The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-20

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strased today by The aars ana STRIPS -
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business house In the city. sevesai conn
panies Of volunteers aes b procsss o. on
s.n,sasion hsee. and their 9Evtces have AZ
readv been rendered 70 ths government.
cA.sreA ~ ssAssa ChilAren.
sAN FRANCISCO. April S.-laght bat
ter,ss G and =. Third artiilssy. ieft nere
To-Day soe chiekamausa rark- The Two
bas,enss narched ftum tho Preside %
n depot Ct ! c'elock. Al every posnt
along the iine Of march they were cneered
nv enthusiastic crowds. and Market street
"a. lined BIZ the children OF the public
schools. al Of whom had hAh holiday
ana With their Gags In their hands cheered
the soldiers ~ they passed
The First infantry win leave Tomorrow
In four sections. two for the troops ana
two 10. the government property. The
regiment in light marching order will leave
the Preside early tomorrow afternoon and
take the same line Of route AZ the hight
artillery today. The school children will
also have half holiday TO cheer them on
their way to var
Gen. Merriam, who win Be In command
OF the department In Gen. Skaters alb
sence. arrived this morning with his adju-
tant general. Maj. Barry. Maj. carry
win ssturn 70 his proper station In the de-
partmsnt II the Columbia. MAJ. Field. ar
sillery inspector. has assumed the duties
Of adjutant general Of this department
Gen. 6hsftef. his STAG and headquarters.
viii leave on the regular trains on Thurs
day.
The Twsnty-Fesrth Gees To-day.
SALT LAKE. April ls-Thousands OF
people lined the streets all mis- afternoon
TO witness the departure OF the Twenty
fourth infantry for the South, but on ac-
count OF some hitch N transportation
matters. the command did not move. II
II understood that everything In in readi-
rteas 10 move some time during the fore
noon tomorrow.
Ceatraets for Transportation.
CHICAGO, April 1s-Contracts have been
made by the Northwestern roads for the
transportation OF 5000 troops from points
In Montana. South Dakota ana Michigan
to the various points OF mobilization In the
South.
The frst section OF the train containing
the troops composing the Fourth regiment
OF infantry left Fort Sheridan this after
noon. The other sections leave tonight and
tomorrow. Gen. John n. Brooke. who
win command the forces at Chickamauga,
win leave tonight. accompanied BY his
star. Gen. Wade. formerly In command
Of the department Of Dakota. accompan-
led BY his stan. arrived m Chicago today,
en- route to Tampa. where no viii take
command Of the Hight artillery and cav
airy.
Fort Reno Deserted.
GUTHRIE. O. T.. April is-Tne infantry
a. Fort Reno. o. T.. left today via the
Rock Island railroad at Fort Worth. Texas,
Tor Mobile. The cavalry left via the csoc-
taw railroad for chlckamauga.
TAessaaas CAeer the Seventeenth.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April ls-Ths Sew
snfe~nsh infantry. Colonel Poland com
handing. left the barracks at 30 p, m.
escorted BY local National guards and SOL
diers OF the war o. 81. The line OF march
vas gai:y decorated and thousands OF peo-
pie turned out 10 cheer the regiment. I,
goes 10 Tampa.
sixth lafaatry Leaves CtncInnati.
CINCINNATI. April ie.~Ths Sixth IN
fantry. Colonel A. A. Cochran command
Ing. LEFT Fort Thomas al $50 o'clock for
Tampa They marched through Cincin-
natl and Newport escorted by III. cham
Der Of commerce ana Ohio ecmrnanaers OF
the Loyal Legion. OF which Colonel Cors-
ran and several other officers of the Sixth
are members. School children nned the
streets and q memorable ovation was CIV
en- the departing troogA
First Company Reaches Pensacola.
PENSACOLA. Fla. April is-ccmpany
q. Fifth infantry. IS the first Of The new
srccrs ordered acre TO arrive. They came
In Monday frnm Fort Mcpherson barracks,
Atlanta. and were Immediately transferred
70 the barracks at Fors Barracks which
had been vacated hy the troops @: TIE
FIRST artillery srnt 70 Fogs Pickens and the
batteries on Santa Rosa Island. TIE last
lrS mart s.taz~ssf Mar.