The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-13
ARMY ORDERS OUT.
Changes Made in the. Military De-
partments of the Country

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The war
department today promulgated it's or
der creating the departments of the
Gulf and Of the Lakes, and abolishing
the departments Of the Missouri and of
Texas.
The department Of the East will en-
brace the states on the Atlantic coast
to and including North Carolina, the
department Of the Lakes will include
Wisconsin. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, with
headquarters at Chicago, and the de-
partment Of the Gulf will comprise
the states of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana and Texas, with headquarters at
Atlanta.
Maj. Gen. John R. Brooks will COM
mand the department of the Lakes,
and Brig Gen. William Graham the
department of the Gulf
The important change made by the
order is the creation Of the new de-
partment of the Gulf, by the combina-
ton of the old department of Texas
with the southern portion of the de-
partment of the East The other
changes are in the direction of rectify-
ing the lines Of the Central Western
departments so as to make them more
symmetrical and easily accessible in
all portions from their respective CEN
trail headquarters.
For this reason, the state Of Ohio,
for many years attached to the de-
partment of the East, has been thrown
into the department of the Missouri.
which now rejoiceS in the new name
of the department of the Lakes, a
change of name made, it is said, at
the war department, for purely senti-
mental reasons.
The Southwestern states included in
the department of the Dakotas have
been transferred to the department of
the Platte, while, to maintain the pres
ent proportions of this department, the
northern section has been thrown into
the department of Dakota.
No changes have been made in the
departments of the Columbia, the de-
partment of California, or the depart
ment of Colorado.
Formal Order.
The text of the order is as follows:
The following orders have been received
from the war department, and are pub
lished for the information and guidance Of
all concerned:
BY direction of the president the follow
ing changes made in the territorial
limits, designation and headquarters of
geographical departments:
The department of the East will embrace
the New England states, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland
District of Columbia, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. with headquar-
tiers at Governors island, New York.
A department is hereby established to be
known as the department of the Lakes, to
consist of the states of Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Illinois. Indiana, Ohio Kentucky and
Tennessee, with headquarters at Chicago,
ILL.,
The department of Dakota will embrace
the states of Minnesota, North Dakota.
South Dakota and SO much of Wyoming
and Idaho is embraced in the Yellow
stone National park with headquarters at
st. Paul, MINI.
The department of the Columbia will en-
brace the states of Washington, Oregon.
Idaho Except so much of the latter as Is
embraced in the Yellowstone National park
and the territory of Alaska with head
quarters at Vancouver barracks, Wash.
The department of California will EN-
brace the states nf California and Nevada,