The evening times., 1898-07-18

| Drills were resumed at Camp Alger
this morning with all the eagerness and
vim of troops anxious to prove them
selves capable of doing good work at the
front. The big parade ground presented
an animated scene all morning. Whole
regiments were stretched out in single
file along the level space. Some squads
formed squares and knots to repel charg-
es others lay in fiat blue lines behind
the hong trench and picked OF the sup
posed enemy. Others charged with wild
yells, while battalion drills were held in
each corner. There was a busines-iike
air about the work which spoke well for
the troops. They have attained the swing
of old campaigners, and each order is ex-
ecuted like clockwork.
The cavalry troops made a stirring
background to the picture as the troops
went through evolutions and saber exer-
else.
The new order of things has cut the
pass allowance down to five per day to
each company and the boys are realizing
what they have brought upon themselves.
The orders are iron-bound in regard to
the passes and If reports of drunkenness
and disorder continue passes will be sus-
pended altogether.
A detail composed of Col. Coryell, Ma
jor Focht and Chaplain Rick. of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania, spent yesterday
in looking out for the sick boys in that
command. Those in the division hospital
! and at Fort Myer were visited, their con-
dition examined into and other measures
taken to insure proper care and atten-
tion.
Companies D and f. Seventh Ohio, re-
ceived a lot of good things from Marietta,
Ohio, yesterday. Each man was given
goodly supply of postage stamps. station
cry, towel and handkerchief.
Adjutant James NJ. Waltz, Seventh Ohio.
has gone to Pennsylvania on a furlo igl.
A large nur,5er IF homeless soldiers are
at present hanging arOLrd the First ri-
vision hospital. These are the men who
were sick when the Second Brigade left
camp. There are over dozen Sixth Mas
sachusetts men and a still larger number
from the Eighth Ohio and Sixth Illinois
These boys have been discharged as
cured and are no longer in the hospital:
their regiments are away and they no
longer belong to fhe First Division. Cen
eral Butler is much worried about them
and will either have them transferred or
forwarded 10 their regiments at the front
Adjutant General Bell. of Missouri. was
the guest Of the officers of the Fourth
Missouri yesterday, and dined with Col
| onel Cory
The F1fth- Massachusetts and First
| Connecticut Regiments, which have been
| expected for oyer a week will arrive with
| in few days from Jersey City. The Sec
| ond South Carolina will also be sent
| here these three regiments taking the
place of the Second Brigade.
A colored man who saw one of the Off
| GERS horses of the 159th Indiana stand
| ing picketed, in camp took. a fancy to the
animal and after mounting rode away.
The loss was discovered about o'clock
and mounted guards sent along the roads.
The coloreds man WAS captured ner Fort
Myer and was returned to camp at the
muzzle of a carbire. He gave no excuse
for stealing the horse and will be trun-
ed over 10 the civil authorities.
Services were held at the New York
Cavalry camp last night in memory of
the late Corp. Edward Brown. of Troop
c. Chaplain Fisher, of the Sixty-fifth
New York, officiated, and both troops lis
tened to a fine sermon
Nothing has been done as yet TO move
the Twelfth and Thirteenth Pennsylvania
to the new camp near Dunn LoSing. The
truth of the matter is there is not
enough water there TO supply one half
the needs of the Eighth Pennsylvania,
| which is now stationed there Two little
wells have been drilled after much delay,
but 1t will be some time before enough
water can be obtained to insure sending
two more regiments there.
Eight cases were removed to Fort
Myer yesterday and nineteen new cases
entered at the First Division hospital
Major s. b. Cameron, of PENNSYLVANIA
is the guest of Gen. Goblin at camp