The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-10
The Natives Show An Aptitude to
Get American Money.
QUARANTINE AGAINST SMALLPOX
Quartcrmaster Sergeant Richardson
Receives taIl and Snstains Sc
rious injury Private John Bois-
seau stops a stray Rock
With His Head Saved
Ills Money.

CAMP COLUMBIA. JAN 6-special.--
Major Hcth Tyler the son Of Governor
Tyler. and paymastcr n tho army. pale
on the Nirsinans and First North Carolina
Regiment to-day Major Tyler had with
him state Senator Hale. OF southwesr
Virginia, who is one of the clerks Of the
pa>mastcr department. Major Tyler ioid
me that ho expected Governor Tyler
would visit cuba some time In March.
As an order BIAS been issued prohibits
ing the sale OF ntoxicants 10 soldiers,
Colonel Taylor has made arrangements
with German brewer in Hayana 10 hayo
his beer sold here in camp. and the hfse
supply reached hero this morning, just
before the arrival of the paymasier. AZ
it only contained ten kegs it was natural
that thc beer gave ont early in the after
noon. The brewer. who is very anxious
20 furnish his beverage to the Nirginians.
has offered to build us substantial
Canteeu.
fn Wow OF the fact that IT. IS didiculE
to buy the necessary supplies 1ere IN
cuba. tho government has laid in large
.rDpy of au sorts of stores which are
eold to the troops at the commlssary ~
the division az COST The commissary -
n charge off Major Lougstreet. and three
or four clerks are kept busy there nearly
AN day
FlRE WOOD SCARCE.
4 serious difficulty has arisen in camn
in The lack of hrc wood and % was very
hard 90 obtain the necessary fuel. The
last supply had 90 Doe brought hero by
rail 10 distance of fourteen miles. amt
then it consisted only of small limbs Of
driftwoOd. The scarcity of wood makes
this article very expensive and the gov-
ernment has to pay for it hundred
and forty dollars in gold per fat car,
which only contains comparatively
small load.
That the natives here arc trying their
very best 90 beat us whenever they can.
may be seen from the fact that General
Lee has SO far vaiuly tried 10 secure
suitable building in the vicinity Of our
camp for hls headquarters. Tn one M
stance he offered 90 purchase small
house for $1,000. but was refused. and IN
another case rental of 900 per month
was declined.
CONTRABAND GOODS.
PAY day has been rather quiet to-day.
as no passes were issued goo any one, bot
"a good many soldiers cndcayored to buy
beer or other liquids in the vicinity and
smuegle 10 into camp How many were
successful is hard TO teH bat The oiDcer
of the guard during thc evening conis~
Gated over n hundred bottles Of beer and
u0uor which had been taken from soi~
diers when they returned to camp
The lines have now been drawn pretty
tight TO avoid the breaking out ot smali-
pox among The soldiers of the Fourth
In ffIa
walls I'm Marauao and sentIncls are post
ed on every street corner to prevent tho
men from entering the town. There are
some thirty cases in that town and n
number OF shantios and huts were burn
ed down to-day.
LACK OF MAIL.
The men are very mulch disappointed
that they are receiving as iule maN
from home and they fear that their
friends have almost forgotten them,
I'm addition they miss the newspapers
from home very much. which they nave
been receiving in Jacksonville ana ga
Nannah and which $50 FAR have failed To
make their appearance here in camp.
Ouartermastor Sergeant Richardson. of
companv a. OF SUFFOLK met with a sad
accident last evening in Maranao. He
fen OF bridge and broke an arm and
lce Besides he fractured his skull he
was taken 90 the Second Division Hos
pital whore De- is resting comparatively
easy to-day
private john Boisseau. of Company
VI. was accidentally hurt by a rock mat
had been thrown hy some ono to-day.
He received slight scalp wound on
the head which was dressed by Dr. oid
and fortunately was not of any serious
MARCHED WE'LL.
When the Fourth Regiment passed tho
reviewing stand n front of the lnglaierfa
Hotel iu fho city ~ Havana on last
Sunday General Brooke. tho new COM
mandant OF the island. enquired what
REGIMENT ft WIS. when Informed ~
ono of the stan officers near him mat
the Virginia Regiment was then passing
I'm review. me remarked that De had never
seen a regiment march better
Private "HO0ky'" Smifhcrs of COM
pany II. was the object OF great envy
among The members of hts company on
pay day. he had only recently returned
from Richmond whore NJ had been laid
un with typhoid fever, and drew four
months pay His friends vainly ;ried
On induce him in various ways 20 dis
gorge. but ne remained firm. and sent
the larger portion OF his money home. a
part of which he invested In a hand
some Christmas present for his sweet
heart
Work was commenced this morning on
the floors Tor the various tents ia the
Regiment and by next week the men
will be made as comfortable as posslois'
The fact that these floors are now pro-
vide1 seems fo indicate that the Fourth
virginia Regiment will remain here In
camp for some time 10 come. c. w.