The Holly chieftain., 1899-03-24
ARMY RAnONS APPROVED
Ihe Board Concludes That the Pres
ent Rations Form a Suitable
Diet for Soldiers.
WANT 10 CONTROL THE QUARANTINE.
N'ko'iatsous Pending Between the NAtion-
nj 9ovsrnm-nt and Savannah, Ga, to
nave the st>tion Controlled by the Ma
rne H0sp'tal service-summer Camps
Tor Troops TO BE Maintaiu.d,

Washington, March 22.--About the
middle OF February Secretary Alger
appointed board of army officers con-
sisting of Col. Woodruff, assis,ap,
commissary of subsistence at New
York city; Col Smart, assistant sur
geon general, and Capt Craig to in.
vestlgate and report upon the present
emergency ration of the army. The
'oard Immediately met in New York
city ana entered upon its work. 1t con-
sidered the matter of providing rations
IN every detail. depending in large part
upon the experience of our army dur
ing our operations against Spain in
ouoa, Porto Rico and the Philippines
IN reaching decision. After nearly
months session the board has
reached the conclusion that there is
no necessity for change in the pres
eht ration, as 1t comes up to every re-
qulrement and forms suitable diet
for every soldier. The emergency
ration as it is now constituted consist is
OF the following articles: Ten ounces
bacon, IS ounces of hard bread, four
ounces pea meal or the equivalent in
any approved material for making
soup. coffee. roasted and ground. two
ounces, or tea one-half ounce, sacchar.
inc four grains, salt sixty-four hun.
areoths OF an ounce; pepper four-hun-
dredths OF an ounce and one-half ounce
tobacco
want to Control the Quarantine.
Washington, March 2a.-Negotia-
tons are pending between tho ma
tional government and the Savanuah,
Ga, city government by the terms of
which the city quarantine station may
pass under the control of the national
marine hospital service. The mayor
is favorably disposed towards the
transfer of authority, believing the
health OF the city would be not less
safely guarded and that the local tax
payers would be saved $40. 900 year, the
present cost of the quarantine. The
negotiations are the outcome of the
detention of government transports
from Cuba with soldiers. Arrange
ments are being perfected whereby all
soldiers from the West Indies will be
stopped at Fort Pulaski. IA miles down
the river. for disinfection and deten-
tion and II the quarantine station
puSScs IutO national control there
will be no open door policy for incom-
ing vessels from any infected port
summ-r Camps for Troops.
Washington, March 90 Secretary
Alger has come to the determination
to maintain summer camps for the
United States troops in the southern
states and the delegation of Georgians
who called upon him yesterday to Sc
cure that object will be SO informed.
1t is also the intention to maintain
one Of the camps in the neighborhood
of Atlanta The only condition is
that the present Georgia quarantine
regulations which operate SO as to
prevent the movements of troops
absolutely demanded by the mil
itary needs OF the case shall
be adapted to the requirements.
The number of troops to be located at
any one camp will not be large for it
is said at the department that only
about Is, 900 soldiers will be SO located.
but there islikely to be much chang
ing around among the men. Troops
returning from Cuba are to be de-
tanned in the Georgia camps about 20
days at least before being sent to their
homes or 70 the northern posts.