The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
The following dispatch was sent to

The following dispatch was sent 10
General Wheeler this morning:
Washington, August 81
ITO the COmmandant, Camp WlkoH:
The president viii pay your com
rnand an informal visit on Saturday,
accompanied by the secretary OF war:
"CORBIN."
TO CLEAR HAVANA HARBOR OF
MINES.
The French ambassador acting for
the Spanish government has notif1ed
the state department that orders have
been issued to the Spanish authorities
at Havana to remove the mines ana
other distractions to navigation in tnat
harbor as rapidly as possible.
SPANISH SAILORS TO BE RE-
LEASED.
Acting Secretary Allen has autho-
rized tire release of all the Spanish
naval prisoners captured in the battle
of July 3rd from Cervera's fleet. These
are now at Annapolis, Seavy's Island,
Portsmouth harbor and Norfolk, the
officers being at the academy and the
sailors at the island. The prisoners
are to be returned to Spain at the ex-
pense Of the Spanish government. That
was the condition upon which our gov
ernNleI1 agreed 10 TcledSe INeNl Will
out parole or other restrictions.
RUMORS OF GARCIAS DEPOSI-
TION.
Senior Albertini, in charge Of the Gu
ban legation here during the absence
Of Senior Quesada in New York, said
tonight the legation either here or in
New York had no information tending
to confirm the reports that General
CaIiXto Garcia has been removed from
command of the Cuban troops in east
ern Cuba and that General Lacret had
been appointed his successor.
SHAFTER'S SANITARY REPORT.
The following is General Lawton's 5
daily health report received at the war
department tonight:
Santiago, August 81.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Total sick 348. total fever 2S9, total
new cases fever g. returned to duty "a,
deaths So
Santiago de Cuba, August 31.-Eight
hundred and fifty men of the Twenty
third Kansas volunteers arrived today
on the steamer Vigilancia. They are
all well.
Prominent Cubans here decline to be-
lieve the report that General CaliXtO
Garcia has been relieved Of his com
mand by General Maxine Gomez, un-
der instructions from the Cuban in
surgent government.
SICK SOLDIERS FROM CAMP
THOMAS.
New York, August 31.-Two cal
| loads of sick soldiers of the Ninth New
| York volunteers arrived today from
| Camp Thomas, Chickamauga
The men were cOnvalScent from
rheumatism, malaria and typhoid fe.
| Yer and were in fairly good condition
! Orderly Robert Stanley, in whose
| charge the men were, was especially
| bitter against some of the surgeons a
! Chickamauga. He said they did mo-
| show any respect for the dead. The
| orderly declared that when Private
| Charles Num- died between Z and
| o'clock last Saturday evening, his body
| was not permitted to rest in quiet. HI
| declared that before 10 O'Clock p. m
| the surgeons were at work cutting III
his body to perform an autopsy. Th'
| orderly also cited the case Of Privat,
| Graham and declared that an autops,
| was being made on his body an hou
after his demise.
Chickamagua Military Park, Angus
31.-The exodus Of the Third corps from
Chickamauga park began today, onl,
one regiment, however, the Secon,
| Nebraska, getting away. The first O
| the artillery batteries also got away
Battery B. of Georgia, going to Grif
! fin. The First Missouri received order
to proceed on Friday to ST. Louis an
report at Jefferson barracks.
| RECRUITS ORDERED TO MON
| TAUK.
| Atlanta. Ga, August 31-The de
partment of the gulf was today order
| ed to send all the recruits for the reg
| ular army now in this department t
| MOntauk Point at once. The genera
recruiting station for the regular ar
may was located at Fort McPherso
| until the demands of the general hos
pital there made it necessary to NOV
the men to three smaller camps nea
| Atlanta. The men, numbering 44O
| will be starting for Long Island a
soon as transportation can be arrane
| ed.
MARYLAND HOSPITAL TRAIN.
Atlanta, Ga, August 31.-The Bait
more hospital train provided by til
state Of Maryland to bring home il
sick soldiers, reached Fort McPherso
today. Twelve patients from tt
| Maryland regiments We're taken @
/ board, six men unable to travel wei
: left. The train left tonight for Hunt:
| Vile, where several other Marylan
| men are in the hospital
Fernandina, Fla, August 31-Tf
government transport steamship Oh
| | vette sunk at o'clock this mornir
while taking Oh coal at the QuarantiI
: | station. She suddenly made a heav
| list to port, water poured into h.
| portfolios and she went to the botto
: in twenty feet of water. She is el
| tlrely submerged, excepting her upD,
= | deck. No one was injured.
Washington, August Silt is state
: | at the war department that the sinkir
| of the Olivette was not the fault
! United States officers. The steamsh
company owning the vessel alread
has offered to raise her. An explain;
ton has been asked for from the off
, Ger in charge of the Oiivette.
Bail for Duncan