Evening star., 1898-07-13
Order Issued,ior Change in Location
Of Camp.
GENERAL CHANGE moi PROBABLE
Chaplain Under Guard Awaiting
Trial by court-Martial.
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LIFE AT CAMP ALGER
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

received from Ma jor F. F. Strong, assistant
adjutant general of the 1st Division, the
following order.
Under instructions from headquarters of
the I'd Army Corps, the following move
ment of troops of this division will take
place:
The Sd Brigade. Brigader General j. P. S.
Goblin, comma nding, will change its camp
from its present location to ground desig-
mated on the Crittenden Farm, near Dunn
Loring. which has been secured for this
purpose. The brigade commander will des-
ignate regiment for this purpose, to move
the 18th instant He will then report as to
supply of water, with a view to the move
ment CT the other regiments at as early a
date as possible
The chief engineer of the division Will
lay off the ground for the various regi-
ments under the verbal instructions al
ready given him. The quartermaster will
select the site as previously directed by
the division commander.
The quartermaster's department will fur
nish the necessary transportation. The
brigade commander will give the necessary
instructions for the policing of the present
camp ground as it is vacated by tie
regiments of his command, so that IL will
be left in proper condition.
By command of Major General Butler.
This course is quite in accord with the
publication in The Star of yesterday that
such a general transfer of the 3D. brigade
was contemplated. There is, however, some
discussion as to the cause of the change.
1t is admitted on all sides that the Sd Bri-
gade has ben crowded almost beyond en-
durance in its present quarters. but there
Is a disposition on the part of some staff
officers on duty here to accredit the change
a n IA at of
hauling necessary now to bring the sub
sistence and quartermasters stores into
camp. The concenSuS OF opinion is, never
theless, that the agitation begun several
weeks ago concerning the sanitary condi-
ton of the camp was the direct cause of
the issue of the order printed above.
Surgeon Mai. s. Sparkle and Devine of the
three regiments in Gen. GobinS command,
as well as Major Smart of the War Depart
ment, have maintained that sound sense
demanded some immediate change be made
in the arrangements of the troops. Whether
1t will afterward prove advisable to change
the location of the remainder of the LIST
Division cannot yet be stated. 1t seems
now as though the change indicated would
not be general. -
One Regiment Gone.
One of the three regiments in the Sd Bri-
gade has already left camp. The two 9TH
ers are making ready to do either this
evening or early tomorrow morning. Col.
Hoffman Will lay off the ground for the two
regiments left behind and have everything
as well arranged possible by the time
they arrive. n
The Tennessee representatives in Camp
Aiger have lessened the size of their roster
for drill by five men since yesterday morn
ing. One of these is the chaplain, Rev. e.
S. Harris. The chaplain is now in his tent
awaiting trial on three charges-drunken-
ness, the wilful destruction of private prop
erty and conduct prejudicial TO good dis
cipline The story Of Chaplain Harris's es-
capade in Willard's Hotel, together with
Private Noel Pursley, William C. johnson
and Robert H. Watkins, has been already
printed in The Star
As soon Mr.. Harris returned to camp
Gel. Anderson informed him that he would
be given an opportunity to refute all the
charges made against him, which is, in
effect, notification of intending cOurt-mar-
tial.
One other member of the regiment, Pri-
vate Anderson of Company c, was in tn.
fight at the hotel, but was fortunate enough
to escape without being captured by the
police. On his return to camp he assaulted
Corporal Colby of Company D, and was
knocked down for his pains. Then he
turned to Sergeant GatreIl of the same
company and was given the same sort Of
ever to leave the sergeant alone, but per-
sisted until the latter took out a pocket
knife, a little heavier than the ordinary
penknife, and threw It at Anderson The
knife struck Anderson in the cheek and
broke the jawbone, knocked out two teeth
and cracked beyond repair the plate of
false teeth that Anderson uses Both An
derson and Gatrell are now under arrest.
Courts in Session.
Both division courts-martial sat this
morning and resumed their sessions this
afternoon The court of the first division
devoted itself to the case of Alfred St.
james, a private in Company b. e5th New
York. St. James Is charged with having
been drunk and disorderly. and having
saulted a commissioned officer Captain L.
L. Babcock of Company X, of the same reg
iment appeared in defense of st. James.
The second division court-martfal con-
sidered the case of Lieut. Evans of the I'D
Kansas, who is said to have been drunk
and disorderly the Fourth of July.
In addition to these two courts-mar rtiaI a
third one will be convened tomorrow to
consider the case of Private GiIpin of the
signal corps.
Contract Surgeons.
Complaints were received from many Of
the regimcntal surgeons last week to the
effect that few of them were able to give
any time to their regiments In order to
remedy this difficulty, Colonel Girard, the
surgeon-n-chief, asked the War Depart
ment to send him some contract surgeons
to assist in division hospital Five of them
reported today and were assigned as fol-
lows:
TO the list DIVISION hospital, Df. VI. u.
Hicks and DR.. Charles G. Efcher: to the
I'd Division hospital, DR.. c. l.. Baker, Dr.
Howard H. Bailey and DIR. William P. Cor
nell
Camp Notes.
Adiutanfq Gebhart of the 159th Indiana
has been fastored to duty without pay. He
was senteAced by the division court-mar-
tial recently to loss of rank and pay for
one month, for 4ssaulting sentry
Major Perry belmont of New York has
been assighed to General Buffers staff as
assistant Inspector general
Belts, haYersaeks and canteens have been
issued to the SO Missouri, thus completing
the equiprrient 4f the entire Sd Brigade of
the I'd Division.
a post office has been established near
the entrahte to the camp. 1t Is intended
mainly for the convenience of the shop
keepers VINO conduct their enterprises in
what is Known as shantytown. The post
master IS Mr. M E. Church of Falls
Major Duvall.l corps ordnance officer, has
issued 64.g00 rounds of ball cartridges to
the 7th Illinois.
Major Bfown nef the United States army
has reported rs corps headquarters and
been assigned to duty as inspecting officer
of the I'd Division.
The credit for the naming of the 22d