Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28
FEVER AMONG THE TROOPS
Seventh Army Cops !, Visited with an 0u.-
break Of Typhoid in Cuba.
Gen. ludlow Puts - stop Go Throwing
OF Packets OF Flour During
Carnival.

Havana. Feb. ?S--The Seventh army
phold developed last month. now has
alxtl-onc aSes-twcniy.four In the firat
diyision-ot which twelve are In the
Second South Carolina regiment and
thlrty-aavcn In the Second division.
nearly half Of which are In the Forty
ninth Iowa regiment. There have been
i've deaths this month from typhoid In
the seventh army corps.
In the First division there are ninety
nine cases OF malarlg, IN the second
division. ninety-novsi,.. ~
Chief Surgeon kcan mas no apprchcn-
sion ~ an epidemic.
Sanitary precautions are vigorously
observed. underground sewers ATE being
laid ana the main pipe connections
viii be completed some time during
March.
The 20snd New York regiment II
ready Co break camp but viii not leave
for several days. it, departure VIII de-
pend upon tho Arrival ~ the transport
MinnoN uHkn az Havana. Al the hick NJ
the regiment seventeen ia number, have
been sent e. the hospital shin Missouri
now M Havana hafhnr These include
the Hryvu 0r eight rn.callcd yellow fc-
Yer eases Not cDnNAleHrpn'
The Second brigade consisting OF the
South Carolina aud Illinois regiments,
have returned ftam ten days Of pracs
tlcr MA. ohra IN line furm
Tho throwing ~ packets of Hour by
the maskerH during tho iullincntion -
Gently VAS stopped By tho city police
and the American guards On Major
liYugfu1 Ludlow IA order.
la Discussion. commenting on this,
says
"whlio -four throwing IL a bad Gus
tom. General Ludlow did not forbid II
On the previous days of the carnival
II happens that be- drove down o. the
plaza where II was possible % get
Hour on his clothes, and because this
happ"ned h. became Indignant and Or
dered II stopped
The transport chester n due 20 arrive
az the end of the week aud VIII return
20 Savannah with four batteries of the
nrHt Maine artillery.
The MinncWaaka lot Santiago on the
.1rd for Newport News with the Tween.
ty.third Kansas regiment and will
probably come here next The Third
Georgin regiment win leave Puerto
Principe as soon ~ transportation eau
be- obtained
General Gomez ala not visit Governor
General Brooke to-day The latter ls
awaiting tho rolls ~ the cuban army
which are necessary lu arranging the
contemplated payment the position
81 General Comes hero AZ defined IN his
conference with Robert r. Porter ~ a
helper Of General Brooke Ia cuban uf-
fairs. II n doubtful whether the rolls
viii be- forthcoming before the end "
tho week.
The cuban assembly met this after
noon. hut lnasmuch na the report NJ 10
Washington committee IL long and has
not been dlFcsici hy the members, tho
assembly adjourned In order TO glye
them time Tor consideration,
General Gomc1's two sons now In
Snntu Domingo are expected here In
May.
Private John y Peters, second Illinois
regiment, applied Tor his discharge but
the order from the secretary ~ war
really DISCHARGED John j. Pctnrs, CONT
pauy q Second Illinois regiment The
latter objected but was diHmIHael and
furnished transportation, Private John
r. Peters not having obtained his dis
charge. will re-apply.