Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-15
DESERVING VIKOFF.
Gen. Miles Issues Peremptcry o.
ders to Abandon the Camp.
ALCER SAYS THERE'S 10 CONFLICT.
Il HAa Never Resn the Intention to Make
Camp WikofY Permanent-Ali Regu.
lars viii Return to Their
Army POsta.

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emptory orders from Gen. Miles prepa-
rations are making to break up Camp
Wikoff at once by sending home all
soldiers here. This Is entirely con-
trary to what has been the under.
standing OF the officers in command.
Gen. Skater said last week that 5000
or 1000 men would be kept here at
least until October, and this was sup
posed to have been the order Of Secre'
tary Alger. An officer said yesterday
that when Gen. Miles order came
telegram was sent him saying that his
order was contrary to that Of Secre-
tary Alger Miles replied: "Never
mind what Alger says; | am in COM
mand now"
That of course, settled it so far as
the officers here are concerned, and un-
less Gen. Miles orders are counter
manded next week will see the prac-
tical end of Camp Wikotf. Gen. Bates
said: my orders are to send the troops
away as fast as transportation can be
arranged" When asked if these or.
ders did not conflict with those Of
Secretary Alger, he said: "They are
new orders"
1t is expected that before the end OF
the week all the patients in all the
hospitals in camp will have been re-
moved to hospitals in New York and
other places, except, perhaps, 100 to
200 men suffering from aggravated at
tacks of typhoid and intermittent
fever, malaria and dysentery, whom it
is considered inadvisable to remove
for two or three weeks more. They
will remain in the general hospital
here as long as may be necessary, with
out regard to whether the troops in
camp are removed to their barracks or
not.
Awards for transportation Of troops
to permanent barracks were made yes.
terday by the transportation bureau
here of the quartermasters depart
ment The Fourth infantry to Fort
Sheridan, ILL.,, will be sent via the
New York Central and its connections
at the rate of $l5.25 for each officer
and man, with an extra charge Of IS
for sleeping car berths for the sick
and officers The Seventeenth infan-
try is to 90 to Columbus, O., via the
Baltimore & Ohio, at the rate Of SO 25
each and 49, so for berths in sleeping
cars The Thirteenth infantry to
Forts Niagara and Porter will 90 on
the New York, Ontario & Western, at
So for each officer and man. There
will be an extra charge of ~ for
berths.
The entire attention of the $4,000
soldiers still at Camp Wikoff is now
directed toward the latest develop
ments in regard to the abandonment
of the camp here and their removal to
the barracks occupied by them before
the commencement of the war. Cen
Bates orders are to get all the troops
away from here as soon as possible,
but, according to a statement made
by him, he is not informed Of the
means Of transportation to be
provided by the quartermaster's
department lie is unable to es-
innate the length of time that
may be necessary to remove the troops
The troops now here comprise II regi-
ments Of infantry, seven regiments Of
cavalry, six batteries of light artillery,
four batteries Of heavy artillery and
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