The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-27
From a STAFF Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent
Camp Alger, Va, May 26.--Saturday
will be a great day in the camp. Pres
ident Mckinley and the state pay for
the Pennsylvania troops are expected
on that day. There is to be a corps re-
view in honor Of the president. 1t will
take place on a farm about a mile and
a half to the west Of the camp.
Tomorrow morning at . o'clock a
practice review is to be conducted by
General Graham that the soldiers may
have little schooling in the big man
coverings before passing under the
eyes OF the commander-in-c chief. The
distribution of uniforms and equipment
to the various companies was begun
today and by tomorrow night it is ex-
pected all the men will have been
fitted out.
The order for daily routine was is
sued this morning. The first call is at
5.15 a. m, and taps are sounded at $50
T. m There is three and one-half hours
of drill and instructions in the morn
ing and the same in the afternoon. The
only leisure the soldiers will have is a
half hour at 7.3O a. M, an hour before
noon mess, half an hour at 2.3O y. m,
an hour before supper and whatever
time there remains between the con-
clusion of the $50 j. m. dress parade
and the 9.15 p. m. call to quarters.
1t is the hardest routine any Of the
soldiers here ever saw prescribed, and
it is being viewed with especial anxiety
by the men who expect to have sore
arms as a result Of the vaccinations
which have been going on for the past
two days. a squad composed of five
men and 2 corporal from each company
in the corps was sent out today maxi
ing roads and building bridges. Thera
was a heavy rain this morning and the
day is decidedly cool.
MORE BRIGADIERS.
The completion of the First division
of General Graham's corps demands
the appointment of three more briga-
diers, The nominations are hourly eX-
pocted. l can state on as good as offic-
ial information that General Wylie will
be one Of the three. His appointment
was agreed upon last Monday morning
and his nomination papers prepared
for transmission to the senate. Some
thing has developed to delay the an
nouncement of the nominations, but I
am given to understand that the delay
will in no wise affect General Wylie's
ultimate appointment.
General Goblin, according to the story
] heard, is not to receive any kind of
recognition. Some utterances, of a
quasi-defiant nature, which are attrib-
uted to him, reached the ears of MIR.
Mckinley and the general in conse-
quence will be ignored, entirely.
a story l heard in Washington to-
day is interesting enough per Sc to re-
peat to Scranton readers, despite the
fact that it is not to be credited. 1t is
that Colonel Coursen is being doomed
for permanency in the brigade COM
nand which General Graham has tenn
porarily assigned to him. General
Sewall, who is his close personal friend
and it is said distant relative, and At
torney General Gregg, who was his
roommate at college, are his rumored
friends at court. Colonel Courser
laughed when the matter was broached
TO him and requested "for heavens
sake don't put anything like that in the
papers"
OFFICIAL INSPECTION.
To put a stop to the various ground.
less rumors about the unhealthiness OF
Camp Alger Surgeon General GuarC
and the three brigade surgeons, Majors
Farquhar, Alters and Parke, made a
thorough personal investigation into
the condition Of the men and now an,
nounce that the bad sanitary condi
tions that are alleged to prevail amonl
the troops here are totally untrue.
The health OF the camp is even bet
ter than the average for cities of SINH
lar size, not 10 say anything Of mill
tary encampments. They admit tina
there was danger of disease in tn,
scant and none too wholesome waite
supply, but this danger has been re
moved by the closing up of springs il
which the water was found to be o
questionable quality and the Issuing o
stringent orders to boil the water o
springs that by reason of their prox
unity to sinks or stables might pos
sibly be contaminated. With the com
pletion of the artesian wells and tn
reservoir at the springs on the higl