New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-28

pr,yates and hase raised through all the graueS
up to their present positions being pro''o'eu
solely their merits $50, a.. ,o,,arv
CAPTAIN J. r. Carter was with the nat'vhsy
when organized He has been captain Tor NJ
teen years He is a practising attorney, anu
has served as Speaker OF the lndla"a LIS
Representatives First Lieutenant charles A
Garrard was street Inspector of the city govern
rnent when the call for enlistment came. ne
battery has four guns and TOUR caissons. ny m.
will receive two more guns and hve more cals-
sons This Is the only battery that has horses
TO each gun.
CRACK ARTfLLEYMEN FROM ILLINOIS
The Is Illinois Battery is from Danville and
was ORGANIZED in 1910. II is the oldest battery
in the State and has always taken part In the
military affairs # the State Through the acct
dent Of politics. il came near being left out OF
the first call. when the regiment that was
being formed with young Logan as colonel was
completed the quota for the State was fun. ana
the battery. much against its wishes. was left
out Congressman Cannon and Governor ran
took the matter mp. and succeeded III having
the whole battery enlisted under the hrst call
Before coming here il the only battery In
the West that had the fun modern equipment.
l. IS the only battery that came 10 the phIh
equipped with the modern 32-lo-inch breech-
loading rifles. !, has done duty in 1uelling
riots I'm the railroad strike at East St Louis In
1856 in the strike in the coal districts in 1874.
and also ut Chicago in the same year. IL has
attended most 81 the cOmepti,ye drills In the
West and won in contest with Battery d. OF
Chicago.
Captain Philip Yeagor who was a general
contractor IN Danvill". has been n member OF
the battery for fifteen years. First Lieutenant
w. j. Miller was assistant general manager OF
IT,, Danville Street Railway Company. Second
Lieutenant Ralph T.. Holmes was ASSISTANT SUI
perinteLdcnt Of ,he public schools Of the city.
All the Heutcuants have been members Of the
battery for six years Captain George l.. Con
verse. n son - tnc late Senator Converse. OF
Chic IS the rev ordnance officer in the Second
Division 81 the First Corps. Captain Converse
was through the Indian troubles In Arizona. and
Lad the misfortune t. b" wounded in the en-
gag,mcnt with Indians M Big Dry Wash.
Tn" changes made incident 10 the removal or
fifteen regiments IN the hriEading OF the troops
have as yet caused ne confusion. and all OF the
commands are COT 'omplatins removal Of their
camps before the last Of tho month.
The New Workers have all been paid. They
the happicst men in camp today. Paymas-
ter-Gcntra Hcacy has returned from a hurried
trip d N"v--Nork. whore ne got IN" payrous
Strengthened out. and brought back the money
lie appeared this afternoon In the Sth Regiment,
near Colonel -IaunCcy's headquarters. where
he began paving IN" boys "N. soon auerward
ne paid the lith and thcr the OH. This was II
ACCOMPLISHED with great rapidity. The New
York boys all want 10 celebrate tO-night. A
rumor exists I'm official circles tonight that Ma
tor-Genera Wilson and General John :. Poland
viii command Tho fret md second divisions ~
the invading army TO -av, Chickamauga soon.