Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-04
WINTER CAMPS.
Troops Will Spend Winter in
Middle Southern States.
Baltimore and Petrol to Protect Am
erican Interests in China.
All Troop Embarkations to Hereafter Be Made
from Savannah, Ga.

Washington. Oct 3.-The following
statement was given out at the war de-
pantment, today:
THE secretary of warbeing question
ed as to quartering of troops during
the winter, has had the matter under
very careful consideration and has de-
termined. for the good of the service
and the welfare of the men, that they
should be in open camps, in a climate
where, during the winter, they can
drill and have free open air exercise.
TO put the troops in buildings in THE
large cities in the North would, in a
measure, deprive them of the necessary
drill, discipline and target practice es-
sential for fitting soldiers for active
service in the field. Moreover the dis
cipline of troops near small towns can
be maintained much better and more
effectualiy than near large cities.
"The troops therefore will be quar-
tered in the middle Southern states,
where they can live in TENTS as pro-
vided by the plan of the quartermaster,
which gives stoves to each three tents
joined together two sleeping rooms and
one Sitting room.
board of experienced army officers to
visit the different sites for the purpose
eff selecting these camps, and has left
that to their Judgment, which, how
ever, meets with his full approval"
Major General Joseph Wheeler, who
reached here, last night, was at the
White House, today, and had a brief
interview with the President Cen
Wheeler said his only mission here was
to testify before the war invest igatlng
commission which had summoned him
as a witness and that after being ex-
amined he would leave immediately TOR
his camp at Huntsville. Ala. Gen.
Wheeler stated. on leaving the Pres-
dent. that his future plans We're not
finally decided, though he said he I'M
derstopd that he would be sent to
Cuba with his army division to take
charge in Santa Clara province.
A private letter from an American
citizen in close touch with the Cuban
military commission in Havana, states
that great suffering exists i'm Havana
for lack of food. People are starving,
some dying in the streets, and many
others who are unable to go out and
Il
great number of this latter class All
the while this was going on, the Span
isai authorities were refusing to allow
the Comal, with 100000 rations on
board, to enter the Havana harbor.
The commission is now making efforts
to secure the admission of supplies,
SENT by the Red Cross, so that a por-
ton of the suffering might be relieved.
The following dispatches have been
received ait the war department.:
Manila, Oct. 3.
To Adjutant General, Washington:
Deaths among troops in Philippines
July, August and September: Four Of
ficers, SO enlisted men; August, two Of
ficers, so enlisted men of whom one Of
ficer and 16 enlisted men killed in ac-
ton, seven died of wounds; September,
% enlisted men. Total deaths, n killed
in action, seven died of wounds, IA
typhoid fever. Cause of remaining
deaths, accident and miscellaneous di-
seaseS.
(Signed) OTIS.
Manila. Oct. 3.
To Adjutant General, Washington:
Steamer Scandal arrived, today, with
out accident. Private Jacobs, hospital
corps. died ait sea, typhoid fever. Re-
mains brought here.
(Signed) OTIS Commanding.
The Charleston arrived ait Hong
Kong, yesterday, from Manila. Like
the Boston and the Raleigh, she will
take her place in dock and be put in
the best of order, as will all of the re-
naming ships of Admiral Dewey's
squadron. The Oscecla was put out of
commission, today, at Boston.