Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-27
ALuER's WORK AT MoNrAuK.
lie Makes i Careful! Inquiry Into Rou-
tine Affairs.

tEy TslcSraph.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-Secretary AL
ger resumed his work of Investigating
the affairs OF Camp Wikon today
Among TIE first things he I'D was 10
give attention to granting thirty days
turionsas TO the men OF the seventy
frs; New York volunteers and The Sec
ord Massachusetts:
The tough Riders are also to be
granted furou;sbs. and 50 will the
Nj. hiSin volunteers
Al the expiration of their furlouehS
| the Se.,rnty-iirst men will not return TO
Camp Wikon but 70 Camp Black. TO be
formally mustered out. The Second
Massachusetts men will repor, at South
farlnnSton for mastering out after
their turloughs Some Of the sick men
III the hospitals who are able and will
ling to be removed to their homes will
\" included in the list OF those on fur
inugn.
General Als"r has given notice that
sick soldiers will ais" be allowed to go
home ON lur'uuShs, so that within q few
days thousands of the men vino are now
| in camp will go away to make room for
tlos" NOW on tn. transports in Fort
Fond Fay waiting to come ashore and
t:l"s" expected on transports yet to
coin.. from san Francisco. General Al
KEY. while making his rounds, made Il
ar';ul inquiry on routine affairs. and
whi.ther a sufficient supply of ice and
s:i''h had been received al the hospitals.
reel"ct anywhere he plainly called To
| account the persons responsible.
secretary -ilger today received /. Dis
| ia'ch from Adjutant General corbin
| n Washington, informing him that
amp WiI:oT this week Tie Pr, sitiert
Nii visi; The camp. but he is NOT looked
t'r n"N before the middle u, the end
>! mex; A"el.
Ah"tiier transport reached the camp
Ia. : H.. -
mas the men of tn" First Regular nfan-
try on board. $40 in all Twenty of
hem are sick but there We're no deaths
curing til" voyage. neither are there
lnN "f the men down With contagious
disease
There We're tw" deaths in camp re-
ported today. In the general hospital
th"r" arr. l.4Sa patents. Their. are. 1870
.spl'i"h patients in the hospital. which
IS !; decrease. Tie number Of men in
ais" = lower record than yesterday.
A.GEt; y Nt:N YORK;
MEN, YORK, Aug Secretary Al
ger arrived in this city tonight ana is
IT ~" t':ftt' Avenue lI"lcl. In an in
crview lc said:
Il did not find the condition t,r Camp
Ni!l"i! n'a:lE rs bad as i:;d expect
Il. ] cannot soc shat tier. is any JUS
i!!rhtinn IL the talk either that the III
IT Wt!l s:li!"rs 81. MT properly II, at
i. think thrr" are sutIi.-i,n. accom-
ilrdati"iiS for all soldiers Who Wi.l go
. camp iNikoH ana especially now
nat - many there have b"..n given
Hrunt.hs
So '''arS Niger vas asked: How do
Il COIN, FOR tie confusion ana lack
II Facilities at Camp W;k"tr?''
& 10 i:iiS General A!g.r replied:
l'il YOU ever 20 into oaElr with IcO
4 rvt.n iift: men: II 50. y,u know
herr Is much confusion with th:;:
Number 81! Mt.n. What do yu; suppose.
must he, then. With Tn lusnHuS" To
.icrS"'?.s >wiln know htt ,,tl, about so:-
'ic'ii'S ,hrrr may :,l,prar {" H. much
nni,,Sinu ami p;iv.,t!nn. l,u: it is only
That is 10 br expected i'll rt'u:;iliig it.
-! f"lni n;sny s,i,iicls lying With
nthitv lit 4 hlaulcl between ,h.m
ma t,,c r,iJlliid. Still iii,rr wc;" tEn.:-
'n:!ls q f bags in camp. ! ASK. :, ;E,
men Willy they didn't Ill! the bags With
,raw. Of which there Was :, large
.uar;ily III camp, ami $" make l,ds
81 !i.rE.s".NrS. They said they had
."i though! Of such /, thing
Thea" the secretary M.,:, asked
,Sai!i You cnrnot see tl:nt there is
t!St t!:ratirn IN the complaints which
nay. been made?
"Aon..," II, replied. III there was
ny ,;,rk "r medicines or necessary sup
Ties III. Blame W aid BE- n.i these
hos" ,tEty it WAS 10 order th"S,.
!ltss Tic frs; day I wen, through.
10 '.,t,rli"n hospital ana l:ilcr the
r.,snl !t"&ritai and talked with
,early every man who WAS awake.
aid !" n,;;riN al Of them. t!"ys is
nswrr"l Settling. We ar, uui e" ~
,ri:i,ic.'
~ few of the men had ~ cots, hu
his was sron rcln"died.