The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-07
FEN DEATHS At The CAMP
Mortality at Chickamauga Among
the Troops Was Only Two
Tenths of One Per Cent
THE HOSPITALS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Secretary AIger Is Grntihed over
General Boynton's Report-eosp
About Gen. Miles-Puerto Rico COM
mission Sails for San Juan-othef
War News Of Interest.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Secretary Al
Coils much gratified with the report
Of Gen. II. V. Boynton on the condl-
tons at Camp Thomas. Chickamauga'
Gen. Boynton disposes of the sensa-
tional stories about the sanitary con
ditions at Camp Thomas by showing
that while there have been 15,Ooo men
IN that camp. there have been only Tvs
deaths. or about two-tenths OF one
per cent. The secretary is gratihed 10
And Tint tie sensational stories told
about this camp are refuted by the
facts as reported by Gen. Boynton'
Hospitals i'm Good shape.
The report also shows that the hos
nitals are in splendid shape. and are
heih~ efficiently managed-that there
ONO lack of supplies and that the men
are being properly cared for and have
everytlAg that they could reasonably
want. thus disposing of the charges
made in some newspapers that SICK
soldiers get insufficient food and
starve 10 death.
Gossip About Gen. Miles
The gossip about Gen. Miles and the
interviews attributed 10 him contin-
mes There is little doubt that unless
tho general disavows responsibility
Cor the interviews Gen. Alger will or
der him tried by court-martal soon
after his return 10 this country. ne
secretary feels. il is said, that the
maintenance of proper discipline IN
the army demands nothing less than
this II is still possible. however. that
the scandal that would ensue from the
adoption of this course may be avert
Cd The president may take hand IT
the matter, and prevent open rupture
letween the secretary of war and the
commanding general of the army
sail for san Juan.
New York. Sept. Admiral Schle.
and Gen. Gordon, United States com
roissioners TO settle the conditions 10
Tho Snanish evacuation of Puerto Rico
called for San Juan Wednesday o.
board the steamer Seneca. The thlr
member of the commission, Maj. Gef
Brooks. is at present in Puerto klc'
Admiral Schley was accompanied b
his staff. and William W. Gordon. Jr
vent with his father as aid.
Troops Arrive I'm Santiago.
American transport Nigilancla mas a
rived with SEQ men of the INVENT.
third Kansas volunteers. The trooI
are in good health and will disembar
sc soon as the health inspection
over. These troops will be quartert
temporarily on the San Juan hill. b
later they will be transferred TO &c
Fwer's camp on the San Luis platea
Troops Leave Puerto Rico.
New York, Sept. 2.-Col. hlmDa
deputy quartermaster general, has
ceived from Gen. Miles a dispat
dated Ponce. September /, stating I'll
4oOO tyoops sailed Wednesday FIRE
Puerto Rico on the transports Ma
toba. Mississippi. Concho. Alan
Chester and OLDHAM. He. himself sail
on the OLDHAM. The transports will
come TO New York.
Gen. shafter Returns.
New York. Sept. 2.-The transpC
Mexico. with Gen. Shafter on boa
anchored off Montauk Point Thursd
Cen. Shafter came ashore and v
driven TO the detention hospital.
Orders to Muster Out.
Washington, Sept. 3. - Adjt. q
Goblin issued orders for the mus
out of 10 volunteer organizations. nj
herring mere than 10000 officers ;
men. Including former orders m
than $4,000 Of the volunteers have b
ordered mustered out, and 1t is S
at the war department that the w
will no wgo forward more RAP
and within week or two fully 100
volunteers will be mustered out.
December there will not remain III
than $4,000 volunteers in the Uni
States service.