The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25
IUCA PARK.
lJsited States Kca-
liars Nos ia Camp.
. lHNeRA Ecook's STAFF COMPLETE


Chattanooga. April 2i.--Ail roads lead
~ ChicAamauea today The immense Ma
\ ttnnal park, where are now cncamped near
S1y. 5000 Of the United States regular troops.
1 Nas the ioadstcne which drew thousands
( w people from all the surrounding coun-
III Before sunrise the stream OF humans
4 ~ hid started toward the park and by
Afternoon fully $4,000 people were scat,
tered through the vast grounds, watching
lhe increasing soldiers unload and march
to their assigned camping places. Kodak
ficnds BY the scores were there and TOOK
snap shots at everything with or without
X permission. The long government road
leading from Chattanooga out through
Rossvillf and Ross Gap to the park was
fairly 2hoked With vehicles all day. Ex-
cuysiop trains brought in thousands from
NashyIiIe, Memphis, Cincinnati, Atlanta
Huntsville, Ala. and all the intermediate
towns and villages and the trains which
ran 10 the park as often as the prompt
handling OF the soldiers would permit,
were crowded TO the platforms at every
trip.
I'D and the soldiers. fairly settled In their
ear1n grounds, had little 10 do but lounse
around Around the railroad yards 1t was
! busy scene. The arrivals OF troops dur
ing the day were heavy, but few delays
occurred on this account Part OF the
troops which, ON account OF blockade oil
the tracks by Il slight collision, had been
cnmpelled to spend the night In the rail-
road yards. marched out to the park early
49, tns. road They were
the light battery OF the Fifth artillery,
seyenty-tiye men and four guns from Ty-
bee island near Savannah. Captain Taylor
and companies d and Il OF the First cav
airy. lie men from Fort Reno, o. 7. Near
ly tho entire colored population OF chat-
tanooga and country surrounding was ap.
pareptly gathered around The Ninth anu
Tenth cavalry and Twenty-fifth iniautrs
The special object OF homage was the
Twcnty-fitth. Tho chaplain. Rev, Theo-
philus Stewart, preached II short sermon to
the assembled sable coured warriors, the
regimentai band rendering religious music.
The staff OF Major General McCook In now
complete and by tomorrow the departments
will be located nj the park. The staff rs
now composed is as follows: Adjutani Colo
mel Sheridan: chief piartermaster. Colnel
Lee; chief surgeon, joel Hartsuff, chief
<commiaerat JEFF Harpes: aides de camp.
3apcrin richards aud Lieutennnts Dean
and McKenna Colonel Hartsutf arrived
from Chicago today and Immediately took
up his quarters III tho park. The iirst
brigade OF infantry has practically been
decided upon by Major General Brooks. 1t
will conaist 81 tho Seventh n t, Eighth.
Eleventh and Twenty fifth regiments With
i the senior officer. Colonel hhdrew Burt.
The second bridage Is as yet undecided
bat viii PIN ali probability be commanded
by Colonel Bates of The Sccnnd. Colonel
Van Horne OF tho Eighth infantry M rank-
Ing officer, will command the dtsiaion.
BHiTsIN's NEUTRALITY.
Draft OF the Document Has Bccu Ap-
prhSrd.
London, April a lit Is announced that tho
Prince az Males held n council yesterday at
Marlborough house IN behalf OF the queen
for approving tho draft Of the neutrality proc
lanation II is supposed Il win be strictly
in tho line OF precedents calling attention TO
tbs British foreign enlistment act, etc aud
warning subjects ngainst aiding the bellig
circuits in any Why
Tie foreign Office viii send TO the treasury.
,hr hn,nc, colonial aud Indian offices tho
usual notices prohibiting Spanish aud Amer
lean vessels the use Of British harhors for
wnrlikn purposes.
The coaling question viii he met by pro
VISION mat ntlllEtECniS WIZ M NubpltNt NJ
British ports with not more than annioicnt
coal to carry them TO tho nearest port OF
their own country or some nearer destination
mud no more coal VIII be supplied TO the saiuc
vessel within three months except By special
permission.
Armed ships will be prohibited from carry
Ing prizes into British ports, including eight
Of the colonies.
FRANCE Is NEUTRAL
Washington, April III Especially --Francr
has issued her proclamation OF neutrality,
but says she Will guard her commercial In
tcrcsts.
THE POPE NEUTRAL.
London. April -. rho Rome correspondent
Of the Daily Mail says; Cardinal Ramnoia
the paral secretary OF state, declares that the
Vatican Will observe the strictegt neutrality
The pope desires and prrays only for y sncedy
conclusion and peace. lie considers thc.sing-
Ing % &c d'ums for Victory an unwiso pro-
seeding
british COLONY NEUTRAL.
Washington, April "a Tho state depart
nent today received Information that the gov
ernor OF Hong Kong had issued q neutrality
proeiamatiop as 10 the United States aud
Spain. IT W similar IN terms 10 tiosc already
proclaimed by jamaica md Newfoundland
GERMANY NOT WITH AUSTRIA
London. April 25,- rho Berlin correspondent
Of the Standard says: Germany VIII take no
steps prciudiciai 10 The United s..tcs nor,
probably, join In any Intervention On span-
ith behalf. II Is evident, therefore, that the
meeting yesterday Sunday AZ Dresden ber
tween Emperor William and Emperor Francis
Joseph failed to bring Germany into line with
-Austria.
RUSSIA INcLiNEs TO SPAIN.
London, April cn,--Thc 81. Petersburg cor
respondent Of the Telegraph feyai Emperor
Nicholas today aranted an audience 10 the
6pHulsh Manifestation and disguised with him
the Cuban question at length A confarer,n
81 the Afnbhssadprs On the aueatioa OF Cuba