The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-15
Sun SHINES AGAIN
AT CUBA LIBRE.
Tremendous Rain Fall in a Few
Days.
JACKSON'S NARROW ESCAPE
croat Activity Shown in Getting Sup
niles and Equipments to the Troops
Money for Mess Tent is Beng
Raised in Richmond.

CAMP CUBA LlBRE, July l"'-SP01'N''
The sun was shining for the hrst time
again this morning when the soldiers
assembled al Reveilla in Camp Cuba IL
hire. Everybody went to work al'-oho'
70 clean up the streets and remove ID
60. ne nossible all traces of the storms
OF the last few days.
THE rainfall of the last two days mas
been unusually heavy. having been SVo
inches for the twenty-four hours ehdihs
a. \ o'clock last evening, the greatest
amount recorded any day this year Inc
down pour for the past two days mas
amounted to J27 inches and the toldI
amount for the month up to date TO S''o
inches.
THE JACKSON CASE.
Great surprise is being expressed Dy
the bovs I'm camp over the announce
nent that Private Thomas ). Jackson OF
Companv -. Fourth Regiment who ABOUT
Two weeks ago had struck at captain
Salomonsky. the commandant OF ms
companv. had been released ana return
cd TO his company, his sentence haVihs
been disapproved on technical grounds
The announcement 10 that effect was
r,,de nv General Arnold. commandant or
the Second Division in Special order NO
a.. OF which the following is an extract
private Thomas 5 Jackson OF Com
many Il. Fourth Regiment. on June l.th'
was found guilty OF the charges prefer
rcd against him and sentenced 10 De as
bonorablv discharged ana 10 be confined
"a, hard labor for six months al such
Mace as the reviewing authority might
direct.
..rrhe proceedings finding and sentence
e. ,ha forerotnr case are dsapproNed.
The proceedings are rendered wholly l"e-
Gal nv the court allowing three members
who had not been sworn in the case anu
who had not been present at the taxing
OF the evidence. to be present AT tue
revision OF the record.
or is 70 be regretted that the accused
having committed such serious oHenss'
sbould fail 10 receive the proper punish
mont due 20 the neglect OF the court 10
perform It's duty properly.
."rhs accused will be released rom
arrest and returned 10 duty.
SUPPLIES FOR FOURTH
Major Russell b. Harrison INC aV.lns
ordnance officer. has received nouncd-
ton of the shipment or S52 riiies ana o.',er
sunnIies for the Fourth Regiment also
Pa 900 rounds OF cartridges and other ora
rance suuulies. Similar shipments nave
bceu made for other regiments ara great
activity is shown in the forwarding OF
Moior Watson. OF tho Second Regiment
has gone to his home for a WISH "t
week or two. ,,.
will soon have a large mess len,, a.,
subscription list Is being circulated IN
Riehmond 10 raise the money necessary
for tho purchase.
The commissary tent in the Second Reg
iment was nearly washed away yester-
dav afternoon and detail OF hfty men
was sent out to hold IL down
Several recruits arrived from Richmond
Yesterday for the Second Regiment al
OF whom are old members OF the virginia
Volunteers and we'll up IN tactics nc
Fourth Regiment received number OF
recruits to-day. five OF whom were for
Company II and one for company NJ
MRS. RICHARDSON ARRIVES.
Mrs r. r Richardson arrived In JACK
sonviue Yesterday and VIII remain nelo
until the troops shall be ordered away
Mrs Richardson is the wife OF Lieuten.
ant Richardson, OF Company {, Secohu
Regiment.
Company B. OF the Second Regiment
IS the only company IN camp that helu
drill Yesterday afternoon. The men were
nut through the manual OF arms In their
companys street. Regimental drlils nave
been dispensed with during the rainy
weather. 4 bayonet drill team mas Deeh
organized IN Company b. and us mem
hers are hard at work every day pracuc-
ing fancy movements. with we" 70
challenging any similar team that may De
formed in the regiment 10 competitive
drill.
The large tent OF cie Army Commission
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa .
ton in the different regiments are the
centres OF attraction for many OF the men
I'm camp these days and yesterday IL WAS
almost impossible to ma "A vacant seat
I'm either OF them. Many games are play .
ed there. letters ana news matter written
and tales told among the soldiers all day
long.
Services are being held in the large
tent in the Fourth Regiment every even
ing this week. They are conducted by
the chaplain. Rev. Frank Stringfellow'
and this alone is sufficient guarantee that
the time spent there is not thrown away.
These serVlces are. as rule, well attend
ed and much interest taken In them.
Several OF the companies In the Fourth
Regiment will haTo TO use hard tack IN
nlace OF bread this week as their weekly
Allowance OF fosr was soaked with rain
Yesterday and rendered totally unnt Tor
use. The boys are not kicking mucn,
though. as they. say, they VIII IN 'ha]