The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-30
a MOB SET AFTER RUDE
NEWS vENDER's STOCK DESTROYED
By CAMP MOUNT SOLDIERS.
omcers' Difficulty in Quieting the Men
Signal Corps to he Dis
charged Monday.

The excitement attending the attack upon
the outfit of Reuben Clue yesterday aft
! ernoon, together with the various newspa-
per reports which have been circulated. has
| produced very unpleasant state of affairs
at Camp Mount There is much difference
OF opinion among the privates themselves.
Some are angry because the reports seem
| 10 blame the soldiers as a body for all out
breaks. Others are angry at those of their
| comrades who are responsible for the
marred records of the regiments. But the
chief feeling, except among those disreputa-
bic characters who have been the cause Of
the entire trouble. is desire to redeem the
record of Indiana's soldiers. week more
| and nearly every man, probably, will have
received his discharge, and there are few
VINO do not hope that the sympathy of the
| people Of indianapolis will accompany the
| soldier boys to their homes.
The trouble of yesterday afternoon was
| very much regretted by officers. Last Fri
day boy came to the camp with a number
of the copies of the Sun Some of the SOL
diers told him that they would not allow
| any of the papers to be sold on the grounds.
They took up collection sufficient to pay
the boy his profit upon all Of the papers
MIN car fare and sent a soldier with him
to see that he actually took his papers back
to the city. At the same time they said
that no more Of these papers should be sold
at camp. Yesterday about / o'clock "Reu-
pen Glue appeared with his little wagon
ana about i've hundred copies of the Sum-
a Few soldiers yelled AT him, but he was
not moleSted until he had reached the
| neighborhood of the hospital. Here a few
men gathered around him and addressed
Few remarks to him which did not suit his
taste. Perhaps he fancied that he was at
baseball game instead of in the hands Of
merry soldiers, and he answered in terms no
more courteous than those he had received
Ihe controversy gradually grew and names
We're hred back and forth. Then one of the
soldiers called out, 'iGet a blanket
one OF those men who has caused so
much trouble to his well-behaved comrades
trptted out from barn, bearing red,
white and blue blanket. immediately an
army seemed to issue from the barns From
streamed the soldiers of the One-hundred-
an0-nIty-Seventh Regiment From the horse
e oaTnS came the, One-hundred-and-fi fifty
eightn regiment pell-mell. The battery boys,
the signal corps, and the One-hundred-and-
n1ty-ninth Regiments guards were not far
penlnd Inc of1cerS leaped from their tables
where they were still at mess. The soldiers
VINO were outside the gates came chasing
III; r or little While the fair grounds were
a hlVe or sWarming men.
"A MOB AFTER RUDE.
The guard then on duty, under Captain
Capron, seized two men and hustled them
in the guardhouse, but some comrades
pushed after them and rescued one of them.
The other man was finally released because
he belonged to the One-hundred-and-fift
eighth Regiment, and the officers of the
observation-disclosures fty-seventh Regiment,
who had arrested him, had no authority to
prosecute the case further. In the mean
time "Rube" was very much frightened and
was making violent efforts to explain He
said that some one had made a bet of $40
with him that he would not take any copies
of the paper upon the grounds and sell
them. He said that he had won Als bet,
ana was now anxious to withdraw peace
ably. He begged piteously for mercy while
the men pushed his wagon TO the gates.
shouting as they went The placards of ad-
vertising matter which decorated the sides
Of the wagon were soon the playthings of
the wind. Fapers were torn to shreds and
decorated the path from hospital to gate.
A yelling mass of humanity pursued the
unhurt but badly frightened man and his
wagon outside the grounds. Adjutant
Powell, of the One misunderstanding eighth
Regiment, appeared al this moment, COM
ing toward the grounds.
Men," he cried, stop this. I order you
back to your quarters Let him disobey
The men retreated to within the gates.
Major Rich made an urgent talk and Col
the disturbance. He made very earnest
talk to the men. He begged them to do
nothing that would injure the excellent
record of 1ndianaS soldiers He said that
any person who came on the grounds to sell
papers peaceaby deserved and should re-
ceive the protection of the camp authorities.
He said that he desired to allow the SOL
dierS all the liberty possible so long as too
many did not misuse their privileges. He
said that a stricter discipline must hence
prepared to compel the men to remain in
the camp the entire time. The men very
quietly returned to their barns after the
colonel had finished his talk.
A great many men expressed regret that
the mans property had been destroyed and
said that they were ready to do all in their
power 10 restrain any excuses on the part
of their comrades. A large number said
suited in their presence if there was any
way to prevent it. But all object strongly
to any statement rejecting on the courtesy
that he had seen four soldiers get off
crowded car after they had paid their fare,
in order to make room for several ladies.
1t was pointed out that as rule no person
is more prompt to yield his seat in street
car to lady than the ordinary soldier.
feel is with the officers who have permitted
some laxity in discipline. For instance, it
was learned yesterday that many men are
allowed to report to officers at some point
in the city instead of the camp. AS soon
as this appeared directions were given that
all the men shall report at the proper place.
The fault in this case lies with the captains.
The signal corps will not be discharged
until Monday. The Twenty-seventh Battery
will be mustered out at the same time The
will be mustered out Tuesday and Wednes-
cay. Early yesterday morning Sergeant
Major Peter Meredith was taken with
obstruction of the bowels and had to be
taken to the private hospital of DR.. o. S.
RunnelS, where operation was immedi-
ately performed. His recovery is uncertain.
With the exception of few stragglers the
physical examinations were completed yes
terday.