Evening star., 1898-07-21
GIVEN RIFLE RANGE
Troops at Camp Alger to Practice
Target Shooting.
GEN. DAVIS ORIGINATES THE SCHEME
Abatement of the Typhoid Fever
Announced by Surgeons.
NOTES OF TIL E CA NJ P
special Correspondents Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence OF The Evening ktar.
CAMP ALGER, Va, July p, 1895.
A rifle range is to be constructed next
week for the use of the troops now at Camp
Alger. 1t will be located at Cockrills Mills,
on Difficult run, point about twelve miles
from camp. So far the program has
been determined upon. each regiment will
march to the range and camp there week,
spending the time while there almost en-
tirely before the targets.
General Davis, the commanding officer of
the I'd Division, is the originator of the
scheme and has detailed the 4th Missouri
to perform the actual work of constructing
the range. The regiment will leave here
early Monday morning and is expected to
have the range in good condition by the
following Sunday. This involves the con-
struction of about thirty pits and the erec-
ton of thirty targets, as many firing sta
tions and large storehouse for ordnance
supplies. There are in the 4th Missouri
good many experts with the rifle and the
whole roster of commissioned officers Is
more than ordinarily interested in practice
on the range. Col. George H. Corby Is
particularly pleased that the construction
of the range has been fntrusted to his men,
So far arr angements have been mace only
for regiments in the I'd Division but, 1t
is understood, an opportunity will be given
all the commands in the corps to gain prac-
teal knowledge of the rifles.
Lull in Fever's Ravages.
The surgeons report a temporary lull In ty-
phoid fever, only two new cases having been
reported today. Both are from the Sd New
York-Captain L. B. Smith of Company A.
now in Rochester on leave, and First Lieu
tenant Jenkins of Company L, who was
sent to Fort Myer this morning. Captain
Smith was i'll before he left camp, but
manifested no symptoms of typhoid. His
leave has been extended fourteen days
Reports have come to the division nos
pital that all the typhoid patients at Fort
Myer are improving, and that the surgeons
there entertain the hope that all may be
sent back to their regiments in good con-
dition.
OF other sickness there is practically
none. The division hospitals are now more
than capable of handling all the cases
sent there. Today ninety-four recruits for
the hospital of the 1st Division reported
Their arrival will relieve those already on
duty there to great degree and will prob
ably do away with seven days tour of
guard duty.
A board has been appointed in the Sd
Missouri to investigate the cases of Pri-
Yates A. b. Hunter Company NJ, and Joel
Farron and G. A. Graham of Company A.
who are charged with desertion. The three
have not been heard from since. The board
consists of Major Kelsey, Captain Kelly
and Lieutenant Hardcastle and is appoint
ed to determine upon the value of the
property taken along. Private NJ. B. Smith
of Company l. has applied for transfer to
a regiment in Baltimore. Pending action
on this application he has absented him
self from camp. If he remains away ten
days his case will also come before the
board
y,,.I
Captain Brooks and Captain Calhoun
whose strategy resulted in the suppression
of speak easy" Tuesday night, have ad-
ded two more victories to their credit since
yesterday afternoon. Both offenders yto
lated the excise laws of Fairfax county
One conducted his business within 100 yards
of General Buffers headquarters
Not long ago a stand was opened by a
man named Davis, who, in conjunction with
Landlord Campbell and man named
White, has been, it is said, conducting a
series of enterprises here. The first was
the canteen, that was closed by General
Graham. Then followed on officers club,
an eating house. and finally supply store
in turn. The chiei features of the supply
store, 1t is harged, were dozen girl wait
crs and 7 Illicit sale of whisky at a soda
fountain 'hen the mattresses and their
manager r ported this morning they found
their stan,- closed. Davis is to be placed
under arrest.
The other instance was that of a young
man named McCarty from Washington,
who ran speak easy and a gambling den
opposite the stand kept by Davis. This
capture has an unfortunate side, as Nc
Carty's tent was close against the tent of
the Camp Alger laundry, concern con-
Quoted by wo unofending and reputable
young men, 1t may happen that these two
young men will lose their permit because
McCarty lFft his coat In their tent.
Notes of the Camp.
An inspection took place IN the 22d Kan
sas this morning. Maj. r. A. Brown act
ing as the inspecting officer.
Col. Nalle and Capt. Grmsly of the Sd
Virginia have returned to camp from u
visit home. Both officers live in Culpeper.
Twenty men appeared before the field
courts of the I'd Division this morning to
aLswer charges of being absent without
leave.
Several peddlers have met with disaster
in the camp of the ID Tennessee within
the last two or three days. They have
since grown TO be very wary, and scoot
out of regimental lines when any ore even
whispers rough house" The officers of
the regiment are maintaining the closest
watch in order to identify the offenders
AS whole the regiment is made up of
men of decent habits and good incl!na-
t1ons. quite reputable "a any other COM
mand in Camp Alger, but The name and
reputation of the regiment has suffered re-
Gently because of the misconduct of less
than one hundred men. Two of this num-
Der, PriyateS p. j. Davies and H L. Ham
lin Of Company B. have been caught alb
sent without leave and placed in the guard
house. Eight others have been arrested
for rough housing visitors in camp
Miss Lindsey and Miss Graham daugh-
tiers or the colonel and lieutenant colonel
of the 22d Kansas, are visiting the camn
They expect TO remain a couple of weeks
AT the request of Col. Marcus Kavenagh.
Lieut. Won Dieman of Gen. Davis staff
VIII deliver a series of lectures to the off