Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-26

the cabinet Precisely the nature OF the
Information received was not disclosed.
1t is said. however, that the situation
is embarrassing, if not critical, in the
opinion Of the commissioners. although
there is still reason for the expectation
that the negotiations will not be broken
of and that they viii proceed 10 a sue
cessful issue.
Admission. Ala, Oct. 26.-The most in
terestinS witness before the war IL
vestigGtiOn yesterday was Major
Charles L. King, surgeon Of the Fourth
. Wisconsin regiment. DR.. King said the
medical supplies of his regiment were
Insufficient, and that there was much
delay in getting acquisitions filed. He
thought there was sufficient quantity
of food, but said some of the men would
not eat il, preferrinE to buy food for
themselves. General Wilson asked if
the men had ever complained 10 him as
replied that they had.
Gave Them an "Eywsive" Answer.
what did you say to them?' asked
the general
Il told them to go to the devil and
ect what they had he replied.
Il think that a very improper reply
fer you to have made" said General
Wilson, and he declined to further con-
tinue the examination.
DR.. Henry II. Lee. major and surgeon
OF the third brigade. first division.
third corps, said he had urged the re-
moYal of the camp from Chickamauga,
because he considered the water bad
and because of the impossibility of get
ting deep sinks.
Couldn't Enforce Regulations.
Major Benson, who was inspector
general of the first division, third corps.
at Chiclamauga, said it had been i'm
possible to enforce sanitary regulations
at Chickamauga because when men
were arrested the courts would not
punish them. He thought the camp
site good. but said some of the camps
had been poorly located. He considered
the men who had located the camps re-
sponsible for this state of affairs.
Major Woodbury., an engineer on
General Franks staff, cid Tot consider
the site of Camp Thomas suitable for
permanent camp. He said he had after
a rain seen water from the creek drain
ing the camp running into the intake
pipe of the camp supply system.
Captain Fremont, who was adjutant
general of the second division. third
corps. detailed the difficulties attending
the government of the hospital OF that
division. He said that when attendants
We're complained to concerning neglect
it was not uncommon for them to swear
TT the .complainants. DIR. Fremont said
DR.. Hubbard. who was at one time exc
cutive officer of the hospital, was tyran-
meal and overbearing.
Textiles to Horrible Things.
Among the other Witnesses examined
were Fountain Ragland and Edward
Simmons. two co!ored men of the Third
Alabama; II. c. Lemke. a quarter
master sergeant of the Fourth Wis
cousin: Representative Colson. colonel
of the Fourth Kentucky, and Lfeuten-
ant Colonel Cabell. of the Second Ar
kansas. Colonel Cabell said in reply
to questions put by DR.. Connor that he
ha6 observed a condition of affairs at
the hospital or the second division of
the third army corps in June which he
considered horrible. He had himself
seen ore sick man lying without the
protection of even tent fly. and he had
been informed by other officers that
several others had been left in the same
way. He thought the doctors were
honest enough, but that they did not
know how 20 get supplies. aIule drivers
had been used for nurses. and he had
been reliably informed that many of
them were in the habit of getting
drunk, and or such occasions neglectfng
thei patients. Colonel Cabeil is a lieu