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CAMPS CROWDED
'Yesterday With Visitors From
The City.
INTERESTING SCENES
*
At the Camoe—Every Body Was
Busy—Concerts IGlven by the
Bands—The News,
All of the soldiers’ camps were visited
ft>y large crowds of people yesterday after
noon, and the soldiers seemed to appreciate
the fact that vusitore were in the camp, by
showing them around and explaining the
numerous camp dutlese that are performed
every day by the men. Each regiment had
its friends and the people had their favor
ite regiments and the crowds were about
equally divided. The bands of all of the
regiments were out, and after the services
were held by the chaplains a concert was
given. The car lines did a tremendous
business and it is said that over ten thou
sand people were hauled yesterday after
noon. Many of the care were crowded and
some of the people who visited the eamps
were late in the night getting home, on
account of being unable to find standing
room on the cans.
AT PROVOST QUARTERS.
The men spent a sad Sunday. Many of
the boys were thinking of home and long
ing to be able to go on the streets like
the other men whom they could see walk
ing about. It has been frequently stated
that the men at the provost quarters were
better satisfied than if they were in camp,
but such is not the case.
■There is not a man in the house but
what would rather be in camp than on pro
vost duty. The men scarcely have any
time to rest, and at times some of the
privates are put on guard for three days
in succession, getting no rest whatever,
and when«they are off duty they are only
allowed three hour passes and at times it
is very hard to get them.
'A visit to the sleeping quarters would
convince the visitor that the men were
unconifgortable. Two companies of eighty
men each are quartered 'in a room about
€ox6o. There is no questioning the fact
•that it is unhealthy for the men to sleep
crowded up in so email a place and they
claim that they do not get air enough.
Only one window' is allowed to be kept
open and for 160 men it does not furnish
enough air.
‘Many of the men have no cots, and after
being on duly all during the day have to
sleep on the floor. The confinement is be
rinulpg to tell on the men and many of
them are getting sick. They say that an
order has been issued by Major Logan pro
hibiting them from leaning out of the
windows and that they had just as soon be
in jail as on provost duty.
"e’ev'cral of the men who Were never sick
before,” said a sergeant, yesterday, “have
given up and have been sent to the divis
ion hospital. I attribute it to overwork
■and nothing else. We wish that President*
McKinley would inspect our quarters and
4 am sure that he would order an investi
gation at once/'
Many complaints are heard from the
men in regard to the manner in which they
are treated. All of them are clamoring to
be relieved from provost duty and it seems
that they should be changed around once
in a while. There are seven thousand
■troops here, and some one has suggested
That, one battalion be kept on only one
week. It is considered a good idea and it
is likely to be carried out.
SEVENTH CAVALRY.
A large crowd of people witnessed the
regimental guard mounting yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. It was a pretty
sight to see the men and the horses out
and everybody present was very much in
terested. The cavalry band, althought it
has infantry instruments, is one of the
best in the country and it makes beautiful
music.
A set of cavalry instruments have been
ordered for the band and as soon as they
arrive the band leader says that he will
give the people some music that is worth
hearing. The men were busy all during
the day yestebday cleaning up their equip
ments for the parade this morning, and as
a cavalryman has so many more things
Than an infantrymana, it took them some
■time to clean up as they term it.
Many of the men were allowed to ride
over the city yesterday afternoon. As
there are no drills on Sunday except the
guard mounting the officers allow the men
to exercise their horses and they asked
permission to come to the city.
They expressed themselves as being well
pleased with Macon. They say that the
only trouble with their camp is that they
are sometimes worried by the escaping gas
from the gas works. Last night it was
worse than ever, and several of the men
said that they were almost suffocated.
The concert by the band was enjoyed by
all of the people and it was after dark
when they left. At present the men are
somewhat crowded in the tents, but this
will soon be remedied as additional tents
have been ordered. The cavalrymen are
a. nice lot of fellows and have made many
friends since coming to thee ity. They do
not like the volunteer troops, how'ever,
and it seems as if the men oannot agree.
SDCONL OHIO.
The largest crowd that has yet visited
the Second Ohio since it has been at Macon
was out there yesterday afternoon and lis
tened attentively to both the divine cer
vices and the concert that followed. The
services were of unusual interest, and
were greatly enjoyed by the soldiers as
well as by their visitors, Dr. Judd, of St.
Paul’s church delivered the sermon.
The Second Ohio, being from President
McKinley's native state, was given the
honor of providing his body guard during
the review today. The three companies
that are on provost duty in the city acted
as such. Company G, Captain Deming,
was formed directly in front of the review
ing stand, and Campanies B, Captain
Marston, and M, Captain Innis, were each
oa a side.
T'»j ptovost guard -lelad was increase!
for the day by the detail of thirty men and
three non-coimmissioned officers from the
regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Bryant has been act
ing as president of the courtmartial that
bas been hearing murder cases at Camp
Haskell the past week: Colonel Godwin,
of the Seventh Immunes. was originallv
the president of the court, but as the
I cases are all from his regiment he was
! challenged,
A large num/ber of men from the Sec
, ond attended divine service® -at some of
I the places of worship in the city yester
day. both morning and evening.
Lieutenant Robert Webster, acting ord
nance officer, has gone to his home in Van
Wert, <T. to spend Christmas. He secured
a seven days leave of ab’ence.
' Liuetenante -Martz and Campbell, who
, have been quite ill, were in camp yester
day. Both are Improving slowly, but are
’till unable to be on'duty.
Corporal Frank Sealey, Company A; Pri
vates Dow Dagner. Company G: Earnest
Thompson, Company F, and Walter Mitch
ell, Company F, have been made hap£y by
receiving discharges in. time to permit
them to spend Christmas at borne.
TH IR I) ENGIN E ERS.
The Third Engineer camp, which is de
cidedly the prettiest in the country, hal a
large number of visitors. Chaplain Sam
W. Small held services in front of the col
onel’s tent. The band gave a concert,
which was very appropriate.
The camp is one of the cleanest in the
country. Not a single sprig of grass can
be seen on the ground and a squad of men
is kept busy all day doing police duty.
The absence of one battalion and one com
pany doing provost duty gives the regiment
a small appearance but the men who are
in camp are all a nice set*of felliws and
take pleasure in 'showing the visitors the
sights around the camp.
The men are required to build breast
works and rifle pits, and evidences of their
work can be seen on all the hill sides.
Near the car line, just before reaching the
camp a block house is being constructed.
When finished it will be an ideal fort and
would no doubt be hard to capture.
It is probable that the two regiments
now in camp will have a sham battle in a
few days. It will be an interesting sight
and would no doubt draw a large crowd.
Then men, while not wanting to leave,
are expecting orders to leave for Cuba
every day. (So far none have been re
ceived, but they are liable to come at any
time.
CAMP H.ASK ELL.
The negro camps also had their share of
visitors yesterday afternoon and the w'hite
people who visited the place were very
much interested. Tney found the negro of-
very courteous and po’ite and ready
to ms ver questions.
The '■amps all hrd a nett appear n't'-.
ad I the me < we,-e hard a't »o”k anra ng ng
for today’s parade.
The Third (North Carolina men are still
talking of the murder which occurred
there several days ago, and it is under
stood that the private who did the shoot
ing would be lynched if he could be se
cured. .He is heavily guarded, however,
and will be tried by courtmartial.
In the Seventh Immune regiment there
are three negroes named Green. Since the
regiment has been in the service three ne
gros from the regiment by the name of
Green have been killed and the three other
Greens who are now ith it have applied for
discharges. They claim that the Greens
are hoodoed and that they want to get out.
- No parades were held at the camp yes
terday by the war department prohibiting
all drills, with the exception of guard
mounting on Sunday.
All of the bandS gave concerts, however,
and the visitors were entertained in that
way,
GENERAL W.BAVS.
Yesterday was inspection day with all of
(he regiments and the camps were inspec
ted by the brigade commanders, the regi
ments by the colonels, the battalions by
the majors and the majors and 'the compa
nies by the commanding officers.
The new order which was issued a few
days ago by the war department prohibit
ing drills on Sunday, was received with re
joicing by the men and the soldiers on
provost guad are asking the question why
do they have to go on duty Sundays.
The paymaster has not yet paid the Sev
enth cavalry a visit and the men are long
ing for his coming.
Several-soldiers at the Ohio camp were
seen >in white duck trousers yesterday af
ternoon and they were the center of at
tractioh.
The soldiers are all pleased with the new
rifles which were recently issued to them.
They are lighter and much easier to han
dle.
The cavalrymen do not like the idea of
being arrested by the volunteer provost
guards, nor being tried by a volunteer
summary court.
The number of prisoners at the provost
guard house Saturday was eighty. A large
number was also confined there last night.
Hot and cold shower baths have been
arranged for the men on provost duty.
The ducking stool which is at the provost
quarters has been used very frequently of
late, and the man who is put in it rarely
ever cares to get in again. The officers at
the headquarters say that it is the quick
est possible way to sober a man.
The members of he signal corps are hav
ing comparatively an easy time now'. They
have arranged their camp and are waiting
for the telephone lines to break.
SECOND OHIO.
The regular weekly inspection of the
Second Onio was held Saturday morning at
S o’clock by Colonel Keurt, who is acting
brigade commander in the absence of Gen
eral Gordon. Inspection of quarters was
first held, afterwards of the soldiers and
their arms. The inspection was a rigid
one, such as none but an ideal officer
holds, and suffice it to say every company
and man in the regiment passed it with
credit. The cook shanties and mess halls
were also inspected and were found to be
in first-class condition.
Simon >P. Helfenstine, of Company I, has
not ibeeq. seen in camp since pay day. He
was relieved from guard long enough 'Sat
urday night to receive his monthly earn
ings, and from last reports he was last
seen in Cincinnati, O. This is a very
serious offense and a heavy punishment is
attached to it. This is not the first offense
of a like character he has been guilty of,
and when he returns he will be properly
dealt with.
■Corporal Sealy, of Company A, was Sat
urday ordered discharged from the volun
teer service of the United States. It came
in the nature of a surprise to him, as he
merely asked for a furlough on account of
ill health. Nevertheless, he was more than
delighted. It was The last discharge ob
tained by ex-Senator Calvin S. Brice be
i fore he died.
The boys of the Second Ohio are more
than delighted at the crowds that witness
dress parade ta the afternoons. The pres
ence of s omany Macon people has a ten-
I dency to “cheer them up” and they do
their best. Remember, you are always
welcome.
Mistletoe and holly have been suffering
the last two days at the hands of the reg
ime! t, who desire to send some of it home
for Christmas decorations. It’s rather
| scarce in Ohio, and quite a novelty to all.
Colonel Kurt addressed a letter to the
i adjutant general of the division, asking
‘ that the three companies of the regiment
MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19 189 S,
j now doing provosf duty in the city be re
| lieved to take in the review and, personal
j ly, reasons why it was granted.
•First, that the president is from the
state of Ohio, the home of the regiment.
, Second, that while our president was
governor and connnander-in-chief of the
state troops, he annually reviewed this
‘ organization in its entirety.
Third, that almost every officer and man
1 in ‘the regiment was mustered in or com
! missioned while the president was com-
I mander-in-chicf of the Ohio national
; guard.
Fourth, that almost every member of the
■ regiment is personally acquainted with our
president, the Hon. Wm. 'McKinley.
• Firth. that the officers and men are
. more than anxious to make an exceptional
■ showing to “he president; and last, the
commanding officer of the regiment was
raised in Canton. 0.. schoc-led by Miss An
na McKinley, sister of the president, and is
yet the home of hie parents.
Corporal .Merritt arrived from his home
1 in Kenton last night, after spending a
seven days furlough with his parents and
many friends there. •
The glee club is rapidly progressing and
: will make their first de but at St. Paul’s
' church in a few days. Look our for some
excellent music.
The officers of the regiment speak highly
of the treatment accorded them at the re
ception Friday evening, and pronounce the
affair a success in every particular. The
band also had anexcellent time.
A. ‘M. Gerlack bade farewell to his com
pany Friday and left for his home in Ken
ton, 0., there to enter upon the duties of
a citizen. Gerlack was a good man and
all were very sorry to tee him leave.
Millions Given Away
It is certainly gratifying to the public t
know of one concern in the land which
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and suffering. The proprietors of Dr.
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MERCER-ATHENS DEBATE.
It Will Probably Be Held in The Central
The Mercer-Athens debate which has
been satisfactorily arranged between the
two colleges will probably take place in
Macon. It is understood that the Mercer
boys are making an effort to have the de
bate held here and it is very probable that
they will be successful.
The two colleges were at outs for a con
siderable length of time in regard to the
question but matters have been smoothed
over and both sides have agreed. It is un
derstood, however, that the Athens boys
do not wish to come to Macon but prefer
Atlanta. Mercer is putting up a strong
plea for Macon, however, and the boys
think that they will carry their point.
The Founder’s day exercises at Mercer
Friday night were considered among the
most enjoyable of all those of a like na
ture ever held at Macon. Mr. John M.
Owen made a very logical as well as elo
quent speech on the subject, “Our 'Coun
try’s Best Servant.” Mr. Owen was a
representative from the Ciceronian socie
ty, and this society may justly feel proud
that they conferred this honor upon him.
Mr. Hunter Newby spoke for the Phi
Delta society, and to say that he made a
masterly effort but mildly expresses it.
His theme was “The Pyramids of the
Just.” In naming some of the great pyra
mids of men who have lived in the past, !
he did not fail to mention the -name of I
Jesse Mercer, the founder of Mercer Uni- j
versify, as towering prominently among !
them.
The young ladies of Wesleyan were i
present on this occasion and of course
added no little to the beauty of it.
On Saturday a joint meeting was held
between the # Phi Delta and Ciceronian lite
rary societies at which they rendered a
very interesting program. An orator was j
elected from each society to deliver an ad
dress. Mr. Joseph D. Harling -wes chosen I
from the Phi Delta and Mr. Walter Lee
from the Ciceronian. These speakers had
only a. few moments in which to prepare
their speeches, but in spite of all this they
did remarkably well, showing that they
possessed an amount of natural born ora
tory. Mr. Harling’s theme was “Man. the
Crowning Work of God’s Creation.” Mr.
Lee's theme was “Genus Homo.”
A debate was also had between six
speakers—three from each society. It was
a very warm and interesting contest.
The Mercer students had today to get to
see President McKinley, wife and cabinet
and to enjoy the events of the day gen
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ATTENTION SOLDIERS.
'The Exchange Bank will draw New
York exchange for soldiers wishing ta
make remittances home from now until
after the holidays without charge. Decem
; ber 17th, 1898.
Closing Out Sale!
OF THE
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Call and see us..
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