Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-24

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men wounded; 4th Cavalry. two enlist
ed men killed. seven wounded; 5lst
Iowa, seven enlisted men wounded.
Total. ~. Names il morning. OTIS.
The war department. tonight, receiv-
cd the following message from Gen.
Brooke in answer t. telegram con
corning 4 typhoid fever outbreak in
The camp at Puerto Principe:
Havana. April -.
Referring to sickness at Puerto Prin-
Cipc. reports. this morning. typhoid
materially improved. Occasionally Il
case still appears in the Sth Cavalry
despite the best policed camp | have
ever known. "A majority Of cases on
hand are convalescent. Hospital ship
Missouri Will take all the Convalescents
as soon as i, arrives Inquiry fails to
locate cause at camp. Think it was
brought with Sth Cavalry. Observe
that typhoid has been prevalent In
many cities in the states.
tSiSned BROOKE,
Commanding.
Col. John Miller Stotsenburg of the
LIST Nebraska Infantry, who held the
rank of captain in the regular army
killed in the reconnaissance at Quen-
qua, was born in Indiana. Nov "a. 1855
and was appointed Il cadet at the mill.
tary academy July. 1877. and gradua-
ted No. Al in his class. He was ap-
pointed second lieutenant Of the 6tI
Cavalry. in 1881. and became a captain.
Dec. Il. 1875. He served with his regi-
ment in Arizona and New Mexico from
1887 to 1890, at the close of the latter
year participating in the Sioux cam
paign in the action at Wounded Knee.
| ). ID. He was at Fort Niohara, from
| 1891 to 1894, and then served for n few
! months at Fort Meyer, near Washing
| ton, going thence to the infantry and
| cavalry school at Fort LeaVenWorth,
| Kan, where he graduated with dis
| tinguiShed honorS. Col StOtScnbur.r
| then served with his regiment at Fort
! LeavcnWOrth. Kansas until December
| 1897, and from that time to the follow
| ing April was professor of military
science and tactics to the following
| April was professor of military scienc
and tactics at the University of Ne
| braska. He was mustered out us ma
| jor OF the LIST Nebraska infantry. May .
|
ment. Nov. 10, 1898. He sailed with
| his regiment for Manila, June -.
! In appearance he was short and
! slight and had an ascetic countcn-
ance partly due to the fact that he
was always very studious man. He
was strict disciplinarian and the vol
unteers he had to break in during the
early months of hiscommand of the lst
III. |, 1,
terly that they procured a passage OF
resolution of censure against him
through the Nebraska Legislature.
| When they became engaged in actual
| warfare. however, the merits of his
| course became 50 apparent that in re
| Spouse to very strong demand from
the people of the state and the soldiers
| themselves, the resolution of censurc
by a formal vote was eXpunged from
| the Legislative records.
Navy department officials say that no
word has been received from Capt C0gh-
Ian Of the Raleigh. in response to re
CUES: made Of him by Sec. Long for 4
! statement as to whether he was correctly
| reported in his recent speech at New
York respecting the relations between tn .
Germans and the Americans during trn
blockade Of Manila bay. last year 1t IS
| the custom of The department. when Il
takes notice Of remarks made by naval
officers which may be regarded i'm
proper or offensive To an individual or :,
nation, first TO call upon the offending
person for a statement as to whether lie
has been correctly reported. in preference
10 taking what may be printed in the
newspapers as a basis of action. Capt
coghlan's answer to the department re-
quest therefore VII be awaited before
any further attention Is given to the mat
ter. The officials were somewhat sur
prised TO read in the morning papers tn
additional observations made by Capt
taghlan ia his speech before the ARM