The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-16
DESERVING WIKOFF.
Gen. Miles Issues Peremptory Or
ders to Abandon the Camp.
aLCER SAYS THERE'S no CONFLICT.
IL Has Never Been the Intention to Make
Camp wikon Permanent-An Regu-
lars VIII Return to Their
Army Posts.

Camp Wikof Sept. IL. Under per-
emptory orders from Gen. Miles prepa-
rations are making to break up Camp
Wikoff at once by sending home all
soldiers here. This is entirely con-
trary TO what has been the under
standing of the officers in command.
Gen. Shafter said last week that 6,0OO
or 1000 men would be kept here at
least until October, and this was sup
posed TO have been the order of Secre-
tary Alger. An officer said yesterday
that when Gen. Miles order came
telegram was sent him saying that his
order was contrary to that of Secre-
tary Alger. Miles replied: Never
mind what Alger says; ! am in com
mand now"
That of course, settled it so far as
the officers here are concerned, and UNI
less Gen Miles orders are counter
manded next week will see the prac-
tical end of Camp Wikoff. Gen. Bates
said: my orders are to send the troops
away as fast as transportation can be
arranged" When asked if these or
ders did not conflict with those of
Secretary Alger, he said: "They are
new orders"
| 1t is expected that before the end of
the week all the patients in all the
hospitals in camp will have been re-
moved TO hospitals in New York and
other places except, perhaps, $50 to
200 men suffering from aggravated at
tacks of typhoid and intermittent
fever, malaria and dysentery, whom it
is considered inadvisable to remove
| for two or three weeks more. They
will remain in the general hospital
here as long as may be necessary, with
out regard to whether the troops in
| camp are removed to their barracks or
not
Awards for transportation of troops
to permanent barracks were made yes.
terday by the transportation bureau
here of the quartermaster's depart
ment The Fourth infantry to Fort
sheridan. ILL.,, will be sent via the
New York Central and its connections
at the rate of Sl5.25 for each officer
and man, with an extra charge of So
for sleeping car berths for the sick
and officers The Seventeenth infan-
try is to go to Columbus, o., via the
Baltimore & Ohio, at the rate of 50 %
each and SO. so for berths in sleeping
cars. The Thirteenth infantry to
Forts Niagara and Porter will go on
the New York, Ontario & Western, at
So for each officer and man. There
will be an extra charge of So for
berths.
The entire attention of the IS, 900
soldiers still at Camp Wikof is now
directed toward the latest develop
ments in regard to the abandonment
of the camp here and their removal to
the barracks occupied by them before
the commencement of the war. Gen.
Bates orders are to get all the troops
away from here as soon as possible,
but. according TO statement made
by him, he is not informed of the
means of transportation to be
provided by the quartermaster's
department He is unable to es-
innate the length of time that
may be necessary to remove the troops.
The troops now here comprise II regi-
ments of infantry, seven regiments of
cavalry. six batteries of light artillery,
four batteries OF heavy artillery and
six companies of the signal corps.
The Third and Twentieth infantry
regiments lelI mere ny Thll lnls MORN
ing, the former going to Fort Smelling,
Mimi, and the latter to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
ALGER DENIES STORIES OF FRICTION.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10. Concern
ing reports from Camp Wikoff that the
camp is preparing to break up under
peremptory new orders from Gen.
Miles, Secretary Alger said to-day:
'"rhere is nothing in that. Camp Wi
koff from the first was mostly intended
as detention camp The purpose
from the first has been TO get the sol
diers away from there as soon as pos
sible. No change in purpose is indi-
Gated by these dispatches from my
own orders given before left Wash.
ington.' Relative to a statement at
tributed to Gen. Miles to Never mind
what Alger says" etc, the secretary
positively refused to speak.
WILL RESTRAIN INSURGENTS