The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-23

auctions for nonattendance at drills, etc.
Compensation for attendance at the pres
ent encampment will be included In the next
semiannual payment at the last OF October.
Gossip of the Camp.
In many parts of the camp, yesterday,
drill VIZ suspended in favor of instruction
in sighting practice.
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Rev. Carter, of Muncie, Ind. has been
commissioned chaplain of the Second Regi-
ment and reported to Colonel Smith for
duty yesterday.
Capt. w. F. Ranke. of the Fort Wayne
Battery OBJ, assumed command OF the ar
tillery battalion when Major Schanz was
overcome by the heat yesterday morning.
Major Schanz expected. last night, to be
able to resume his official duties to-day.
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Capt. G.. B. Ward, of Monticello. Ind,
who commanded Company X. of the Four
teenth Volunteer Infantry, during the civil
war, visited his son. Adjutant General John
II: Ward, in camp, yesterday. Captain
Ward lost a leg in the battle Of Chancel-
louisville.
Governor Durbin and Adjutant General
Ward inspected the First and Third regi-
ments of infantry in their quarters yester-
that he intends TO sleep at camp every
night this week If possible
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A noticeable feature of camp life yester-
day was the almost entire absence OF sem
tries pacing up and down their beats. The
excessive heat caused General Mckee to
relax discipline far enough to permit SEN
tries TO stand beneath trees on their beats
the greater part of the day.
Lieutenant Colonel Fred Van Orman, of
Evansville, a member of Governor Durbin's
military staff. arrived in camp yesterday.
The entire staff is expected to be in camp
tomorrow evening, ready for the grand re-
view of the National Guard Thursday even
ing in honor of Governors day
Private George Hannoway, of Company
A, Third Regiment, Monticello, received a
violent blow in the pit of his stomach dur
ing a friendly scuffie at the camp last night.
Hannoway was taken to the brigade hos
pital and given medical aid at once. Lieut..
Col. Wright, chief of surgeons, said at a
late hour last night that the young man
was suffering great pain. but that his con-
dition was by no means serious.
Private ]. Smith. of Company B. First
regiment, Terre Haute. was
for discharge last night by Lieut.. Col.
staff. Smith is one of the young men over
come by heat during brigade review Sum
day night. As stated elsewhere in this
issue, he had recovered from a severe i'll
ness only a short time before coming to
camp and the hospital physicians say he
should not have undertaken to participate
In the camp OF instruction.
Steward Ray Newcomb. of the Second
Regiment hospital corps, was the victim Of
a great many sallies of wit yesterday, and
the reason was that the quartermaster is
sued an Overcoat TO him. The transaction
was perfectly innocent and regular, 1t being
the practice in the National Guard to pro-
vide the men with complete equipment at
stated intervals. What struck Newcomb's
comrades as particularly ludicrous was
that the quartermaster should have picked
out the hottest day ever known in the his
tory of indianapolis and vicinity TO dole
out OvercOats.
Officers in the various batteries consti-
tuting the artillery battalion were amazed
at receiving an order from General Mckee
yesterday morning directing the discon-
~tinuanCe of battery guarG mount and the
substitution therefor of battalion guard
mount. The innovation will go into effect
this morning for the first time during the
present camp of instruction. Heretofore
each battery Of artillery has mounted its
own guard. and battalion guard mount has
not been known in a camp of instruction in
this State since the encampment at the
state fair grounds in 1896.
Adjutant General Ward discarded his
blue flannel shirt yesterday and appeared
in a comfortable-looking white frilled neg
ligee shirt. When asked the reason for this
change of raiment.. he smiled significantly
and said: "Well, this blue flannel shirt prop
osition is very much like some points of
law-there is a long line of decisions on
both sides. You can find a lot of folks that
will declare there is no cooler armen on
earth than a blue flannel shirt, and again
fhnra to LOT rhn - - /. H. 49,
kind Of a garment. | side i'm with the latter
view. and, accordingly, / threw away my
blue flannel shirt. | have felt a hundred per
cent. better since / did 1t, too
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The of Towering the colors,'
which takes place in each regiment and at
brigade headquarters every evening about
Gas. is one OF The most beautiful and i'm
pressive ceremonies incident to military
service. Last evening Brigadier General
Mckee came near missing this important
event. The buglers had proceeded some
time with their call before the generals alb
sence was discovered Several of his staff
cried out in dismay, The general is not
here Just then General Mckee rushed
out of the administration building to the
edge of the veranda. barred his head. and
had finished the call a cannon at the left of
the building doomed forth nightly and the
band OF the artillery battalion began 10 play
THE Star-sDangled Banner" In such ex-
quisite tones as to make il seem almost a
benedictiOn and a prayer. While the patri-
otto strains fiOated out on the quiet evening
air the splendid banner dropped gently from
its lofty perch. TO be caught carefully by
a quartet OF hands just as the last notes OF
the national air died away. Hats We're re-
stored TO heads. the banner was folded up
and put away and the ceremony came 20 an
end. ITO me there is nothing more i'm
pressive than lowering the coIors, >" said
General Mckee. as he turned 10 re-enter
the building which is his headquarters DUR
ing the week of the camp.
Suffered a Painful Injury.
Charles Bruntz. OF l347 West Washington
street. had his cheekbone crushed yester.
day afternoon with a hammer at McGuire's
saloon. He was with his brother-in-law
and they became involved in an argumeni
with Frank Munshuer. who picked UP d
hammer and struck BruntZ with IL. Tht
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