10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. JUNE 17, 1898. TROOPS FOR Qavmi Tofi'innlc frnm l Camp Alger Are to Go to Fernandina. THIRTEENTH NOT SELECTED For the Present They Will Stay Where They Are. ANOTHER BATCH OF TWENTY-ONE 11ECRU1TS ARRIVED IN CAMP AT (.50 LAST EVENINU-AMONQ THEM WAS EMMET ML'EHMOTT, THE FORMER BUGLER, WHO WAS WARMLY BECE1VED-NEW CAMP BITE SELECTED AT FERNANDINA JS SAID TO HE A MODEL ONE IN MANY RL&PECTS. fipcrlal from a Staff Corresponclont. Camp Alger, Vn Juno 16. Seven regiments from tills corps nre belns prepared for movement to Fernnndlna, nil. Which seven they are I cannot Bay definitely, but this much can be stated positively, the Thirteenth Is not among them. Quartermaster Martin, at Dunn Lor lng, admitted that he received orders to make seven regiments ready as soon ns possible, but he would not give out what regiments they arc. He told me, however, that the Thirteenth was not one of them. Twenty-one more recruits arrived at 6.C0 p. m. in charge of A. J. Atkinson. They had a pleasant trip and plenty to cat, nearly all having private lunches in addition to the travel ra tions furnished by the recruiting de tail. Among the recruits was iKininott MrDermott, the former regimental bugler, who is badly needed. He was cheered lustily when he put In his ap pearance. NEW CAMP SELECTED. Secietary Alger yesterday, upon rec ommendation of the special commis sion appointed to investigate Fernan dina, Fla., of which Lieutenant Edgar .I.idwln was a member, accepted it for a tamp site and Intimated that it would lie occupied by troops from Camp Thomas and Camp Alger. Fernandina Is reported to be a model camp site. There is an artesian veil there 1,700 feet deep, supplying 2,000.000 gallons of water a day, and It Is di rectly on the beach which, according to reports, is Ideal for bathing pur poses. Another important considera tion is that Fernandina Is at the end of a twelve-mile spur of railroad and can readily be isolated in case of a spread of yellow fever In the south. quartermaster Co:; and ills clerk. Pri vate Wormser, of Company C, today completed the compilation of a tahle showlner the condition of the regiment ps regards equipment. It shows that the regiment ns nt present constituted is practically prepared to take the Held. The strength of the regiment, now, ts thirty-six otliceis, fi.'ir nun loms, and six hundred enlist, d men. With an excepton here and there, bald ly worth regarding, nil are uniformed and to supply the six hundred enlisted men there are sm guns. 70.' knapsacks, fO belts, 47fi haversacks and Ml sets of can", cup, knives, forks and spoons. When the companies are expanded to the lOfi standaid, the reijlment will hav a total membership of SSS men, made up of thirty-six officers, four non-coms and MS enlisted men. J:equlsitlons are aliea y in for the uniforms, guns, etc., for the cntra 2IS men and application has also been made for canvas Milts for the whole regiment. "Dog teitls" to the number of -111 hive been also asked for and arc being delivered. Ex tra "wan tints" for the acemmoda tlon of the iccrults while in camp will be on hand in a few days, nesslbly to morrow, n demand for them having been made a week ago and assurances having been given that they would be hrnt on at once. Hefore all the re ft alts are here, everything in the way of equipment that the regiment needs will have been received and made ready for distribution so that there will be nothing left to bo done but feed and drill the men when the expanded com mand gets down to work. UNDER NEW FORMATION. With the excepted possibility that a thild lieutenant may bo allowed each company, the following will be the make up of the regiment under the new formation: Colonel, lieutenant colonel Burgeon major, two battalion ma lorn, chaplain, regimental adjutant, two .. Bifitant surgeons, f.uartermaiter, two bf Italian ndjutauts. regimental ser. fceant-major. hospital steward, jvgl mental quartermaster sergeant, chief ii'usiclnii, eight captains, eight llrst lieutenants, eight pecond lieutenants, eight first sergeants, eight quartrmas ter scggeants.thlrty-twodutvserKeantF, nliioty-six eorpornls, tlMeen musi cians, eight artlflci-ro, eight wagi.ners and C"2 privates. Kliould a band be se cured, the number of musicians will be increased by flvo and the number of pi Ivates decreased by the same numb, r If the new recruits show the sainu aptitude ns the drat In acquiring tho art of soldiering It will not be many day before slow credence will be given the statement that ths Thirteenth has In Its composition only thirty-six per cent of Us original national guard make up. The showing made by the regiment In tho governor's review yes terday was of the most gratifying character and provoked from the old commander in chief encomium!) of tho highest order for both olllcero and men. The governor always regarded the Thirteenth as the crack regiment of tho state nnd since It passed Into the control of the federal government, ho hus on several occasions told Colonel Coursen, In one wuy or another, that ho would be grievously disappointed If It did not win a correepondlng placo In tliu volunteer army. Colonel Cour een and his staff are striving hard to do this and If they don't succeed It will nit bo because, they arc leaving THE SOUTH any stona unturned to accomplish It or because the men arc not doing their share in an enthuoiastlc manner. Tho one thhlg that will handicap the Thirteenth In Its race fcr a place among the first la Its "bob-tailed" pro portion?, or It It Is Increased to three battalions the hanrilcay that is Im posed by 420 raw recruits being taken In late In the contest. The llrst phase of this handicap was forcibly presented to the governor on his present tour of of the camps, where ho saw tho Penn sylvania regiments, or n majority of them, with their eight companies of 78 men each contrasted with regiments from other states, made up of generally 12 companies of 81 men. His own views in tho matter augmented by re quests from the Pennsylvania colonels, prompted him to wnlt upon the secre tary of war when ho reached Wash ington on his homeward trip and make a request for an Increase of Pennsyl vania's second call quota, sufficient to permit of all tho eight and ten com pany regiments being expanded to three-battalion, twelve-company or ganizations. About 3,000 additional men wilt permit this expansion and, the governor says, there will not bo the slightest difficulty In securing twice that number without delay. The outcome of hits mission will be eagerly awaited. T. J. Duffy. COLONEL OIRARD'S STATEMENTS Ho Giro III Veraion ol tho Trouble nt DirUion Iloopltnl. Special from a Staff Coi respondent. Camp Alger, Va Juno 16. Colonel Glrard yesterday gave out the follow ing statement to the press: The alleged conflict between the regi mental surgeons and myself Is not on the Increase, as reported. The reporter was misinformed, of the following letter of the chief surgeons of divisions, who are volunteer surgeons, t.ppolntcd by the president, and gentlemen of high stand ing In their states, can be given crcilmce to. They wrote it at the request of the chief surgeon to tho surgeon general to contradict the impression which had got abroad. "Surgeon f3ciicral, 1'nlted States Army. "Sir: We would reipectfully express our opinion that, although In the past mlsunderstandli.gs have ixlttcd owing to failure to comprehend the Intention of Colonel (Slr.ird. at present wo believe that the great majority of the regimental surgeons and the regit! rntal commanding olllcers. who have hart the medical al falrs of the command propel ly explained to them, are i.ow satisfied that Colonel fl Irani has done not only all In his power, but has succeeded beyond expectation, enniddcrlng the difficulties lie had 'to con tend with." "This was signed by Charles 15. Nan crecle, major and chief surgeon, iiilul dhislnn. Second Army corps: Leonard I?. Almy. major and surgeon. Second divis ion. Second Army corps; Henry Alkrs, major and surgion. First New Jersey, In charge of First division, surgeon nllleer. "Major Alleis, who has been acting chief surgeon, First division, since its organization, signed the paper during the temporary absence of Major Cook, who. since lis return, has expressed his appnnal of tho letter In the following terms " 'I fully concur In the above letter, " "(Jcorge Cook, " 'Major and Chief Suigeon, " 'Second Division. Second Army Corps.' "The high standing In their states of these gentlemen is vouched for by the fact that Major Nauride Is professor of suigery In the I'nlverslty of Ann Arboi: Major Alney is a brigade surgeon In the National Guard of ills state and a sur geon of high repute, and Major Cook has been surgeon general of the National Guard of New Hampshire," In answer to this one of the regimental surgeons in camp, who name, for ob vious reasons, cannot be used, submits this statement: "The conditions that fnrmeily existed In the division hospitals became camp talk, and so found tnelr way into the papers. Whatever trouble that has oc curred has arisen from the efforts of the surgeon-ln-ehlef to enforce orders com mendable neither to one's sense of mili tary duty nor to one's sense, of profes sional propriety. The regimental sur geons are now smiling at the Improve ment manifested In the division hospit als as a direct result of the agitation to which Colonel Glrard refers." This is a case of take your choice. The fact that Colonel Olrard no later than Tuesday threatened a court martial on the subordinates who per sist in disobeying his directions nar rows the choice to the latter state ment of the case, It would seem. The chief surgeon has made another statement, which reads as follows: Relating to Miss Rnrlon's views and the statement that her request to visit the hospital was refused at first and on her insisting she was conducted to the l.os. pltal. is not collect. Chief Surgeon Glrard Invited her to see the hospitals and she refused at first for lack of time, and on Chief Surgeon Girard's Insisting, consented to go. Miss llarton could not have made a close Inspection of the hospitals, as she only, at Colonel Girard's Invitation, passed through three tenl wards. Col onel Glrard Introduced her to the men In a few words and stated the good the Red Cross society would accomplish. Colonel Chard Is sine that Miss Rarton would be annoyed If she knew how Inaccurately the newspaper reporters have been In foinied. It has been going on, piobahly not maliciously, but only because the in foi mains did not know, nnd, thercfoie, surmised. Colonel Glrard will take pains to make dally corrections, when It seems desir able for the benefit of anxious families nnd the public In general. He has avoid ed this heretofore, but finds that of. lielal notice is taken of the newspaper reports. Ho acknowledges the general lalrness of the reporters, and holds them blameless, if their statements have not always been correct, us they had no means of distinguishing truth from false houd or exaggeration In their Inform ams. if this results Involving him in a newspaper controversy, he ivlll subside Into absolute silence. As !o Its being diseoveioii yesterday that there wnt not a thermomuer In tho place wllh which to lake the tempera ture of the typhoid fe"rr patients, thW Is not ( orrect. Several days ago the dls. eovery was made, and a requisition was sent by telegraph, and ai once order' d filled. Previous to the discover, tin- .sur. geons nenretrt have used their private Ihenuomtterr. As the chief Mirgeoii was informed of the temperatures In some in stances, he bad no means of knowing that none were furnished In the advance outfit. The regular equipment lias lliern. As to tlir typhoid fever cases, there have been but f w important ones, and thty weie sent at once to the general hospital, at Fort Myer. consequently they could not be afficted by the thermometer qui stlon. As to any colonels running their regl menial hoi-'pltnls, It Is believed that the reporters are mlplnformed. The chief surgeons of divisions have reported that the older abolishing regimental hospitals has been ninllil with. This leport is huped on the statements of the surgeons Sooner or later this will be discovered if llicy made false reports, and then ac tion will bo taken. The report that meashs have "taken tho camp by storm" Is based on Inac curate Information, There have been fifty-four cases of measles In all, dlstrl bated as follows; Flvo in the Ono Hun dred and Fifty-ninth Indiana; twenty- right In tho Third Virginia; fourteen In the Twenty-second Kansas; five In the Fourth Missouri; three In the Seventh Ohio, and ono In the First New Jersey. These were at once Isolated In the di vision hospitals. If the regimental hos pitals) has been allowed there might have been un cplJemlc. T. J. Duffy. . qos'sip op tug camp. Special from a Staff Correspondent. Camp Alger, Va., June 1G, Chaplain (Until, is certainly aiming to be chap lain of tho whole regiment. Yester day he made a tour of all the company streets distributing among the Catho lic members of the command a large collection of Catholic papers, books and magazines that he secured for his circulating library. Private Fox, of Company O, who followed tho stagu for many years ns a singing comedian and "musical make," entertains his comrades nnd many visitors nightly with his mirth nnd music. Two members of the Eighth regi ment were yesterday adjudged insane. In both enscs the malady Is chronic. One of them, Private Cox, of Company D, was conllned In nn Insane asylum at Warren, Pa., for eight months. The other gives indications of rabies, and It Is thought he must have been bitten by a dog some time ago, and that the heat has caused his malady to mani fest Itself. They have been sent to an asylum In Washington. Chaplain A. It. Morgan, of the Sixth, Illinois, has resigned on account of 111 health. Mr, Morgan Is a Methodist nnd comes from Cuba, a small town near Havana, 111. The Thirteenth's officers refuse to nl low any settlers to pitch their stands In front of the camp. They are con sidered n nuisance because of the dirt and litter that they allow to be scat tered about. Lieutenant Keller is acting as officer of the day nt the First Division hos pital. Major W.. P. Duval, tho chief ord nance officer of the corps, asked to have Quartermaster Clerk Wormser detailed to his office, nftcr receiving some reports complied by the Thir teenth's expert penman and account ant. Quartermaster Cox declined to comply with the request. Rev. Fathers McCarthy and La voile, of Scranton, were visitors to the Thir teenth's camp yesterday. Mrs. W. A. Stone, wife of the Repub lican candidate for governor of Penn sylvania, Is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Caryell. wife of Colonel Carycll, of the Twelfth. Private Hiram Jones, of Company O, was yesterday detailed for special duty In division headquarters. Captain (lllman, of Company -I), Is officer of the day and Lieutenant Keith, of Company A, commander of the guard. Private Walter Hrown, of Company II, Is orderly at headquar ters. Albert Rldgeway, of Scranton, is vis iting Ills brother, Corporal Rldgeway, of Company 11. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Warren, of Siranton, are making strenuous efforts tf secure the discharge of their son, Private Henry Arthur Warren, of Company C, who they claim is under age and enlisted under a forced con sent of parents. They forwauled to the secretary of war a certified copy of ids baptismal record and an affi davit on their own part made before Clerk of the Courts Daniels, showing that he Is only eighteen yearn of age. The matter has been referred to Col onel Mattes. He has not acted on it ns yet. Private Sergeant, of Company E, Honesdale, was called home yesterday by the death of his sister. The recruits who aVrived last night were out early this morning drilling under direction of sergeants and cor porals. Many of them proved to be well versed in the manual, having been members of military organizations of one kind or another some time in their careers, several regular army men be ing of the number. The Sixth Pennsylvania had a wed ding Tuesday night. The contracting parties were Corporal John Cooper ami Miss Lizzie Lawless of Frankford, Pa. Rev. Dr. Stafford, of Washington, performed the ceremony. The bride groom tried to Ket n furlough to go home nnd get married, but falling In this the bride was asked to come on here and compiled with alacrity. The hospital Investigation lias con cluded and, ns expected, was a white washing affair. When General Graham In seeming high dudgeon declared that he would Investigate and act, there was satisfaction expressed on all sides, but when it came out later that he asked Colonel Glrard to suggest the investigating committee ami that, pur suant to liis advice, the three division surgeons had been selected, there was keen disappointment among the regi mental surgeons and they gave expres sion to some sentiments that were not nt all complimentary to the astuteness of the commanding general. The di vision surgeons aie tho creatures of Colore! Glrard and they even more than '.e are icsponslblo for the con duct of the division hospitals. No one Impugns General Graham's honesty; It is merely a case of overrellance in the honesty of others. Persons who may think that the newspapers might deal more leniently with the much criticised chief surgeon of the second corps would change their opinions if they wero In poroesslon of all of the little stories concerning him, which of themselves nre not matters of news and consequently do noi get into print. Many of them nre not in vestigated for the very reason that they are not leal news matter, but enough of them are verified in an in cidental way to make it safo to as sume that about nil of them are true. For example, here Is one that I can personally vouch for. A surgeon major of a Pennsylvania organization report ed to the division hospital that he had a dlplheria patient that he wanted conioyod to the Isolated waid. "Well bring him down," said Colonel Olrard. "Very well, give me an order for the contagious ambulance," remarked the surgeon major. "Contagious ambu lance'.' Contagious ambulance?" ex claimed the chief surgeon in Interroga tive tones, "Why take any ambulance " "But colonel," nald the surgeon major, "You wouldn't use ambulances Indis criminately for conveying dlptherla cases, would you?" asked the major In tones of surprise. "Oeh! You volun teers are too finicky. We can't look after those little matters In tho field. A certain percentage of the men must die anyhow." The surgeon major went nway In dla gust. T. J. Duffy. MARINES CRV WR VENQEANCG. Urn nt llrooldvn Navy Yard Eaccr to Fiiihi. New York. June 16, There was a thrilling scene In the Brooklyn navy yard today when Lieutenant Davis, one sergeant, two corporals and fifteen marines were ordered to Key West. It was found that two of tho privates who had been granted leave hod not reported, and Captain Porter asked for volunteers. Every man volunteered. Many said they wanted to avenge their comrades who fell at Calmancra and repay the Dons for the brutal manner In which tho marines' dead bodies were mutilated. There was a very lively quarter of an hour until the men wero selected. Tho success ful ones were ns happy ns school boys. WARDURTON'S RECRUITS. Volunteer from tho Collogot Off for tho W'nr. Philadelphia, Juno 16. Tho train leaving the Baltimore and Ohio station for the south at 3 o'clock this after noon carried a fine body of recruits designed to fill tho funks of battery A, Pennsylvania volunteers, now doing duty at Newport News, Va., tinder com mand of Cuptaln Barclay II. Warbur ton, of this city. The recruits nre twenty-three In number, nnd among them are some of the fluent athletes that have carried the colors of the Pennsylvania, Yale, Lafayette, Lehigh and Cornell universities to victory on land and water. So far Captain Wnrburton has se cured seventy of the one hundred re cruits he needs, und the thirty men still wanted are expected shortly from Yale nnd Princeton, As fast an the men nre enrolled they will be sent to Newpnr News In squnds of from twenty to twenty-five. Squads are expected to leave here tomorrow, Saturday and Monday. Captain , Warbtirton's command promises to be one of the crack vol unteer organizations of the service. Its membership Ik largely made up of the finest college athletes. Twenty-six recruits for the Second regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, now nt Montchnnln, Del., also left over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad this after noon. KILLED RESISTING ARREST. I'dwnrd Harris Miot by n Policeman iX I'lioeiiixvllle. Phoenlxvllle, Pa., June 16. Edward Harris, said to he from Colioes, N. Y., was shot and killed last night while endeavoring to avoid ariest auer hav ing tried to break into the tool house of the Pennsylvania and Schuylkill railroad near here. Harris and two companions were attempting to force the lock on the tool liou.'p door. A policeman was notified and when lie arrived the throe men started to run, at the same time filing on the policeman. The latter icturncd the fire, the ball sulking Harris In the side, killing him almost instantly. Harris' companions escaped in the darkness, but were arrested today. They iefuse to give their names. CUBANS GOOD OUERRILLAS. Their Aid In Mirmlnliing nt Gii.tn tnnnnio Valuable I'nltcd States camp, Guantanamo, June 14 (S p. m l. via Kingston, Ja., June 15. The events of the last twenty-four hours have raised the Cuban Insurgent soldlcis seveial notches in the estimation of the Americans. The Insurgents now with the marines num ber only eighty, bit they show splen did bearing, are clever scouts and in valuable In skirmish work and seem to have utter contempt for the Spanish marksmanship. These little black men, when ordered forward Into the struggle, go unenn ccrnedcdly toward the Spanish lines, absolutely without fear of the foe. In fact, the Cubans have Joined the mar ines In scouting for a mile .all around the American camp, and It lr believed that their co-operation accounts for the failure of the enemy to make an attack last night. The Insurgents know the ground so well that It Is impossible for Spanish bushwhackers to get close enough to do any damage. JIMINEZ IN PRISON. Tho Actlvo Individual Will I) a De clared n I'llibiutrr. New York. June 16. President Heur eaux, of santo Domingo, today cabled to an acquaintance In this city as fol lows; "I was at Inagua. where 1 secured tho Imprisonment of Jlmlnez, Henri quez, minister of foreign affairs. Is at Nassau actively pushing indictment. Jlmlnez will be declared a filibuster. The country enjoys tranquility." Itncen at llclhlehein. KcthWhcm. Pa.. June 16. At the ra es of tli" Bethlehem Fair association today favorites wni all the event?. Kllboin, i lu: driver of Whirlwind, was lined .", tor putllng Ills horse. The .'.VI Hot was won by AII'C harms lu the third, fourth and lii'th heats. The tlrst and second heats were taken by Valen. liest time, toiinh heat i.'ilt. The 2.i) pace was won In straight beits by D. H. Grand. t"v nd money went to W'hlllwiud. Best time, .-eeond lu i.t. '.' Il'i The J in trot was t.ilun In straight heats b Ed Sail, second money went to I.'Sij, Best time, lust heat, 2.17'.. SHOES AND 3L The Acknowledged Cheapest Wholesale and Retail Sboe House. MYER JONAS LONG'S SONS. A Sale of Ribbons Begins This Morning To Start People Talking. Ribbons here to be sold, ten thousand yards of them and they merit inspection by you. Every yard bears the seal of honest value Pure Silk, and all four inches wide, and every pattern will be found as new and bright as the morning. IN THE LOT ARE PLAIN TAFFETAS IN WHITE, CREAM, BLACK, LIGHT BLUE, TURQUOISE, PINK, CERISE. NILE, CARDINAL AND ORANGE. ALSO ROMAN STRIPES, BAYADERE STRIPES. PLAIN STRIPES, SATIN STRIPES. PLAIDS. CHECKS. and all the fashionable colors that predominate in the season's styles, and which will be worn so much during the Summer. ' 1 9 cents a and cheap it is. They are arranged for good showing and quick selling near the main aisle on special counters. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED, Jon d i OF SCRANTON. Special Attention Given to Btibl. ncss and I'et'sonal Account. Liberal Accommodation M. tended According to liulauccs anJ Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, Surplus, Undivided Proflts, $200,000 300,000 79,000 WJI. COXNELL, President. 1IKXUY BELIiV, Jr., Vice Prcs. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cas'ale.' The vault of tliU bank is pro. tccted by Holmes' lileitric I'ro tcctive System. 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