The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-26
GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.
From a Staff Correspondent.

commander Monday Wnen ne, COlonel
Coryell, Of the Twelfth, and Colonel
Hoffman, of the Eighth, went to pay
their respects to General Graham, who
had Just assumed command, they were
told of the intention to brigade the
division on the following day. Look
ing over his map and noticing that the
Eighth Twelfth and Thirteenth were
camped side by side, he said: your
regiments, gentlemen, Will form one
brigade and the senior colonel, which
ever of you it is, will be placed in
command"
They informed him that their COM
missions bore the same date, May 5,
1898, and inquired how he proposed to
fix the matter of seniority. In that
case, the general said, it would be nee
essary to go back to previous service"
The subject was dropped at this june
ture and the three colonels went away,
supposing that National Guard pre-
vious service" was meant and that
Colonel Coryell, who outranked the
other two in this respect, would be the
acting brigadier general.
Early yesterday morning all the
colonels were called upon to furnish
headquarters with statement of their
military records. Along towards noon
Colonel Coursen went over to head
quarters to secure a leave of absence
for Lieutenant Colonel Mates, who
was called home on pressing business.
VERY WELL colonel" said General
| Graham, FIRST address your requisition
to the commander Of your brigade and
| when it comes to me I will counter
sign it,
who is our brigade commander?
| The announcement hasn't reached me
yet" Colonel Coursen said.
"Yes, yes; that's so. That order
| hasn't been promulgated yet. Let me
see--yes, here it is-you are in the
| Third brigade, Colonel Hoffman, Of
| the Eighth. commander"
| Colonel Hoffman," inquired Colonel
| Coursen in tones betraying his sur
| prise.
Eyes, think that's it. Let me look
| again"
| The general hunted out the military
| records of the three colonies from the
| mass of papers on the table before
him and after studying them over for
few minutes he turned slowly to
| Colonel Coursen and said: Colonel,
| have that rcquisition addressed to
| yourself"
| He had not noticed, when going over
the records in the first place, that Col
onel Hoffman's previous service was
in a nom commissioned capacity. Col
onel Coursen, during part of the war,
| Companded a company.
BY order of General Graham, cap
tains are directed to read to their com
| panies at three successive reveilles
| Paragraphs 55, 56 and So of the Articles
| of War. Article 55 deals with the pun
ishment for despoiling private prop
erty. Article Sc prescrlbes the penal
ties for doing violence to persons en-
| gagged in carrying provisions. equip
| ment and the like to camp. Article SO
treats of the punishment for crimes in
| general. When troops are in a foreign
country 1t is capital crime to vo-
lently molest person engaged in car
rying provisions to camp. 1t applies
particularly, though, to foes and their
sympathizers.
| A pOstoffice has been established in
the camp and regulation street letter
boxes set up in front of each regi-
mental headquarters. Mail is sent out
and received twice day.
Hon. T. V. Powderly, commissioner
general of immigration, was chatting
Win III llltllII Dlill' yNSNNlNeiSs NiCll
the word was brought of the arrest of
the three men suspected of being
Spanish spies. Reminds me-" said
Mr.. Powderly. "a remarkable thing.
Twenty-one Spaniards came over in
one ship They tell me that such a
thing was not known before in years.
There is very little emigration from
Spain to this country. 1t is only when
a couple of families happen to come on
the same ship that any noticeable
| crowd Of SpaniardS is seen among the
immigrants at the landing station.
These twenty-one, l refer to, were all
full grown men and of very respect
able appearance"
We'll, well!" calculated Chaplain
Stahl in startled tones. "Those fellows
should be watched"
"Oh, no." retorted Mr. Powderly
with a smile They're all right. !
can vOuch for that"
"Of course you know" obviously re-
Joined the chaplain, "but still wouldn't
trust them. Where did they go?"
well, I'll tell you. I suspected they
might become a public charge and
sent them home"
The chaplain looked relieved and, as
he laid his hand on Mr.. Powderly's
SHpulutT III an dpplONllS way, ne re-
marked: "Of course, you have to obey
the laws"
The following rules have been issued
to troops in the advent of their going
= south:
l-Do not drink water until after II has
! been boiled, If in the least doubtful.
2-Do not battle in water unless it has
| been boiled.
: Sock your food thoroughly.
{ FAVoid the use Of alcohOl-internally
5-Avoid being out in the night air or
E dews; if this cannot be avoided wrap up
!, carefully covering the face we'll
6--Avoid dan. .press at all times Change
your clothes the moment they are wet OF
damp, when practicable,
= BE moderate in eating; do not eat
, heartily when tired or oVerheated.
Sat the end of march battle feet III
: boiled water, dry well and powder then
, with compound talcum of powder or some
foot powder.
9-Never put on stockings that are
8 damp, or stockings at any time when the
! feet are not thoroughly dry,
l0-Do not eat fruit OF any kind unless
4 perfectly ripe and do not eat 1t at all II
n the summer.
h 1l-Before going out in the morning take
three 70 five grains of quinne and a cuI
Of hot coffee. This is imperative.
e Railways wear a flannel band over the
=, abdomen.
u 13-Change all your clothes every day
e when practicable, especially underwear
:, li-Avoid eXcesses of all kinds
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