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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
THE STATE BRIGADE
GOES INTO CAMP.
Most of the Infantry Companies GO
by BOat--Artillery and Cavalry
March to QuOnset.

binary routine OF the day was begun.
This is as follows:
First call, $3.50 a. m; reveille, assem-
bly,. roll call and setting-up drill, a.
m; breakfast, $3.50 a. m; general police
of companies, Z "A. m; sick call, 7:lo a.
M; first sergeants call, 1880 a. M; first
call for regimental guard mounting,
..-. a. m; assembly, "A. M; inspection
of quarters, a. m; first call, drill, $3.50
a. M; assembly 9:40 a. M; recall, IL
a. m. orderly call, 1880 a. m; dinner,
I'm; school of instruction (offiCsrs and
non-commissioned ofiicers), 1880 p. m;
first call, drill 25O y. m; assembly,
u. M; recall 4:30 p. M; first call, pa
rade, $40 p. m; assembly, $3.50 p. M;
muster, 5:45 p. M; supper, $3.50 y. m;
retreat and roll call. 1920 y. M; tattoo,
10 p. m; taps, lO:3O p. m.
The officers detailed for officers OF the
day during the camp are: Monday,
Lieut.. Col Forsyth, First regiment;
Tuesday. Lieut.-Col. McCrudden, Sec
ond regiment Wednesday, Maj. Tan
ner, First Regiment; Thursday, MAJ.
Sweeney, Second regiment. "Wednesday
will be governors day, although with
out the usual accompdniments or that
day at other camps. The governor,
wltn his staff, will hold a review of the
brigade, preceded by reception TO the
sIgnments for special duty have been
made for the encampment: Mastering
officers, Capt. Charl D. Rittman, signal
officer, to Signal corps, First battalion
First regiment infantry; Cape. Isaac f.
williams, A. ID. c., to Second battalion,
First regiment infantry; Maj William
Ely, 10 rirst battalion, Second regiment
infantry; Capt. stephen Waterman, to
Second battalion, Second regiment in
n
gineer, TO First Separate company in
fantry. First Machine Gun battery
Battery A, Light artillery; Capt. Ev-
erett II. Whipple. provost marshal, to
First battalion cavalry; Lieut.-Col. Z.
II. French, medical director. 10 Hosptt-
al corps. Mastering OF commands will
be performed daily Immediately fol-
lowing the close Of parade" Maj.
William Ely assistant inspector gen.
eral, will attend TO the inspection OF
quarters" each morning during the en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
Tents Pitched.

AS soon as the troops arrived at
QuonSet Point the tents were pitched,
as was done at the last encampment
in 1897 by the enlisted men. The tent
floors were placed in position and the
tents We're found ready, with the tent
pegs and cords. beside the places where
they were 10 be pitched. All this was
attended TO by the brigade quartermas-
ter and his assistants, who spent the
greater part OF last week at the camp.
There are $50 OF these tents, and, with
the exception OF the 10l used by the
two batteries last year while in the
volunteer service, they are al! new.
When the First Rhode Island was
equipped last year, IL took away with
most OF the supplies of the companies
OF the brigade, and among other things
the tents which, for the last 2S years,
had served for the annual encamp-
Inetts.-lH H-tAeif places; others were
made. better than the regulation gov
ernment tent.
While the companies were pitching
the tents this morning the cooks OF
each company drew the requistion for
the rations for the first meal. The ca
terer has been abolished, and the daily
allowance for rations for the men cut
from 81 to 80 cents per day. In place
of the three meals day rations will be
issued to the men after the custom of
lne army and they will cook their own
food and have their own messes. Ev-
erything Will be provided by requisi-
tions. and one cook has been enlisted
in each company. He receives $4 a day
instead OF the sl50 allowed the pri-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
Arrangement Of The Tents.

The location OF the tents this year
will appear TO be somewhat strange 10
those accustomed to the camps Of for
mer years. The headquarters tents
are I'm the same old place, but the tents
OF the line are arranged after the plan
adopted at the encampment OF the
First Rhode Island volunteers last
summer The company nek-tsAts are
i'm the rear, and me officers tents on
the front line. For the first time since
the brigade has camped at Qucnset
Point the First regiment has the right
OF the line. Since the last encampment
the commanding officers OF both regi-
ments have changed. but Col. Matteson
is now the senior. This is the only
change in the position OF the line The
Separate company Is next to the Sec
ond regiment. the Light battery below
that the Machine Gun battery next,
and the cavalry has the lower CORN,
as usual
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
Transportation Of RatIons.

The less perishable rations weIV sent
20 camp, last week, and the meat
ana other things which must be served
freeh every day will be sent down on
the steamer Corsair. which Will leave
Newhalrs wharf at o'clock every
morning, returning from the camp at
8, and which may carry few passen-
gers. The cooks have 26 Buzzacott
ovens for their use, most of them new.
although few are ovens the state has
owned for the last two or three years.
There will be,no lack of rations. Each
man will be allowed half a pound OF
bread each meal. for instance, and for
the week over 1000 pounds of meat will
be required. Half pound of bread is
half loaf. and few men eat half a
loaf OF bread at meal. The amount
allowed for the ra lon is amply enough
to furnish milk, butter and things of
that sort
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
DISGvSTED GOLD SEEKERS.
Their Vessel Stranded and furlet in Sand, and the
Clilm They Worked a poCr One.

Seattle, July 17.-Schooner General
Siglin which arrived here last night
from Cooks Inlet, Alaska, had among
her passengers ii members OF party
of 16 Massachusetts men who left Bos-
ton year ago last February in the
schooner Rubel Richardson. 1ney went
to Resurrection Bay, Alaskan Bay
where they anchored their vessel for
the winter. In November she broke her
high tide on sand bar. The craft
craned and settled. Until three weeks
ago she was practically buried in the
sand. Meanwhile the prospecting con-
tingent had gone into Cooper river,
tributary OF Resurrection Bay, where
they located claim ana at once began
its development.
Very poor diggings were encountered,
the men making 80 cents to a dollar
a day. but they kept pegginS away un-
I'll they secure gold enough to pay
their passage .some. Those OF the party
who came on the Siglin are E. G. Col
Inns. L. Grover. c. r.. Chaplin. ].
Murphy, John Stice, Martin Nelson.
Charles r. Baker. +. o. Lake. c. Her
ring r. g. WILCOX. $. Ericsson. w. a.
Miller. ID. A. Nicholson and c. Case.
Nearly every member of the crowd had
slight touch of the scurvy during the
winter. They were returning To their
Massa chusetts homes very much dis
gusted with the Resurrection section
Of Alaska as a gold-producing district.
No better opinions are entertained OF
Cooks Inlet by A. II Wood. =. T. Ken
dahl an. James Taylor. three Maine
men. and Gorge --adden of indianapo-
lis. Harry Kent OF Massachusetts, John
Forbes Of New York and G.. Strupple
of Hop Bottom, Pa. who are leaving
through --sfaction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
THEIR BOAT CIPSIzED.
Parry Of Seven Cod Seekers Crowned Tho
Names Of 0nb Five Are Known

Seattle. July 1.-THE schooner Gen
eral Siglin from Cooks Inlet. Alaska.
brings news Of the drowning of seven
men at Turnagain >~rm, early in July.
The names of only five of them ale
known as follows:
A. Il. Johnson. Malone, Ills: Louis
Peterson, Chicago; Chris. Madison, Chi
cago; - Porter. California; -
Hutchinson, Rockford, Ill. They were
crossing the arm in small boat which
was overturned by big tidal wave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-17
Biz Crowd al Cricket Match.

Manchester. July 17.-The fourth test
cricket mstcn between England and
was begun here ts-day in the
presence OF $4,000 spectators. and with
briNant weather. The interest in this
match was intense, as should the Aus
tralians win II would decide the cham
pionship in their favor