The times., 1898-07-17

orders to return to the old quarters. The
brigade eommissary is at the main camp
and nothing can be obtained without
travelling four miles for it.
Col Hoffman. of the Eighth, IS any
thing but pleased at the way his men
have been used and is trying to get at
the bottom OF the business. There was
little or no sickness in the Eighth when
the regiment was removed. The boys en-
Joyed plenty of good water and had a
good location and they have had 10 leave
all this to open camp IL a patch of woods
full of poison ivy. to suffer for water
and only obtain few mouthfuls now and
then, and TO waste several days in get
ting tents into shape.
The two remaining regiments are clear
ing the woods around their camps and
making preparations TO stay where they
are for the time they VIII spend in camp
Many OF the commands now at Camp
Alger are making preparations to move
at slight notice. Some of the cOI0ueIs
claim to have received intimations that
the army of invasion for Porto Rico
would be made up largely from the Sec
ond Army Corps, and the boys accept
this as being very probable
Big bundles of personal property are
sent home every day. and only neces-
saries are retained. The officers have all
received their new campaign uniforms
and the old blue regulations have been
sent home. A call today would find every
regiment in camp able 10 move within
two hours.
Private Hodge. Company III. Fourth
Missouri. is no longer in camp. He was
placed in the guard house for stealing
jar of preserves from the cOmmfssary
tent and in some way managed to es-
cape on Friday. He VIII now have to
answer 10 three charges when captured.
signal corps. with complete edutp-
ment. has been established at the camp
The corps numbers fifty men. under com
maud of Capt. Hartman Flags of all
sizes and eolors are now flashing around
in mysterious symboIing.
Some unknown party caused consider
able excitement BY firing a number of
shots in the vicinity OF the First Di-
vision Hospital late Friday night one Of
the bullets whiZzed across the line OF
the Sheridan Troop. Pennsylvania cav
airy. and ripped hole In he tent used
by the barber The hospital corps was
aroused and ron-caI gone through, but
each man answered to his name. and the
man who did the shooting has not yet
been discovered.
Thirty-five privates in the Seventh Hi
nois were made happy yesterday by being
promoted to corp5rals. This became nee
essary under the new strength OF los
men to company.
Sergt Kavanaugh, Company I. Sew
enth Illinois. has been commissioned as
second lieutenant of mis- company.
Lieut. Gov Haggert. of Indiana. is Wis
iting the One Hundred and Fif.y-ninth
Indiana Regiment.
A great crowd of soldiers assembled at
the Camp Alger gymnasium Friday night
10 witness a three-round bout between
Private Morris AkerstroTn, Company l.,
First New Jersey. and .'Pat'' 5 COnnsH,
of the Washington Athletic Cluh. The
three rounds were well contested and
AkerstrOm showed that he is very
clever. The fight resulted in a draw
Private Johnson, Company II, Thirteenth
Pennsylvania, acted as referee. and
Private AtalOney Company d. First
Rhode Island was timekeepsr.
Corporal John McNair. Company I.
Third Missouri. died Friday. al the Sec
ond division hospital, fram the effects OF
an operation for appendicitis. peTfprrned
July g. Several of the dad soldiers
| friends in the regiment VIII accompany
tha f-assv hnme 20 Missouri.