New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

the homecoming soldiers. He received MS or
ders this morning. Captain J. M BAKER INC
Majors assistant. has succeeded the latter aS
Chief Quartermaster here. and entered upon MS
au,,e. ,onieht The transport Manitoba. with
,h. p.rr.v,vania artillery and cavalry. finished
loading tonight and dropped out into the
.tream She will start for Porto Rico In the
morning.
She carries a large consignment OF ammuni-
ton for the Porto Rican army In addition 10
subsistence and other supplies. The oth ILLINOIS
Volunteer Infantry. under command OF Ccione'
Culver arrived here this morning between fn'u-
night and daybreak The arrival OF TINS resi-
ment sweIIs General Grants command to five
thousand men The Illinois men are encamped
on the, grounds vacated by the 1st Kentucky
M TIME FIXED FOR GEN. wADE's MEN.
Advices as to the time Of arrival OF the twelve
regiments to embark here for Porto Rico are
still wanting General Agent II. f. Parker OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio stated tonight tha'
he has not been informed Of the coming OF
these troops and incnes to the belief that
there is no prospect Of their coming in the next
few DAYS.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis. Congressman
from Washington State. is actively at work
discharging the duties imposed upon him by
the War Department He sees to the proper
loading Of the subsistence aboard the trans
ports and Yesterday and to-day he was espe-
cally busy. inspecting the beef placed In the
cold storage compartments of the Maritopa-
CONGRESSMAN Lewis has also interested himself
in the work of the hospital staff and mas prom
ised to investigate several complaints made to
him about alleged neglect on the part OF the
nurses.
TIE big four-masted transport OLDHAM ar
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from Ponce Porto Rico. with forty-seNen SICK
soldiers from the army urder General Mhes.
Besides Major ". +. Bradley and Assistant
Surgeon Brewer the two surgeons III charge OF
the patients there were three officers on the
vessel They Captain Alser. the son 81
the Secretary OF War Major Mills and FRS.
Lieutenant Klein. All three doing well ana
are In no danger. Mrs. Alger arrived from Wash
ington this morning. and is registered at the
Chamberlin Hotel.
RETURNING FROM PORTO RICO.
The trip up was successful in nearly every
respect and, except for the unfortunate death
~ one Of the soldiers at sea, was rather pleas
ure than n hardship. There was abundance or
on the big ship for the few men VINO came
North. and provisions were plentiful. DE'
Pettus. the quarantine officer. said the ship IL
in excellent sanitary condition. and that the
soldiers will be landed here and placed in the
hospital. The men are down with naarlal ana
however.
The wounded soldiers bring the most favor
able reports from Porto Rice The country they
say, is ideal one. and the climate " ae-
lightful. These are the first Of the returning
soldiers from Porto Rico
Admiral Cervera. accompanied by his son, ar
rived at Old Point Comfort carly this morning
on the steamer from Baltimore. Three months
ago Commodore Schley sailed from the same
port to seek out the Spanish Admiral IL was
not generally known that the Admiral was
going to be on the steamer, and. consequently
there was no the pier TO meet him lie
did not stay long as 1t was his purpose 10 WISH
his countrymen at the Marine Hospital az Nor
folk. and two hours late" ne was at the Navy
Yard How long the Admiral Will stay in Nor
folk cannot be stated. but II Is certain NAV ne
will return TO Old Point and will doubtless
spend some time there. where he can enjoy the
pleasures OF a seaside resort
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite sailed ms
afternoon having completed all of her repairs.
She dropped anchor off Old Point and VIII
await orders there.