Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-06
N|TOBA ST|LLHERE
Transport Did Not Sail for
Porto Rico Yesterday,
FIFTH ILLINOIS IN CAMP
Provost Guard Secures the City for
Snilirr- O.t without I.en,e.
More rroos, i:n Route.

OOHlIdf " expectations Inc IE1Uso-
port Manitoba. which has OF, board
batteries ~ and e and Two troops oI
Pennsylvania cavalry. did not sail yes
terday for Porto Rico. However. it is
probable that the steamer will Weigh
anchor some time this morning. The
remainder OF the expedition will sail
the first part Of next Week. probably
on Tuesday
Owing to the pressing need Of trans
ports to convey General Skaters ar
my from Santiago to America. there
Will be considerable delay in getting
General Wade's provisional division off
to Porto Rico. But the troops ordered
here will come in on scheduled time
and go into cainp above the shipSard.
Already the Fifth Illinois regiment.
Colonel Culver commanding, has arriv-
ed and pitched tents. This regiment
reached the city yesterday morning
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
More troons will arrive today. 1t is
likely that General Wade's troops will
be in Newport News several Walks.
PROVOST GUARD OUT.
The provost guard patru!led the
streets all night last night, gathering up
The 'drunlSs" ana the soldiers who had
run the lines ana taking them back
to Camp Grant.
Since the men were paid off there
has been considerable drunkenness
:llnonS the soldiers aud the guards are
kept busy day and night making ar
rests. Not since the Ninth M;,sSichu-
sets regiment embarked from this city
has there been So much disorder among
the troops as there was last night. Hun
dredS OF men had cscap~, from camp
and they iockcd u ali parts of the
city. going INFO saloons, houses OF i'll
fame ana dives. The guards even
secured Hlo"dtieil for men Who were
without passes. y temporary guard
house was established on the elevator
lot at the corner of Washington avenue
and Twenty-.ish,l street, Here the
men arrested by the guards Were. plac-
eel ANA sent To camp in squads. Some
OF the soiuiers were very diSorticrly.
and III one instance the officer of the
guard WAS compelled to order his men
To tie and sag a 'tboozy fellow Who
cursed everyb body from the lieutenant
in charge down. Considerable excite
ment was created about | O'Clock at
the corner Of Washington avenue and
Twenty eighth street when one. Of the
soldiers under arrest made his escape.
4 guard followed him, calling to him
to halt, but the man did not heed the
i command. The guard threw his gun
to his shoulder and fired into the air,
but 1t did not terrfy the fleeing blue
coat. one man was slightly jabbed in
the side by Il guard. who showed his
DiNoh"t III hlIh. This man Was uHruly.
DRESS PARADE.
The SIN companies of the First Ken
lucky regiment. which are cnc;lmDed on
the Casino stonnds. held 4 dress parade
yesterday evening u, i n',l,ck IVES
avenue was lined with people who turn
ed ont |" see the parade. Major Gray
WIS III command. ..
GENERAL GRANT SEI;ENADEp.
The First l<cutucky's band strrrnalal
General Fred -. Grant ut lh.. War
wick Hotel last night The band began
the s-rcna,!e with Dixie and IN,
crowd chee:eu Justify
WILL. co HGAll. No.N.
Private Stcaunl;in of CoInuany X.
First kentucky. who was disch;irm.I
from service several DAYS ago on .c
count OF his youthful axe. ard lhr,>yn
upon me mercy Of The city officials this
morning Received notice from the (,heS
apeakc x Ohio railroad thai transnnr-
tatloh To his home in Kentucky had
been provided for ana tlr,t H.. fn,,l,i
seaHe when il suited his pleasure.
SOLDIER LOSES FITS MlNir
Private Howard. Cn,npany u. Third
kentucky Infantry, is the uill:- mar
missing from that regiment ana ac-
corning to Information received by The
baliN Press this unfortunate Young
man is now wandering ah;u, in The.
woods between here ana Richmond in :,
dcnenttI condition of mind
howard left his gun and clothes il,
camp and disappeared July 81 CRY
Sergeant Ailstead saw hin, in the coun
~ several days ago and asked him
where h. was going. The soldier re-
pied that his company was in Rich
m"lld and that he was going to join it,
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