The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-22
MAY BE RELEASED TODAY
LIGHT ARTILLERY WILL ELECT
SOME NEW OFFICERS THIS FALL.
Lieut.. Waterman Can Muster Men Out
at Observation-Disclosures for
Some Deaths.

Last night it seemed quite likely that the
boys of the Twenty-seventh Battery would
enter upon their sixty days furlough to-day.
Captain Curtis said that about everything
had been doEc except making out the final
rolls, and that this would be done while the
officers are on furlough. Although the boys
are in comfortable quarters at the armory,
the inacton is growing irksome, and the
rumor yesterday that to-day would end their
army life until the furloughs expire were re-
ceiyed with favor by the boys.
There has been some gossip concerning the
reorganization of the battery after the men
are mustered out of the United States serv-
ice A good many of the men say they
never care TO have any connection with the
Indiana National Guard again, inasmuch as
it might render them liable to military serv
ice Among such there was question as to
whether Battery A would ever be reorgan-
lied Captain Curtis said that he had been
too busy the last few days to give any
thought to the question of reorganization.
Many questions remain to be settled. Some
States have declared that their National
Guards We're simply absent from the State
and in the United States service on extended
furloughs, and that when the men are mus
tered out of the United States service they
National Guard inasmuch as they are not
mustered out of that service. Whether this
is true of the Indiana troops the captain
was unable to say, as the question had not
been given any consideration. Unless Bat
terry A is still part of the National Guard it
seems quite probable that that organization
will die after the men are mustered out of
the service and that entirely new organ
ization will have to be formed if the State
expects to keep a battery from this city.
However this may result the Indianapolis
Light Artillery will continue it's organiza-
ton. 1t is an independent corporation not
subject to the state limitation of eighty
four men to the battery, and owns its own
property The number of it's members is I'M
limited, so that men who joined the battery
and went to Porto Rico are eligible to the
Light Artillery, it is said, even if they do
rot re-enlist in Battery A when the state
militia is reorganzed.
In the ordinary events, 1t is said, the In
dianapolis Light Artillery will elect battery
officers this fall after the boys are mustered
out There seems to be no doubt of the re-
election of Captain Curtis, and those who
have discussed the subject say that Second
Lieutenant Gallon will in all probability be
elected first lieutenant No names for
senior and junior second lieutenants are yet
mentioned. In the past it has generally
happened that the officers of the Light Ar
tillery have been commissioned the officers
of Battery A. inasmuch as the two organi-
cations were made up of the same men. The
prevailing impression among the men seems
| to be that they want no further connection
with the state militia that would subject
them to military service in case of war 1t
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their share and that there should be an OPP
portunity for others who may want to enter
the artillery service in the state militia. As
matter Of fact, the boys have been too
busy to give much attention to all these
questions yet and are not likely to do any
| thing until they are mustered out. The
canteen settlement remains as it was. Lieut.
Johnson has not much to say, but the boys
assert he has promised to make statement
after he is mustered out. They would pre-
fer to have a settlement before that time.