Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-20
INTEREST DIVIDED
Troops at Camp Alger Discussing
Variety Of Topics.
GREAT DESIRE FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
Typhoid F ever and Work of the
Provost Marshal.
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treat DESIRE FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
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Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAMP ALGER, Va. July 20, 1898.
Interest at Camp Alger is divided today
between the War Department, the reported
epidemic of typhoid fever, the prospective
moving of the LIST Division ard certain do
irgs of the provost marshaFs office. Ever
s.nce the Santiago expedition first set out
the regiments left behind have been i'm
patiently watching the office of the Secre-
tary of War for some indication of the
troops that were to De taken to Porto Rico.
The Importance of the typhoid fever ques-
ton grows more decided with every new
case sent to Fort Myer. Many of the men
in Gen. Buffers command look on the es-
adjustment of a new camp at Dunn Lor-
ing as an effectual quietus to all their
hopes of assisting Porto Rico, and are
keenly alive to every change of plan in the
program announced by Adjt. Strong of the
LIST Division. 1t has been an open secret
that for a week past the order issued by
Gen. Graham, recently, forbidding the sale
OF intOXicantS was being circumvented.
This the provost marshal was determined
should no longer be the case, and sue
cessful effort was made last night to stop
the traffic indicated in at least one quarter.
Nothing has been heard here that would
indicate that any regiment in the I'd Corps
has been selected to join Gen. Brooke S
forces. Many of the regmental command
er5 intimate that they have private ad-
vices from the War Department that their
men are to go, but except in the ranks Of
those same regiments these reports are
not given much credence. No one at head
quarters has any knowledge that any one
regiment is soon to be ordered away. 1t Is
suggested on the contrary, that the estab-
Hshment of the Dunn Loring camp is an
apparent reason for believing that all the
regiments will remain here some time.
Uader Waiting Orders.
The Rhode Island men have been under
waiting orders for some time and the two
New York regiments, the 10th Indiana,
the eth Illinois and the I'd Tennessee have
all been ordered to submit lists of the
articles needed TO complete their equip
ments, so that they may be ready to leave
for the front. Everything of however lit
tie Importance is taken full of signifi
canoe when it concerns the possible move
ments of troops, so 1t is not surprising that
this order should have excited no end of
discussion.
One of the surgeons in camp who spent
yesterday at the Fort Myer hospital said
this morning that there We're at least
eighty cases of typhoid fever under the
care of the surgeons there He thought
most of them would prove light cases. but
that many of those sent over last were
four new cases have been reported all
from the Goth New York. The names of
the patients are; Corp. G. G.. York and
Privates Henry l.. Churchill and Robert
olson, Company e, and August F. Buch-
holz, Company A. In the New York Cav
airy the surgeons seem to have the fever
well in hand. no new cases having been
reported there since Wednesday. There are
now eight cases in the hospital out of the
40 men in the two troops.
New Camp Selected
Colonel Schall of the 9th PENNSYLVANIA
mas fnaliy selected a new site for the camp
which is presumably free from the un-
healthful condition of the old one. He has
chosen a spot in the pine woods near the
camp OF the 9TH Illinois, where there has
not been a case of illness for at least
month.
Nothing new has developed in the plans
of General Butler concerning the new Camp
for his decision. Further delay may be ex-
pected, however, because of the seizure of
one of the new wells by the 1st Connecticut
ana a controversy over some land which
General Butler hopes to secure for the 10Th
pennsylvania 1t is expected that two or
more wells will be finished within the week
so that If the land question is settled the
12th pennsylvania may remove from its
present quarters before Sunday. Brigadier
General Plume and the engineering officers
of the LIST Division, Major Josiah Pierce,
spent today laying off the camp for the 1st
Brigade that is for the Goth New York 18th
Ohio, Is New Jersey and 9th Separate Bat
talon of Ohio Volunteers, colored Cen
eral Builder said today that his headuuar-
tiers would not be moved before Saturday
or the early part of next week. The hos
pital W! = go over last of all.
Capt ]. {. w. Brooks. quartermaster of
the list Division, and Capt, James E CAL
houn. an aid on General Buffers staff, or
ganized yesterday into scouting party for
the provost marshal These two officers
first dressed themselves as enlisted men
f1I - oY,N It.,
last night. This done they set out to dis
cover some violation of the liquor law. An
offender was soon found in the form of
man who was always selling the last mint
of whisky he had After some little parIev
he sold d flask to Captain Brooks and was
arrested for his pains. He spent last night
In the guard house before he gave his
name, I. J. O'Boyle- This Provost Marshal
Kirby expects will prove a warming to
other offenders.
Notes of the Camp.
A man wearing the uniform of lieutenant
In the artillery service has been arrested
on the charge of impersonating an officer.
His name, he said, was Haxel, and his
regiment the 9Th Maryland Artillery This
explanation, when cor sidered in the light
or the fact that he slept in camp with en-
listed men, was regarded as insufficient and
Haxel was accordingly placed in custody
until the question OF his rank be de-
termined.
fTINEtes fltz Lee Smith, Company A; G..
r. Davis, Company F; G. f. Adams and
David Downey, Company B, all of the Sd
Virginia, were before the LIST Division court
martial this morning, charged with drunk
enness, disorderly conduct and disobedi-
ence of orders. Private Alfred ST. James
Company b, of the Goth New York, has
been sentenced to pay $40 fine and serve ten
days at hard labor for resisting an officer
Capt Kings wife and a party of young
ladies from Alexandria called at the quar-
tiers of the Sd Virginia this morning and
brought with them an exceptionally good
luncheon.
capt Hoyt of the 9th Pennsylvania Is to
deliver lecture to the men of his regiment
on "A Walk About Jerusalem"
A furlough for eight days has been
granted Father Sherman the chaplain of
the 4th Missouri.
The remains of Private Hollenbeck of the
4th Missouri. whose death was reported in
The Star of yesterday, were taken to Mound
City for burial.