The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
Through His Efforts the Soldiers
Fare Well.
ALL HAPPY IN CAMP CUBA LIBRe,
1t is Confidently Expected That All
the Virginia Troops VIII Shortly
BE Reunited, and will Follow
Gen. Lee i'm an Attack on
Porto Rico-Affairs at
Camp Alger.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, June Especial.
The more the Virginia boys become ac-
ouainted with their new SURROUNDINGS
the better do they like them. Ihe men
Of the Second Regiment, who nave oeeh
hre for almost a week feel perctly AT
home and those Of the Fourth Regiment
nut in a hard days work In pitching
tents Tomorrow they will put In
floors, but the straw has become one OF
the forbidden luxuries.
The men are enjoying a good deal OF
liberty. There is no pass system In eN-
treme and no guard stops the soldiers
from entering or leaving the camp all
they have 10 do Is 10 be In their tents
at taps at 9:45 p. NJ.
LEES GOOD OFFICERS.
Since General Lee has been here he
has been on the lookout for the soldiers
and especially for the Virginia boys. The
food has been much improved and every
regiment as It arrives Is provided with
the needed rations and does all OF its
own cooking No more sausage, there
fore. for the bows of old Camp Lee. and
they are certainly glad OF 1t. This at-
ternoon the town had the first glance OF
General Lee since my arrival In camp.
He rode his handsome bay horse and
wore buff-colored trousers and top boots
fatigue coat and campaign hat. He was
Captain c. Gray Bolsseaux Of Company
NJ, Second Regiment. expects TO leave IN
the morning for Richmond, with de-
tail of four men from his battalion in or
der TO secure the necessary l04 recruits
to bring the our copanies OF his bat
talon up 70 the required number of
JOG men each.
BOYS WILL CELEBRATE.
Captain Bossleux yesterday received a
to1a charge
of the arrangements for the celebration
of the anniversary of the Grays Asso-
citation. informing him that the neces-
sary articles OF food will be forwarded by
express. so that the boys, although far
away from home. may be able to cele-
brate the 18th OF June in the customary
manner by u banquet.
AZ to the future movements OF the
troops now assembled at Camp Cuba
Libre and in Camp Springfield nothing
definite can be learned at this time. IL
IS pretty we'll understood that General
Lee has been tho direct cause OF the
gathering OF the two Virginia regiments
at Jacksonville, and .hat at his instarce
the Third will also reach here in few
DAYS, so that the Virginia troops might
be formed into one brigade.
II the general opinion here can be con-
sidered TO be worth anything. then 1t Is
10 be assumed that the virginia soldlers
will be sent to Porto Rico.
NO NATIONAL AIRS
THE bands Of the regulars as well as Of
the volunteers. are prohibited from play
ing national airs, "the Star Spangeld
Banner" or America" in medleys with
airs or as variations.
Commanders of regiments are directed
TO ascertain how many OF their men have
not had the measles.
When the Fourth Regiment dlsembark-
ed this morning a very comical sight
offered itself 10 the looker-on. Every
company carried several mascotes-con-
sisting Of dogs. cats and goats-that had
been picked up along the road from Rich
mond down 10 Jacksonville.
one member OF one OF the Suffolk COM
panies carried a little white pig. "Red
Mike" who is a well known character
in the old company OF the Blues, outdid
them all, for he had four dogs of va
rious descriptions which he had tied to-
gether. and on his shoulders he carried
two little kittens.