Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16
ARMY TO MOVE EAST
The Most War|ike Step Yet
. Taken.
BIG EXPENSE INVOLVED
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Secretary Alger Promptly seiectsths cSm-
fnanders of tho Troops That soon
.-., May BE Called Upon to,
Invade Cuba.
G EXPENSE INVOLVED

INA nders OF the Troops That soon
May BE Called Upon to
I Invade Cuba
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the most war'like step taken. by The va.
lDepartAnent in preparing for the posi-
phiity on an encounter with Spaisl pnas
illaussurated today when orders were z
issued for the concentration. ait four
points in the South OF six regtnaanntr
W cavalry, twenty-five regiments, sof I
infantry and the high. batteries OF ffve
regiments of ARTILLERY. AT Chickamaaa-
ga there Will be six regiments Of cav
AIRY and the light batteries of five reg
i1nents of infantry, and at Mobile sew
en- regiments of infantry. Since THE
civil war no such proportion btf the
army has been nobMized, and the
inpFement itself lis the best evidence of
the gravity OF the situation. as looked
| upon by The President and his adNis-
| ers. -.s e =,
The determine ton to rendezvous The
trpt?ps IN the South, where they. ran be
accii1n1ted to the con 1itions OF a more
tropical climate. has been under con-
ssiueration by the President and his
cabinet for some time. 1t was not until
to-day. however. that the President In
view OF The enormous expense which
lwlll be entailed, felt Justified in talSiEs
this step. When Score tary Alger re-
turned from the cabinet meeting he at
once Called into conference General
Miles and Ad6utant General Eora,dn
and acquainted Them with che res1ut.of
| the cabinets deliberations. There were
hurried consultations, in which :. sthe
ltrfartefunaSte general, who has cllanGe
| H the transportation OF troops, tine
conlll1assary general, who looks after
their subsistence. and representative
in WhshlngtVrr OF various rSadlpoSaia
running to THE South, participated
Ihe heavy, batteries Of artillery -dn
the tive regiments will remain at their
present posts. The two new regiments
OF artillery recently authorized by Con,-
gress have not been recruited to their
Gudl strength, and in addition are not
Well equipped with horses and other
necessary requisites and therefore are
not included in todaya ordera 1.-THE
department has 50 distributed THE bWen-
ty-two regiments OF, infantry at such
convenient palaces ON the gulf that they
VIII be accessible TOR ;transpor tatforn Ito
Cuba. Proposals have been inYttedi
from steamship 1ooMEE .lssS:s. for ek-e7
1 ing Vessels ITO the government tax thdh
I work.
Instructions TO the commanding OH
GERS OF the regiments ordered to move
l'were sent out late today with ddrec-
TONS to- be put into effect as soon as
posi- bic. Ut is the confident expecta.
ftions ot the officials that the movements
in SOME places will begin tomorrow.
The railroad facilities the officials say,
are more than ample to meet the de-
nands OF the occasion, and no trouble
Will be experienced in gllubiai ziflg this
large body OF ul=n at the places de-
isignated within a reasonably short
|splce OF time.
n,he following is Major General
Miles order giving in detail the direc-
tiunss for taae movements decided on:
! -Adiutnnt Generals Office,
! washington, April II. 1898.
Commanding General, is-+t-
! Department Last. Governors Island.
! With the approval Of the Secretary
OF War, the following regiments OF
| cavalry and light batteries Of artillery
are relieved from duty at their pres
emit stations and will be ordered to pro-
coed TO Chckanaugsa Park, Tenn AllI
S]he light BATTERIES OF the first, second.
| third. fourth and fifth regiments of !
artillery and the first, second, thdI.d,
| sixth and ninth and tenth regiments OF
cavalry. The following regiments OF in
Ifantry are relieved from duty at their
! present stations and will be ordered
TO the following points:
| To New Orleans, lathe first sew
enth, eighth, tweif utl sixteenth. etgh-
ueenlh, twenty third and twenty fourth. !
| 10 Mobile. Ala-Second. third, tenth.
eleventh, nineteenth, twentieth enid
| owen uy-second.
| To Tampa. FNa.-The fourth. fifth,
six TN, ninth. thirteenth. seven teenub and
| lWenty-first.
| The commanding general. Depart
| nent OF the Colorado, win detal a COM
lany OF the fifteenth infantry to pro-
coed TO Fort Wingate and take station.
ut that post. The posts from which
| The whole garrison is Withdrawn one
officer and a detail of two men from
! each company will be left III charge OF
| the post. All transportation will aGl-
1 tsGnl,lH n tfta trOODS t NO
THE n ecesSi ties OF the post from which
Fail pGblic tranSport ton is Withdrawn. +
will De provided with hired transporia-.
zion through the qua IT termaster's de-
partment- Troops will be provided with
t,thiTty days field raltions and necessary
camp equipage. You Will give the nee
essary orders for the execution OF the
! movements OF the troops dn your depart
nlent as Indicated above. Acknowledge
| by command OF
MAJOR GENERAL. MILES,
CSigned) H. C. CORBIN,
| Addutant Genenaa.
IA copy OF the above was also sent
TO the commanding generals OF tine
! following depa rments: ~
! The Department OF the Gulf. Atlanta
Ca: the Depa rtlnent of Colorado, Den
Yer. Col. the Department OF CaliRornla,
sam Francisco, Cal; the Department
Of Missouri. Omaha, Neb.; the Depart
ynent Of Dakota. St Paul, Mimi; THE
Department. OF the Lakes, Chicago, III. 2:
/ Secretary Alger Immediately selected I
,he commanders OF the divisions of
The army that are to assemble at the
places named, all OF whom are Welt
known for their service in the Gnilitary
,ranc4h of the government. For the
division at New Orleans, Brldadier
General w. T. Shafer, now at San
francisco DIN command of the Depart
..lent OF California, was designated: 4
for that at Tampa, Brlgadier General
Wade, now in command OF the depart
nent or the Dakota, at St..sPaut, Mkna1
.or Mobile. Brigadier General j. y. Cop,
ipinger. who is in command OF the De-
pa rument Of Missouri, at Omaha, Nen,'
while for the post at Cheeseman's,
Major Genera! r. Brooke. IN collstnaa 1s
| ~ tina Dana rtrnant OF the LAKES. WEt1l