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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
ARMS AND EQrIPNENT MISSING.
IHE GOVERNMENT WILL HOLD THE VOLUN-
TIERS TO ACCOUNT FOR LOST
PROPERTY

Washington Sept. 6.-The mastering out OF the
volunteers Will be followed by vexations and
troubles for officers Of the Regular Army and for
many or the volunteers themselves. This is due
10 misrepresentation on the part Of some OF the
o'ncers OF the volunteer organizations respecting
the property Of the Government which they have
IN their possession. The Government will require
'hat every article he accounted for Every officer
or man In the volunteer service who has charge
or Government property will have account for Il
before he can be mustered and paid. An in
stance is related of a Governor OF one State who
received two regiments Of troops. He told them
they could take thirty days furough and go home.
"hat became Of all the equipments in their pos
session which are the property OF the Govern
ment. the United States officers cannot tell Some
OF these equipments belonged to the Ordnance.
some TO the Subsistence and some 80 the Quar-
termasteT's departments
Receipts were given by some one for these equip
ments when furnished by the Government. and
'he volunteer officers who gave such receipts VII.
be held responsible for them. and their pay ac-
counts vii not be settled until every article Is
accounted for If men have carried home any OF
the guns or revovers. swords any other articles.
or II they have lost any Of these articles. they will
he charged against them. and the amount taken
out of their final pay.
The officers whose duty II is to make final set
Elements with the volunteers do not ,ook forward
70 a pleasant time. information already received
at the War Department indicates that there has
been great deal Of carelessness In the matter Of
handling Government property. and that which has
been lost or destroyed mas not been accounted for
In manner which will make settlement easy.
The guns with which the National Guard was
equipped when the call for volunteers was made,
and which were brought into service by the volun-
teers. the property of the United States In
stead OF being turned into the State arsenals and
armories, where they were kept before the war thov
are TO be returned to the United States This prob
ably vii. confusion. for II is known
that in some States he volunteers already stacked
their arms In the armories and arsenals Of the
States and have not turned them over 10 an ord
nance Officer as the order mastering out troops re-
qures 1t is the intention OF the War Department
10 again supply the States when the guns and arms
are accounted for, but In order 20 keep straight
account In the Departments records II is necessary
70 have them turned over to the Government. The
same is true OF other Government property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
TROOPS LEAVING CAMP MEADE.

REGIMENTS GOING AWAY TO BE MUSTERED OUT
COLONEL GIRARD BREAKING DOWN
Camp Meade Middetown, Penn, Sept. b-Ihe 81
Missouri Regiment started away from camp al
noon FOR Fort Leavenworth 10 he mustered out.
The 9th Pennsylvania will he the next 10 leave The
18Th Indiana and the 7th Illinois are getting reaHy
ia start tomorrow. The LIST Maryland VIII arrive
Thursday morning from Fort Monroe. and the 18th
PENNSYLVANIA the same afternoon from Sheridan
Point. Va.
Major Little. United States Army mas peeh
placed In the commissary depot In the outskirts
n, tho camp He takes the place Of Captain iiyde,
OF Jamestown, y J. who VII assIsl ne ~ naJy ~,
inti he gets his affairs IN shape. me ieVet Cpl
dernic in the lsth Pennsylvania bdttahon i ABA
Ing and the IL. locations are tina; the UouO'e VIII
Governor Hastings and Colonel Mccain. OF PM
adelphia have arranged 10 acconpan! me LhINcI yer
siiy of PENNSYLVANIA hospital IRAN TO , NV ioi \
-, hrtrr 10 Philadelphia the sick PennsyINdIlia So
a. IL VI -, ,heir arrival from Porto Rico Colonel
Gir.rd chief surgeon Of the Second army NorPs,
49, he IS breaking down from oVerWork AT camp
90 may have 20 ask for sick furI"ush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
FOR TR4NSPORTATfON OF TROOPS.
BIDS FROM VARIOUS RAILROAD COMPANIES


OPENED AT THE ARMY BUILDING
Bids opened Yesterday in the Quartermas-
ter's Department in the Army Building. for the
transportation n troops Provision was sought TO
he made for the carrying OF about Ave thousand
troops from Camp Wikon To tho various points 10
which they have been orde-ed II was understood
that the accepted bids would apply also to the
transportation OF the Porto Rico troops which Will
arrive I'm the course ~ the present week.
There were wide differences IN The quotations sub
mltted some Of tho railroads asking twice as much
a another competing line for the transportation
IN addition 70 tho per capita rate for officers and
men. tho railroads also submitted rates for the
carrying OF horses. camp eqi!page and baggage
Inasmuch a. the authorities intend that the sick
soldiers shall travel in sleeping prices for the
necessary accommodations were also asked Tor.
The following statement regarding the bids were
made.
For The Transportation Of the s,h ohio from Long M,
berth for sIeep!ns-car accommodations All bag
asked the rate FOR transporting ofrcsrs anI
mon ana for sierpingeT nerths rue p@nnsyvsnis
Railroad asked & Is for each man. and the Balt-
For 'ranspor,qe he "a Wisconsin 70 % Camp
Dougas Wis. the West Shore asked In, one
and OHIO 81 3 and the Pennsylvania Railroad
81 % for officers and men This Is A thir'!-'n'ee
For Transporting the an Iliinoi, Infantry ~, 70
Springfield H. the Yves; Shore hid j. ~ the BAIL
more and OHIO SO % the Pennsylvania Railroad slo
tho Chesapeake and Ohio f2 and the New- orH
Central and Hudson River Railroad ~. There were
furnished by the railroads rates on baggage ana
horses as well rates FOR sleep'ng-chr accom-
modafiOns -. ~,
Tho only bidder for Transporting the fth rem
syIvania Infantry the PENNSYLVANIA rosn
which hid s. ~ per man. and asked the same ra,e
for Batteries 4. r. and e. Prnnsyivania ArtliIety'
which 40 20 the encampment IL ~ SIX
hour ride 49, .,u
For tho carriage Of Battery A, Missouri ARTILLERY;
IN Jefferson Barracks. Mo. the West Snore oin
o. ~ no Baltimore and Ohio so 10. the fenns!i-
van'a so Is and the Chesapeake and ONO Ns ~
Rates were also furnished FOR the transportation
OF guns baggage and horses ~
For tho TRANSFORMATION OF Battery ~ llnnols
Artillery. 10 Springaeld the rates per man oneren
were tho same for the infantry
Tlts were also received for carrying the heavy
siege guns and their ammunition from the trans
port Crlzaba expected here. 10 the arsenals. ac-
cordug 10 the order 81 the War Department
Thes. are the guns carried n Santiago for he re-
duc,on ~ that city. and brought back having
never been landed The powder IS 70 go 10 the
United states powder supply stores at Dover y
- cents A hundred pounds The heavy guns are 70
20 ~ the Rock Island Arsenal. over the Pennsy-
yania NJ tho rate ~ ~ cents a hundred POUNDS,
This includes tho cost OF nostlng the guns out OF
the transport and on 10 the trains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
FELL DEAD " 4 ORIG STORE.
4 WOMAN. WHILE OFT FOR WALK. srcCCMBs
To HEART DISEASE AND THE HEAT

| WOMAN. WHILE OFT FOR \ WALK, srcCrMRs
To HEART DISEASE AND THE HEAT.
handsome young woman staggered into drug
store AT Broadway and Thrty-fourthst.. and in n
choking voice cried out the soda fountain clerk
For Gods sake give me some ammonia quickly
The woman's face was white and she seemed
10 be in agony The clerk told her 10 10 the
rear Of the store and he would get some. The
woman staggered toward some seats and when al
most there Eel unconscious into the arms Of A
doctor who In attendance at the store. In
three minutes afterward she was dead.
The woman was unusually well dressed. but the
only clew TO her Identity was in the rings on her
fingers In the inside engraved u. E.
y July s. 'e5" and inside another the inscription
Frank 70 Jessie. Feb. L. 81" Inquiries were
made In the ne1hborhood. but no knew the
woman and her body therefore taken 10 the
West Thirteih-st. police STATEN A great many
people called there 10 try identify the body,
IN, IL was not until after o'clock that the police
got any cAw Al that hour man said he had
seen the woman IN the Marlborough Hotel De-
tectve Curry sent 10 the hotel n investigate
and he learned tha; woman with tho initials
y F. b guest at the hotel and tina SIN,
was the wife Of Frank BoylestOn. a travelling
salesman, Of Jacksonville, Fla. Detective Curry
then found Mr. Boyeston in the corridor OF the
hotel and asked him II his wife was in the house
she went out this afternoon for walk" he re-
alarmed as ! have premoni'ion that someining
has happened 10 her.
Then seeming 10 realize the truth he srasped the
detective hy the arm and asked II he had any news
~ the missing woman. As gently as possible the
1atectiVe told him what he knew and described
The ring When he heard ~ this ring Mr. Boyles-
ton cried. Eyes. that's my Jess and fell fainiing
% tho floor He was revived. and, accompanied by
friends went 10 the station and there identified the
body A. tina; 81 his wife. His grief was pitiful 10
witness
"Plearo take her out Of here. ne begged as he
was led way ny his friends. The latter at once
made ARRANGEMENTS with the authorities and an
undertaken to have the body removed. Il was
learned that Mrs. Boyleston was an nvald ana
mad como to New.-York from the White Mountains
only Monday .x
nr GHday the physician ~ the MARLBOROUGH
uo,oI la,or gave certificate that Mrs. Bovleston's
death was due 10 hea r disease and 10 the heat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
An APPEAL FROM THE Y. n. c. A.

The International Committee Young Mems Chris
tan Association has sent out the following appeal;
Strong testimonials Of the great value Of the
Young Mems Christian Associstion work u the
sources and from all parts Of the country, and these
enthusiastic Communications have oeen "a, aecompa.
been expended The single item Of stationery sup
plies O the has oems @ msy think .
the Association work among the soldiers and sailors
DOUBT Rational camps viii be aintainei for several
weeks. perhaps months, ana those days OF walt
essa,ion Of hostllities there comes relaxation
release from tension which is full OF danger TO
our work more needed than in this time ard at
mosphere of moral peri. But more than mis-.
Rico Hawaii and the Philippines, Uncle Sans
recen, experisnses viii result IN all pro9a5ty IN
not s0SeS TO b ma An
tial work the committee has thus far been per-
responsibilities 10 those whose kindly cooperation
and financial support have made possible these
pathies and interest shall be awakened.
The hearty support which the heroes at home
and Navy lead its promoters 70 hope that knowi:
edge of the need q its permanent continuance viii
to put the work upon permanent, basis so long
as our young men are su6,ected to the rigor priva,
long viii the need exist FOR such work has been
Sndetassn The ned 4, needy and h CgaTsi
ready No less authority than Ex-Governor and
General James A. Beaver. Of Pennsylvania says:
"a nersonal Inspection OF the means and methods
employed by the commission leads me 70 the con-
clusion that never before has work OF similar
lind heen done with the same thoroughness and
with such practical and far-reachins results And
like opinions might he quoted from others most
capable OF judging fairly.
Again not only does the association Ella, stand se,Ss
sxney,ence and knowledge necessary TO insure best
results from the work. Nothing Is more needed
49, "a AZ arouse the conscience OF the Christian
and philanthropc public that by their influence.
money and prayers a permanent work for the sol:
Az. nd sailors may be assured. Here is one OF
~ most tried and tempted classes Of our common
wealth and one whose webens Is OF the most vital
trnortance 10 the Nations welfare. Shall they not
he supplied with every possible safeguard? Tho
answer rests with the Christian and patriotic peo-
Cheeks and orders should he made payable 10 y.
n Schenck the president OF the Mercantile Ma.
tiopal Bank who IL also treasurer OF the commit
tee No 3 West Twenty ninth-st. New-York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
PACIFIC COAST DEFENCE.
REINFORCEMENT NOT YET DECIDED ON
THE OREGON MAY GO THERE.


Washington. Sept 6.-Actins Secretary Allen said
to-day that the Navy Department had rot finally
determined 10 send re!nforcements 10 the Pacific
Station. As this station formerly well supplied
with ships. had. since the withdrawal Of the ore
formidable character. been LEFT with an almost IN
significant force (, Is 10 be expected that the Navy
Department will take steps TO restore the station
10 It's original importance AZ once, now that nos
tNities are believed 70 be ended
Because Of the vast importance Of the CONNER
cial interests on The Pacific Slope requiring naval
protection II has been the policy Of the Depart
ment 10 maintain several effective and powerful
ironclads there particularly In view 81 the fact
that the coast defences have yet been developed
70 A point commemorate with the value Of the
interest to he protected.
The opening OF the war less than three
such ships in San Francisco Harbor, the oregon.
the Monterey and the Monadnook. sufficient. with
the aid OF the coast defences. amply 10 protect san
Francisco All Of these vessels have been sent
elsewhere. the Oregon to the North Atlantic Sta
ton and the two big monitors to reinforce Dewey.
Therefore 1t is probable that with the opportunity
opening the Navy Department viii replace
these Ve no ds on ae prudent at this time TO with
draw the Monterey and the Monadnock from the
Asiatc station ne case ~ oefer rn,rn ~
the Pacific Coast would leave several effective
ronclads the Atlantic Station. and. In view OF
ships Kearsarge and Kentucky, II is possible
that even another honclad may be spared from the
II Is scarcely expected that captain barker the
present commander OF the Oregon would retain
that command IN case the ship Is sent BACK 10 ,ne
which the unwritten law ~equires OF officer OF
his grade and 4 Is probable that he would prefer
shore duty while awaiting his promotion to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
FIRE ISLAND HOSPITAL ALMOST MAN.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED
GOVERNOR BLACKS OFFER

-,,r coyvRVNFNT HAS NOT YET Ac'tfIhp
GOVERNOR BLACKS OFFER
~ oo,r Health Oficcr of the Port % New-York
49,. ,or several DAVIS been arranging FOR nospitd
o., sck soldiers al Fire Island. He ala TINS al me
,oou.s, ~ Governor Black. and wniIe the "oEe'n
man, authorities have not yet sishlheo 'nr" ""
rngness 10 accept the hospital there Dl. Doty J.
continuing his WORK <'i'ei "'' ''''"
Island Yesterday he said;
, -. ,,rce Of forty men work preparing
-. .o,ol ana cottages for the reception or su'h
s,,L and convalescent soldiers as may De sem ~
nv care by the authorities at Washington na'e
hoard nothing definite from the poVe'""e"' " ~
Tho number 10 be sent Indeed naNe ~ asst
wv 'ta, arv will be sent There does not seem
., =. any effort made. yet. 10 accept 'o'eino'
n,a.,,s offer OF Fire Island place Tor the care
:. 80, soldiers have had the water or the wells
" r,, ,s,srd examined by Or Ledere the cnem-
90, ~ the city Health Department ana " mas
hAen found 10 be pure ana ehce"e", III f'
However | do not intend 10 rely on 'h's wafer w.
sunnlv the patients have MADE arrahselhe"'s 10
oh,sir water from the Bay Shore wafer company
,,,anc. ., about nine miles from the Fire
800 ,oca,ion The water will he brought across
Cro,, south Bay in oaken barrels on large noat
for daily consumption. The wells on Fns tr nr
viii be held FOR an nosnr impossible the delivery Of
he supply OF Bay Shore water ihese ~ "a
located one thousand robs s tSa they would
Come infected do not desire 10 ara" Upon . n',rn
,on uhnrallv Thus the water Will ne KEEP Pu,e
md the wells will not drain TO any great diSIanr
FIRE island will be ready at any tune aiteI rppi
- mis- week | have suggested 10 Governor bIach
,ha, /, would be good Idea 10 have those cases
nov al Camp Wikof sent direct 10 rIre Is ;i
=, "a snort distance by rail and the men couId DE
nn,,nn,n,lv and carefully transferred. go 70 Camp
Rlack TO morrow morning with Dr. SmeizeI OF .ne
c,a,e Roard Of Health, as requested by Governor
pIack We are make thorough Inspection OF
re ramp the hospitals. the sanitary CONDITIONS
w ,be camp Itself and OF It's immediate surround.
N os The result Of inspection Will he embodied
In . renorf 10 he Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
TRACING YELLOW FEVER.
FIRST CASES THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AZ
TAYLOR MISS-NO FEARS OF
SFRIor-S OTTPREAK

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ga report received by the
Marine Hospital Service from Surgeon II c Carter
shows that the total number OF yellow fever cases
which have made their appearance AT Orvoof.
Miss ia thirty-fve OUT up 10 this time there have
been no deaths The disease has been traced ac-
cording 10 Surgeon Carter. from Orwood 10 ray-
lor a small town tho Illinois Central Railroad.
in Northern Mississippi. whore five cases were re-
ported July IN
Two Of the persons who had been affected after
ward moved 10 Orwood. and from these the dis
ease Is believed have peen contracted The
disease is Of very mild type. Ike That on tho
Mississppl Coast last year. and the ofNcia's have
no fears Il will become serious In characler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
THE RELIEF SAILS FOR NEW-TORK.

PHILADELPHIA Sept. S-The United States hospital
shin Relief which arrived here last night from
Porto Rico with PA sick soldiers. sailed tonight
for New-York city. where supplies will he taken
aboard The Relief took along ming soldiers for
New-York They are Henry r. Cannon. George T.
Adee. Howard Kerner. Frank Bird. all OF Troop A.
New-York Cavalry: Lieutenant Herman Olsen. ID
Wisconsin Infantry Lieutenant A. S. Conklin Bat
terry NJ I'm Artillery and Assistant Surgeon A. c.
The Relief here last night was much improved to-
day and a number OF the convalescents had so far
recovered as 70 permit OF their going home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
LATE STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.

Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse CGer). En-
gelbar, from Bremen August 80 and southampton
81 with mdse. and passengers 10 Oelrichs Co.
Eas, OF Fire Island AZ 1888 n m. Eth. Steamer
Venus DAM Lund. Stettln August r. Copenha gen
IS and Granton q. with mdse and three cabin
passengers 20 Furness, Witty CO. Arrived at
BAR az II 81 y m. 6th.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
CAMP LIFE KILLED Elm.
JOSEPH GLOVER. OF MOUNT VERNON. ADDED TO
THE LIST OF DEAD

Joseph Glover, the hugler Of Company L. 9Th
New-York Infantry. died last night In the hospital
in Mount Vernon. Private Glover was twenty
three years old and the ~ Ralph Glover
FOR many wears trusted employe Of the New-York
Sub-Trcasury HIS uncle Frank r Glover. was
formerly Corporation Counsel Of Mount vernon
Glover was brought home with the sick from
Chickamauga and recovering from typho
fever He was out the street several days last
week ana on Saturday had a relapse, and was
taken 10 the hospital and to use the expression of
the ply sicans literally burned up his temperature
Tor nearly zen hours before his death being l0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
TRANSPORT TO SAIL FOR PORTO RICO

The transport Minnewaska did not sail yesterday
for Santiago. as expected She Is still at Pier No q
Brooklyn. and may get away some time to-day
The transport Yucntan. which Is also In the new
Government service 10 Cuba and Porto Rico, Ia
scheduled to sail to-day for Ponce. She will 20
from there to Santiago and then return to this
port
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
SERTOTS ACCIDENT NEAR TAUNTON.
FIFTEEN INJURED IN A COLLISION ON THE NV
YORK. NFw-HAvEN AND HARTFORD

Taunton Mass Sept s-Two trains over the
New-York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
from, Boston one from the Park Square Station and
Tho other from the Kneeand-st. station. came
,rto collision at Whttenton Junction. about TWO
miles above here. just before o'clock tonight.
Fifteen people were injured. TWO Of them seri-
ouslv One Of these will probably die
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
TIE SIEGE Guns BROrGHT HERE

The transport Orizaba arrived here yesterday
from Montauk Point She has board siege guns
and howitzers which were not used in the San
tiago campaign She passed the inspection at
Quarantine and her pier The guns and
other war material will be unoaied and sent 70
the different arsenals soon as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
cERrERA on THE WAY TO WASHINGTON

Newport News. Va Sept (SpecaD. Admiral
Pasquae Cervera, accompanied by his son. Lieu
tenant Angel Cervera. passed Old Point tonight
on the Washington steamer on the way to the Ma
tional capital from Norfolk where he made ar
arrangements for the transportation OF Spanish pTas-
oners to Spain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
NETWORK DAILY TRBIN NE. WEDNESDAY,. SEPTEMBER T. 1895

renoer him man who will have TO he carefully
GUIDED by wise hands 10 avert trouble Al present
~ Is extremely anxious become America nized
IL Justly treated and ged he may become
WITHIN few years endowed with tho American
spirit II not. he is likely n he ripe for revolution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
New-York September g. 1926
10 me Hon William Mckinley. President OF IN


ri nted States. Washington. d 9:
5e Thy people Of the city Of NewYork SINCERELY
soldiers. Regulars and volunteers before they are
nd Or distributed and they earnestly hope
authority 10 give them an opportunity to see the
Which, ao sSrs sf Of the Services
a committee OF citizens has this day been appointed
this civ are reody ~, os act al ana me people OF
R6BERT 4 VAN WICK. Mayor.
Major avery d Andrews. the commander Of
Squadron A. who recently resigned his commission
as Northumberland OF United States Volunteers
went 10 see the Mayor yesterday and presented a
letter containing the following invitation:
on behalf of Squadron A. y G. " Y. | beg 10
troop swy6pS S' vcGT9a ny'si9R to n rsyew
return TO this city from Porto Rico. and we re-
committee Of one hundred or more more REPRESENTATIVES
CITIZENS to Join with you in welcoming the troop
ganizatio In the National Guard TO volunteer to
enter ne United States service uncondtionaly and
should direct To the great disappointment Of tho
Gny one troop was called ,oT and this
from tho other three troops OF the squadron.
TROOP fSssiTT M1 ha cy m TR0 org and
zations IN the State that have seen actual service
uculary appropriate that il should receive most
cordial and anprecin,ive welcome from the Mayor
The Mayor replied that he would he pleased
review tho troop its return and suggested the
city Hall PIAZZA as a suitable pace for the review.
He also Included in the Committee ~ Arrangements
for the peace juhile. several suggested by
Major Andrews The Mayor yesterday received
from Lieut"nant-C om mander Jacob W Miller. Of
the State Naval Militia tho following letter Of
thanks.
Sir. am requested by Lieutenarts Duncan and
harmon. 81 the Yankee and Nahani crews. to *
press 70 YOU their sincere thanks FOR the review
which you gave them yesterday AZ the city Hall
Permit ~ express my own appreciation.
both a. 2 naval oflccr and as tho commanding Off
Ger OF no Naval MI rita OF the state IN leave FOR
tho honor shown the officers and men returning
from tho
II consistent. vii you kindly tender TO the chief
Of Police thanks for the excellent escort given
by that Department. and the manner In which tho
police force kept the streets clear from Cortlan1t
~. to this pier Respectfully. J. w. MILLER
Following are the citizens named nv the Mayor
Yesterday az members OF the Committee Of Ar
fnr tho