Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-08
THE WARS AFTERMATH.
Principal Events of the Week Briefly
Cilronicled.

Friday, sept. 2.
Captain Sigsbee, formerly Of the
Maine, has been ordered to command
the Texas.
General shafter arrived at Camp
Wikoff, Montauk Point. L. l., yester-
day. from Santiago.
General Merritt arrived at Hong
Kong from Manila, en- route to the
peace convention at Paris.
General Miles left Porto Rico yester-
day ON the OLDHAM. The Fourth Penn
sylvania regiment is also en- route.
Another trainload of sick soldiers
from Camp Alger and Dunn Loring
have been taken to Philadelphia hos
pitals
All the men of the cruiser Brooklyn,
from Captain Cook to the firemen. will
be presented with medals by Brooklyn
citizens.
Saturday, Sept. 8.
General Goblin has secured leave of
absence to attend the Grand Army en-
campment at Cincinnati.
Governor Black, of New York. has
investigated the hospitals at Chicka-
manga, and commends them.
Up to date SO volunteer military or
CARNATIONS have received mastering
out orders.
For violation of war articles Cor
poral Ellington, of the Fourth volun-
teer infantry, is dishonorably discharg-
ed and sent to prison for three years.
Colonel Studebaker, of the One Hun
bred and F'ifty-seventh Indiana vol
unteers, declares the health of his men
was ruined by their stay in Florida
without food and medicines.
Monday, Sept. 5.
The Philippine insurgents continue
active. having recently made an i'm
portant alliance with the Santiaglesia
party.
President Mckinley spent Sunday at
the home of Vice President Hobart in
Paterson, N. J.
Admiral Cervera and the other Span
ish prisoners will leave Annapolis for
home on Thursday morning.
President Mckinley spent five hours
at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. l.,
on Saturday, and made speech ex-
pressing the nations gratitude to our
heroes.
Among the volunteer troops to be re-
tanned in the army are the Fifth. Sixth,
Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth. Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Pennsylvania infantry. First Delaware
infantry, Third and Fourth New Jer-
sey infantry and First Maryland in
fantry.
Tuesday, Sept. 9.
The last of the light artillery left
Chickamauga Park, Ga, yesterday.
Surgeon General Sternberg inspected
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. l.,
and pronounces it satisfactory.
General Brooke arrived at Rio Pc
dras, suburb of San Juan de Porto
Rico, to participate in the work of the
peace commission.
Chaplain Mcintyre, of the battleship
Oregon, denies reported utterances inn
puted to him affecting the bravery of
Captain Evans, of the Iowa.
Private William H. Flynn, of the
Sixth Pennsylvania volunteers, was ar
rested for desertion in Chicago, though
he only just left sick bed being
stricken while at home on furlough.
Wednesday, Aug. z.
Admiral Schley and General Gordon
arrived at San Juan de Porto Rico to
participate in the peace commission.
Twenty leaders in the Philippine ISL
ands held meeting. Two favored a
republic and Is annexation to this
country.
Private Kinney, of the First Missis-
sippi volunteers, who assaulted his
colonel, gets five years Imprisonment
and dishonorable discharge.
The transport Chester, carrying the
advance guard of Miles army from
Porto Rico, including the Fourth Penn
sylvania volunteers. arrived at New
York.
Admiral Cervera, who has perfected
arrangements for returning to Spain
with other Spanish prisoners, publishes
a card of thanks to Americans for
courteSiSes extended.