Evening star., 1898-06-24
GOING TO THE FRONT
More Troops Ordered to Move From
Camp Alger.
WILL JOIN AMERICAN ARMY IN CUBA
Latest Orders Issued Respecting
the Commissary Stores.
TWO DEATHS IN CAMP

| Orders have been issued to the entire d.
| vision comprising the newly created COM
| mand of Brgadier General Guy V. Henry,
| at Camp Alger, for it's speedy departure
| to reinforce General Shafter at Santiago, to
follow the 33d Michigan Regiment and one
battalion of the Saith Michigan, already
started on the mission. The new orders
cover the balance of General Henry's COM
| mand. 1t includes the remaining battalions
| of the 34th Michigan, and the 9th Massa-
| chusetts Regiment These will complete
| General Duffield's command. The Sd Vir-
| ginia, which belongs to this brigade, will
not go, as Its equipment is incomplete.
| The orders also cover the entire brigade
of Brigadier General Garretson, which in
cludes the 9Th illinois, 9th Massachusetts,
| and Sth and 9th Ohio Regiments
| The plan is to move all of General Hen
| rvs division on the Harvard and Yale,
| these ships to make two round trips. The
| first trip will carry most, If not all, of Gen.
| eral Duffield's brigade. The War Depart
| ment allows three days for the trip, two
| days to unload the troops, and three days
to return to Newport News. making eight
| days. BY that time General Garretson's S
| brigade will be at Newport News ready to
| go on board the ships, and then will come
| the second trip, taking three days, with
| two days allowed for Garretson's troops to
| unload in Cuba.
| Word had reached the camp Of the 9th
| Massachusetts to the effect that the 9Th
| Illinois and Sth Ohio were to be sent in
| lieu of their own regtment and the Michi-
| gan battalion The gloom occasioned by
| this report was more than offset by the an
| rouncement this morning of the fnstruc-
| tions received by Colonel Began. Both the
| Massachusetts commanders and Colonel
/ Data tha IN Enhi CHI ha
| pleasure of their men in their prospective
! journey to the front. Their excess baggage
| and personal supplies have all been packed
| and ready for 81 ipment since General Duff
| field was first notified that his men were to
| leave Camp Alger.
| The 9th Illinois and the Sth Ohio were
| given verbal notification this morning that
| the whole of the Ohio command and the
| LIST Battalion OF the Illinois men would re-
| ceive orders today to leave Falls Church
| at o'clock. On the receipt of this notifi-
cation Col. Hard and Col. Foster immedi-
| dtcly prepared their men for departure
| While this work was still in progress the
| order was verbally countermanded and the
| two colonels were instructed TO hold their
| men in readiness to move at any time from
| now on
| Preparing for Departure.
Meanwhile the officers of the command
| indicated have done everything possible to
| make their men ready for instant depart
placed in squads by themselves, except
where they fully equipped.
Every one connected with the 1st Rhode
| Island and the two New York Infantry
| commands is chagrfned at the delay of
| the department in ordering them into ac-
tive service. Their state governments sent
| them to camp a: completely supplied with
| uniforms, ordnance and quGrtermaster sup
plies as are any troops in the regular army.
| 1t is repI esented that they are now W I'll
| drilled other me ha tee
service Their continued failure to be
selected for transport is the occasion for
much grumbling' among the enlisted men
apd much raising Of the eyebrows AMI
| Struggling of the. shoulders among The
| officers. 'st
Another Camp Sensation.
1t now seems as though another sensa-
| ton will be added to the list already made
| up here at the camp. Eight letters con-
signed to the 65th New York We're found
open in the rear Of the grocery store at
Falls Church. SCme of them at time
contained money. Quartermaster ]. A.
Houk of the 1th Ohio CHANGED to enter a
store kept by man named Witch. and
| overheard the storekeepers little girl ask
| her mother why the soldiers letters were
not delivered. He at rec began to inves-
| tigate and soon discovered the letters men
| toned above. They were taken at once to
tn, addresses.
One of them had been received in Falls
Church village June 10. The postmarks on
the others we're blurred. Private Minshcl
| Company H, 65th New York, to whom the
| first letter was addressed. learned on read
| ing 1t that 1t was one of twelve sent him
flcm home None of the others was ever
| received. Col. S. NJ Wefch left camp today
! to go to the Post Office Department and
ask for All investigation.
| Commissary Department Circular.
The commissary department has issued
the following circular:
1T is provided by Army Regulations that
| each enlisted man shall be supplied with
| cne full ration for each day. To accom-
| plish this end, each company and troop
| commander will be held responsible for the
correct rendering of his ration return a.
the proper time. These returns, each ap-
| proved by the regimental commander. will
| be consolidated by the regimental adjutant.
These consolidated (regimentaD returns,
| approved by the brigade commander, will
be consolidated by the brigade commissary
| and submitted to the division commander
| TOR approval. On being thus approved,
these returns will be used by the brigade
! commissaries as requisitions on which to
| draw. in bulk, from the depot commissary,
the necessary supplies for their commands.
| and will serve as vouchers for the depot
| cOmmisSary.
| Brigade commissaries will issue rations
| 10 companies, using the company returns
as vouchers, retaining the regimental re-
| turns for file.
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ments. field hospitals and other organiza-
| tons not brigaded will draw their rations
| from the depot commissary on proper re-
| turns.
| Brigade commissaries will provide them
selves with reasonable amounts of stores
| for sale to officers and enlisted men,
Ratlon returns will be submitted with
| the morning report on the 10Th. 2Oth and
last days of each month. That of the Goth
VIII include the number of days remaining
IN IN tn the calendar month. the others ten days
each. Brigade commissaries will issue to
companies every three days, the last Issue
! of the calendar month
The quartermastePs department will
| supply transportation. canvas and mater
ials necessary for the projection and pres
eryation Of surplies' ~
Stories of Chaplain KeiRer.
Every one in the ID Brigade of the 1st
Division is telling stories of Chaplain N
Keller. who died yesterday morning As
all of these indicate phases Of Mr.. Keiffer's
irresistible personality and his wonderful
faculty of making friends among men. they