The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-28
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mastering Out of Troops En-
cages the War Department.
CAMP-TO-CAMP MOVEMENT
What Is Being Done For the
Sick and Wounded.
CAMP MOVEMENT

Washington, aug. T.-Eve-y bureau OF
the war department Is busy today with
matters connected witE TIE va TIE pay
department, has a big task before /. Il
settling with tie troops aud officers n
the hnal muster out. There mus. De an
accounting OF al goverunea. property
and each muster roll must De complete
and satisfactory TO the accounting Of
fce-s OF the government before ther. can
be final settlement The clothing and
purchases oy the soldiers VIII gave 70 De
looked Up and balanced ~ the pay Of
dcers before final paynen1 - made. All
property Of any kind must account for it
before they can receive ma discharge
The ordnance officers are busy preparing
for the reception and disposal OF The arms
OF the soldiers, and blanks and papers are
being made ready. Officers from each
branch OF The service viii be detailed 70
60 to the state camps. where the final
! nustezjng out occurs. TO receive the gov
( o-nment property, make final payment,
I AMI give the soldiers their discharges.
MUSFER-OUT ORDERS.
! The following volunteer regiments were
( today ordered 70 be mustered out Of the
: service: The First and Fifth Missouri,
now at Chickamauga, and the Third Mis-
souri,, now at Middletown, Pa, viii go TO
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The One Hun
DR. edand F1fV-ninth Indiana, now at
AtddIetown, Will go to Indianapolis. The
Eighth New York now at Chickamauga,
viii go to Hampstead. l. I
ILLINOIS TROOPS
Governor Tanner OF Illinois was at the
war department and as a result OF talk
with him Adju tant General Corbin issued
orders TO muster out the First. Fifth and
Seventh Illinois. The governor says mat
rers are proceeding very satisfactorily
between the state and the government for
the settlement Of the states claim for
expenses incurred in organizing volun-
reers for the Spanish war.
Chicago, Aug. N.-The First Illinois vol
unteer cavalry Colonel c. Dung command
ing, arrived today at Fort Sheridan from
Chickamauga- Eight train sections, each
of excursion proportions, conveyed the
troops and their equipment 10 the fort
A welcoming committee OF citizens met
Colonel Dung and the official train az Dan
vile Junction Throngs at the stations
cheered the boys as they passed through
Upon reaching the fort 4 warm brea kfast
was served To- the men in the mass hall
that was used by the Fourth United
States infantry before the cali to arms
summoned them to Tampa
TIE German~American regiment OF ILL.,
nois has ceased 20 exist. an order having
been issued by Adjutant General Carl
Stroever. formally disbanding the organ
ization.
SEyENTY-FIRST NEW YORK.
Camp Wikof. L. l., Aug. Z7.-The Sew
enty-hrst New York volunteers did not
break camp today, as was expected 1t /
Will leave Montauk Point Monday morn
ing according TO present arrangements. .
The reason for postponing the trip was 20 !
give many of the men who are now on the .
sick list a chance 10 brace up so that they F.
maygowith the regiment II is a ques- {
ton as tc whether the men viii march up I.
Broadway after they arrive in New York
If the men pre not in good shape they .
viii be taken to their armory by the .
shortest route possible.
Up FROM THE SOUTH
New York, Aug. Z7.-The first section Of
the train which is bringing the First +
United States cavalry from the south, ar
rived in Jersey City this morning and /
was transferred TO Long Island City to be +
sent to Montauk- The cavalry - coming
in several sections and viii arrive at in
tervals during the day.
Four hundred men. one battalion Of the
Second United States infantry. were
transferred from Jersey CITY this morn
ing and started for Nontauk Point They
are from Camp Hobson. Lithia Springs
Ga None Of the men who arrived were
I'll but eleven SEX men were left behind
at Lithia Springs and thirty more were
sent to Fort Mcpherson. Ca
Des Moines, IA. Aug. 27.-Adv5ces %
III. executive Office say that the Fifty
second Iowa Will leave Camp Thomas.
Park, Monday. arriving II
Des Moines some time wednesday.
AT CHICKAMAUGA
Chickamauga. Aug. 2--Three regfn e1ts
left Camp Thomas for Knoxville today.
They were the Second Missouri. the Fifth
and ne Sixth Oaio. The South
ern railway. which is moving most OF the
troops. now has things in such snaps that
hereafter the regiments viii be moved
rapidly. General Brsckinridge mas made
lbs ARRANGEMENTS accordingly and expects
to sat she n hole OF the First corps out
during the next Two days. Just when
the Third corps VIII 60 Or where Il vii
go are questions not yer positively an
swered-
The lack OF water facilities al Hunts
vile reported by General Fra1k ms
caused a disarra1geneut OF pans which
may cause de.sy. TIE officials favor An
15stou. "A. hur it Is probable that q
moro thorough Investigation VIII be made
before a definite decision IS reached.
The work Of JnlsJsrjag ou1 the Ssco-d
Nebraska IS progressing rapidly and vii
probably be finished BY Monday nishr-
Z il nos yet definitely known wheu tae
ON n,an5 VII leave for Omaha bgt Z
XII probably 90 Tuesday. As soon as
he mastering officers dispose u this reg
nent they begin upon the lgh, batteries
NISSCURIANS IN BAD SHAPE
St Louis. No. AnE "A train on
4scng u n1ae sIssTsrs. arrived II MS
l,y today. having On boart - members
Z the First. Second and E1Sta Missosz-i
-oIuuteer regiments VINO have been aid
n = the hospitals a, CaicszzauEz Park
or some dze pas. suffering from tevecs
n6 other camp ailments The hone
.aliug % these soldiers, many q R191
re o. the brink q t1e grave vas 7.-.-