The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-04
Movement of the Troops May Be-
gin This Week.
SUPPLIES READY TO Be SENT
Troops 10 Be Armed With Krag-
JOrgenSen Rifles,

Atlanta, Ca, May 5.-To-day brought no
decided Developments concerning the Geor-
cit troops who are TO 30 to the front with
Uncle Sans army.
So far as the movement toward Atlanta
Is concerned the department seems still Ia
be in the dark 1t Is Gov. Atkinson who
will issue these orders. and as yet he has
hardly taken the matter up, though thera
seems to be a general impression among
the officers gathered here recruiting thaa
the movement viii be commenced soma
time this week.
When asked In reference to this poina
this afternoon. Col. Lawton, who with
Lieut.. Col. Brooks, arrived from savan~
nah this morning, replied that he could
only guess. and that his guess would ba
about as wild as that OF any one else. ono
thing that lends uncertainty to the movc-
ment Of the regiments Is the fact that no
place has as yet been selected by the Gov-
ernor for rendezvous. Last Saturday
he went out to look over the exposition
grounds and buildings with a view to lo-
eating the militia there, and upon his re.
turn he sent a telegram to the war departs
ment at Washington asking for the use OF
the army post and reservation at Fort Me-
Pherson. Since that time the Governor
has been waiting for an answer from tha
department before deciding what is to be
done for a camp grounds.
To-day he telegraphed again, ana re-
celved In reply message saying that his
telegram OF Saturday had never been de-
liyered at the department, hence il was
impossible to know what he was asking
for When he got this, Gov. Atkinson tel
egraphed to Senators Clay and Bacon re-
peating to them the request he had MAIDS
10 the department in his original dispatcis
or last Saturday for the use of Mcpherson
barracks. The senators were requested tn
present this request at once to the deparr
ment, and the Governor IS now awaftfn.e
the result OF this communication. stiu hon
ing that the militia Will be granted the uss
OF McPhefson barracks as rendezvous
The requlstion for the supplies ana
equipments necessary for the two Georrln
regiments and batteries OF artillery hava
peen on iile in the Washington Department.
Tor some days, and it Is understood thas
these things have been allotted ana arn.
infantry is to be supplied with The Krae-
Jorgensenrihes, and each battery Is to get
SIX new guns of approved PATTERN.
Inc commissary department has alreadv
begun active preparations to care for ~,
mlhtiamen as soon as they arrive at tba
rendezvous, orders for supplies havln.s
been placed with Instructions TO deIiver
upon short notice.
Col. Oscar Brown has established head.
qslarters for his regiment in the Office oe
the secretary Of State al the capitol-
while on the floor below the Atlanta arr
tillery has opened a recruiting Office anH
above Col Browns room. IN The Office oF
the speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, Capt. Mills, u. s. A., has estabilsheh
his regular headquarters for performing
the mastering in service connected with
the organization Of the state forces. Tina
aaJutant generals Office is general head
quarters where enrollments are made Tor
all commands. All these various centera
OF organization have been crowded to-day
many men being enlisted and numerous
appointments issued. As vet however
mono Of the commands which win composS
Georgia's quota have reported a full COM
plement Of men. and it Will take several
days yet to fiji the rosters of the two regi-
ments and the two batteries.
Enlistments are particularly slow In
this part OF the state. the militia outside
OF theSe commands which have been called
upon TO furnish officers for commission
taking less interest than was expected. II
became evident last week that volunteers
among the militiamen would not be as nu-
merous as was at first expected. and In or
der TO meet this situation the policy adopt-
ed IN selecting lieutenants was to commis-
sion those who could bring along with
them the largest number OF men from
their companies.
Col. Lawton, Lieut.. Col Brooks, with
Maja. Kenuan and Wooten OF the First
Regiment. spent the day here perfecting
details OF their organization in the Office
OF the adjutant general Col. Lawton and
Lieut. Col. Brooks returned to Savannah
tonight.
Before his departure, Col. Lawton gave
the Morning News the following official
list OF commissioned officers OF his regi-
ment, their seniority IN commission being
in the order they are named:
Captains-Thomas N Hopkins, Willis c.
Davis, Paul G. r. Bell. James +. stevens.
Robert p. Dart Timothy O'Brlen, Andrew
j Scott. Blanton Winship Robert S. Nell.
Patrick f. Gleason and George w. Drums
mond.
First Lieutenants-Miller G. White adj
jutant; William Il. Sanders, Anthony w.
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