The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-28

According to the instructions received
from the department., infantry companies
are to b5 mace up or one captain, ono
first lieutenant, one second lieutenant
one first sergeant one quartermaster SER
Qeant four tergeants, II corporals. two
musicians. one artilcer, one waRoner.
55 to 80 privates. The Infantry regiment
IL tn bs made mp es follows: One colonel,
one lieutenant colonel, two majors, ono
adjutant (extra Neutenant), one quar-
termaster (sxtra lieutenantl one sur
geon, two assistant surgeons, ono chap
lain, one sergean1 major one quaroerinas-
ter sergeant one chief musician, two
principal musicians, three hospital stew
ards, and ~ companies.
An order has bean iseued by Gov. Dyer
declaring that officers not now In the
militia may recruit companies. Capt.
Lewis Patstone, late OF Company Is,
United Train OF Artillery of this city. has
teen given authority to recruit com
pany, to be composed as Tar as possible of
sharpshooters and marksinen. 1t Is also
very probable that the light battery will
Le allowed to recruit to q full six gun
battery, making in all 174 men. Ii this
Is done tine battery will ue offered TO the
United states as an additional force above
the states quota. The artillery men ais
all anxious to enter the regular service.
Gov. Dyer has not yet decided upon the
disarmament Of Company II, second
Regiment but he Will probably take
some action in tue very near future. 1he
details OF officers to be sent to the several
states to muster men include the fellow
ing: Connecticut. at Mantle. First
lieut. Hamilton. Second Artillery Maine,
BoydeD, % 4 Infantry; Massachusetts AT
springfield. First Lieut.: II. n. Weaver,
Jr., second ARTILLERY, New Hampshire z.
at Concord, Capt. Winfield b. Edgerly,
Seventh Cavalry; Rhode Island,at Provi-
dence, First Lieut.. Charles w. Abbot,
Jr., Twelfth Infantry; Vermont, at Bur-
lineton, Mai. stephen +. Jocelyn, Nine
teenth Infantry.
HARD BLOW TO TIE RESERVES.
Orders were received B.. is morning by Lieu
tenant W. Mccarthy Little, u. =. N. tretired)
now commanding the Rhode Island Naval
Battalion, with rank Of commander. to report
at the naval station at Newport for duty as
executive of tho u. s. s. Constellation, which
Is really the training station. The station il
now occupied by over 30 nava. apprentices
and there are but two commissioned officers
on duty there, and one of these will bt
ordered away.
Lieutenant Little has forwarded his resg
nation to the governor, and under the state
law the staff goes out with him, thus leavins
the battalion in n most disorganized condi
ton right in the time OF noed and with msf
in the field. 1t was difficult TO find com
maner for the battalion, and naval officers
have expressed IL as their opinion that 1t viii
be difficult TO put man In Office to take VI
the work where he has developed 10. Tb'
boys are anxious to go to the front, but this
state has been inactive In presenting them.
PROGRESS OF ENLISTMENT.
Al 2:3O o'clock this aft rnoon Mt tho Nortl
Main street recruiting station 40 applicant
had been interrogatei by Lieutenant Webb
but none had passed the Surgeons examina
tion up to that hour. the medical department
not being quite ready to act. The applicant
have been ordered to report at $50 o'clocl
10 PASS the doctor. Lieutenant Webb sale
that he did not believe that more than one
half Of the applicans could pass the rhysica
examination. and he favored taking My mel
that wero perfectly soand in wiod and limb.
At the Westminster street station nothing
had been done up 10 3 o'clock le5ond enlist
ing Sergeant Weiss Of the regular army. Th'
station will be put in condition for busines
today. and recruiting will commence n
earnest tomorrow morning. All the woodc'
partitions are nenrly completed.