The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-18
MUSTER IN OR GET OUT.
Governor Ellerbe Issues Ult1matum
Good Work Of Maj. Thomp-
son Of The Independent Bat
talon.

Colombia, May l7.-Gov Ellerbe has noti-
fed the captains Of the companies that have
not seeo ostered into service that they
must be ready 70 be mustered in With the
full complement Of men on Friday. Failing
to do 90 he will order toem 10 return 10 tneir
homes, and will call for more volunteers, &C
cepting the first companies that report with
the correct complement of men
Governor Ellerae has suggested that the
Richland Volunteers and Governors Guards
consolidate aud that the Bsnoerg Guards and
Palmetto Rifles of Aiken, do likewise. all
of these companies are weak and there seems
to he no Immediate prospect of their 6iling
up.
Much ill-feeling he's been aroused in camp
by the practice Of ensicing the men of oce
company to join another Yesterday the
Governors Guards enticed q number CT men
from the Palmetto Rifles aud the atteutioo Of
Capt. Fuller and Gov. Ellerce was called 10
the matter by Capt Sawyer Of the Palmetto
Rifles They hav~ decided that the desert
ers ffom the Rl6ea will not be mustered into
service with the Guards
A detail OF men ender the command CT
Lient. McGown went to Union yesterday to
bring o.ck Shechan tbs deserter from the
JohnsIoo R. fs,. cbseaan viii be tried by
court martial, ea2, as there we're no eS;en
eating circuustsocss, he having thsowa
down his gun white CO guard at night and
lett camp be will probably be convicted and
sent to Sing Sirg prison.
The independent battalion will be ready
for ma1chicg ORDERS within few ds5s.
Mej Thompson is losing DO tioe BIZ, is
working sssiea:e;i-ally 10 osve the bst,e,icn
thoroughly organIzed and disciplined The
following gecersl order was published yes-
terday:
Headquarters First (I,dependent Battslioo J
FAir Grounds, Coiumbia, c., May le,
General Order No
Paragraph No BY order Of His Excel
lenc5. Wm e Eier5e, Governor aod ccm-
mapder.in chief, ,tis bsitaiion is composed
of the following companies: Darlington
Guards Sumter Lizht Iofsntry, Ed:s.o Rifles
ard Manning Guards.
Paragraph 2 B.g,nnibg teis afterooou at
I O'Clock, there will oe three drills every day
except Sunday as follows: Company drills et
"a "a: oatta!ion drills AT p. IN battalion
drills at p NJ.
Paragraph 3 Lien, B. D. Wilson, CT
the Sumter Light Infant7y, is he.ebF ap.
pOluteO ACti8E t4c TFkuinsI1
appointed sdjutant, W. Elliott Gorzslss, re-
ports OF duty.
Paragraphs4 Sergeant Normsu A. Bull,
of the Ed,sio Rifles, is hereby cetailcd 10 act
as sergeant mai .r of the battalion
Paragraph 3 On the occasion of the drlls
msnlioned IN the foregoing paragraphs, CAP.
tains Of the companies are hereby directed to
place in be ranks, until further orders, all
sefgesnts who have not been Thoroughly
drilled and Sbo may therefore need ics,ruc-
ions
By order OF Major Thompson
B D. Wi oo,
Lieuienaat and AcliDg A6jataut
Gov. Ellerbe has appointed Dr.. E. J Wan
nsmaker, Of urargrtu,g, asslsr.nt SURGEON
of the independeots'oarslior. Walter Grif-
fen, of Darlington, was appoissed hospital
steward
The troops yesterday lost their 6rst man
by dsaib. Corporal w q Parker of the
Butler Guards OF Gfeenvile, died of pneu-
moaia at the Coluu bia Hospital, after 80 ill-
ness of ten days. He was 81 years of age,
aud his captain sssio last evening s'te was
fne young mau, possessed of rnsp7 excel
lent qualities" He was we'll up TO- Wedres-
day of last wees, standing his physical ex-
amiustion aad being accepted. Ga that day,
however, he was attacked b5 pneumonia. and
was promptly removed TO the Columbia Hos
piial BE got worse steadily, and his COM
pany had to be mustered without him.