The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-02

place in Washington next Saturday
has been postponed for "a week. Gen
eral Graham says that after consulting
with the division commanders the con-
clusion was reached that it would be
best to give the troops practice
march and review before parading
them before the president and cabinet
Accordingly a practice affair will take
place this week and the presidential
review on the succeeding Saturday.
Lieutenant Thomas Murphy, OF
Company C, and Privates Clarence
Morgan and Charles M. Lent, of Com
pany II, were poisoned last night by
drinking milk sold at a suffers shack
in Dunn Loring. For the greater part
OF the night they suffered excruciating
pain and violent retchings, but to-
wards morning emetics and antidotes
relieved them and today they are rest
ing quietly. The two Company II men
drank the milk at the same time and
before they could get back to camp
were overcome and had to be assisted
to the hospital. While they We're un-
der treatment a messenger came to
the hospital with word that Lieuten-
ant Murphy had been seized with
violent 1T of vomiting and was then
Frustrated in his tent. He, too, had
drank milk at the Dunn LorinC stand
only a little while previous. Later in
vestigation discovered that two of the
children of the sutler had also been
attacked with vomiting soon after
drinking of the milk from a newly
opened can. Major Keller and Lieu
tenant Blanchard visited the place
early this morning and secured sam
pies of the milk for the purpose of
analyzing it. The sutler was directed
to sell no more milk until further or
ders.
MOVING THE CAMP.
1t would appear from reports leak.
ing out at corps headquarters that the
military end of the corps contemplates
overriding the opinions and wishes OF
Chief Surgeon Girard and his medi-
cal abettors. Colonel Girard, in the
face of official statements from sub
ordinate surgeons to the contrary.
maintained that the site of Camp AL
ger was in nowise unhealthy. Com
plants continued to come in, but Cir
ard continued to maintain that the
camp was healthy. Two big barrack
buildings We're opened up as annexes
to the general hospital at Fort Myer,
but still Girard held that the careless
ness of the men and not the unhealth-
fulness of the camp was to blame. The
daily procession of ambulances to Fort
Myer and undertaken wagons from
there belied Girard's statements.
Something had to be done to save the
corps from possible humiliation and
the medical department wasn't doing
that something. The military arm re-
luctantly, but of a necessity, decided
to interfere.
The matter was laid before Secretary
AlCer. Without losing a minutes time
he proceeded to do the only sane thing
to he done under the circumstances
move the camp. Just what his plans
are is not known, but it is believed
that he contemplates sending the
troops to the scashore or some north
ern camping place. An Associate
Press dispatch yesterday would indi-
cate that there Is a probability of the
Pennsylvania troops being sent back
to Mt Cretna. The item stated that
Colonel Moore. Major Heistand and DR..
Smart. government commissioners, ac-
companied by party OF Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad officials visited Mt. Grctna
and Middletown with q view OF select
ing a camp ground for the Pennsyl-
vania volunteers now at Camp Aleer.
DR.. Smart Is likely the Surgeon Major
Smart" who acted as special reprcscn-
tatiye Of Secretary Alger recently in
making An inspection of Camp Alger,
and upon whose recommendation the
First division was moved to Dunn Lor-
ing.
NEW CASES OF FEVER.
twenty-five new cases of typhoid ard
twenty-five suspected cases were yes
terday's record. The Thirteenth had
one new case today, Private Cokcly, of
Company G, being sent to the division
hospital as a suspect. Sergeant KEEPER,
the only one of the Thirteenths pa
tients who is critically i'll, regained
consciousness last evening and was
able to recognize his wife and brother
and sister who came on in response to
kilograms saying that he was not ex-
pected to live. Today there are good
hopes of his recovery.
That there is movement afoot
among certain of the regiments to pa
rade their grievances by quitting camp
in body is no longer a matter of ru-
NOR. Corps headquarters has been ap-
praised Of the matter and has evident
ly found cause for apprehension for
an intimation was indirectly given out
that the regimental officers would be
called to account IL the outbreak oc-
CURED. The Sixth Pennsylvania is
charged with being at the head of the
insurrectlon. Their previous escapades
would lend color to this statement IL
color was needed, but it isn't. They
freely boast that they are the leaders
in the plot, and that as soon as they
get their pay they will decamp. Wheth-
er or not they will induce any consid-
erable number from other regiments
to accompany them is causing much
uneasiness among the officers. There
are some in the Thirteenth who vow
they will be In the outbreak, but they
are probably only clustering.
Four new corporals were appointed
today. In Company G., Captain Nc.
Causland named Privates Joseph T.
Barney, Charles f.. Bessell and d. b
Tingley and in Company +, Captain
Fellows named Private John NJ Thro
Another Company f corporal is to b,
appointed in a few days.
Charles L. Lange, the new cornet
player for Miles band. arrived today
and was assigned to Captain Smiths
Company Il.
The non-coms of Company T. have
organized mess of their own. Here.
after they will eat apart from The
company in small tent and will he
served by chef imported from Wash.
ington.
Privates William Burns, Llewellyr
Morgans, Charles NJ. Clarke and David
Evans. Of Company II, will go homt
tomorrow on furlOughs priva tes