The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-16

This morning was particularly busy
one at stats military headquarters In the
BaniRan building. and Gov. Dyer passed
the entire forenoon in receiving the sew
traI brigade aud staff officers, and In
making arrangements for the departure
OF the new Regiments for the south. In
spite OF the altogether unauthorized story
published In q local paper, the United
States volunteer regiment raised In Rhode
Island. In pursunuos to the call OF Presi-
dent Mckinley, will leave the stata In u
Few days for the rendezvous appointed by
tire war department. which Will be either
Chickamauga or Mobils.
The regiment Is so far prepared that
what remains tn he done can easily be
completed In very few days, and it was
decided at headquarters this morning,
TINT the volunteer regiment would be
brought to this city on either Wednesday
or Thursday In order 20 be- presented with
a stand Of coioIs by Gen. Ames. These
will not be the colors that Gen. Ames has
ordered specially for the regiment, for
those cannot be completed IN time but
will te forwarded to Col. Abbot's COM
mand later.
1t has been arranged that the regiment
will leave camp at an early hour for this
city, coming In two boats. On arrival
here parade will be made, with two
bands OF music, one or which will be the
American Band, through the principal
streets to the Dexter training ground,
where tae very interesting tersInony OF the
presentation OF the colors Will take place.
After the ceremony the troops will be
marched to the boats and will return To
the camp, being fed on the trip to Quon-
set Point According TO all the present
arrangements the regiment will leave
Rhode Island for the South at the latter
part OF the week, Saturday at the latest
Much Enthusiasm.
There is great deal of enthusiasm
among the volunteers at the know ledge
that they are to 60 10 the front, and the
majority or them are quite anxious TO go
to cuba, Porto hico. ar even tue Philip
pines, provided that they can see seine
active services against Spain. Col Abbot
is very pleased at the spirit displayed by
Ills officers and men. and he says that the
regiment Is composed OF most excellent
material -
Once again today all the companies of
the Rhode Island militia were ordered
out for practice drill. and the otii GERS all
say that the men have already made
great Improvement during Friday and
Saturday. Tney will be sent homo tonight
and will be oruered to report again either
tomorrow morning or later In the week,
but whether thers will be any order Is
the state camp or some point on the coast
has not been decided upon by the military
authorities yet.
This morning Battery A, Lit. Artillery,
left the armory on BeIefit street. in full
marching order. and the route was taken
for East Providence, where the mounted
drill was practiced during the day, the
sommand establishing q camp. Tents
were pitched and battery park estab-
lished, with the horses te5hered. The camp
will be struck at nighffall and the battery
will return to the city. The Machine Gun
Battery, which has been in camp at the
state rifle range at kumford, will also re-
turn to the city tonight, after doing some
eycellenr work.
The infantry companies and the cavalry
battalion passed the day In street drill
and other revolutions In several sections
of the city, keeping up tho standard
which was ssta blishsd on Saturday. Col.
Moran. accompanied By the members OF
his regimentsl staff, called on Gov Dyer
this morning. and declared that ths ree-
;ment was ready to perform any service
required of it.
Col. II. Anthony Dyer, who is the off,
Ger in charge Of military headquarters. ras
not much spare time on his hands, but
still he never tails to find few minutes
tu give to the newspaper men. and with
invariable courtesy furnishes them with
the latest Information. COL Dyer visited
the camp at Quonset point yesterday. and
he says thRJ everything Is moving in n
very satisfactory manner, and tho men are
very we'll pleased with their sufrouua-
ingss
Sunday in Camp.
In spite Of the steady rain which fell
during the greater part OF yesterday,
Camp Dyer, at Quonset Point, was very
busy place and the surgeons, mastering
officials and staff Of officers were hard at