Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-09-01

increasing and that an alarming cOndi-
ton may be expected. Unless the war
department promptly arranges bar
racks for the army of occupation and
Immediately provides additional trans
ports to remove such of the sick men
as can be safely transferred to some of
the colvasenes and those enervated by
climati changes. 1t is impossible for
men from a northern climate to recup-l
crate in a tropical. country during it's
most unheattlful seasons.
GEN. MERRITT SAILS FOR PARIS.
Manila, Aug. 3O.-The U. S. transport |
China left here today having on board |
Major General Merritt and his staff.
He is bound for Paris. Major General |
Otis is acting Governor.
THE PRESIDENTS TRAVELS
Cleveland, Aug. 3O.-While President |
Mckinley much desired to pay more |
than brief visit to his old home in |
Canton he finds that the duties of his |
office are such that he will be obliged |
TO cut mis- visit there TO a mere call. |
The President will spend a couple of |
days at Monttluk Point and Camp Wi |
koff so as to correctly inform himself |
as to the condition of affairs and the |
truth of the reports that have been |
circulated from personal observation |
and contact with the men.
CHICAMAUGA CONTROVERSY.
Chicamauga National Military Park,
Aug 30.-Gen. NJ. V. Boynton, chair
man of the Chicamauga- Chattanooga
National Military Park commission,
who was ordered by the war depart
ment to thoroughly report after inves-
tigation on the conditions at Camp
Thomas. has completed his report and
forwarded it to Washington. The re-
port is favorable on nearly every mat
ter investigated. The water is said TO
he good, the ground we'll adapted for
camping purposes, the hospitals well
located and thealttention given the sick
as good as could be expected. The in
dicaItions are the report will bring a
warm dispute as numerous statements
contained therein are contradicted by
many high army officials.
NO YELLOW JACK AT MONTAUK.
New York, Aug. 30.@The medical of
ficers at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point
deny that there have been deaths a
the camp hospital from yellow fever
The two men whose death here yeSter-
day was said to be attributed to the
disease named, Were according to the
surgeons in charge, victims of malara1
fever which those unfamiliar with vel
low fever frequently diagnose as the
latter
YELLOW FEVER SUBSIDING.
Washington, Aug. 30.-Dr. Wyman,
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service has received encouraging vel
low fever news, both from Key West
and Galveston. At the former place 10
new cases have developed within the
last four days and he is of the opinion
that no fever cases exist there now. |
There are no new cases reported at Gal
weston and the quarantine established
against the city has been raised but it |
is continued against Fort Point where
the troops are quartered.
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS ESCORT
Washington, Aug 3O.-The following
officers have been ordered to accom-
Dany Gen. Wade, president of the Gu
ban military commission to Havana.
Major W. E. Amy, Captain J. B. For
aker. Major s. J. Allison. Captain G. J.
Griscom, Captain j. Cooke, Capt. J. S.
Hart.
THE OLIVETTE GOES TO THE
BOTTOM
Fernandina. Fla, Aug. 31-The hos
pital ship OIivette which has been ly-
ing near the quarantine station through
some mysterious agency sunk this
morning about 7:3O O'Clock. Aboard
the ship was the hospital corps of thir-
ty-five men and a crew of forty-five
persons, all of whom escaped without
injury but in scanty attire The rouSt-
abouts sIeepingin the tower had a very
narrow escape being driven from their
hunks like so many rats. No one APP
parently knows how the calamity oc
Cured and as no investigation has as
yet been made the matter remains
mystery.
VESSELS ORDERED BACK FROM
PORTO RICO.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The navy de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Ponce, Porto Rico, announcing
that the Puritan, Amphitrite, Hanni- !
bal, Terror and Montgomery sailed this |
morning. They will go to Newport. |
The main object is to get the crews of
the vessels away from the tropical eli
mate into northern waters. The citi- |
zens of Newport have been making eff |
forts with the navy department to Sc
sells at Newport. The department |
could not do this but agreed to send |
some of the smaller types. The Secre-
tary of war on the recommendation of |
Judge Advocate General LeiTber has de-
clared Illegal and set aside the pro-
ceedings of the general court martial
convened by Brigadier General Greene
on the steamer China at sea June 49,
San Jose, California, has found a
most efficient method of blocking the
use of the public and high schools of
that city as political hashery for the
keeping of the political friends of poll
ticians. To such an extent was this
pernicious habit carried on that the
patrons of the high school deserted ii
in a body leaving the building empty
on the placing in charge of a man who
WAS thus rewarded politically without
regard for his fitness for the place.
The pupils all entered other schools.
HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATIONS IN
EFFICIENT.
New York, Aug. 31-The transport
Allegheny arrived at Montauk Point
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