The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
Cruisers Yale and Harvard Not Ready
90 Sail from Newport News with
Reinforcements for Shafter.
HOLSTERS STILL At TAMPA
sTUDEBAKER's REGIMENT DID NOT
GET AWAY AS EXPECTED.
Member of the Tooth Indiana at Camp
q Thomas Accide utalIy ShOt-The
Marlin Rifle Preferred.

WASHINGTON, July 2-Secretary Alger
is authority for the statement that no adj
ditional troops will be sent from Camp
Alger to Santiago before the Sth or 9Th
of the month. The reason for this is that
the auxiliary cruisers Yale and Harvard,
which were selected for the purpose Of
transporting the troops to Cuba, will not
be ready to start on the next trip for that
island before the date mentioned. This is
change in the original arrangement
under which it was expected that the Yale
would be ready to sail from Newport News
by the Sd or 4th with a detachment of Gen.
Henry's division for the reinforcement of
General Skaters army in Cuba. The change
was necessary owing to the fact that instead
of returning direct to Newport News, it
was found expedient to have the Yale go
to New York. Although not so stated, there
is reason for the belief that the change in
the programme was made in order to allow
the Yale to take a number of sick and
wounded soldiers from Santiago for treat
ment in the hospitals of the more northern
cities. IN view of the delay in the return of
the steamer TO Newport News, the author
tiles of the War Department have deemed
it best to have the troops of Gen. Henry's
foreman at Camp Alger until the steamer
is at Newport News ready to take them to
Santiago without subjectlng them to any
unnecessary delay at Newport News. Gen.
Henry has been in frequent consultation
with the officials of the War Department
regarding the movement of his division TO
Santiago and has reported that it is en-
tirely ready to start on its journey at an
hours notice. Complete arrangements have
been made for the departure of the troops
from Camp Alger to-day and there was con-
siderable disappointment among them when
it became known that there would be sew
eral days delay in starting for Newport
News.
The commission at Camp Alger APP
pointed to investigate conditions in the
quarters of the New York cavalry, has re-
ported that four of the men suffering with
typhoid contracted their. illness before
leaving home, and that the other four
cases were caused by drinking unboiled
water while on practice marches and or
derby duty about the camp. The commits
sion reports that the drinking water used
by the cavalry is either boiled or shipped
port it is said there is much dissatisfac-
ton in camp, especially as eight new cases
of typhoid have developed. The court
martial recently appointed has tried Max
Freedman of the First Division Hospital
Corps, charged with sleeping on guard.
was on guard 1853 hours. Private James
Miller, Company K, Seventh Ohio, was tried
for aSSaulting an officer 1t is said that
his offense can at most be only technical
one. The findings in these cases have not
been made public.
Drill in the heat of the day has been sus-
pended in a majority of the regiments 1t is
expected that all the boys will be paid off
this week. Troops A and c, New York
cavalry, have received orders to be ready
short notice,