The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-26
ARE STILL
GUESSING
officers Have No News
From Washington.
NO ORDERS FOR THE FIRST
xAdjutant General Sackett Believes
II Will Go to Porto Rice.
NO ORDERS FOR THE FIRST
GOV. DYER STILL In NEW YORK.

Gov. Dyer is still in New York. being
expected to return home tomorrow
morning. In the meantime no commu-
nications from the war department or
from Col. Abbot have been received at
the office of the commander-in-ch chief,
rhnd the military officials Of the state
are still guessing. Adjt. Gen. Sackett
said this morning that he was of the
opinion that the First Rhode Island
Volunteers, now at Camp Alger, would
certainly be ordered on active service
before long. He believed that all the
volunteer regiments in the service
would be needed before the war was
ended. and one 80 thoroughly equipped
as the Rhode Island Regiment would
certainly be called into use.
+, The First Hospital Corps started from
Tampa q day or two ago Tor Porto Rico.
with force of 80 men, to join the ex-
pedition under command OF Gen. Miles.
in the detachment are the following
named men from Rhode Island: w. X.
xCarson, John j Mahoney. Thomas Fall
hon, James W Lewis. Edward Taylor,
Robert Richards. Arthur Lake. Joseph
t0alvin. These men have all been
Grained fQr hospital work; h,oItna,. and WI, III
display their knowledge.
~ Horses For Battery.
G. WhilesBettery "A has 25 horses so far.
f6tsncey 6teyi Is that no gun drpis with horses
ebtlye so fAr been attempted. Further
moketwllle Battery has received the
efwo guns to. complete its equipment, no
kRun4carriages or caissons have yet been
nd ha fUn
tabreech lQaders ARE, for the time be-
f3ng, usel6ss. How soon the carriages
4 and calBsons will arrive is all guess
kwork 80 far. but the boys are sanguine,
tvpirfts. It is also said that more horses
I will be received at Camp Dyer this
week, and this Is taken as sign that
I The goverhment will have some use for
the batteries. some day.
There are rumors in circulation that
Camp Dyer is to be closed as a post. as
Gar as the state is concerned, although
nothing definite is known about the
matter. AS long as there was pos
Ability that President Mckinley would
termined to keep the post open, but
now IL 10 known that no more calls
will be made for recruits. Gov. Dyer
will probably visit the camp in few
days. and upon the result of this visit
the future Of the post will largely de-
pend.
State Property at Camp.
It is generally believed. however, that
as long as the batteries remain at
Quonset Point, the post will remain
open. but with n greatly reduced force
on duty. There is quite a quantity OF
state property at the camp. and this
must' be carefully looked after, and In
case Gov. Dyer should decide, for
economy's sake, to close the post, there
would, be a probability that Capt.
Greene, who is now the post quarter
master. would be detailed to represent
the state ut the camp ground. Capt.
Greene has been stationed here since
the early part OF May, first executing
the duties OF his position as brigade en-
gineer and later, when Lieut.. Weaver,
who was then the he post auartermaster, r,n
hection with Battery to relinquish
khat ONCE, he became post Quartermas-
ter.
In the meantime matters are pro-
gressing very quietly at the camp and
fhe men are getting a great deal OF use-
ful practice. The horses are being
broken to general work and to the bugle
lcalls. and are rapidly becoming familiar
with camp routine. The health of the
two batteries is generally good, and
the weather well suited to work on the
parade ground.
Fever Cases at Camp Alger.
III IL SdlQ Oy InOSe WHO are III a poci-
kion to know that there are only three
cases of typhoid fever in the ranks of
the First Rhode Island Regiment at
Camp Alger. and none OF the cases are
considered TO be very serious. There Is
apparently no danger Of an epidemic,
Tor extraordinary precautions have
been taken in regard to the sanitary
condition OF the camp. DR.. Harvey of
the regiment has taken no chances. and
as soon as a man has shown any signs
- - a~1~. Ixc hn hDH
him sent to the division hospital for
treatment. DIR. Harvey says: so far
only three cases OF the typhoid fever
have developed I'm the regiment. which
IS small number compared with those
pf other regiments In camp. The other
cases OF fever reported so far seem
10 be more Of malarial than typhoid
nature"
Col. Abbot had a long talk with the
company officers In regard to the OBJ
serving and enforcement Of the strict
est sanitary rules. and these Will be
rigidly carried out. The camp Is now
perfectly clean. and the occupants of
some tents who have been sleeping on
the ground have been compelled tc
build themselves beds at least foot
high This is to guard against malaria.
Every tent and every sink has been dis
infected. and there is no reason to an-(
ticipate any further spread OF the dis
ease.
Washington. July 2s.--Ten new cases
of typhoid fever were taken 20 the Fort
Myer hospital today. They include
John Owens and j. III. McElroy, First
Rhode Island. Peter Waldron. Com
pany u. Seventh Illinois. died yester.
day. He was typhoid patient.
Deceit Alleged.
Simon Weisman has begun suit
against Charles c. spaulding to recov-
or f2Ss The controversy Is over some
checks OF a Springfield bank and de-
ccif la alleged BY the plaintiff on the