The evening times., 1898-06-20
A DAY OF PREPARATION
The Men at Camp AIger Are
Frightening Belts and Guns.
THE >ItNAL CORPS AT WORK
A Telegraph Line Is Being Built
Between General and Regimentai
Headquarters-kna VIII be
Left Behind-Other Troops to Oc-
cupy Camp AlEer.

This is n day of great preparation at
Camp Alger. House-clean.ng is going on
in every regiment Belts. buttons and
| other accouterments are being polished.
Rifles are oiled and cleaned. and uniforms
and clothing listed and accounted for.
None of the tents now being used will
be carried by the troops. They will be
left here for the accommodation of new
regiments. Pup tents. which resemble
dog houses have been issued, and each
soldier can carry his dwelling on his back
with his blankets. No knapsacks will be
carried on account of the extra weight
They will not be necessary in a tropical
climate. The new Marion packs. which
were brought here by many of the regi-
ments. will also be left behind.
Telegraphic connection is being estab-
4ished between each regimental head
quarters and general headquarters. The
wires are strung on little 12-foot poles
which may be packed in a commissary
wagon and carried around The Signal
Corps is hard at work and will soon have
the lines completed
The seven-day furiough which recently
went into effect is causing much effort on
the part of the troops to take advantage
OF It. Dear old grandmothers and grand
fathers are dying off by the hundred all
over the country while cousins and uncles
are simply passing away at fearful
rate. No office boy ever conceived So
many disasters on the eve of a bail game
as the boys do 10 get the seven-day fur
louch.
Big Army wagons are swarminp into
camp every minute with loads of supplies
which are distributed at once
rev OF the recruits have been rejected
on the medical examination. This is sur
prisinS as the ordeal is even more strict
than that given in regulation recruiting
offices.
Private Hemphill. of Company I. Sixth
Pennsylvania. has been appointed brig
ade clerk of the Third Brigade
Capt. Du Berry. who was appointed
brigade commissary of the Third Brig
ade. has arrived and reported to Gen
Schan
Private Gilbert. of Company B. Sixth
iehnssVania. mas been discharged owing
10 physical disability
The Twelfth Pennsylvania has com-
pieted the needed quota and the recruits
are being drilled into shape as rapidly as
possible.
Lieut.. Col Matthias. of the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania, yesterday discovered a box
containing thirty dozen bottles of vhis-
Key which had been sent to one of the
privates by friends. The box was re-
that in future all liquor sent to priyates
would be confiscated
Major Wood, of the Second Battalion
Thirteenth Pennsylvania. recently offered
prize Tor the most creditable showing
IN the erection of shelter tents. The
prize was won by Company II today. The
JUDGES We're Major Stillwell. First Battal-
ION ana Capts. kambeck. of Company
and Gilman. of Company D.
The Second Battalion of the Eighth
pennsylvania has been assigned to pro-
vost guard duty. The assignment win
not last the usual ten days, and the bows
may be recalled at any moment.
Major Gherst formerly on Cen cobin.s
stan, visited the Eighth PENNSYLVANIA
yesterday.
Mass was celebrated yesterday morning
at the FIRST New Jersey for the first time
since the arrival of that regiment. The
ceremony will be observed each Sunday in
the future "
Col. Cary of the Fourth Missouri is
much worried over a letter received by
one OF MS men. The recipient was Bu-
gier Carl +. Horn. of Company /. and
reads as follows:
To Ny Dear Babe:
Ny dear, you see this hair. 1t has turned this
way since YOU. my child have gone 10 ,v,r
To my little soldier boy. in memory of his ,r,,a
loving. loyal mamma.
The letter contained a lock of brow,
hair and one of gray hair. Horn is only
seventeen years old and Col Cary will
use his influence with Secretary AIeer TO
OBTAIN his discharge and send the bow
home.
Drilling goes on harder than ever and
lamp Alger contains as fine a body of
men as any camp in the country.