~ the Secone
Army Corp. with Lieutenant-coionel
Charles = summeran. Ot the Third Ar
tillery as recorder.
SOLDIERS ADVOCATES.
Hon. II Walton Moore and Senator
Martin Will probably present the case
of the Third Regiment although this
point cannot positively De stated this
evening. Representative lamb paid an
0ther visit 10 camp this afternoon de-
spite the fact that be was much exhaust
el physically from loss OF rest.
Guard mount as | saw II this evening
IN camp. was probably tho most remark
able spectacle OF rs kind ever seen In
this country Under the order OF Butler
plckets are stationed thirty feet apart.
and as a result 1--we hundred men-nearly
half the regiment--arc required % per-
form the service The consequence Is
guard mount is easily mistaken By visit
ors for dress parade. To require 80 many
OF the men 10 needlessly expose them
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