The times., 1898-08-07
The Owner Of the Camp AIger
Grounds the Victim.
THE TYPHOID STILL RACES
1t Will BE But n Few Days More
Until All the Well Troops VIII
junction Several Discharges
From C0urt-MartiaI.

| encamped at Manassas. Ftfty-one cases
have been reported in the past two day:
and there IS no sign of the plague aIbat
ing.
The big level plains where The troop:
once slept are now baking in the sun anC
each day seems ITO increase the odol
which ascends from the mud Here ant
there deserted wells stand condemned
and give forth water which is little better
than the rain pools in the sinks.
A small riot occurred in the old quar-
ters of the Sixth Pennsylvania last night.
Several companies of that command are
still camped there doing guard duty. How
the trouble began is doubtful, but as far
as could be learned Mr.. Campbell, from
whom the War Department. leased the
grounds upon which Camp Alger was To-
Gated, had treated some of the boys
rather poughly and they concluded not to
stand any fooishness. Some of them
went to Campbelrs house, which stands
near the Sixth Pennsylvania quarters,
and were met by that gentleman with a
revolver. The boys then seized Camp
bell and after taking the revolver, carried
him into the woods where they tossed
him in blanket until they grew tired.
They then ran him home and threatened
to ktl him If he monkeyed with the
"figh,in' Sixth again.
Private Farmer, Company B, Sixth
Pennsylvania, went insane yesterday aft
ternoon, owing to high fever and the
heat. He was all right until dinner time,
when he began 10 act strangely and was
overpowered after an attempt 10 throttle
a conliade whom he accused of changing
his coffee into water. Farmer was eaken
to Fort Myer in a critical condition and
is not expected to live, as typhoid has
developed together with brain fever.
The new Second Army Corps colors are
now flying at corps headquarters. They
are yellow and red.
The First Division of the Second Army
Corps, with THE division hospitals, wall
leave Camp Alger for Manassas on Mon
day.
Gen. Butler spent the day at Manassas
on Friday. selecting a location for the
troops. He returned yesterday and as
soon as the wagon trains used In con-
veying the Second Division have return
ed, the First Division will break camp
The First Division reached Manassas
Junction Friday afternoon, after ex-
perlencing a good drendhing, during
terrific rain storm.
The Twepty-second Kansas Is acting
as an advance guard wllfle the Third New
York forms rear guard TO arrest strag
glers and relieve guards along the road.
Very little sickness is reported from the
troops. The division arrived in the fol-
lowing order: One Hundred and Fifty
ninth Indiana, the ROCKIES" regiment
composed CT recruits for the Dhirty-til
and Thirry-four;h Michigan and Ninth
Massachusetts; Sixth Pennsylvania, Sew
euth Illinois, Third Missouri; Second Ten
nessee.
The First Rhode Island arrived In the
old quarters at Camp Alger late Friday
night, having been recalled while on the
marctl TO Manassas Junction. This regi-
ment has been selected as one of the
commands which will join Gen. Wade in
his expedition TO Porto Rico. The boys
will remain in camp until ordered TO
Tampa
Col. Corby, of the Fourth Missouri.
received a dispatch from Gen. Wade
Friday afternoon requesting a state
ment of the fun strength, officers and
men, ready to proceed at once. Infor-
nation as 70 the equipment and wagons
was also desired. Col Corby answered
command able TO move at once as !, ,225.
The Missouri boys are elated over the
news that tt2ey will be sent to the front
The boys are so nervous and impatient
that they can hardly eat anything.
Friday was pay day for the regiments
still in camp, and the boys gave the
''long green" a hearty welcome. Some
of them mobbed the few refreshment
stands still in camp and purchased
L. Ill.
pears at q clip.
A very large number of the boys re-
ceived small pay, owing to fines imposed
during the month. Many of them re-
ceived no money at all, and these were
objects of compassion on the part of the
more wealthy soldiers, whose pockets
contained $3.50 for their months service,
but the unfortunates were treated to
everything needed.
The general court-martial of the First
Division has made public the following
sentences: Private A. D. Henry Com
pany F. Twelfth Pennsylvania, dishon-
orably discharged from the service: Pri-
vate ]. ]. Cosgrove, Company D, First
Connecticut, thirty days hard labor, and
fine of SO; Private William Wilson, Com
pany F, SiXty-flfth New York hard la
Dor for six months at Fort Columbus
N Y. and dishonorable discharge; Pri-
vate Fitzhugh Smith, Company A, Third
Virginia, six months hard labor at Fort
Columbus, n. Y, and dishonorable dis
charge The offence in each of the above
cases was conduct prejudicial to good
discipline.
Private Robert Jenkins, Ninth Ohio Bat
talon, was sentenced TO hard labor for
one month and fined $50 for being absent
without leave.
Thirty-seven cases of typhoid were sent
to Fort Myer Hospital on Friday. A
building will be leased near Manassas for
use as a post hospital for the troops
there.
The Fourth Missouri had sham battle
Friday morning. and frightened every
thing out of the woods around camp.
Seven companies were sent out to cap
ture five other companies, which they did
after much skirmishing and firing. The
fight was big success, and Col. Corby
is proud of the work.
Major Stringfel1ow, Of the First Battal-
ion, was badly burnt by powder during
the fight.
An order has been issued requiring that
all discharged men be retained In camp
for twenty-four hours after their dis
charges went into effect. This is done
to give the paymaster notice so that the
men may receive their money when they
make application.
A general order has been issued from
headquarters prohibiting the wearing of
anything but complete uniforms of some
one regulation style. No officer will be
allowed to wear a kakai blouse and blue
trousers or vice versa.
The following commissions issued by
the governor of Missouri has been put
into effect: To be iieutenants in the
Fourth Missouri regiment, W. H. Cooke.
Company l; c. L. Marine, Company A; E.
K. Stewart. Company H.
Col. Barnett, OF the One Hundred and
Fifty-ninti Indiana was injured bv be-