,'rrr;"v "Vtww 10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. JULY 1, 189S. GOBIN MAKES A PREDICTION It Indicates That the Thirteenth Will Go to Porto Rico. HONOR FOR COL. COURSEN President of First General Court Martial Assembled. IT WILt, TRY miVATE 8T. JAMHS, OF THE SIXTY-KIKTII NEW YORK, WliO IS CHARGHD WITH SAVAGU 1.Y ASSAULTING HIS LIEUTENANT. BRIGADE QUARTERMASTERS DI RECTED TO RErORT AT DUNN LORINO TOR WHATEVER EQUIP MENTS AND ORDNANCE ARE RE QUIRED. Specl.il from a Stuff Correspondent. Camp Alger, Va Juno 30. While discussing the movements of troops to day with General Go-bin, I nsked him if there was any Immediate prospect of the Third brigade gettlnpiout of here. The general hesitated for a time and then said, eyeing the poct-llkc locks of his Interrogator: "If you stay with your Thirteenth regiment you will get your next hair-cut In a Porto Rico bar ber shop." Word was sent out today from corps headquarters for all brigade quarter masters to repot t at once to Dunn Lor Ing for whatever equipments and ord nance their regiments have ordered, everything In that line having been received and prepared for distribution. Colonel Coursen was accorded an other signal honor today, being made president ot the first general court martial assembled In the First divis ion. Major Stlllw ell and Lieutenant Roberts are also members of it. It 13 specially convened to try Private St. James, of tho felxty-tlfth New York, who Is charged with savagely nssuult ing his lieutenant, a capital offense In war times. HAS CAUSED TALK. No end of discussion has been engen dered by General Gobin's action In substituting Colonel Hoffman, of tho Eighth tho general's old regiment for Jolonel Coursen, of the Thirteenth, pj ranking jeglmental commander. There Is a nice question emolved und while Genctal Gobln is trenerally con ceded to bo right in his ruling, thete are many who do not agren with him. General Gobln takes the ground that the colonel who was first sworn In as a United States volunteer Is tlm bcnlor colonel. Colonel Hoffman took tho oath on tho evening of May 12. Colonels Coutsen and Coryell were made United States officers tho follow ing morning. There would bo no ques tion of Colonel Hoffman's seniority If it were not that there was an under standing between Governor Hastings and the war department and among tho officers themselves that all com missions should be dated alike. May 5, and that the seniority which ob tained In the national guard should govern their rank in the volunteer ser vice. Under this agreement Colonel Cor yell would be tho senior regimental commander of this brigade with Colo nel Coursen next In rank and Colonel Hoffman, who became a colonel tho day before he was sworn In, tho Jun ior. When the three regiments wcie formed Into a brigade soon after ar rival here, it was expected that Colo nel Coryell would be placed In com mand. General Graham, however, de clined to consider National Guard ser vice In designating the benlor colonel and called upon the three colonels to send In their military records. When ho saw that each was commissioned on the same day, May C, he proceeded to fix tho seniority by previous service In tho United States army, as tho war department Instructions, according to interpretation, directed him to do This made Colonel Coursen the ranking commander, he halng served as a captain in the civil war, while Colonel Hoffman was only a private and Colo nel Coryell not in the war at all. Colo nel Coursen did not expect the dis tinction and did not want to accept, but Colonel Coryell very graciously insisted that he should take It and after some hesitation he did. HE MADE NO CLAIM. Colonel Hoffman made no claim or pietenslons to the office until Cleneral Gobln arrived. No sooner had his old colonel taken command of the brigade than the question of seniority was re vived. General Gobln, through his ad jutant, Lieutenant A. Wilson Norrls, who was, until General Gobin's com ing, adjutant of Colonel Hoffman's regiment, asked for the military rec ords of the colonels of his brigade. When they were compared It was found that, In the one particular referred to, Colonel Hoffman was the senior. Yesterday when the brigade drill was conducted Colonel Coursen found him self relegated to second place by Gen eral aobln's decision that tho date of taking the oath and not the date of the commission was the criterion by which seniority In the present service should be judged. Like the true soldier and gentleman that he Is, Colonel Coursen silenced the murmur of dis approval that cama from his oillcers and gracefully took his place to the left of Colonel Hoffman. Ho was sur prised and no doubt not a little chagrined to And himself outranked by an officer who becumo his peer only a few hours before being sworn In as a volunteer, and It Is likely ho will ac cede to the demands of his staff to ask General Gobln to reconsider tho matter, Under the present decision it would fall upon Colonel Hoffman to command iho brigade should General Gobln be Incapacitated. Some of thereslmentsuthat were .wont to class thePennsylvanla. troops with the Tennessee .or Kansas "rook ies," were made to change their ratings by yesterday's brigade drill. Pennsyl vania Is one of tho few states that maintained division and brigade for mations In Its national guard and con sequently one of the few capable of presenting a brigade drill. General Gobln put his 2,800 men through tho complicated manoeuvres with as much ease as If It were a mere battalion that he was drilling. The whole parade ground was occupied In the evolutions. The general directed the movements from a high piece of ground, giving his orders by buglers or mounted aides. He kept the whole body In almost con stant motion, assembling them In vari ous forms of battle array, dissolving them again Into regiments, battnllons or companies, and again bringing them together In nn entirely different for mation. DETAILS OF THE DRILL. At times It would look ns If every thing was In hopeless confusion, A battalion would be going one way, a company another and a regiment would be seen twisting Itself every which way Into what would appear to be an Inextricable knot. A word to the bugler, a blast from his trumpet and In a twinkling order would como out of tho seeming chaos and 2,800 men would be formed Into a pretty and symmetrical battle line, skirmishers to the front, a line of resistance next and tho reserve following. In this order they would advance across tho field, keeping perfect alignment and step, and going through various movements of the manual of arms. Another blast of tho trumpet and confusion would once more reign. Then would come another command and without tho semblance of a hitch every company would be returned to Its bat talion, every battalion to Its regiment and every regiment to Its place, oTHcers of staff and line wnltlng In position for tho next manoeuvre. Thousands of soldlern nnd civilians watched the evo lutions and cheered every time the human kaleidoscope formed some now and pretty figure. General Oraham, tho corp com mandei ; General Butler, tho division commander, and General Garretfon, of the Second brigade, rode out with their staffs to pay their respects to General Gobln nnd to watch tbe drill. The generals had to return early as the hour was a busy one for them, but many of the stuff oflleerr remained to watch the oolutlons to the end. They complimented General Gobln highly on th work of his brigade and he In turn exprcFf'ed his extreme gratification nt the progress the colonels have made In getting their reciults Into line. "No wonder cveiy corps commander In the army wanted Gobln" was the "iibstance ot mary a lcninrk dropped by soldiers fiom other states, who had heard much ot Ppnnsylanla's famous old!er, but never saw him nt wnrk. ON THE GENERAL'S STAFF. Lieutenant Ingllf, and Mnjor Parke made their f'.rst appearance as mem bets of Genctnl Gobin's staff nnd with the others were kept busy dashing hither and thither ncross the field with oiders from the geneinl. Lieutenant Morris, the brigade adjutant, made his Initial bow In his new position and made a very favorable Impression. His youth r.nd dasand succers with which he acquitted himself In his difficult of fice won him a general verdict of "he'll do." Should the war department grant General Gobin's request for hit: perma nent appointment It will meet with tho hearty approval ot the brigade. Lieutenant Inglls' position as aide to General Gobln Is a permanent one but It does not cause him to lose his standing In his company. It Is In the nature of a permanent detail and should General Gobln and the Thir teenth leglment become divorced, Lieutenant Inglls could, If he so de sired, icturn to his company. As an aide to tho brigadier his rank re mains the same but his pay is In creased to that of captain. Lieutenant Marcus E. Crlsman, of Company G, who was made assistant quartermaster In the medical depart ment of corps headquarters does not enjoy the same option as Lieutenant Inglls. He is divorced from his regi ment entirely and if his commund was taken away from the second corps, he would have to be relieved from his corps office before he could rejoin his company. He Is not particularly pleased at the prospect and thinks of asking permission to resign his new honor nt once. If his company goes out to the front he does not want to stay behind at Camp Alger looking after Colonel Glrard's mules and am bulances and the like. HAS RETURNED HOME. Charles E. Daniels, the Truth's war correspondent, returned1 home today after bravely, but unsuccessfully struggling for three weeks to over come a complication of Ills brought on by the change of climate. Last week Major Parke, who was attending him, ndvlsed that he return to the ni. r th, and on Monday last when his condition was shown to be growing worse, rather than better, the physi cian's directions that he return to the north were made mandatory. With reluctance Mr. Daniels notified his of fice that he would have to be relieved. John H. Blackwood, a former mem ber of the Truth's staff, was sum moned from New York by wire and sent on to take Mr. Daniels' place, ar riving last evening. This was tho seventh tour Mr. Daniels made with the Thirteenth and tho reclment had come to legard him as much U part cf Itself us any of its attached mem bers. Regret was universal through out the cai."r last evening when it was learned that he was not to continue with the regiment and that regret is felt by no one more keenly than the writer, who for two months as tent mate, messmate and friendly opponent, learned to appreciate more fully the good qualities that made Mr. Dan iels so popular with his fellow news papermen. T. J. Duffy. GOSSIP OF THE CAMP. From a Staff Ccrresrf.ndent. Camp Alger, Juno 30. General Oobin frowns on sham buttles. "No sir," ho suld when hsked If he Intended to have his men engage In this kind of war training. "There Is nothing shami about the Pennsylvania soldiers. When they shoot they will shoot to hit some thing." It Is his purpose to establish a rifle range and give his men regular target practice. Lieutenant Jolirtbon, of Company A, was this morning detailed to tho bri gade engineer corps. It is a temporary detail and does not call for detachment from tho regiment. Hon. William Connell and Hon. Mor gan B, Williams paid a. short visit to reglmentql headquarters yesterday. General Gobln has announced that brigade drills aro to be regular fea tures of the Third brigade work. The band participated in guard mount yesterday for the first time. Hp RpnHtnr David, of Indiana, ia visiting his son, Acting Adjutant D. I. Davis. Hospital Steward George C. Mcrrl man Is back from his furlough. Quartermaster Sergeant Isaac Brown returned this evening from a live days' visit home. There nro three boys In the regiment who wero memhors of tho high school graduating cluu and they arc not a little disappointed that the authorities did not stretch a point as did other ed ucational Institutions nnd send them or their diplomas. Two of them wero promised this they say when they left their class to go to tho front for tho Hag. Captain KambccU hns n'ppolnted tho following as nddltional corporals in Company B: Gcorgu Beldleman, Charles Keller, Fred Bcllershelmor, Herman Blunk, Edwin Jones and Alexander Barr. Arrangements nro being made for the accommodation of tho Pennsylva nia troopers who aro expected to como on from Mt. Gretna any day. Captain Gllmartln, of Company D, Is brigade officer. of the day. Captain McCauBland, of Company O. is officer of the dny nnd Lieutenant Varcoc, of Company E, commander of the guard. Company F's ball team yesterday de feated Company C's club by a score of 26 to 1C. This makes ilftoen out of eighteen games that tho Hyde Porkers havo won. Rev. nnd Mrs. William Alexander and sons, Reese nnd Wllllsm, jr., of Washington, were yesterday enter tained bv Captain Fellows, of Com pany F. Mr. and Mrs. George Seeley, of Wash ington, were yesterday the guests of Corporal Hay Hardenberg, of Com pany E. Mr. Seeley Is a former rest dent of Honesdale. He Is now cm ployed In the patent office. Mrs. William Hardcoste, of Wash ington, formerly of Montrose, accom panied by a number of Washington friends, dined with Company G head quarters yesterday. General Gobln this morning con ducted an inspection of his three regi ments nnd this afternoon the men underwent the regular pro-pay-day muster. All officers must now report to bri gade headquarters before leaving the limits of tho camp, even though It Is only for an hour. Heretofore it was simply necessary to report to regi mental headquarters. Palmer Williams, of Company F, Is orderly at regimental headquarters. The Third Virginia after Friday next will be a part of the First division, taking the place of the Eighth Ohio, which leaves on that day for Santiago. Lieutenant Edward Burkhouse, of Company C, the only sick man In the Thirteenth, Is Improving rapidly at Fort Myer hospital. Private Reed, of Company B, Sixth Massachusetts, who was injured in the sham battle at Dunn Lorlng, is pro nounced out of danger and his physic ians say that he will probably save his eyesight, although he will be disfig ured for life by tho loss of his ear. No orders have been Issued yet regarding sham battles, but it Is more than prob able they will be discontinued. Tho Blnckwell Tobacco company with a large force of men and teams went through the corps yesterday dis tributing tobacco and cigarette papers to the soldiers. It is the company's purpose to give to every toldler in the entire army a package of their cele btated Durham tabac-o. While the principal motive may be t!i..' advertis ing, it is commendau t nevertheless, and that is not cheat adcrtlslng Is attested bv the fuct that It entails an expenditure of $14 000, nrcordins to one of the agents. Corporal William Sautell, of Com pany B, has secured a seven day fur lough. Quartermaster Cox is in leceipt of advices indicating that nearly all the equipment yet needed by the regiment has been shipped from one or the other of the arsenals. Canvas suits, web vests nnd 248 guns are the main tilings lacking. Yesterday a big Invoice of hard tack was received. It was se cured by tho quartermaster in lieu of soft bread that was owing to the regiment in this month's Issue. The men did not use up all the bread that was coming to them and as It must b drawn before the end of the month or forfeited, Quartermaster Cox, with commendable shrewdness for a begin ner drew what was still owing of the month's Issue of flour In hard tack, which can be stored away until It is needed. He Is doing the same thing with ra tions of which the full amount has not been drawn. The fact that a small rtort'house full of food Is left over from the month's allowance ought to be r.ioof enough that the soldiers here aio not being starved. T. J. Duffy. BEEF FOR CUBAN FORCES. Chicago I' inn Receives tho Largest Conirnot of the W nr. Washington, June 20. Commissary General Eagan, of the army, has awaided to Swift & Co., of Chicago, a contract for iupplying the troops In Cuba with lefilgerated beef In such quintitles und at such places as may be required. Tho contract is a big one and Involves the shipment to that coun try of cargoes of dressed beef to be used not alono for the soldiers but also for feeding the retoncentradoes and tho Cuban troops. The government guarantees the con tract to last lor not less than three months and the beef Is to be furnished so that It will be perfectly good and nt for use 11 hours after Its delivery. About 100,000 pounds a day will be re quired. FAST TIME AT LATONIA. Tliroe-Yonr-Old Colt ol John might Ciiplurp llimynr Ninltes. Cincinnati, June SO. Pink Coat and Han D'Or, the two Derby winners.went down to defeat before the great three-year-old colt John Bright In the Hlm ynr stakes at Latonla today. There were but three starters in tho raco and John Bright was the outsider at 4 to 1. Han D'Or was always favorite at 4 to 5, whllo 6 to 5 was tho best price that could be had on Pink Coat. The race was at a mile and an eighth and was ran in the remarkable time of 1.5314. The net value of the stake to the winner Is (5,000. I'or (iotcrnor ol .lllunmotii, St. Paul, June 30.- The Republican btato convention today nominated William Henry Eustls for governor on the third ballot. franco's Duty on Hhent, Paris, June 30. The cabinet has dd elded that the full duty on wheat is to be restored tomorrow. DECKS NOW CLEARED FOR HAWAIIAN BILL Senate Cleans Up Everything Ete oo Its Calendar. ROUTINE APPROPRIATION BILLS AGREED TO AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, TO SAVE THE NECESSITY OF HAVING TO PASS THEM ALL OVER AGAIN-FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Juno 30. Late this af ternoon the tenntij cleared the leglsla tlvo docks for what may be the final action upon the Hawaiian annexation resolutions. Through Its notion today thu last or tho appropriation bills that has been pending In confeicnce was dis posed of and was a law before mid night. After a debate lasting three hours tho senato finally receded from its amendments to the sundry civil and adopted the conference report on In dian appropriation bill. Mr. Allison (la.) In charge of the bills, explained that It was necessary that tho reports should be agreed to today as this was tho last day of the llscal year. Ho pointed out that if the bills were not laws by midnight, they would have to be passsed again by tho two branches of congress. Tho delay consequent up on such action would seriously embar rass the government and might force congtess to remain In session several weeks longer. In denouncing the ac tion of the confer! ees for striking out tho free homes provision of the Indian bill, Mr. Pettigrcw (PH. Rep., S. D.) charged tho Republican party with be ing dominated by the "money power" and with the election of senators by thj coirunt use of mency. Mr. Bate (Dem., Tenn.) and Mr. Till man (Dcni., S. C.) discussed at length tho Hawaiian annexation resolutions. The latter discussed the race problem from the standpoint of a southern man and was characteristically vigorous In his icmarks. Ho accounted for tho slight interest manifested In tho Ha waiian debate by Faying that the ques tion was fully discussed in executive session early 'last winter and that It was only natural that thero should be a lack of Interest and an unwillingness to listen to a repetition of speeches de livered then. IN THE HOUSE. An attempt to Hecure passage of the bill to incorporate tho International American bank met with a determined opposition today In tho house Filibus tering was indulged in, but it was not effective in preventing consideration of tho bill. Adjournment, however, was forced befoie a vote upon the measure could be repelled. It will be argued tomorrow. The house today adopted the report upon tin- Indian nprroprln tlon bill, Insisted unanimously upon its disagreements to the senate amend ments to the sundry civil bill and sent the general deficiency bill to conference Joe" VI hoplrr'n Sent Sccurr. Montgomery, Ala.. June 30. Governor Johnston hns declined to permit nn elec tion to be held for the purpose of choos ing a successor to General "Joe" Wheel er In congress. He declines to acknowl edge that thero ,ls a acancy, contending that, should he now order an-election and congress ndjourn before the eler-tlon, It would be void, and another election would be necessary. 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