The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-08
THE SHERIDAN TROOP.

| Captain Jones, of the Sheridan troop,
expressed a belief yesterday that his
command would be taken away from
Olyphair. The Sheridan troop belongs
to the Second brigade and will likely be
called to do duty in some part of the
lower" regions where the Second Is TO
be assembled. If the Sheridan troop is
taken from Olyphant. the Governors
troop from Harrisburg, which is at
tached to the Third brigade, will prob-
ably be substituted.
There was much speculation yester-
| day as to how the five regiments of the
Third brigade would be distributed.
This detail will be decided by Brigadier
General Goblin AS yet nothing has been
heard from him as to how he will place
the troops. His headquarters will like
| ly be in Wilkes Barre.
The soldiers at Olyphant had little to
do yesterday, and because of this and
the fact that the sun shone all day, put
them in CHEEKY mood.
| Yesterday morning a company sta
| toned at Sterrick Creek arrested four
boys who were picking coal from Il
dump. in violation of an order from the
coal company that the picking must
| cease. When the prisoners arrived in
camp and Colonel Watres heard the re-
| port of the affair he Immediately or
| dered their release, directed that they
be taken home on the special troop
train without delay. and asserted that
any officer who permitted of such an
arrest again being made would subject
himself to disciplining.
| The soldiers are not here to do the
| work Of town cOnstables," declared Col
| onel Watres, yesterday. in discussing
the incident with Il Tribune reporter.
"Wc will see to it, as far as we can,
| that disorder is prevented or sup
pressed. but we won't engage ourselves
to guard cum piles against trespassers
which offend only against the civil
| laws"
AN ESCORT SENT.
A detachment OF the Thirteenth went
| to Throop yesterday morning and acted
as an escort for ten men who came in
on the Delaware and Hudson road to
Olyphant TO work at the Pancoast COL
liery.
Major Holmes, commander of the
Second battalion of the Eighth resi-
lnent, appeared before the Duryea bor-
ough council last night, accompanied
by Captain Fisher. of Company ID. and
| made a demand for the return of the
money collected by Burgess Buring-
ton from the six soldiers arrested last
Friday night.
The burgess sought to justify his ac-
tion in tinng the prisoners. but the
council unanimously decided in favor of
paying back the money
The Perseverance band, of Lebanon.
numbering twenty-four pieces. under
the leadership of George Tyrel. arrived
at the Eighth regiment camp yesterday
afternoon and was loudly .cheered by
the soldiers who have been starving
for music for month past.
1t has been practically decided not
to call out the Third brigade band. for
which the regiment has long been watt
and so the Perseverance band was en-
gagged. The leader is an old United
States army musician who was for
years member of the mounted band
attached to the Tenth cavalry. Dress
parades will be conducted every after
noon at o'clock beginning today.
Colonel IT, F. Hoffman. who was
stricken with a severe attack of bron-
chitis yesterday morning was removed
in special train late yesterday after
noon to this city where he was met
by an ambulance from the Moses Tay-
lor hospital and conveyed to that in
stitution.
Colonel Hoffman desired at first to
remain at the camp but when General
Goblin heard of the seriousness of his
condition he ordered him to go to the
hospital at once and not risk the danger
of remaining in a tent. Lieutenant
Colonel Hutchinson Will be in command
of the regiment until Colonel Hoffman's
return to duty.
A message from General Goblin was
received yesterday afternoon amnounc-
ing that the Third battalion of the
Eighth will be started from Shenandoah
today and will arrive at camp this af-
ternoon.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.