Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-06
greater dissatisfaction was expressed


they would be sent out under entirely
new men, outside the national guard.
Wrong Impressions of the governors in
tentions were received by the men, and
during the night the situation was most
critical. many Of the men threatening
to refuse to enlist if their officers were
turned down. Nearly all the officers
accepted the situation as unavoidable,
and great majority of the men were
perfectly reasonable about it. They
were assured that the governors only
desire was to obey the orders from the
war department, furnishing the three
regiments of men from the national
guard as far as possible, and selecting
for their officers the most competent
mer who could pe found in The national
guard. He has never had any intention
OF going outside the guard for officers.
He has created the examining board to
secure the bes; officers
Another Plan.
So much opposition developed 10 the
plan proposed by the governor that he
offered the men another plan, which
they We're more willing to accept. He
called the officers of each regiment to
him and asked them if they would be
willing to have one regiment sent home
and three sent to the front, the COM
panies of three to be recruited from
some of the companies of the one re-
naming behind, if any in the reserve
regiment desired to enlist in the others
for immediate active service. The regi-
,ar,f lat sr, 4
serve regiment and will be called on
first in case there is a second call. It
will go ahead with its drilling and
other work of preparation, but the
companies will be sent home for the
present. This plan was accepted by
the officers and the men as the best
solution of the difficulty and quoted
all the trouble. The FIRST regiment, in
Guiding companies from Dubuque, Ce-
dar Rapids, Waterloo, Charles City, In.
dependence, Upton, Vinton, Marshall
town, Waukon, Toledo, Lyons and
Mnquoketa, is the junior regiment and
will undoubtedly be the one left be-
hind.
Number In Camp.
The number camped in Camp McKin-
ley Saturday was about 5000 besides
the $50 recruited for the two batteries
of light artillery. Volunteers are still
coming in, though only those who have
had military training are accepted.
The volunteers for the artillery are I'M
usually coed, coming from the colleges,
largely, and including many regular
army men who have good discharges.
A Busy Life.
Life in Camp Mckinley is far from
inactive. The boys are getting plenty
of work to do and are being taught
active field duty and improved in every
way for real service. The regular pro-
gramme is as follows each day: a.
M, revielle; 6:15 a. M, Sick call; $3.50
a M, breakfast; u. M, guard mount;
9 a. M, drill call. recall from general
headquarters; IL m, dinner; $3.50 p.
M, drill, recall from general head
quarters; $3.50 p. M. supper; 6:15 p.
m, parade; 9 p. M, tattoo; 9:15 p. M,
all to quarters; 10 p, m, taps.
The drills are about two hours long
each. Regimental drills occur in tho
morning and brigade drills in the after
noon. The Iowa national guard Is one
of the best drilled in the country, and
its past good work shows now, for the
troops are rapidly getting into fine
form, the experienced men carrying the
others of less recent training, along
with them. 1t is generally expected
that the soldiers will remain in their
present camp for two or three weeks,
drilling and being examined before
they are sent out for active duty of any
kind. The physical examination which
must be made in the case of every appli-
cant for admission 10 the United States
army. will require some days, for 1t
takes about 20 minutes to each man,
and as rule only one surgeon is work
Ing on each regiment. For this first
enlistment, the requirements will be
very severe.
The soldiers in camp are being main
tanned on the regular army rations, con-
sisting of bacon, bread, potatoes, beans,
beef, coffee, tea, sugar, etc.
Tho Board of Control,
The state board Of control has COM
pleted its preliminary inspection of the
institutions in the northern part of the
o0sAAS oha 10 hoW VISITING tiOSe III Inc
southern part. One of the facts learned
by the board on this trip was that no
plans of any of the older buildings are
in existence. There Is no record to
show how any of them re constructed,
what their dimensions are, what they
are worth or how they are arranged.
Inc members of the board were aston
fshed at this. and decided to have it at
tended to at once. 1t had not been the
intention TO elect the architect provided
for in the board of control law until
later, but for this aud other reasons the
board concluded to elect him at once.
Henry T.. Liebbe. of Des Mones, was
elected at salary of 1880 year, out
OF which he must pay all expenses con-
nected with his work, including
draughting, stationery, assistance and
travelling expenses. He will be re-.
CURED to visit all the institutions and
prepare plans of all the buildings not
already planned. Copies will be filed
In the office of the board, in the state
house, SO they can be readily consulted
ut any time.
r. ". RICKNELI.
J. P. Gosk, a farmer living five miles
southeast of Odebolt, lost his barn, five
horses, some hogs, two hnggies and
about 1000 bushels of corn in cribs by
Gre.