The evening times., 1898-06-23

Major General Smarter. every SOLDIER
camped in and around this city has been
anxiousiy looking for news of the arrival
of the expedition. Consequently, there
was rejoicing on Tuesday when 1t was
announced that the fleet of transports had
reached Santiago in safety. With the ex-
ception Of the Seventy-first New York
and the Second Massachusetts, the first
expedition was composed entirely of Unit
ed States regulars. Now comes the op-
portunity of the volunteers, and there is
considerable excitement in all the camps
since the order was issued for six regi-
ments to be provided with twenty days
rations and to hold themselves in readi-
ness.
Since Major General ]. ]. Coppinger has
moved his headquarters to Tampa Heights
there has been a marked Improvement
in the drilling of the men forming the
regiments camped In the vicinity of head
quarters Each man seems to think that
the general is watching his every move
ment, and consequently does his very
best.
Several Of the regiments have been pro-
vided with machetes. such as are used by
the Cuban forces. The men are instruct
ed in the handling of the weapon by Gu
ban experts, and many are becoming quite
pedition leaves every man will be furnish
ed with machete in addition to his rifle
| and other regulation equipment
The health of the soldiers in camp at
Tampa continues good. in spite of the
reports to the contrary. Only four men
have died from disease during the last
two months. although 25OoO troops have
been camped here. There have been two
deaths from accident and two homicides.
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| corps and Gen. Coppinger's corps have
been greatly pleased with the remarka-
| BILE healthfulness OF the men.
Recruits continue to arrive every
| day from Fort Mcpherson. near Atlanta
| AS fast as they reach here they are as
| signed to the regiments that are being
brought up to the regulation standard
| Nearly all the volunteer regiments have
sent men TO the States from which they
| came to recruit the required number OF
men.
| The men of the Second and Sixty
ninth New York Regiments were greatly
| pleased TO greet the State paymastcr
and to receive from him their pay for
the time they were in the State camps
| waiting to be mustered into service.
| Some of the regiments from other
States have not yet received their pay.
The press censor is again welding the
| blue pencil in a peculiar way. He ex-
| ercises no control over the local papers.
and they publish many things that are
withheld when submitted for telegraph
! ing.
! The quartermaster and commissary de-
! partments are now run in far better
style than when the preparations for the
| departure of Gen. Skaters expedition
were in progress. The camp at Lake
| land has by no means been abandoned.
The First and Tenth United States Cav
| airy are still well represented as about
400 soldiers from each regiment were
| left in camp at that place when the 9TH
er men went to Cuba. Five hundred re-
| cruits from Atlanta were taken to Lake
land today. and it is understood that
| many more are to be camped there.
| Rough Riders Fight.
Tampa. Fla. June 2s.-Shortly after
midnight shooting fusiIlade was precipi.
| tated in a disorderiy house number OF
| Rough Riders were out merry making
and to wind up the jolification they
sought entrance TO a place run by Alice
May. They proceeded TO tear down blind.
| and doors. The inmates were in a state
\ of excitement and fear. Lizzie Smith
| one of them shot at random striking
| William c. .Schoetel, pack train No
I of the Rough Riders. in the left arm, in.
fhctlng a painful wound.
| This enraged the soldiers to such an ex.
| tent that they hurried away and supplied
| themselves with pistols and returned to
get revenge. yolley was fred through
| windows. one striking Alice May in the
leg, shattering it. Amputation will be
necessary. Il is not known which of the
| five did the shooting which took effect
| but the following are locked up in the
county jail awaiting preliminary trial
William c. Schoetel, James Fl. Gibson
| packmaster. train No. Z: Privates Ed.
ward Lowens. Troop L, Rough Riders
o. E. Cary. Troop L; G. T. Semple, pack
! train No. l. The better element of those
| encamped here deplore these midnight
/ orgies and have exercised the severest
| military discipline, but it is almost i'm.
possible to suppress such things after q
| sufficient supply of "tanglefoot" is in
| dulged in.
4 The e'court- t-martial Col. Oscar ]. Brown
presiding. has adjourned after hearing
| the evidence in tha case of Lieut. Leary.
! Sixty-ninth New York Volunteers Little
or no information can be obtained, but it
| is believed that he will receive as light
punishment as Major Ramsay, of the
| same regiment.
Artillerymen Go South.
New York, June 23.-Bartery H. Of the
Seventh Artillery. on its way from Fort
Adams. Newport, r. l.. to Tampa, where
1t will form part of siege train to Cuba,
| were greeted by crowds and cheers when
they arrived in this city yesterday. They
| came in on the Priscilla, of the Fall Riy-
er line. in command of Lieut. Hubbard.
There were ninety-nine men in the bat
terry. A special ferryboat took the men
to Jersey City, where they were Joined
by Battery d, of the Fifth Artillery
| from Fort Slocum. Both batteries left
| for the South on a special train over the
| Pennsylvania Railroad
Corps Flags.
With the organization of the armies of
the United States into corps, divisions and
brigades, 1t has become necessary for the
War Department officials to select de-
signs for the corps badges and regimental
flags. Much pressure has been brought
upon Secretary Alger by Army officers
that were in the War of the Rebellion to
have the same corps badges used as were
used by the Federal forces in the civil
war This, however, the Secretary has
refused to do, and he has appointed a
board of officers to select approprite de-
signs for new badges and flags
In selecting designs for corps badges Ii
is intended to have them so simple that
a soldier can easily cut his corps insignia
out Of piece of leather or cloth and wear
1t on his coat.
The brigade guidons under consideration
are especially effective, as they point out
at a glance the precise corps to which the