Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-10

iiiSsioleT temporarily. II the war IS not
prolonged beyond the expectation of the
Department officials Lieut.. Col Black will
resume his duties us Engineer Commits
siOner of the District at the conclusion of
nostilities.
Capt Goethals, also nominated to be q
lieutenant colonel. is at present one of the
most valued of the assistants to Gen. Will
son, chief of engineers, but at his earnest
desire, he has been assigned to staff duty,
thus suspending the operations of the or
der made short time ago assigning him
to West Point. 1t is tribute to Lieut..
Col Cocktails high reputation as an en-
gineer officer and soldier that both Maj.
Gen. Brooke and Maj. Gen. Wheeler should
have applied for his assignment to their
staffs.
Gen. SeweH at Falls Church.
Maj. Gen. Sewel has been assigned to
command the concentration camp near
Falls Church, Va This is taken as an in
dication that the general has concluded to
accept his military commission, risking his
tenure of office senator thereby The
order issued from the War Department to-
day reads as follows:
The following named officers should be
ordered to report to the adjutant general
1or duty with the troops to go into camp
at Washington, D.. c.: Maj Gen. Sewell,
Brlgs- Gen. Poland. Kent. Young Randall
Schwan and J. c. Bates"
None of The corps commands has vet
oeen assigned finally, although the entire
hst OF commands has been prepared and is
under consideration by the President. The
three civilian major generals are not to
receive such commands, but are assigned
10 command divisions. Gems Lee Wilson
and Wheeler go to Chattanooga for duty
under Gen Brooke, who will command one
OF the army corps.
Regular Troops Ordered Away.
The War Department officials admitted
today that all the regular troops now at
Crlckamauga had been ordered away. They
refuse most positively however. to tell the
destination of the troops contending that
10 90 SO would be simply to invite attacks
py spanish naval vessels upon the trans
ports which will convey the troops The
volunteers will take up the camps aban-
ooned by the regulars in Chickamaupa
Park. Just as soon as they can be carried
there, so that the movement should begin
almost Immediately
Assignment of BriEadiers
Nine of the new brigadier generals have
been assigned to duty under Mai. Gen.
Brooke and will lick the raw recruits into
shape at Camp George H. Thomas. They
are Brig. Gems. Briggs, Compton, Burt.
Sumner, Snyder, Henry, Lawton. Chafee
and Davis
Gen- Schwan, who is one of the brigadier
generals assigned to duty at the Washing
ton concentration camp, is at present prin-
cipal aidsto Adjt. Gen. Corbin, and has Just
been promoted to the grade of brigadier
general.
Changing Mobilixing Points.
Changes in the original mobilizing points
OF volunteers have been made in a number
OF cases There were several reasons for
these changes the main one being the de-
c1slon to at once begin an active campaign
in Cuba and to send troops to the Philip
pines. Those from Montana, said Senator
Carter. who was at the War Department
this morning, would be directed to proceed
promptly TO San Francisco for passage to
Manila There is a full regiment of 96O
men fully equipped and ready for service
1t Is also said that the regiment of in
fantry from Colorado will in all probability
be ordered TO the Philippines
Col Russell Harrison, who is here look
ing after the interests of the Indiana Ma
today received dispatch from the mill
tary secretary of Governor Mount, saying
that two regiments of infantry and two
batteries were fully equipped and ready to
move. Mr.. Harrison says this is the best
record shown by any state. From Cover
nor Mount came dispatch saying "Any
assignment of Indiana troops by the War
Department will have my approval They
t1iI limo tn 7
where they can 60 the most good. Our
quota is in first class condition" Mr. Har-
rison says the two regiments of Indiana
troops and the light battery, which were
ordered to Chickamauga. will instead go to
New Orleans.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska, was
at the War Department endeavorng to Sc
cure change in the local rendezvousing
point of the volunteers from his state from
Lincoln to Omaha. The exposition opens
in the latter city on the first of June and
the management thinks it would be de-
sirable and a matter of satisfaction for
the visitors, especially those from the state
to witness the encampment of the soldiers
before embarking on their important mis-
sion. Mr.. Mercer received some encourage
ment from the officials, who will If possible
comply with the wishes of the manage
nent.
Major kellOgg's Return.
Major Sanford C. Kellogg Of the 4th Cav
airy, who for several years has been United
States military attache at Paris, has Just
returned from his post. He will remain in
Washington only long enough to straighten
up his affairs. and will then be assigned to
active duty in connection with the war.
Major Kellogg was on General Sheridan's g
staff when he was in command of the army
and has a large circle of friends in Wash
fngton, who gave him hearty welcome on
bis return.
Assignment of Corps Commanders.
At the War Department 1t was under
stood that the assignments as corps COM
manders to the voluntees army would he
announced very soon, and in view of this
Secretary Alger had a number of callers
prominent in public life who submitted ar
guments in behalf of their friends.
Major Bliss Reports.
Maj T. H. Bliss. formerly military at.
tache of the United States legation at
Madrid, returned home with Minister
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