The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
coUNrRy's DEFENDERS.

teenth Minnesota. II will be isolated
There Is comparatively little sickness
In any Of the other regiments
The remains Of George Proctor. of
the Governors Guard. who died at
jacksonville, Fla, were inferred at
Austin with military honors.
Commander @. n. Brook has been
detached from the command of the Mo.
hlcan. and ordered to the command of
the Adams at San Francisco lmmcdi.
atqly
The United States transport Mnssa-
Chusetts. Capt Robinson. which sailed
from Santiago Sept. 20. has arrived at
New York. Her coal bunker caugh;
IRE during the trip.
Secretary Alger who has been max.
Ing a tour ~ the camps, has returned
20 Washington The secretary ex.
presses himself a. being pleased with
their general condition.
Tom Lewis and George Copley, the
Sherman boys now doing military duty
at Manila. have written home that
that city has quietcd down, and Amer
leans are treated with the greatest Of
respect
Gen. Greedy. chief signal officer. has
recommended that four Of the compa-
nies Of the volunteer signal service be
mustered out Of the military service.
with sixty days iurlough. there being
no further use for their services.
Major w. a. Purdy payn.agtcr Of
United States volunteers. passed
through Chicago on his way to Homo
lulu, where be viii pay on the 1000
troops stationed In the Hawaiian
islands.
Letter hospital, the largest general
hospital at Camp Thomas during the
summer will be- CLOSE within the next
wek or te.. fhe number OF sick
men at the park has 70 greatly de-
creased that the Sternberg hospital is
sufficient for all needs.
While Secretary Alger was at Camp
Ship. Annlston. Ala. be held con.
ference at Gen. Franks headquarters
with the various rogImental. brigade
and division officers relative to better.
ing the hospital service Of the army.
and exchanged ,iews with the various
officials.
Tho Americans now hold four-nfths
Of Porto Rico. The Spanish are re-
tlring upon San Juan from all dircc-
tions, and the Americans are moving
up. Some slight disturbances have
occurred at Barros and Falardo. but
their seriousness has been oxnggcr-
utcd
The 2Sth ult. being Gen. Grahams
siXty-fourth birthday ho was present
ed with a lowing cup" appropriately
inscribed at Camp Meade. Pa II also
marked bis retirement from the reg
ular army as a brigadier general. lie
will, however continue In command C;
volunteers
Major Gen. Merriam. commander Of
the department of the Paclnc. was
given authority by telegraph 10 erect
pavilion hospital of 900 beds on Angel
island. near San Francisco. The
definite location and plans of the hos
pital are 10 be- approved by Lieut.. Col.
Middleton, chief surgeon Of the de-
partmont Of the Pacific
Tho second corps Will be out Of
Camp Meade and haskng IN the Cuban
sunshine boy the latter end OF this
month Gen Butler who is member
Of the Cuban peace commission. has
intimated 10 the war department ina,
the second corps o. needed. and Gen.
Graham IS delighted with the pros-
poets
Light battery x Of the First artillery
has arrived az san Antonio from New
York The battery fred the nrst ar.
tlllery shot on Cuban soll ana dld ex-
cellent work all through the campaign
IN front ot Santiago Many Of the
artlllcrymen were left behind IN hos.
pitfalls az Montauk and other places
Tho dc,lrration of Independence oi
Insurgents was ratified at Maololos.
Philippine islands. amid great fcstiy-
files A review Of the troops was
held. speeches were delivered and rect
was IA address n Agulnaldo. Many
foreigners attended the state BAN.
which was given IN the evcalug, but
no American officials were present
Several days ago the children at tho
various public schools at sherman had
a nag raising al each building when.
ever "Old Glory was hung 10 the
breeze n mighty cheer arose from the
fhildron'H throntr and the toarhor.