New-York tribune., 1898-09-18

and batteries and p Of the lst Artillery.
sailed al noon to-day, and the lst and I'd In
rantrv packed up and went on board the Ber.
lin being transferred from the shore 10 the
transport on barges They will sail tl-morrow.
So far no transportation has been provided Tor
the cavalry and they remain in camp somewhat
envious Of the dough boys who are getting
away.
ANNIsTON FOR A CAVALRY CAMP
General Wheeler. who has been asked to rec
ommend cavalry camp, has suggested Ahhs-
ton Ala which is said TO be an ideal spot tor
the purpose, and it is probable that in few
DAYS the cavalry regiments will begin 10 re-
ceive their transportation.
General Wheeler himself. who is commanding
the cavalry division. contemplates resignins MS
commission or reinquishing ii for time, on
October g. in order 70 enter into the politica!
campaign this fall. After the adjournment OF
Congress In March. he Is desirous or reporting
for duty in Cuba again ana he THINKS IL WIZ 10
possible 10 do There Is law Whlcn pro-
hibts a Regular Army officer from holding
political or civil office while he holds comms-
sion but this law does not apply 10 officers IN
the volunteer army, and General w heeier - =
major general Of volunteers
The steam yacht Nourmaha came INTO roi.
Pond Bay to-day. and anchored near the nees
OF transports. Her owner, John JACOB Astoi;
was on board and after brief call on GeheTa'
Shafter. General Shafter and General Randoiph'
| of the artillery brigade. accompanied him on
) board the yacht TO take dinner. As the iauhch
drew alongside there was a puff OF smoke ana
roar from the yachts starboard gun, ana iew
seconds later there was another roar lIo'"
the port gun and then they followed each other
al twenty seconds interval until thirteen guns
had been fired Both calls were purely soclai IA
nature. . -,
IL is now under advisement to hold camp
Wikofr as a permanent detention camp. Ihele
is likely to be more sickness among troops STA.
toned in Cuba and as this has proved mos.
llontp
broken down Dy disease. convenient FOR tne
transports and so isolated as 10 create lt'le
fear of the spreading OF disease, ii Is likely tha.
the War Department will decide TO retain IL -
a detention post. A.
Although General Shafter Is at liberty ~ ~
part from Camp Wikoff he has announced .has
he will remain at the camp until the troops ia,
all gone General Shafter does not eNpec' W W
remain long in the Department or the East -
was rumored here to-day that ne Woulu De o., O.
signed 10 the Department OF the Lakes an
another report had IL that NJ would return "
the Department OF the Pacific, his old stalioa;;
General Shafter said he had heard hOthihe W
his reported command -. ,a.t
There were four deaths reported IN lhe "''
twenty four hours from the hospital;
Second Lieutenant Lafferty, OF Conpans a'
ID Regular Infantry whose home was III Den.o coa
died from typhoid fever Private DaNid oo.ra oSas
han OF Company X. Sth ONO Volunteers -
a victim Of the same disease Corporal SS.. ta,,
Fox OF Company +, I'd Infantry, ileu -, ,
malaria: Edward Taylor, a civilian ana 'e'
ster died from pneumonia. ,,.
The weather was thick at the Point to-isn. .
and 1t looked though a severe s'oi'" w.
approaching