The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

call on account of slight ailments. We have
neither smallpox nor yellow fever, and as
the former prevails In indianapolis and
many other places in the State, the regi-
ment has discussed the establishment of
quarantine against those who come over to
US from those infected quarters.
Reports have it that the regiment is to be
out of service by March Is, and, on our way
home is to be reviewed at Washington by
the President. An assurance of this would
greatly delight the boys for they think they
can show the finest regiment ever recruited
in Indiana.
with it Friday of last week DR.. James VIII
son and Quartermaster Breen, of the One
hundred-and-siX DR.. Wilson was
members OF Company d, of Wabash. Capt.
Brunt is well known to Company L, of An
derson, and has son, II. G. Brunt orderly
sergeant of that company.
Bishop Ninde and DR.. A B. Leonard, mis-
sionary secretary, visited Matanzas last
week in the interest Of the Methodist Epis-
South is already on the ground and the
Protestant Episcopal Church has had a
mission here for the last ten years. Of
course, everything is Catholic, that denom-
nation having five large churches, which
hereafter must be supported Independent of
1 witnessed a few days ago a catch of sar-
dimes. The net must have been two hundred
feet long, and inclosed about a bushel Of
little fish and some fine large red snappers
1t required eight men to manage the net,
and it was hard work.
a
was IN Tampa, Fla, was killed in a runa-
way He was with the engineers This
vas the first death since this camp was es-
Saturday of last week the troops here
consisting Of the engineer corps, Twelfth
New York. Third Kentucky Sixth Massa-
chusetts Second Cavalry and the One-hun-
dred-and-siXtieth Indiana, was reviewed by
General Breckenridge. The day was fine
and the troops appeared to excellent ad-
The boys are busily engaged during leisure
hours in hunting souvenirs for the folks at
home. Colonel Gunder thinks that it would
require q boat as large as the Saratoga to
transport them. The photographers and
owners of cameras and kodaks are not neg
Letting their opportunity, and will aid ma
terially in disseminating correct idea OF
the Queen Of the Antilles" and its inhab-
itants.
improved, work being carried on just as if
we were to stay here all summer. Only
now and then is a horse much injured.
While on dress parade, last Thursday Dr.
FOXworthys horse was quite seriously in
jured by getting it's foot fast in one Of the
holes found at almost every step.
General Sanger has concluded that the
music. So every morning Immediately after
revelle the bands are instructed to play:
AS this comes a $40, 1t meets with a kick
from the companies.
AS the time of our departure is probably
near at hand, everybody is taking in all the
sights possible here and elsewhere: Dr.
FOXworthy and Captain Lee visited Ha-
vana last week This morning DR.. Buehler.
Major Bachman and Hospital Steward
PfaR left for the same place. Later in the
week Colonel Gunder and some OF the other
officers will go on tour of sightseeing.
The paymaster, the soldier delight, is ex-
pected in camp tomorrow .,
those in the Southern cities was inaugur-
ated with great pomp last night with the
entrance of the king to the city. The jubilee
viii continue three days. 1,rc17s