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Money to Lend.
If you want to borow money on farm i
business or residence property on the most
favorable terms see the Georgia Loan and
Ttunt Company,
O. A. COLEMAN, Gen Man.,
356 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
REPORTED THAT
SAGASTA SAYS
The United States Has Acted
in Bad Faith by Pushing
the Campaign.
AGAINST EFFORTS Os PEACE
• Is Thought that People Who Would
Prefer to See War Continue Cir
culate iFalse Reports
W.nbington, July 28. — 1' can be stated
on th. authority of the stat- department
and th- tor. iter < here that there
w< r. no overtur. m on bii.iif of Spain for
J,. ;,. <■ or <•< nation ot houil.l'es until the
French nulra».i (dor last Tuesday after
noon presented the rote to the preaident.
Th- statement is made with the f'lll
knov. Ii lgr of European denials and must
he accepted as that of th. government of
the United States; !'.i-refor-!, al) talk about
the bad faith shown by our government in
pr<s.sing th- Potto Rican campaign during
the last few days is absolutely without
foiiti.la'ion, and our government has done
nothing that can subject it to criticism on
this score.
In addition to the representatives of the
United States government, people qu.llltl- J
to -;.ak for the gov tjinert of Spain in
Ihi» country make an exactly similar .state
ment and Hie allege I (ditrg-s of bad faith
against the Unit' I Str attributed to
Saga.,la, at. discredited as inventions de
r gn.d to prejudice the su< t'S.ful prog ess
of the prisent peace mo/.'mentis.
It could not be contemplated for a tw
in. •; i that any mere , a | exchange of
view - l.iwein person in Europe could be
could be construed as an overture for
peace, and although th: may have been
for some this ‘‘back doo I gossip,” It can
be affirm, d that the United States govern
ment has not been a party to it.
\mbaoador (’imlHin has made no over
tures. direct or indirect, officii’! or unof
ficial. relating to peace or to any phase of
peace pr>ar to 3 o’clock c.n Tuesday after
noon Even supposing that th >rere have
ix.n peace overtur s, which there have not
been, the military authorities regard Sa
gasta's alleged statement that pt at e over
ture.- wire opeiate, to stay the con:.-.' of
jiiilit try operations as little short of amaz
ing ami directly contrary no. only to the
military principles of the United States,
but to the whole recognized principles of
international law.
In general internal law writers agree
that military opeta’lons stop only when a
trueo oi an armistice is actually concluded
and that this armistice must be in writ
ing. Until then the mere preliminary
overtures towards a suspension of hostil
ities is not rogatdid as any warrant for
stopping the war.
The agreement is binding on military
commander, only from the time they re
ceiv. actual notice of it. In the meantime
military commanders have a right to push
foi ward and hold Midi territory as tiny
occupy.
In the present case an armistice might
Tielu.i. or . xi ludc th. Philippine or Porto
Rico, as the two parties m ght agree, but
uu I they agree there w:»l lie no obligation
to abate military opei u ct.s in any field
operations. \fter ’he signing of the arm
istice preliminary to peace, stato quo is
established and all mildry operations
come to a halt at points I sigriate I and at
points not designated the military opera
tions proceed.
In th. present case if the truce is general
Shafter, Miles and Dewey would simply re
tain the positions they now occupy and a
moral obligation would be imposed not to
strengthen th.se psitions or to make se
cret preparations for a more effective con
tinuance of the war hereafter.
Military authorities agree that the only
Qualification for this rule is that reinforce
ments may be sent forward and that defen
sive but not offensive operations may be
continued Under such rules Spain could
continue her preparations for defending
the eoast of Spain even after the hostili
ties hid suspended, and at the same time
the United States could send forward re
inforcements to Miles and Dewey, but all
offensive operations would cease.
These well defined rules of military pro
ceedure are accepted by all nations. The
assertion is attributed to Sagasta that the
mere overtures for cessation of hostilities
should in itself stop hostilities, is regarded
as unaccountable.
DEWEY WILL
PICK UP VESSELS.
He Has Sent Out Cruisers to
Gather In a Few
Spaniards.
New York. July 28—A cablegram from
Hong Kong to the Journal says that
Admiral Dewey is at Manila and has dis
patched the Raleigh and Concord to gather
up eleven Spanish craft, which, according
to information sent to him by Consul Gen
eral Wildman, are at various places In
thy Philippine archlpejigo.
Among these vessels are gunboats and
merchantmen with cargoes of tobacco.
The same dispatch is reported that
English traders at the coal mines at the
Bataa Luzon islands have been imprisoned
and subjected to ill-treatment by the
Spaniards there.
. SOLD THE STORE.
San Francises, July 28. —Quartermaster
Sergeant Young, of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment, has been ordered under arrest
by Colonel Funston, charged with embez
zling government property. It is alleged
thgt he sold the stores issued as food for
the regiment.
Young admits his guilt and gives as an
excuse that he was doing what every oth
er commissary of Camp Merritt had been
doing all along.
TO BRING BACK
SHAFTER'S MTN
Hit Army Will be Brought to
This Country as Soon
as Possible,
THOUSANDS OF FEVER CASES
Gives the Department Much Unea
siness-Cases Are, However,
Not Yellow Jack.
Washington, July 28 —Secretary Alger
has given orders for the removal of Shaf
ter’s army as soon as the men in the
discretion of the commanding officer may
he safely brought back to camp on Mon
tana Point, L. I.
The report from General Shafter show
ing that there is a total of 3,770 cases of
sickness in the army in Cuba has given
the officials at. the war department con
siderable concern, but the reports hereto
fore made that the yellow fever cases were
of a mild type encourages the hope that
the death rate will be small.
The large number of fever cases re
ported, 2,024, shows that not only yellow
fever but typhoid and other kinds are
numerous.
Surgeon General Sternberg says It is the
history of yellow fever that it spreads
rapidly and having once got started in a
eamp is sure to infect many soldiers.
Speaking of the other fevers he said that
not only in Cuba but in the camps in the
United States there had been many cases
and it was the history of all new armies
that fevers, especially typhoid, became
quite common. This is due to the change
of climate and the mode of life new to the
soldiers. Even where the water was pure
cases would arise.
The soldiers bought and ate many things
not furnished by the commissary such as
milk and other things.peddled about the
i amps Often this food caused sickness.
Another feature he mentioned was the in
different care which some of the men took
of themselves.
TO BE UNDER LEE.
Arrival of Troops from Tampa at Jackson
ville.
Washington, July 28—(Word was re
ceived at the war department this morning
that the Second and Sixty-ninth New York
regiments have arrived at Fernandina
from Tampa whence they were ordered
st veral days ago.
BROOKESTARTS
FOR THE FRONT.
He Tdegrahs 1 hat He Is on
Transports Ready
to Sail.
• Washington, July 28.—The war depart
ment this morning received a dispatch
from General Brooke at Newport News
dated last night, stating that he was
aboard the transport and would sail for
'Porto Rico early this morning. Nothing
further his been heard by the department
cither from Brooke or the commanding
ot litter at Newport News.
IN GOOD CONDITION.
National Linseed Oil Company Say in No
Danger of Failure.
Chicago, July 28 —Forest Euston, of the
National Linseed Oil Company, said today:
“There is nothing at this time in the
affairs or financial condition of the com
pany to warrant the reports which have
been circulated that the company is going
into the hands of a receiver. The company
has no past due paper and its losses on the
seed market have been largely exaggerated
At this date and at the present market
prices its quick assets are sufficient to pay
its liabilities.’’
WILL bT ACCEPTED
BY SPANIARDS.
Madrid Newspapers Sa v
Terms oi Peace Are
All Right.
Madrid, July 28. —The newspapers here
consider that the peace terms attributed
to President McKinley will be acceptable
to Spain
IN A DREAM
Uncle of Mark Russell Saw How the Hero
Was Killed.
New York. July 28—Just before the fierce
battle at Santiago, in which "Ham’’ Fish.
Sergeant Marcus D. Russell and other
brave fellows fell, there was a most re
markable psychic phenomenon in connec
tion with the bloodiest tragedy of the war.
Captain Janies Dennison, of Warrens
burg. an uncle of of Sergeant Marcus D.
Russell, lay on a sick bed. On the Monday
following the killing of Sergeant Russell,
and before any of the family had obtained
tidings of his death. Captain Dennison
tossed uneasily. •
He awoke at length from a troubled sleep
and partly raising himself ou his elbow,
Captain Dennison saij to Dr. Gillespie, his
attending physician:
“Doctor. Mark has been killed. He was
coming up over a rise in the ground, fight
ing his way with a revolver, when he was
met by a small party of Spaniards. He
shot the first, second and third Spaniard,
but misesd the fourth, while a fifth loaded
his gun and shot poor Mark, who died in
stantly."
After so speaking Captain Dennison fell
back on his pillow and soon passed into
the unconscious state that had marked his
condition for several days. The next day
news reached the family that Russell had
been killed while fighting Spaniards single
handed. That the . tragic killing was re
vealed to Captain Dennison in a vision is
now generally accepted,
Subscribers must pay up and not allow
small balances to run over from week to
week. The carriers have been In wtrueted
ta accept no part paymant from anyone
attar A*rU tai.
THE MACON NEWS.
HOME LETTERS
FROM PRISONERS
Mav Be Allowed to Go to
Spain After Being Cen
sored,
HAVE KI Hill UNSENT
But Officials at Department Think
that they Should Be Allowed
to Go Forward.
Washington, July 28—A step taken by
the postoffice department indicates that
the Spanish prisoners at Annapolis possi
bly may be permitted to •communicate
with S-paln.
The letters deposited by prisoners at
Annapolis are sent to the dead letter office
but inquiry as to what was to be done
finally with them was referred to the navy
department. The officials at that depart
ment expressed the desire that they be
submitted in order to be censored and an
order has been issued to the dead letter
office that the letters be sent to the bu
reau of navigation for that purpose. What
further action will be taken is not yet
clear and the order looking to the trans
mittal of letters to Spain has not yet been
Issued.
MAY DROP SOME OFFICERS.
Wants Men Who Can Bring Recruits Into the
Ranks.
All sorts of effeorts are being made to
fill up the ranks of the Third Georgia
Regiment, United States Volunteers, and
it begins to apear that if something is not
done pretty soon, some of the appointed
officers of the regiment will be dropped by
the wayside, and other who can bring men
with them, be put in their places, says the
Savannah News.
It is understood that Colonel Candler has
issued a letter to every officer conected
with the regiment in which he states that
the governor and the officers are all exceed
ingly anxious to fill up the ranks of the
regiment as soon as possible, and all of
the officers are directed to go to work and
get their quota without, delay. In the event
the officers cannot secure a reasonable
number of men for the ranks of their
companies, Colonel Candler very strongly
intimatt that they will be expected to
resign so that others who can meet the re
quirements can be put in their places.
Some of the officers in the regiment have
already done their full share, but there
are others who have not. The letter, how
ever, was addressed to every officer in the
regiment, for it containd general instruc
tions with regard to the work, as well as
to the matter referred to.
LIEUTENANT SNEED.
A Gallant Soldier and Newspaper Man at
New Orleans.
New Orleans, July 28. —The body of
Lieutenant G. L. Sneed, of the First Lou
isiana, who died at Miami of typhoid
fever, reached here this morning and was
met at the 'train by a large body of citi
zens and members of the press. Sneed
was assistant city editor of the Times-
Democrat and was one of the best known
newspaper men in this section. The body
was escorted by the batteries of the Lou
isiana Field and Washington artillery and
the Donaldsvillo Cannoneers, now in the
Ft dot al service, to the city hall where i t
will lie in state tonight. The remans will
be .iken to Scluski, the birthplace of the
dead soldier.
HARDWOOD
FACTORY HERE.
Will Get Big Trade From
Some of the Farmers.
The establishment of a large hard
wood factory in the near future is one of
the strong probabilities.
A South Carolina firm has been looking
over the Georgia field for some time and
have made propositions to the Chamber of
Commerce in Macon that are looked upon
with favor by a number of people. It now
appears that the choice lies between Macon
and Dublin, at which latter place the en
terprising people have made good offers in
the way of a site and subscription to stock
in order to get the factory located there.
At a meeting of the Chamber of Com
meree Committee on manufacturing held
recently the matter was fully discussed and
the proposition of the company was con
sidered very fair.
At that meeting Mr. MeCaw, of the Mc-
Caw Manufacturing Company, of Macon,
said that his firm paid out every year to
outside firms something like $75,000 a year
for packages in which their goods were
shipped, and thaf they were prepared to
place all of their orders with a Macon con
cern that was equipped to fill orders on
short notice.
It is stated that there are several peo
ple who are willing to subscribe to the
stock of rhe concern in order to get it to
come to Macon, and the city council will,
in all probability give a site for the loca
tion of the plant. The value of the ma
chinery of the concern is said to he about
$70,000.
They propose to take in subscriptions
to the amount of about $7,000 and to allow
the secretary and treasurer to be a Macon
man. Within the next few weeks a decis
ion will be reached in the matter.
SICK AND WOUNDED
tin the Leonago from Santiago On to New
York-
Washington. July 28.—The Leona, which
arrived at Newport News yesterday, is now
on her way to New York. She had on
board fifty-three sick and wounded sol
diers. including General Corbin’s son. The
health authorities at Newport News did
not want any more sick landed at that
point and the Washington authorities con
sented to send the vessel north.
ANOTHER POWDER MILJ,
Elmira. N. Y.. July 48.-—The powder mill
at Johnson Troy. Pa., was blown up today
and the owner, who was also the paying
teller of the Pomeroy and Mitchell bank,
was killed.
$1 will buy as much at the
Fire Sale of shoes as $2 will
elsewhere.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY JULY 28 1898.
BUDGET TO TELL
NAVAL STRENGTH
Considerable Interest: Attach
es to the Next Budget
to Be Read.
BEFORE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT
United States Ranks Next to Italy
in Mechanical Strength, but It
Is Rapidly Gaining Strength,
Washington, July 28. —Special interest
attaches to the budget recently laid before
the British parliament showing the num
ber of war vessels which the navies of the
world have either in commission or in pro
cess of construction.
To begin with, the mistress of the seas,
Great Britain, has in commission at the
present time 52 battleships. 18 armored
cruisers, 96 protected cruiser.', 16 unprotec
ted cruisers, 18 coast defense vessels and
183 torpedo boats. In process of construc
tion she has 18 battleships, eight armored
cruisers, 24 protected cruisers and 46 tor
pedo vessels.
France has in commission 27 battleships,
9 armored cruisers, 30 protected cruisers,
16 unprotected cruisers, 15 coast defense
vessels, and 224 torpedo vessels. In pro
cess of construction she has 8 battleships,
10 armored cruisers. 10 protected cruisers
and 48 torpedo vessels.
Russia has in commission 12 battleships,
10 armored cruisers, 3 protected cruisers, 3
unprotected cruisers, 20 coast lefeuse ves
sels and 192 torpedo boats. In process of
construction she has six battleships, 1
armored cruiser, 3 protected cruiser, 1
coast defense vessel and 28 torpedo boats.
Germany has in commission 17 battle
ships, 3 armored cruisers, 7 protected crui
sers, 21 unprotected cruisers, twelve coast
defense vessels and 115 torpedo vessels.
In process of construction she has 5 battle
ships, two armored cruisers, eight protec
ted cruisers and ten torpedo vessels.
Italy has in commission 15 battleships, 3
armored cruisers, 15 protected' 1 cruisers, 1
unprotected cruiser and 159 torpedo boats.
In process of construction she has 2 bat
tleships, two armored cruisers, 3 protec
ted cruisers and 3 torpedo vessels.
The United States has in commission 5
battleships 2 armored cruisers, 11 protected
cruisers, 18 unprotected crirsers.2l coast
defense vessels and 8 torpedo boats. In
process of construction she has 8 battle
ships, 8 armored cruisers, 1 protected
cruiser and 52 torpedo vessels. Within the
next few years the navy of the United
States will be little behind that of Great
Britain, although at the present time it
ranks'next to that of Italy in mechanical,
strength. Time is destined to bring about
great changes in the American navy.
SOLD CARGO””
FOR VAST SUM.
The Prize Steamer Regulus,
Reveals Some of-Con
ditlons in Cuba.
Key West, Fla., July 28.—A search of
the prize steamer ißegulus revealed a large
quantity of private mail from Americans
and Spaniards in Cuba to friends in this
country and Spain.
These letters tell of a state of terrible
suffering and distress, principally in and
qround Sagua la Grande, where the Regu
lus landed. The cargo consisted of pro
visions, all of which was seized bv the
Spanish soldiers.
Everything eatable sold to fabulous
prices. Flour brought $35 a * ek and rice
$75. Military authorities "»sed to let
private individuals have a six le pound of
this cargo, notwithstanding that more than
double the above prices were offered.
It is estimated that the cargo sold for
more than $200,000, and that a more thor
ough search of the vessel will reveal this
sum of money, which becomes a part ot’
the prize.
An examination of ..he log of the steamer
shows that it was her purpose when she
sailed to take her cargo to the Spanish
troops. An agreement was found among
her papers, signed by her owners and s he
owners of the cargo, whereby the latter
pledged themselvs in the event of the seiz
ure of the vessel to pay her owners $50,000.
Although she is owned by an English firm
and sails under an English flag, the prize
commissioners say that the evidence goes
to show that she is a blockade runner, and
as such will, no doubt, beocme a prize of
war.
PULASKI FARMERS.
Hawkinsville, Ga., July 28.—The Pulas
ki county farmers’ institute convened in
annual session here yesterday. Routine
business was transacted in the forenoon
and in the afternoon the meeting was ad
dressed by Dr. J. B. Hunnicutt cm the sub
ject of industrial education. Tne tenor of
the address was teat tne whole system of
teaching in the common and public schools
and ia the colleges is wring and should be
re-’.-ed so that college graduates V'ould no:
b j cempe’led to attend a special school be
fore they are fit for any avouica.
HELD~BLAMELESS.
Steamship Burgoyne Was Not
in Position at Time of
Collision,
Halifax, July 28 —-The decision of the
court of inquiry here today exonerates
Captain Henderson and the officers of the
shjp Cremartys from all blame in the
matter of the Bourgogne accident.
The report was made by Captain Smith,
of the British Royal navy reserve with
whom was associated in the investigation
Captain Bloomfield Douglass, and Captain
Lewis Anderson, nautical assessor.
The report says in closing “It appears to,
to me that the Bourgogne as a mail steam
er starting from New York was mat ,n po
sition at the time qf the collision and it is
highly desirable that rules of following
the sjeam tines should be made more bind
ing on all steamers navigating the At
lantic when plying between New York Xad
European ports. Had Captain Deluude.
of the Bourgogne, adopted the rules laid
down the vessel could net have been in
pusitieti indicated by the disaster."
$1 will purchase $2 worth
of shoes at the Fire Sale.
Only two days left.
APPROPRIATION
FORCARNIVAL
Finance Committee Gets a
Good Start from the
Mayor and Council.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Books Will Be Opened al Once and
Macon People Will Be Asked to
Take Hand in Good Work.
A meeting of the finance committee from
the city council and the mayor was held
yesterday and it was decided to act favor
ably on the petition of the Macon Carnival
Association- to give them a donation from
the eity of a thousand dollars to the stock
of the association.
This is a good start, and the officers of
the association are naturally jubilant, as
it means the success of the carnival. The
finance committee will at once commence
the canvass for subscriptions to the stock
of the association and as they have al
ready a considerable amount of money
pledged in large amounts, the stock will
be taken up very rapidly.
Il is proposed to open the books first to
large subscriptions and after these have
been taken up to give to give everyone a
chance to come in at the smaller amounts.
'Payments for the stock will be divided
into installments and an effort will be
made to get everyone who can spare the
money interested in the undertaking. The
outlook now is that something like SIO,OOO
will be raised without any difficulty.
The railroads are booked to do a hand
some share of the financial aid to the
carnival, and assurances have already
been given that Macon will be given the
lowest rate to this carnival that she has
ever had for a like undertaking. The car
nival will last four days and it is proposed
to make every day full of strong attrac
tions. This carnival is not to be run on
any small scale, but will really be the most
ambitious thing of the kind that Macon
has ever undertaken. It will take the
place of the fairs that have been formerly
held here, but will be on a broader and a
more liberal scale. In fact It will be a
free show. The doors of Macon will be
thrown open to her nighbors and everyone
will come in for a share of the jollification
that will celebrate Macon’s seventy-fifth
birthday.
DESERVED COMPLIMENT
Paid by the Governor to the Head of the
Macon Library.
The appointment of Mrs. Barbrey, the
Macon librarian as a member of the Li
brarv commission of the state is a well
deserved compliment to a most efficient
librarian.
.Mrs. Barbrey has given the Macon Li
brary good service and this recognition of
her worth as a business woman and a good
executive head for such institutions is
considered an evidence of good judgment
on the part of the governor.
LOTS OF STAMPS.
Deputy Nelson Received a Large Shipment
Yesterday.
The long expected hevenue stamps have
finally arrived. The government has been
somewhat behind in filling orders for the
stamps for some time past, but it is now
catching up and no more trouble is ex
pected.
Deputy Nelson yesterday received a large
shipment of stamps and has enough to last
for some time. He now has on hand 20,000
%, 20,000 %, 10,800 %, 10,800 of the
proprietary stamps and 20,00 I’s, 20,000 2’s,
400 50’s of the documentary.
A large crowd of people were at the
stamp office this morning and Deputy Nel
son says that he expected a crowd to be
there all day. He will send in another
order soon.
BISMARCK HAS
GOOD APPETITE.
He Managed to Live Yester
day on Ham, Caviar,
Eggs, Beer and
Champagne.
Hamburg, July 28 —Bismark is somewhat
improved since yesterday. His condition
might be described as fairly good. The
Princes’ diet yesterday included ham,
caviaer, eggs, beer and champagne,
THE SISTERS OF MERCY.
Former Consolidation of the Order Has Been
Revoked.
It is stated that, at the instance of Mgr.
Martinelli, papal delegate to the United
States, the confederation di the Orders of
Sisters of Mercy, effected in diocese of
Georgia some years ago, has been revoked*
At the time of the confederation there was
a change in the attire of the sisters. There
will be no change now. Thf. Restoration
of the order to the fonder status was ef
fected recently ip Savannah, where the
elections of heads of departments and the
installations were had.
ENTERTAINED HIS FRIENDS.
Ur ( Roland B. Hall Gave a Barbecue Yes
terday Evening.
Dr. Roland B. Hall, the efficient Macon
sexton, entertained a number of his friends
and the city officials yesterday evening at
a babecue.
Dr. Hall has done much in the way of
improvement at Rose Hill cemetery during
the last three years and deserves the many
compliments that were showered on him
by those whp have observed his work.
Rose HHi. the most beautiful cemetery
ip, the South. never looked more beautiful
than it does at present.
" The Bestißemedy for Flux.
Mr. John Mathais, a well-known stock
dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: “After suf
fering for over a week with flux, and my
physician having failed to relieve me, I
was advised to try Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and have
the pleasure of stating that the half of
one bottle cured me.” For sale by H. J.
Lamar & Sons, druggists.
Get 2 for 1 for your money
at the Fire Sale of shoes.
Only two days left.
ARE MME HAPPY
Hr MAJOR CURRY
Work of Paving Off All the
Soldiers at Camp Price
Goes Steadily On,
M THE M IS DOrtE.
All the News from the Camp—Drill
Will Take Place this Af
ternoon.
This is pay day at Camp Price and the
men of the Third regiment are handling
their first “Uncle Sam dollars.”
and the whole regiment is in better
and the whole whole regiment is in better
spirits. In some cases the spirits get the
better of the men, but that was to bo ex
pected, and the merchants, saloon men
and restaurants keepers have no kick com
ing. In fact they are reaching a rich har
vest, and for the first time the city is
feeling the good effect of the location of the
camp here.
Major Manly B. Curry, paymaster of the
volunteer army and a Macon man, a son
in-law of Senator Bacon, has been eent
here to pay the regiment off.
This will take some days and Colonel
Ray says that he hopes to be able to keep
the Major here until he has paid the men
off for the month of July as well as for
the month of June, which is the month
they are getting paid for today.
Most of the men are two months behind,
but as they had drawn a considerable
amount in canteen checks, some of them
have a very small amont coming to them
and they will welcome the additional
month’s pay just at this time. The recent
rains have made it somewhat uncomfor
table for the regiment at the park, but
much of thi; discomfort has been
avoided by the changing of the streets and
the taking of precautions against the wet
as far as possible. Notwithstanding all
this they are having a sort of Santiago
Time and are “jolly under creditable, cir
cumstances.”
The soldiers are paid off by companies.
The companies are marched to the office of
the paymaster by their captain, who is
paid first, then the lieutenants, sergeants
corporals and privates are paid. Each man
is required to sign the pay roll when he
receives his money.
Paymaster Curry said this morning that
he intended paying off the men yesterday
morning as stated in yesterday’s News, but
that the payrolls were not completed until
after banking hours and it was impossible
for him io secure the money until today.
“Trere will probably be $50,000 paid out
to this regiment for the two months, al
though I will not pay out but $0,500 today.
I will complete the payment today and
will return to Atlanta and will probaly be
sent here to pay off the men for the month
of July.
Colonel Ray said this morning that he
would issue campaign hats to the,men as
they were paid off. The new hats will
make the regiment show up better, as
the brown canvass hats which they now
wear are very much out of shape.
The captains, sergeants and company
clerks were kept busy yesterday making
out the pay rolls for the two months. The
job is a tedious one and one which all of
the officers are glad to complete.
The bugle corps is now in shape to
sound calls, and one fnan is detailed from
the cor;.* each day to act as music an of
guard. Seventeen different calls are
sounded each day to act ara.rtrahtrahtra
sounded each day: The assembly, first call
and Hess tie sounded three times each,
and it wiil be seen that the musician of
the guard has rl 'iny to do.
Next week the regiment will be drilled
in extended order. In this drill only a few
commands are given, the bugle and sig
nals being used. This drill is not as inter
esting to natch as the othe-s but n » br
more important.
Only six men are now in the hospital.
This shows that sickness is on the decreaee
in the camp. The removal of the company
streets away from the sinks and away
from the pond, which is now the center of
the camp grounds, will tend to improve the
health of the men.
Mosquitos are not so much in evidence
as they once were, as the men have sup
plied themselves with “mosquito charm”
and it seems to drive away the winged tor
mentors.
The officers will give a hop at camp at
an early date. The hop will be in one of
the large halls at the camp and the music
will be furnished by the regimental band,
which is in fine condition.
Many ladies are guests during the day
of the officers at their mess hall.
Main! w. ley, vlo br ’ke his finger
■'ome time ago. has returned :»• active duty
an! giving his captains an 1 lieutenants,.
instructions in the evolutions of the regi
ment.
regulaTwork
AT CAMP THOMAS.
The Carolina Boys Leave for
Jacksonville—No Other
Orders.
Chickamauga, July 28. —The 160th In
diana infantry broke camp at an early hour
today and marched to Rossville, where
the Southern Railway trains were boarded
for Newport News, thence to Porto Rico in
place of the Fifth Illinois, which was or
dered back to camp after it had half finish
ed loading for departure.
The First South Carolina will leave dur
ing the next twenty-four hours for Jack
sonville to join General Lee a command
No other commands have been ordered to
move The Sixth regiment of Un'ted
States VtPvuteers will reach Camp Thom
as from Knoxville, Tenn., during the next
few days.
Clear, cool weather prevails today and
regular work, is maintained by all the reg
iments except those preparing to move.
General Boyingtq*. chairman of the
Chickamauga jtark commission, Is having
an analysis prepared of water used from
all sources at Camp Thomas, and is having
the surface springs on the pork which
liable to become contaminated by frCQwent,
use filled.
The entire transportation facilities of the
Third regiment of the Third division of the
first corps, including the ambulances, wil*
assemble for inspection Friday afternoon.
The trains of each r gimen will be in
tharfe of their ttfive quartfrma* ‘rrt.
T’» ». promises to L- one of the most ‘trik
ing exhibitions . yjt witnessed at Camp
Th :mas.
Theie will be a total of 243 wa :ona and
mule teams in xevevr besides the ambu
lances.
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