The San Francisco call., 1898-05-15
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, May 14. It was stated at the War Department to-day that over 60,000 volunteers have now been mustered in, nearly one-half of the number called for by the Presi- dent. In addition, 1S47 officers have been mustered.
 Captain Richard E. Thompson has been relieved from duty on General Wades staff and ordered to report to General Merritt, who is to command the force sent to the Philippines.
 Adjutant General Corbin to-day tel egraphed authority to the Governor of Nevada to raise an independent troop of cavalry in that State for ser vice in the war against Spain, to be known as the First Nevada Volunteer Cavalry.
 It will consist of eighty picked mounted marksmen and the Governor will be authorized to commission the necessary officers.
 ANATIONAL PARK, Ga, May 1.-The last of the regular army lately mobilized at this point, the First and Tenth Cavalry, left tonight for Tampa. Official notice was received by General Brooke to-day from the War Department that thirty-seven reg iments of volunteers, eight troops of cavalry and eight light batteries of ar tilery have been ordered from their points of rendezvous in fourteen States, as follows:
 Infantry-Wisconsin, two regiments; Michigan, one; Minnesota, two; In diana, four; Illinois, two; Maine, two; Massachusetts, one; New Hampshire, one; New York, two; Ohio, four: Penn sylvania, seven; Rhode Island, one; Vermont one.
 Artillery-Indiana, two batteries; Missouri, one; Ohio, one.
 Cavalry-Ohio, eight troops.
 SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 14.-Stude- baker Brothers shipped to-day 50O wagons which were built especially for the use of the United States in trans portation of supplies to the army. The wagons were shipped to Chickamauga Park, Ga, and composed solid train of twenty three cars. This makes the third full trafnload of wagons shipped from here during the past ten days for the use of Uncle Sam.
 One consignment included 200 army ambulances.
 TAMPA, Fla, May 14-Five of the infantry and cavalry regiments ordered from Chickamauga to Tampa have ar rived here. Three trainloads of soldiers will arrive over the Plant system be- fore midnight.
 Extensive preparations are being made by the First Infantry for a recep- tion to Captain Dorst and Companies E and G of the First Infantry, who land ed the big cargo of arms and ammuni- tion for the Cuban insurgents.
 NEW YORK, May IA Washing ton special to the Herald says: The assignments for commands of the seven army corps have been made out, but will not be made public until some definite plan of organization has been decided upon.
 There is now some talk of sending Major General Shafter to the Philip pines as third in command. Nothing definite, however, has been decided in regard to relieving him of his present command.
 CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 14.-Orders have been issued by telegraph to-day to Major Frank A. Foote, commanding a battalion of United States Wyoming volunteers, to proceed at once with his regiment to San Francisco, Cal.
 LINCOLN, Neb., May 14.-Marching orders came to-day from Washington to the First Nebraska Regiment of In- fantry, whose destination is the Phil ippines. The troops will move to-mor- row or as soon as the Quartermaster's Department at Omaha designates the route.
 DENVER, May 14.-General Otis left tonight for San Francisco and the Colorado regiment will start next Tues day morning.