The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
AFFAIRS AT CAMP MOUNT
VISITORS TO FAIR GROUNDS COM
PLAIN OF STREET-CAR SERVICE.
Detachment of .'Owlsv Attempt to Rum
the Guard Line - Lieutenant
Waterman Returns.

waterman HeturmSs
The Citizens Street-railway Company has
at last agreed to accept transfers on the
Fairgrounds line. Last night the company
publicly announced this decision. and to-day
anyone travelling to Camp Mount may board
the street car nearest to their home and
ask for a transfer to the fair grounds with
perfect security The move, while a well
come one, is considered by most people
ong-delayed act of justice to the public.
Many persons both civilian and military,
who have business at Camp Mount, have
been criticising the Street-car Company for
what they consider to be methods little bet
ter than those of a buncoist. No transfers
have been accepted on the fair grounds
line ard people presenting them were told
they would only be allowed to ride as far as
Thirty-fourth street, from which point an
other nickel was exacted for passage to the
grounds. This was in itself. the cause of
much complaint but since the deep ''pud-
die" at the Monon bridge has kept the cars
from entering the grounds, the protest has
become stronger. When a patron boarding
the cars down town asked if a Central-ave-
nue. car runs to the fair grounds. he was told
it did When the car reached the puddle
he was nonchalantly told by the conductor
that he must get out and walk the other
quarter of a mile, through the mud. Yes
terday a woman got on in front of the post
office and handed over a transfer, which
was accepted. When the car reached Thir-
ty-fourth street the conductor came around
again and told the woman that if she wished
to go to the fair grounds she must pay
another nickek UndefI protest this was done
and when the car had gone about two
thirds of the way to the fair grounds the
motorman put on brakes and announced
that the unloading point had been reached.
The woman was justly indignant and
threatened to take the matter to the courts,
saying she paid the fare with the under
standing that the car would go to the fair
grounds. AS it is now, the passengers must
walk over the very part of the road where
a conveyance OF some kind Is the most de-
sirable The consensus of opinion on all
sides has been that the street-car people
should fix the track so they can carry their
passengers to their destination. The NINA
ture pond has been there for four days and
SO far nothing has been done to drain it;
The inconsistency of the former stand or
the company was well illustrated by resi-
dent of College avenue who in discussing
the matter said:
and ride to the fair grounds for 5 cents,
but from my home near twenty-third street
l must pay 10 cents TO get there unless
walk over to Central avenue.
RUNNING THE GUARD LINES.
Running the guard lines was epidemic
Wednesday night at Camp Mount. Under
cover of darkness twenty-eight men were
caught by the sentries and sent to the guard
house One detachment of owls tried to
get in camp after overstaying their time
limit, and were detected. They at once
started to run, followed by the guards. So
hot was the pace that the whole delega-
ton of owls" went into Fall Creek with
the sentries after them. They were finally
caught and will probably dig sink holes and
haul wood for a day or two to pay for It,
Colonel Durbn yesterday promulgated
the sentence recently inficta ed on Private
Wayman White (colored) by the garrison
court White was charged with cutting Pri-
waite Lee Marx, of the same company, with
a razor and was thought to be in for a
heavy dose. The court, however, decided, in
view OF all the circumstances, 10 let MN
off with a fine of $40 and thirty days hard
LABOR.
The boys of the New Castle company
have hit on a new scheme for securing fur
Ioughs For some time past all the COM
pany commanders have been besieged by
applicants who had urgent business at
home and because of this it was decided
not to grant furloughs unless the circum-
stances were exceptional. Yesterday Capt.
Ogburn was surprised al receiving about
twenty kilograms all of the same tenor.
Each one was from some relative of a SOL
der, asking to have leave of absence
granted to him on account of the critical
illness of either the parents or brothers of
the men. When the first of the kilograms
came in the captain thought an epidemic
of disease had struck New Castle and made
arrangements to have the men sent home.
Before the papers could be made out how
ever. another batch of kilograms came in
worded almost exactly like the others. and
hse \; V,,f 70 A oil 1incr
from private sources that none of the rela-
tives of his men was in danger of death.
he refused to issue any passes and when
asked the reason slyly winked his eye and
smiled. The boys are now thinking over
some new plan to get home for few days
The presence of undesirable women in
camp continues to be a source of much
worry to the officers of the regiment In
dealing with them much tact and crcum-
spection is necessary, in order to avoid Of
Tending any women having legitimate bust
ness there. Up to the present time no effec-
tive plan has been formed that will keep
the camp free from them. Wednesday night
one of them came to the gate and sue
ceaded in passing the officer of the guard
on the pretense of being the sister OF one
arm, which was supposed to contain edibles
Later in the night the officer heard some
soldiers discussing the woman and then
learned the true state. of affairs.
Lieutenant Waterman returned to duty
at camp last night He found that some
of the muster rolls did not prove up right
because of mistake concerning the time
given as the date of the muster 1t was
thought the regulations allowed him to
date the service of the men from the time
they arrived at the fair grounds This
would have put them under pay during the
days they were waiting for examination and
equipment. Since mastering them how
ever he learned this was contrary to the
army regulations and the rolls viii have to
hel revised accordingly. The bows will lose
the pay for the time previous to the muster
che pay rolls of the regiment will be
signed by all the men Tomorrow in antici-
patton of drawing their first wage from
Uncle Sam. on Saturday there Is generally
large crowd present to see the bows. To-
morrow, however. the men will all be busy