The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
PACKING THEIR CURIOS
COLONEL GUNDER'S MEN PREPARING
TO EMBARK FOR HOME.
Men and Officers Spending Their Mon
ey for Souvenirs of Their Stay I'm
Cuba-PersOnaI Notes.
orrespondence Of the IndianapolIs journal.

Correspondence of the indianapolis Journal.
MATANZAS. Cuba, March Is. with the
One-hundr ed and-sixtieth Indiana. - This
has been very busy week here, and one
of unusual excitement. Ever since the mus
ter-out order came last Saturday morning
everybody has been on the move, busily en-
gagged in making boxes packing souvenirs
and getting personal baggage in as small a
compass as possible. The officers have had
very hard work in preparing the records
and papers preparatory TO the final dis
charge. This involves every item in a SOL
diers record---fines, absence, sickness, cloth
ing, equipment, ordnance etc. All fatigue
duty has been suspended and nothing is
done except a thirty-minute drill at Z
o'clock, guard mount at 10 and dress parade
at 3 o'clock.
Colonel w. T. Durbin, of the One-hundred-
and-sixty- first, and wife, Major Smith and
ex-Lieutenant Durbin made US a visit last
Sunday and took turkey dinner with the
regimental mess.
General Sanger came into camp last Mon
day and saw the regiment on dress parade.
The regimental band, composed of twenty
two musicians, proposes, soon as possible
after it is discharged, to make a tour of the
following cities. giving a concert in each:
Wabash, Logansport, Lafayette, Upton,
Eiwood, Anderson, Marion. Montpelier,
Button, Decatur, Huntington, Columbia
City, Warsaw and possibly other places.
The companies in the home towns propose
to give the band royal reception. These
musicians are enlisted soldiers, and, with
two exceptions, receive the pay of enlisted
men.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Maj. b. f.
law nf
to pay OFF the regiment. and by o'clock
had left several thousand dollars to gladden.
the hearts of the boys. Not a little OF this
money will be spent here for cigars, curiosi-
ties. pictures and the like. Before the pay
master had commenced his work peddlers,
men and women soliciting for charitab BILE
and other objects put in an appearance in
camp, anxious TO secure a part of the SOL
diers' hard-earned money, and in too many
cases were successful.
The retention of Major General Wilson.
commander of the province of Matanzas
and Brigadier General Sanger, commanded
of the city OF Matanzas, gives great salts
faction mere, both 10 citizens ana soldiers.
They are gentIemanly officers.
Fred Toad, Nj. H. BatIenburg and A. w.
Mitchell, members OF Company c, La
fayette, arrested Tor conspiracy in the case
OF Capt. Il. ii. Marks, were tired this week
by court-martial ana acquitted.
Lieut.. D. Ia GldSScOck, OF Company u, who
mas been detailed as aid-de-caunp on Gen.
Niieys stan for several months, is again
assigned TO duty in the regiment. Mrs.
Gidsscock Is stopping i'll the city and Is a
frequent visitor IN camp. Mrs. Gunder and
Mrs. Burr, who are also in the city, visit
the camp occasionally.
Vernon Knights and William Arch Ross
of Company -, Wabash, have been dis
charged on account OF physical disability
The men are looking anxiOusly for the
transport 10 take them to Savannah, where
they will be in touch with home and civiliza-
ton. The health of the regiment is excel
lent and the weather continues fine.
"A. w. Mitchell. of Company q, whose dis
charge stated that his service had not been
honest and faithful. and who took the mat
ter before board of officers, was greatly
pleased, and his company and regiment a.
we'll, at the decision that his service had
been honest and faithful In this compa ny
there has been bad blood almost from the
time the regiment left Camp Mount. The
captain and the company has each had its
inning. and it is hoped that now the matter
will rest and that comrades in arms will be
friends at home. This has been a great
source of annoyance and perplexity 10 Col
Gunder, and he is heartily glad TO get ii of
his hands. w. j. VIGUS.