The times., 1898-07-18
THE PORTO R|cAN CRAZE
Ii Has Struck Camp Aiger, Carry
ing All Before Ii.
TROOPS READY FOR THE FRAY
AT the ResimentaI Inspections, on
Saturday, Nearly All of the Sol
diers Were Fully Equipped-Gen.
Plume's Appointment to Command
the First Hrignde u Surprise.

The Porto Rican craze has again hit
Camp Alger. This epidemic appears reg
ularly every four days, and for some
time after each appearance the boys are
half crazy with anxiety and uncertainty.
There seems to be some foundation for
the last rumors, however, as many of the
commanding officers claim TO have re-
ceived intimations that Gen. Brooke will
form his army of invasion largely from
the troops at Camp Alger The Pennsyl-
vania brigade, under Gen. Goblin and
the First Brigade, First Division, under
Gen. Plume, are the troops most likely
to be sent, and both brigades have been
busy making preparations to move.
At the regimental inspections on Satur-
day morning it was found tnat the men
Were almost all fully equipped and ready
for the front.
In the Twelfth Pennsylvania 1912 rifles
were condemned and new ones issued at
once. A small mountain of old rifles is
now standing in front of the quartermas-
ter's Office. Only eighty-eight rifles in the
whole armament were considered 1T for
use by the inspecting officers. The Penn
sylvania boys think all this means some
thing and are nervously awaiting the well
come orders.
The full First Division is expected 10
leave camp before the end of this week,
and in order to complete the command
three regiments viii have to be drawn
from the Second Division.
The appointment of Gen. J. w. Plume
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complete surprise TO THE officers of the
regiments which compose that brigade.
1t has been the desire of the three regi-
ments to have Col Campbell, of the
First New Jersey, appointed, and a peti-
ton signed by every commissioned Off
i-cer in the Seventh Ohio First New
Jersey and Sixty-ffth New York was
forwarded 10 the War Department three
weeks ago. Nothing was heard from 1t
until orders came on Saturday annouuc-
ing that Gen. Plume mad been made a
brigad.er general
Chaplain Harris, of the Second Ten
nessee, has been disposed of. Col Ander-
son has accepted his resignation as the
best way OF ;hUshing up a very unpleas-
ami affair. The chaplain was under ar
rest for drunkenness. conduct unbecun-
ing an officer. and conduct prejud.c:aI 10
good order ana military discipline Chap
lain Harris is d grandson Of the late
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee and but for
the respect IN which his family connec-
tions are held 1t might nave Jared worse
with him
The hot weather of the past few days
has resulted in a great deal of sickness.
me hospital ambulanees no longer run
10 Fort Myer on account of the large
number OF men sent TO the post hospital
each day. Several closed cars have been
placed on the electric railroad and the
patients are conveyed TO the hospital by
rail. Three cars were loaded down on
Saturday and two yesterday
another death from typhoid fever oc-
curred on Saturday. The unfortunate
man was Corporal Edward Brown. OF
Troop {, New York Cavalry. The re-
mains were taken to the dead soldiers
nome in Reading, Mass, in charge of a
detail composed of Troopers Byrne. Les
ter. Hall, Pinover CHRISTOPHER. Richards
and KimbaIl. The detail is in charge
of Corporal Machin.
The One Hundred and Fifty-ninth In
diana has received supplies TO complete
its fun equipment The strange feature
OF the invoice IS a lot of l Us overcoats.
Many Of the boys would prefer the light
khaki uniforms
A board has been appointed TO examine
the trousers and blOuses recently issued
TO the SiXty-fifth New York These gar
ments are utterly worthless, and some of
them have worn out within week The
contractor will be made to suffer for the
imposition.
The New York Cavalry have returned
from their ten-dsys' practice march, but
the Sixth PENNSYLVANIA has made no
move to eXterminate the troopers as vet.
4 "moonshine" still, in full blossom.
was discovered near the Twenty-second
Kansas on Saturday. The provost mar
shal arrested three men, who were turned
over to the county authorities
The. First Brigade, Second Division. will
be Inspected by Gen. Chafee this after
noon This brigade includes the One
Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana Third
New York and Twenty ty-second Kansas.
Private Richards of the Third New
York, mas received commission as first
lieutenant in the Two Hundred and First
New York
one case of typhoid developed yester
day: The patient is Private John Craven,
Company c, First Rhode Island
AdJt Gilmore of the Seventh Ohio. has
left for a short visit TO Columbus, o.
The Twelfth Pennsylvania. received field
medical cases yesterday. The State cases
We're returned TO Pennsylvania.
private l. kenSteln, Company f
Twelfth Pennsylvania, is creating a lot
Of trouble for one individual. He has
persistently refused TO perform any duties
during the past two weeks and seemed to
enjoy lying in the guard house. He was
finally taken out yesterday and forced
to perform fatigue duty at the point of
two bayonets. He created much amuse-
ment by crying and yelling all the after
noon, and when detailed to carry water
would pretend 10 stumble as soon as his
buckles were full and spill the water.
This performance was continued until
evening and Col. Coryell is puzzled as
to what TO do with the offender
Capt. Lowry is acting as major of the
Third Battalion. Seventh Ohio, TO fill the
vacancy caused by Mai. Wiedler's death.
New canteens have been issued TO the
Twelfth Pennsylvania, the old ones haV-
ing been condemned.
Services were delayed until evening IN
nearly every regiment, owing to the heat,
yesterday The Twelfth PENNSYLVANIA
worshiped in the morning in the shade of
a grove of trees.
Several exciting games of ball were
played during the afternoon, but. strange
". no heat prostrations were reported.
Visitors were very numerous and each
camp made merry during the day.
The rockies " camps are gradually
spreading all over the grounds. Several
patches arrived yesterday and will soon
be ready to report as trained troops.
Lone Star Beneficial Association.
At the twentieth annual meeting of the
Lone Star Beneficial Association held yes