Evening star., 1898-08-19
Sewers His Connection With First
Division, Second Army Corps.
FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE COMMAND
Charges Against Third Virginia Reg
iment Still Under Consideration.
THE ECOND VISION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


CAMP ALGER, Va, August 10, 1S9S.
Maj. Gen. NJ. C. Butler commanding the
1st Division, I'd Army Corps, today left
Camp Alger to enter upon his duties as a
member of the Cuban peace commission.
His successor as commanding officer of the
list Division has not yet been appointed
Gen. Butler will go tomorrow TO Newport
News, returning to Washington in time for
the first meeting of the commission, which
takes place Monday morning. He will then
go to his home in South Carolina for a
brief stay before setting out for Cuba.
Before leaving camp Gen. Butler publish
ed the following order:
headquarters 1st Division, I'd Army Corps,
CAMP RUSSELL A. ALGER, Va,
August 10, 1898.
General Orders 81.
I'm severing his connection with the 1st
Division, I'd Army Corps, the major gen.
eral commanding wishes to express to the
officers and men of the division his high ap
probation of their SOldierly qualities and to
thank them for their loyal support in the
enforcement of discipline. The exigencies
of the service have prevented then! from
participating in active hostilities. This, of
course. is no fault of theirs, and they are
rome the less entitled to the gratitude of
their courtrymen, as they have stood ready
at all times to respond to any orders from
superior authority.
With an extended experience with volun-
teers, the major general commanding de-
sires to say that the first division is COM
posed of as fine a body of volun teer soldiers
as ii has ever been his fortune to know and
from his knowledge of their qualities lie
feels justified in saying if the opportunity
had presented itself they would have re-
fiected honor and glory upon their flag and
country.
THE major general commanding will
no tiY1n.4 t. 0f
esteem for the officers and soldiers of the
1st Division and trusts his separation from
them is only temporary.
by command of Maj. Gen. Butler.
(Signed) IF. S. STRONG,
Assistant Adjutant General
Brother Officers See Him OF.
Without prearrangement of any sort Gen.
Buffers departure was made quite an
event Brig Gems. Goblin and Plume and
Col. Burdette, commanding the three brig
ades of the command, accompanied him to
the train. There the party was increased
in number by the arrival of Capt. J. c. w.
Brooks, division quartermaster, Assistant
Surgeon Moncelius and Lieut.. Moore of
Gen. Gobins brigade, Superintendent Ryder
of the Southern railroad had MS private
car on Cne of the side tracks, awaiting
Gen Buffers arrival. This was coupled on
behind the noon train and brought to the
9th street station, dinner being served en-
route.
Third Virginia Case.
Col. Gross and his associate officers of
the court of inquiry devoted the entire
morning to consideration of the case in
volving the Sd Virginia They have not yet
reached a conclusion. When the court has
fully determined on the facts in the case
a statement involving that decision will be
sent Gen. Graham at Middletown, Pa, and
har 70 Tla RI rms MT In
ton. 1t will not be given out here. There
is, of course, much speculation as to the
nature of the verdict. The Virginia men
are for the most part all confidence. and
cannot see any possibility of an unfavora-
BILE verdict. Some of the regular army men,
on the contrary, express themselves freely
as of the opinion that the testimony fully
juStifieS Gen. Buffers order. The court is
composed of two regular army men. Coils.
Duval and Edgerly, and one volunteer, Col.
Gross, who Is the presiding officer.
After the report in yesterdays Star clos
ed addresses were made to the court by
Brig Gen. Goblin. representing Gen. Butler
and State Attorney General Montague. Gen.
Goblin first epitomzed the evidence and
then argued at much length to prove that
II was more than competent to sustain
Gen. Buffers action. He then spoke with
much earnestness of the undesirability of
having civilian authorities interfere in the
administration of military punishment
Mr.. Montague's reply to General Goblin
began with question, addressed to the lat
ter, as to whether or not the counsel for
General Butler had read the testimony, of
winch he presented an abstract General
Gobin reply that he had not done SO made
decided impression on the court
Probable Transfer.
A general order was issued this morning
making the first order issued in the case
less severe. 1t does away with the reports
OF absentees required by that instrument.
1t Is not impossible, however, that the regi-
ment may soon be transferred to another
command Word to this effect has reached
the officers of the regiment from Freder-
lcKsburg, where General Fitzhugh Lee is
visiting. He announced to friends of the
command in that city that the Sd Virginia
would surely be transferred to his corps
ana De sent to Jacksonville, instead of to
Middletown. ~ ~
Two deaths have been reported since yes-
ternay noon-Privates NJ. E Hurley Com
pany u, and F. v. Hack, Company III. 65th
New York. Both men died of typhoid fe-
yer Word has been sent to their relatives
IN bufalo Unless Instructions to the con-
trary are received by tomorrow the re-
mains Will be inferred at Arlington.
TRANSFER OF A BRIGADE.