The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-17
RAPID MOBILIZATION
OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
The Whole Force Called For VIII BE
Mustered In and In Permanent
Camp This Week.

0A6f3lAJioS, MAy lb.--Eer0rts re-
ceised BY AJit. Gen. coTbsn up TO 10
O'Clock tonight Indicate that 81 90 volun-
teers have been mobilIzed int the United
states service. IL Is expected now that
uniess something unforeseen occurs. all
of the i2s,1o volunteers viii have been
mustered into the service hai be IN thesr
permanent camps or en- route thereto by
the end or the present week.
All day inquiries have been pouring In
~ the war department from governors OF
states az 10 whether the department would
pay the expenses OF and allow per diem
compensation to tho men who responded
10 the governors call and were suhse-
quentiy rejected by tfls examining officers
Of the United States army. 4 decisions
has been reached that thu government
viii pay all transportation and subelss-
egsca OF rejected applicants from tae data
OF their enrolment 70 that of their re-
lection. including their transportation and
subsistence from thu state camp 10 tarir
homes No per diem pay VII. however.
be allowed. as the men were not in the
United States army. The various states
win have to bear the per diem expenses
themselves.
R~aehing Chickamnuxn Promptly.
cHICkAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK.
May ls.-Tho war department has reason
to DO gra,ifisd at the dispatch and the
being concentrated Within forty-esght
hours frosn the time the order was issued
for the mobilization at this point OF state
troops already mustered into the regular
service. sea TGesl, representing six great
states, have reported 10 Maj. Gen. Brooke.
The Third Illinois infantry reported 10
General Eroaka at o'clock this after
neon. Tho regiment Is composed ~ twelve
companies. a.1 men and officers, n COM
yuanA .af t.AloneI Fred Bennett
The Fourth Ohio infantry arrived at 30
O'Clock. and reported Immediately 70 Gen
oral Brooke. The regiment IS In command
OF cclonei A. II. Colt and "a composed OF
twelve companies. i.ase men ard officers.
The Fifth Illinois infantry. ccsonel J. r.
Culver commanding. arrived at Chasta-
nooga a, o'eiock a. M. ana reported at
the park at noon. reporting a. once 20
General Brooke The regiment has twelve
companies if.s men and Officers.
The 18TH Indiana infantry, Colonel
George Nj Stuaeeaker commanding, ar
rived at this point at 5 o'clock. Eicgest
hundred men and officers composed the
regiment.
Tho Fourteenth Pennsylvania arrived az
; O'Clock and reached the park ahoas 9
s'cicck. The regiment has only eight com
panies. 40 iness srd officers. Coione! n.
H. Case IN command.
The Twenis-s.xth and T'wenty- seventh
Indiana batteries from Irils potts and
EoTt Wayne. under Captain James II Cur
rs and Captain =. l. RaES. rs men each.
arrived toa!sht. The Second Wisconsin
infantry arrived az chastauooga tonight
Mater General Brooke to-day issued his
first genera! order looking 20 tho yoor-
organization 81 the volunteer array This
order assigns Major General James IT.
Wilson, OF Delaware. b command the
rtrs, infantry division of thc provisional
army corps 10 be composed 81 three bril-
gadss Of four regiments each.
Almost simultaneously the second order
WAS issued assigning Brtgaaifr Generals
A. g. Burt. c. f. Compton ana II. w.
Iawton 20 command the eglgaaes under
General WEsea IA the of3e< named TIE
First oh.a Third Wisconsin, and Third
Illinois have been assigned - the FTrst
brigade under General Burt The TaartA
Illinois and Fourth oho were assigned 20
fhe Second brigade under General Comp
ton TIE organization viii proceed az