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THE SCRAtfTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1898.
EXPERTS ON
THE GROUND
Making: an Examination
of the Sanitary Condi
tion of Camp Alger.
BY ORDER OF SECRETARY
Their Report to Be Handed to
Him Direct.
IV IN THEIR OriN'ION THK BAD
Jt'KATURES OP TUB CAMP CANNOT
Hi: READILY REMEDIED THERE
IS A STRONG I'ROIIAIIILITV THAT
THE SITE OF THE CAMP W1M. HE
CHANGED-NO OFFICIAL ORDERS
HAVE I1EEN RECEIVED AS YET
AHOUT RECRUITING THE THIRTEENTH.
Special from u Staff Correspondent.
Ciunn Alger, Juno 2. Tho repeated
reports of the tintuinltnry rendition of
Catnt) Alger and Its ourrnundlnRH lias
caused tlio seeretarv of war to order
a thorough investigation to bo made.
Tills morniiiK Major George II. Hup
l;lns, Colonel 8. R. Greenleaf and Col
onel J. M. Moore, expel t engineer, as
sistant surgeon gencial and assistant
(liiattermaster respectively, rump on
the ground und reported that they had
lcen detailed as a special commission
to prosecute this work and report to
fc'ecietury Alger direct.
If tho complained of conditions ate,
in the opinion of the commission, such
ns cannot be readily remedied they
will recommend that tho camp be
chanced to some other site. In an
ticipation of a report of this charac
ter, Secretary Alger has engineers look
ing up various convenient sites. One
in particular, along tho upper Poto
mac, is talked of ns the likely location
of the camp if it Is moved, In addi
tion to the water, complaints are liled
against the marshy and consequently
malarial character of portions of tho
ground. The vermin that has been dis
covered in several of tho camps Is at
tributed to the lack of bathing facil
ities and this also is included In the
complaints.
I learned today from u source that is
to bo relied upon, that there is no pres
ent thought of moving any of the legi
ments located here. The arrangement
'f tho positions of the leglmcnts and
various other Improvements of a per
manent nature co to verify tills re
port. No oillelal orders have been re
ceived yet relative to recruiting of tho
Thirteenth to tho newly prescribed
standard.
Tho following is the full text of tho
order Governing tho much-mooted
question nf seniority jn ,.ank among
the volunteer oillcers:
Hi'itdduarters Second Army Corps. Camp
ItusM A. Alger. Vn., June I. IW
Tho following is published for the Infor
mation uf the oltkcrs of this riiiiimuinl:
Washington. D. C. May 31, wt.
i oinniandlng General Second Armv
Corps. Falls Church. Vn.
.Secretary of war lias decided th.U i da
tive rank between oil'.cors of the same
:rude, commissioned by governors of
Mates is determined accordion to date of
muster Into I'nltod Slates rervico; when
will olticers are commissioned anil inns-t-red
in same date, relative rank in lie
termlned by previous loiigth oi service
In tho I'nitcd States army, regular or vol.
tmteer. or In the mailue corps under com
mission and hi the absence ot Mich rer
in: by lot. Please announce, to all con.
corned In jour romraai.il,
II. C. Corbln, Adjutant General.
Hy order uf
Major General Graham.
. h. Roberts. Adjutant Gem nil.
Oillelal ci.py respectfully furnished
commanding oillccr Thlid brlsnde.
F. S. Strong,
-,.,,. Assistant Adjutant General.
Oillelal copy rc-kpc i tfully furnished
commanding oillcer Thirteenth regiment.
. , I- T. Mattes.
Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
Third brigade. First division. Secjnd
corps.
Seniority means much In these days
of organizing, as it Invariably regit,
lates pi amotion. All the Pennsylvania
volunteer oOlcers wore by agreement
between Governor Hustings and the
war department, commissioned on the
same day, Jiay C. although some of
them were sworn In a week ahead of
others.
Major "Wood declined to contest with
Major Stillwell for seniority, gracefully
Insisting that his more experienced
comrade should continue In seniority.
The captains arc discussing a similar
amiable arrangement. No drawings
have as yet taken place.
State Secretary Hard, ot tho Penn
sylvania Young Men'H Christian asso
elation arrived yesterday morning with
Secretary Riehe, of Scottsdale, and
Itev. Mr. Bateman, of Philadelphia,
and are erecting a tent near the Thir
teenth's lines. T. J. Duffy.
GOSSIP OF TUB CAMP.
rrom a Staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Juno 2. Tho new divi
sion hospital arrangement makes each
Burgeon a regular army ofllcer. but
he remaltiB accredited to hl respective
regiment and at th end of the two
years for which he enlisted as a vol
unteer he Is entitled to honorable dis
charge. Among other ierquisites of
Hood's
Bbould bo In every family
neiliclnn chest and every
traveller's grip. Ttioy are
Invaiuiijio when tna itomarli
li out of order t cure lietilnehe, tlllouinoi, um
11 liter UouMci. Mild nd tdciuit. 13 cent.
Pills
these positions Is a mounted orderly
for each surgeon. Major Parke has
selected Private Htuckart, of Company
F, as his orderly, Private Roland A.
nice, of Company A. will do ditty
for Lieutenant Keller and Private
Charles Adams, of Company D, will
net for Lieutenant Hlanchard. Tho
orderlies must also enter tho rcgulnr
army service In order to avail them
selves of these big plums.
It would bo well for persons sending
boxen to camp to follow carefully the
directions given heretofore In these
columns, lie sure to have tho name of
the party, company, regiment and bri
gade written plainly and to wrap the
package securely. There nre thou
randH ot packngea handled dally nt
the Dunn Lorlng quartermaster's sta
tion and as they are handled In a
hurry no grent amount of care or at
tention can be bestowed upon them.
Company D has an excellent quar
tette composed of W. F. Meyers, Harry
Smith, Fred Petry and Clarence
Sewell.
Captain Corwln, ot Company II, Is
ofllcer of the day and Lieutenant
Hurkehouse, of Company C, comman
der of the guard.
Private Thomas McLaughlin, of
Company 1), Is orderly at headquar
ters. A consignment of trousers was
scheduled to arrive last night. Quar
termaster Cox learned of this, kept
vigil at Dunn Lorlng until late In tho
night and was rewarded by securing
the first selection. As a result the
Thirteenth today received its outfit
ahead of the other regiments.
The liquor war continues unabated.
Charles Campbell, the owner of tho
premises has been fined $1,000 and com
mitted to Jail for three months for al
lowing intoxicants to be sold on his
premises, but the selling still contin
ues. He appealed the case to the Su
premo court and will offer as a de
fense his license from the corps head
quarters. The question nt issue Is
whether or not government officers can
authorize the sale of liquors on a tem
porary United States reservation In a
prohibition county.
Icr is being supplied free to the hos
pitals by the Washington lee com
panies. The women continue to keep
the hospital larders filled with deli
cacies for the sick. Supplies for the
hospitals ami dispensaries are being
received from the government stores
and in a few days there will bo noth
ing left to complain of in the man
agement of the hospitals.
In tho rear of the Twelfth's camp,
and on tho left Hank of the Thir
teenth's, is a natural amphltheatie
capable of accommodating ten thou
sand people. A portable stage bus
been constructed and entertainments
are to be given at frequent periods.
Colonel Coryell, of the Twelfth, has
extended an invitation to the theatri
cal companies now in Washington to
come out and amuse the boys. Ills
regiment conducted an enteutuinment
tho other night which afforded much
amusement for n couple of thousand
of the boys.
After three futile attempts to strike
water by boring, the Thirteenth has
decided to sink a. well. It will be lo
cated In the Held Just across the road
from the camp. Work on it will be
commenced tomorrow.
A neat and substantial bridge to per
mit easy travel from tho Thirteenth's
camp to the main parade ground has
been constructed over the Intervening
creek by a corps of men under Lieu
tenant Johnson, of Company A.
Lieutenant Henjamln, of Company
H, went home today on a three days'
furlough to attend to some pressing
business.
Captain Rnbllng, of Company C, Is
today entertaining his wife, father and
brother-in-law, Isaac Owens.
The hespltal Howards yesterday re
ceived word from Colonel Girard that
tho proposition to reduce them to pri
vates had been abandoned. They are
to retain their present rank and pay,
but are required to enter the regular
army service. This latter requisite,
which the stewards contended against,
was mad" acceptable by an arrange
ment which nssisns each to his own
regiment us dispensary physician din
ing camp. In the llcld, however, they
will bo, practically, part of the regular
army corps. It was also announced
to the stewards that they are entitled
to a horse, something they had not
known of before.
All arrangements are now completed
for the organization of a regimental
band. As fast as vacancies occur In
the companies the members of tho
H.-illstead band will be enlisted and
when a sufficient number have been
taken In, a bandmaster will bo en
gaged. The Young Men's Christian associa
tion Is to erect twelve tents. Four have
already been placed In position. Tho
Pennsylvania Y. M. C. A. tent Is erect
ed Juiit opposite the Thirteenth's camp.
It is a large and well equipped u-nt and
as nt .Vt Gretna, will bo u groat con
venience to the boys for correspondence-
and pastimes, to say nothing of
its other benefits.
Major Pat he's promotion to the office
ot brigadier surgeon makes a vacancy
In the regimental corps of surgeon ,
which will likely bo filled by Dr. George
Merrlmnn, the hospital steward.
I'll to today the canteens were sell
ing to privates who would present an
order from their captain. Some forged
oiders were detected by the provost
and now only commissioned officers
and their guests nie- supplied. Oom-mtss-iontd
oitlcers have a great many
guests.
Lectures on hygiene are given dally
by Surgeons Kellar and Hlanchard. A
squad from eueh battalion, tho per
sonnel of which Is changed each day,
makes up the audience. The auditor
ium Is In the grove at the rear of the
camp. The sanitary care of tho body,
camp, clothing, tents, bedding and the
like are being treated at Ilrst and in
tlmo lessons will bo given In curing
for the wounded.
Tho men will be paid In the course ot
n week or two for their services during
the month of May. Hereafter pay day
will be eveiy two months.
General Grnhani contemplates chang
ing tho arrangement of tho camps so
that they will not bo as scattered as
they now are, some of them being as
much at three miles from corps head
quarters. When this Is done there will
be somo changes in the make up of
the brigades. This will not affect tho
Thirteenth. It is thought, because tho
throe regiments of tin- brigade of which
It is a part are located together. The
work of rearranging tho camp lines Is
to be done by Lieutenant Snyder, of
the Twelttb, Pennsylvania, who was
formerly city engineer of Willlam
spoit. Private Michael Schroeder, of Com
pany C. who was Injured at Mt. Gret
na and who wn sent to Fort Meyer
hospital immediately after the regiment
arrived here, has been discharged from
tho service.
W. O. Lathrope, of Company F, wa
uoe oo ws
to S
ummer Millinery
Pl Child
SKMm Hats
And the first real showing of it may
be seen here today. Beautiful, of
course. Its the character of the store
to do all things right Millinery is no exception. The store would
bank its reputation on Millinery alone. Thus are the things to be
seen here NEWEST in style, most UP-TO-DATE in design, and
LOWEST in price. The selling of special things begins this morn
ins. Read on.
reirs
row
SUMMER )
WEAR
Trimmed Hats
98c
$1.84
JUST
LIKE THE
REAL
SEE
(WINDOW
SEE
WINDOW
Trimmed Leghorn Hats
in great variety at
A very pretty one trim-
mea wmi wreaui, complete ?Cr, -k-.-
or ... f vw
Don t be startled at their
cheapness for the price tells
LOr GQ, nA i wnothing of value. In the col-
' 'lection are Hats thu
And a great quantity of
Untrimmed Leghorn Hats,
to go at .
Short Back Sailors
All colors
Trimmed Sailors
White and colors, at
Large bunches of
POPPIES
LILACS
DAISIES
BLUETS
FOLIAGE
Flowers
Foliage
iat you can-;
not buy in any other store for
'jEr.X.oo. Indeed, theyve been
?that much here, and would be
p.iow, were it not that we wanti
39Cyou to know our Millinery in all colors, at
better.
You'll appreciate the econ-cVlOietS
At
19c
Rose Sprays
n beautiful clusters, and
MILLINERY DEPARTMC VT--3FCO.VO FLOOR.
-irTW in n nu nr iiAitv mmnrj ... .
7Qr AQr ZQr on i wm.y '" yui mo UUI uin"-i Nice large uunencs, 3 aoz.
s-v, tv, iv auu uy(tiar. aiirmK UllS sale. (to a bunch
lie
10c
Boys'
Clothing
The lucky boy who sets inside this
Clothing during the hot weather, will
have a right to be happy, for its a happy
combination of style, comfort and price.
A&n for Sailor Blouse SuitsA 1 0r lor Straw Hats in five(
fast color and washable.S w colors. Large brim and'
Nine styles 3 to 9 years old. Sailor style. Worth 50c.
Positively worth 1.00. (OCn for "Brownie" Overall,
)akj, just jjku p;,pa'Sj made
rnr fnr vnnr rhnirp nf sivtwith apron suspenders, three.
JDK patterns in Suits, allSpockets, fast color Denim.
beautiful weaves and washable. OGr' for Knee Pants of goodi
Sailor Blouse stvle. 3 to io"- quality washable mate-i
years. Worth at least $1. so. rials. All sizes.
"Peerless"
Skirt Supporter
An nilmirable jinnli.inee fnr
'holding the skirt un. and the
waist down, is being demon
strated nere. uon t miss sc
'ing it.
'"HM fi nrv" Sn d n t inn;.
"nr and Flags last!
5yL Friday andi
Saturdav vou can see them all
over the city. Fast colors sure
1 feet wide, 4 teet long, mounted'
?on pole with gilt spear. Lame"
vin yesterday go out to
.day at
3?c(
Japanese
Fans
ot Folding
A cheap chance to'
keep cool. C.omes
with this offering
Fans, with laced 1
. ! -I. - I . 4
sucks anu in great variety, -3-"
to co while tlinv List at . . Ot
Doll
Shoes
All the little dollies'
who were disappoint
ed last Saturday
ome in today. 1 lie snoes are
here.
Teachers'
Bibles 98c
Little enough price to be sure.
Bibles are Morrocco bound
with silk facings, flexible cover
and gilt edges.
London clear type, index,
treatise upon and outlines of
topics. Illustrations of historic
scenes and incidents, taoies,
charts and maps. Also con
cordance. These Bibles are
worth $2.so in any
store. Here at .
98c
&b3rJ? 1 4iw7
headquarters orderly yesterday.
Dr. W. A. Kelly, Burpreim of the
Klshth regiment, melveil word yes
terday that his resignation had been
neeeiued and he has returned to his
homo in Carlisle, ill health was the
caupo of his qtilttlnif. Or. J. C. I)e
C.iKtn, Jr.. of Philadelphia, has been
chosen as his sucessor.
.Mr. and .Mrs. 10. I!. W. Searle. ot
Susquehanna, were guests of Comrany
O yesterday.
The III tecllng between the Thirteenth
and the Fourth Missouri has subsided
and they nie now as neighborly iui
peas In a pod. T. J. Duffy.
MILITARY I.SXIDIiNTS.
Accident to Major .IcICtc--t'cculiiir
Com' uf Ceii, ('. Hon MouglicTlv.
Coneernlnc the accident to JIaJor
McKee, of the Ninth regiment, T. I'.
Hyiler, the Wilkes-liarro Keeord's cor
respondent at Chlckamaugu l'ark, says
under date of June 1:
The greatest spucluclo ever witnessed
on this historic Held since the i'Viltial
and Conl'ciler.itu forces met in deadly
conflict was tlio division dress parade,
which was held on Kelley's Held usti;r
day moinlng. Tho entire division was
In force and us most of tin men were
nuwly equipped they presented an Im
pressive nppuiranee. Hut the scene was
marred by a most uiilortunalt accident
which happened to the troops when re
turning. As the Ninth regiment was en
teilng camp the mounted olllcers spurred
ahead. JIdJor McKee, of the Second bat.
tullun was with them and they were go
ing at a 11 rly pace. Directly 'In front
of the major were two trees growing
close together.
Tho horse tried to get between them,
but Major McKee, knowing the space to
be too narrow, lelgnlng the horse to ono
side, the uuliuul swerved suddenly and
tho major lost his balance as the horsti
swept by tho tree. Its rider was leaning
over to ono side und before he could re.
cover himself he struck the trunk and
was thrown violently to the ground. The
entlio staff und Surgeons Weaver and
Stewart wero there In u moment and the
major was perfectly conscious when car
lied tu his tent. The surgeons wero re
lieved, however, to llnd tli.it he escaped
witii a couple of bioken ribs and a gusli
on the no'e. As I write this he Is chat
ting with somo friends In Ills tent, at
though tho pain at times mnkes him
wince. Ills line constitution will bring
him to his feet again In n short time.
Owing to tho disability of Major McKee,
Captain Klaimery. ot Company 11. who
Is tjp senior captain of tin regiment. Is
acting us major of the Second battal
ion. There Is a good deal ot dissatisfaction
among the men owing to the Irregu
larity of tho fresh meat and tlio fresh
bread supply, und tho disgusting regu
larity with which they nre fed salt pork
and hard tack. The majority of them urn
not used to such faro and muny uro un
able to rat the pork.
John 1 ImcM Mnhon, of 1'lttston,
who was reduced from sergeant major
of the Ninth regiment to pr.vate by
Colonel C. How Dougherty, of the
Ninth, who Is now nn acting brigadier
general, has this to say about the mat
ter In his dally correspondence to the
Wllkes-Uarre Tlimo:
The report of the Ninth regiment can
teen, vhlili I wrote for the T.mes a few
days ago. has been the cauc of my fall
from grace, liifore that article was
written 1 was deluded si rgeant major
of tho Seroml bat'allon, Ninth regiment
Infantry, I'eniisylvaula volunteers. 1
um now ornamenting the ranks of Com
pany C, same regiment. The reason lor
this sudden drop Is simply that the acting
brigadier gereral in tin- Third division.
Flfol army corps, docs not look with fa
vor upon thj "canteen comments" of the
Times war eorrtsprndci.t. la m very
sorry, indeed, that my accounts conflict
with tlio views of the acting brigadier
general. I suppose this could nave been
avoided by a consultation with that offi
cer before writing the urtlcle In question,
but 1 was so forgetful as to overlook this
little conventionality.
1 looked upon the opening of a canteen
In our regiment in exactly the samo lignt
as I would regard any other news Item.
In mentioning the matter to the Times. I
simply gave a short explanation of what
a cunteen was und The circumstances
connected with tho establishing of one n
the Ninth, also the opinions of olllcers
and men, which was heard expressed
both In favor of and against it. I did
not venture to publish my own views as
to its propriety. Now when thoso
few lines were wiltten. I had no idea
they were going to create a sensation or
cuuse a row. When I received a sum
mons to report to ucting Hrigadier Gen
eral Dougherty at ills headquarters, I
hastened over with a light heart and a
clear conscience, never suspecting the
storm of wrath that was ubout to break
and descend upon my head.
In a voice husky and tense with pas
sion, tlio general invited me to a si-at,
when, from a clipping somo one had been
kind enough to forward him, he began
reading aloud tho urtlclo 1 had written
for tho Times a day or two ago. Ills an
ger was so great ns to seriously affert
his articulation' but he finally finished
even to the reading of my name, which
was uttaehed. Turning a lerillle glarae
upon mo ho then demanded; "Did you
write that?" I Miswered very mildly
that I had. This loosened the Hood gates
and In the next few minutes I was tho
subject of more abusive languago than I
ever received before In my life. 1 clliin t
lutcriupt the display because military
discipline would nut countcnanco sueli a
discourtesy.
When the acting brigadier general had
exhausted his flow nf eloquence and his
breath, lie told me that I could have
twenty-four hours In which to write und
publish a de'ilul und retraction of tlm ar
ticle printed in the 'limes. 1 culled his
attention to tho fact that what I had
written was all true und. though I was
very sorry, indeed, to displease him I
couldn't conscientiously deny tho truth.
"That don't make any difference," ho re.
murked, "Aro you going to wilto a re
traction or not?" I answered that I was
not "Then you will have to take the
consequences," said the in ting general,
and I promise you 1 will make your Hie
a burden from now on.
Thut ended the interview and I re
spectfully saluted and took my depart
ure. I heard nothing more ot tho matter
until yesterday morning, when i oples of
Saturday evening's Times, with Taylor's
cartoon of the canteen came to ramp.
Colonel Dougherty must have been an
gry before, but he was simply furious
when he loked this oyM and he came
Rearing across fiom ills quarters to
those of Colonel Wallace, who Is com
manding the Ninth. As soon as ids Ire
permitted, he managed to say: "That
d d Million is responsible for this busi
nesii. but I'll Hx him. 1 want an order
made out relieving him of his dutlej as
sr rgeant majoi and returning him to
Company C. where ho belongs." Tho
order was accordingly made out. I am
now In Company C. and tho acting brig,
adler general has begun his campaign of
vengeance.
...
Colonel A. U Hawkins, of the Tenth
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers,
which Is now at San Francisco await
ing orders to move to Manila, has been
appointed an acting brlgudlur general.
- --
I'rnnsyWuiilii frnsions.
"Washington, June 2. These Pennsyl
vania pensions have been Issued: Addi
tional Henjamln T. Mlekerson, Hurling
ton, nradford. JS to $12. Original widows,
etc. Nettie A Cole, Alba. Ilradford, Jl-I
Louise Wheatcraft, Iloncsdale, $S.
Klght Months for I'liend.
Wllkcs-Harre. Juno ::. John T. Friend,
of Fort Wayne, Ind., was sentenced In
court today to elgh months' Imprison
ment In tho county prison. Ho was eon
vlcti'd of defrauding u local merchant
out of J5.00O.
Terrible
My baby suffered from terrlblo Kezerua.
Doctor and every remedy tried, to no account.
Ho cried all the tlmo and his face, was liko
raw meat. I had to carry him ou a pillow,
and waa fairly discouraged. I tued half a
bo of Cirrictmi (ointment) and Crncun.1
Hoap, and in one tcttlt my baby jiwt entirely
art J. To-day till eUln H a.1 smooth a I1U.
Mr.J.C.FKEESI4,SiHJUt.,BrooUlyn,N.V.
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Cui-.,l'ioyi.,Uuilou. UgwtoCuitJiit7'Ecicni'N.
We have decided to close out at once at auction our
entire line of Oriental Jlujs, India ami Persian
Cnrpi'ts. Portieres, A .cient Arms and Hammered
lirass Will'CS. These goods will be sold without
reserve at our store. Sale will take place in our
carpet department commencing Thursday, June 2d
promptly at 3 and S P. M. This is your opportunity.
Oriental Rugs
at your own pr ce.
Sale under directiou of Mr. N. iI. Daghistanliau.
WILLIAMS & McANULTY
127 Wyoming Avenue.
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OF SCRANTO
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ucss and 1'cr.soiKil Account.
Liberal Accommodation i I5..
(ended According to Uuhiueua ani
Kcsponsibllity.
31'cr Cent. Interest Allowed 011
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus,
Undivided Profit
$200,000
350,000
79,000
W.H. CUXNGLl. Prcslslent.
IIKXKY IiKLlX.Jr., Vice Pres.
WILLIAM H. l'KCK, Cashlor
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