Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-29
WILL MUSTER OUT IN BODIES
THE NEW ORLEANS FOR ADMIRAL scHlty
rqst Vessel WIN he M. riaea,ip and n.
VIM Remain In Command
Of Second Squadron.

washlngton. Aug. 9p.--Aoting sccrc.
trfr Allen hna decided TO adopt the
policy Of mastering out the naval mi
litla IN bodies Instead ~ individually.
az heretofore This will be- done In the
ease 81 The New York men on the yam
Roe now at New York and In all other
cases hereafter Mr.. Allen believes
that the mllillamcn viii be- better
pleased 10 go TO their homes In bodies
whore ihoy may be mot with their peo.
pie and greeted publicly. The navy
department Is hlghly grntincd ut the
splendid nsrvico rendered by these mon
just before the battle Of July. sixty
Chicago milltiamen were placed on the
ha'sl'shlr Oregon. and thc reports thu,
came TO tie department all sneak In
the Highest terms Of their Eaiiantry,
Tho m'llilamcn were on the beat OF
ittmh with the enlisted men aboard
shlr and the latter manifested their ap-
probation OF the good qualities OF tho
chitaec boys by cheering heartily Tor
them ~ they were gathered 70 be
mustered. The department IL not able
TO proceed as fast AZ q, would like IN
the mat,or Of mastering out the militia
men. owing TO the necessity u retain.
Ina a SUFFICIENT body Of sailors to man
the fhips
Washington. Aug. so.-An order was
issued az The navy department today
eeiAchinE Rear Admiral w. =. achiuy
lnr command uf the second squadron of
tho North Atlantic fleet and ordering
MIN b. Porto Rico NJ member OF the
oNnturtion commission during ..hlch
llinr he "a authorized to ny his nag on
the cruiser New orleans. which viii re-.
main IN those waters until tho commits.
sion u ready 10 return 10 the United
states
Adinirol schley will be ACCOMPANIED
10 Porto Rico BY the following MON.
bets q his stan now attached 20 the
crulrcr lilooklyn at New York.
Litut, }. Y, Sears, Lieut. u. w. Wells
~. AMI Euslgn Edward McCauley Jr.
The order for Admiral schley 10 ny
his max on the New Orleans Il made
In order to keep him c0natriictlvcly on
nsh duty while serving on The cvarua-
Ton commimsnion. thus eniitling him
To the highest pay OF his rank. 1900
per annum.
II was Tor the same rranon that the
navy department decided to Keen Al.
nlfal w. r sampson In nominal com.
inand % thr North Atlantic flcct while
he u In Havana ne member OF the
cuban evacuation commission. Ills
iins VIII b. displayed on the auxiliary
crhlae- iicnnlute. which will take mem.
hcir OF the commission 90 Havana.
Gen Butler. one u the mombera Of
the Cuban gummlnrlnu Wa M the ,..r
department today IN conference with
the authorities regarding the dntiea ~
the commission. Col. Cioua, Of the
judgc advocate generals department.
who viii uet NJ one OF the legal adj.
vlsera u the commission, was also az
the state department today. lilo had
a long conference with Acting Recre.
tnry Moore regarding The LEGAL aspects
OF the ease. He arrived here today
from Porto Rico. where he was serving
on the staff OF Gen Miles,
The cuban commission viii sail from
New fork next Sunday on the cruiser
nerolute, which will procscd direct TO
Havana.
ucn. wade win act a. president Of
the commission. The Porto I,lcan
cnmtllrslon will rali from New York
next Wednesday on the army trans
Dor, Seneca. Den. Gordon arrived
here today from Huntsville. Ala, and
received he instruction from ActinR
Secretary Moore 81 the state depart
mont and Secretary Aigcr % thcawar
aopaff rnt. n was his hrst visit 10
Washington since his appointment IL
10 expected that he viii Join the other
monbora N the commission In New
York tomorrow or early Wednesday.
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