Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-10
WIKOFF IS DESERTED.
Camp About Which So Many
Harsh Things Have Been Said
Practically Abandoned.
REGIMENT SAILS FOB PORTO RICO.

wiz Relieve Some Troops Now There,
Probably the Third Illinois, for One
Regiment-Totax Naval Casualties Dur
ing the War Remarkably Eew-List OF
Sick Western Soldiers Brought Home
Last saturday.
Washington, Oct. 1o.-The following
| self-explanatory telegraphic orders
We're issued by the war depart
! ment yesterday to the COM
handing general of Camp wikoff:
by direction OF the secretary of war
the Seventh United States infantry is
relieved from outy at Camp Wikoff, and
will proceed to the department of the
lakes, headquarters at Fort Wayne,
ana as many companies as can be COM
fortably sheltered at Fort Wayne and
Brady, Mich. and the remaining COM
panies to be assigned to stations by the
commanding general, department of the
lakes" etc. With the carrying into ef-
feet of this order Camp Wikofr TO all in
tents and purposes will have passed into
history as a military encanpment. The
departure OF the Seventh regiment Will
leave at Camp Wikof only small de-
tachment OF engineers under command
of Colonel Young.
Soldiers Go to Porto Rico.
Information has reached the war de-
partment that the Forty-seventh New
York had sailed yesterday FIR San Juan
on the transport Minnewaska from
Newport, r. l. Both of the regiments
are due to arrive at San Juan next Fri
day. Occupation OF Porto RAco is not
formally TO be given to the American
forces until the 18th inst. In case the
Spanish authorities object to the land
ing OF the regiments at San Juan prior
to the date fixed for the occupation of
the island General Brooke has dis
cretionary authority to send them to
any other point on the island. 1t is
expect e6: that General Brooke will send
three and possibly five regiments OF vol
Unteers now in Porto Rico back to the
United States soon after the arrival of
these troops. One OF the regiments to
return will be the Third Illinois.
Small Naval War Death Roll.
Washington, Oct. 10.-Seventeen sail
ors killed and eighty-four casualties all
told, was the total loss suffered by the
United States navy during the war. The
figures have just been compiled at the
navy department. In Deweys fight at
Manila bay not n man was killed and
every one of the nine men wounded
returned to duty. In the battle of July
3, off Santiago, one man was killed and
ing to Santiago, June %. one sailor
was killed and eleven wounded, ofwhom
only seven were able to return to duty.
The heaviest loss of the navy was at
Guantanamo. There were twenty-five
casualties in that fight ard of the list
six marines were killed. OF the wounded
nine returned to duty.
CaFdenas Fight Was Hot.
In the battle with the forts and gun
h0a - off iGt
eleven wounded and two killed. One
man continues under treatment. The
fierce battle between the torpedo boat
Winslow and Revenue Cutter Hudson
with the Spanish land batteries and
artillery forces at Cardenas resulted in
five deaths. The wounded afterwards
returned to duty. In the bcmbs rdment
of San Juan the casualties numbered
eight, with one man killed. One of the
wounded men was invaded home, while
six returned to duty. There were four
other casualties occurring in as many
separate engagements. and that COM
pletes the list of naval losses.