Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-23
FIFTEEN THOUSAND IN CAMP
Army Naneuvsrs at FSrt Riley Are to Be on
Large Scale.
BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANIES PROSPER
Increase of Half n million Dollars
over Last Year In Amount
which Has Gone
Into Homes.
CFrom a star correspondentl

LINCOLN, Aug. 22.-(special.)-The
forthcoming military encampment at Fort
Riley will be one Of the largest peace
gatherings Of troops ever held in the west,
for the mobilization will include upward
Of $4,000 regularly uniformed and armed
men,, representing all branches Of the land
service. Major General John c. Bates and
a stan consisting exclusively Of officers in
the regular establishment will be IN COM
mand Of the camp and will conduct and
direct all Of the military maneuvers. n
orders issued by the War department in
dicate that the various state OF reserve or
CARNATIONS participating will be subject to
the same rules and regulations as the or
CARNATIONS OF the national army.
Besides the regular army contingent, there
will be one battalion OF infantry from Ar
kansas, two regiments Of infantry and two
batteries Of field artillery from Kansas. and
two regiments OF infantry, with possibly
one or more independent companies, from
Nebraska. In the regular service there will
be several complete cavalry and Infantry
regiments, batteries Of artillery and en-
gineers, signal and hospital corps.
The maneuvers will begin soon after Sep
ember 20, the day fixed by the War de-
partment for the mobilization Of the troops,
and will continue for ten days. 1t is un>
1SA NAV Inv 1kaNI NAONB1 VI n
and Kansas will remain in camp through.
out the period, and both Governor Savage
and Adjutant General Colby are anxious to
have the two Nebraska regiments do like
wise. All forces will be organized as a
division, and although there will be no
hostile flags visible, the camp will be con-
Quoted on a war time basis, so that all
soldiers, whether members Of the state or
national organizations. will be given the
actual experience to be had in a camp in
time Of war.
The orders Of the War department. which
explain fully the preliminary arrangements
for the encampment, follow:
War Department orders.
with the approval of the acting secretary
sSout sspte I'm e@% y. 1902. f 70 participate Hsf IN
during a period of ten days, beginning
Monday, September %, and continuing until
Wednesday, October 8, 1902:
First battalion of engineers; h%eadquar-
ters. band and First and second squadrons.
c aSITIia oesSS sthy, seventh eNsrd SqNSa9 Nineteenth hh's and
Twenty-eighth. batteries, Field Artillery;
ss%is StS 9I1ited G stSaes and fnt t ! eSS ea9Ganss.,
second sses; S'p Tni fRf states sEs5Ss i GT%Raslf' h%eaaSSsnssgr-
Signal corps; detachment Hospital corps.
sons will each be cared for by a guard con-
sisting OF one commissioned officer and the
she proper performance OF the duty. It IS
Sssirable that the organizations partict-
maximum number Of men available present
for duty.
provided with the regulation allowance of
wall tents for officers and conical wall
twelve men per tent; Tor infantry twelve
m & ~sOS MnIS 81 ,Ark Kansas and
Nebraska haying signihed their aeceRtanee
participate. in these. ~maneuyers, arrange
ments viii be made for the following
tryc Kansas' tWo qeSiments Of infantrY,
two batteries OF field artillery; Nebraska.
two regiments OF infantry. ten companies
The regular and militia forces will be or
ganised as a division. Major General John
later than September 20. 1902. accompanied
n&sssiTned to duty during the encSmpmsnt
on the stan OF Major General Bates and
Snd n EsP psrso 10 at ni% Fo Sy R Hsntsr NOT wttf later q thsgE
September 20: Major ]. w. McClernand,
general, adjutant general; Lieutenant S. c.
Mills. inspector generals; Captain c. ID.
SsAeTi aHarier GsiSs eSe ehi cdrSgm ~nsSrssTma sbS1j
commissary; Lieutenant John Van r. Hoh.
deputy surgeon general CHIEF surgeon:
signal oficer.
BuiIdinE and Loan statistics.
Secretary Royse Of the State Banking
board expects to issue a report tomorrow
Of the building and loan associations Of
tho state. which will show that the total
loans OF the associations have increased
over S430. 900 during the last year. The
report Of 1901 showed loans aggregatins
e3,641. 4s2. This year all OF the associa-
tions. except one. which has not yet re-
ported. show a total of $4.o74.445. the net
increase Of those reporting being t43S. 900.
The delinquent company last year had
3S4. 900 of loans. so 1t will be seen that the
increase viii be upward OF $500, 900.
There has been a marked falling on in
the number OF shares in the smaller towns
throughout the state. but the city associa-
tiOns. almost without exception. showed a
substantial increase. and II is expected that
the total number OF shares In force viii
not be far from last years figures.
Rejects Offers for schoOI Land.
Applications almost without number, all
for the exercise OF the. right to purchase
state school land under lease contracts
taken out during the period from 1879 to
1897. were rejected by the State Board of
Educational Lands and Funds at an ad-
journed meeting. The reason for the ac-
tion is the failure OF the appraisements to
meet the requirements Of the board. Cow
ernor Savage. Secretary Of State Marsh and
Land COMMISSIONS Follmer attended the
meeting. and all agreed to act favorably
only on those applications which were ac-
eompanied by the showing that the land
sought had been fairly appraised.
Only 24O acres were disposed Of by the
board. Some OF this Is in Seward county
and brought $40 per acre. Applications
coming from Boyd. Cedar and Dakota coun-
ties we're all rejected.
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Chapman
State bank OF Chapman were recorded 10
the secretary OF states once today. TIL
bank is capitalized for s.. 900. Its ineor-
porators are; W. v. Scott. ]. Cleve Scott
and y +. Engelhardt.
BuFkett In the Campaign.
Congressman =. ]. Burkett has accepted
Invitations to assist in the campaign work