Evening star., 1898-04-16
ALI the Bureaus Of the War Depart
ment Very Busy.
PREPARING TO TRANSPORT TROOPS
Officers on Special Duty to Join
Their Regiments.
ANXIETY ABOUT THE OREGON

the passage by Congress of a resolution of
Intervention. This authoritative statement
disposes of the rumors that have persist
emily circulated during the past few days
that call of this kind will be made within
certain specified time. The action thus
far taken by the government in the matter
of troops has been confined entirely to the
concentration of the regular army at points
in the south where they will be readily
available for transportation to Cuba in case
of necessity. Yesterdays orders involve
movement of about $500 men, most of
whom are infantrymen.
Every bureau of the War Department has
been called into action in carrying out the
orders issued yesterday for the mobiliza-
tion of the troops in the south. The quar-
termaster generals office, which looks after
the transportation of the troops, and the
cOmmissary department. upon which de-
wolves the duty of furnishing the nee essary
food supplies. are particularly busy. The
officers in command of the various regi-
Hents which are to move have responded
with alacrity to General Miles orders, and
Rave indicated their readiness and intention
TO proceed at once to their destination.
Quartarmaster General Ludington said to-
day that all the commanders would issue
short-time advertisements inviting propos-
ais for transportation, from which selec-
tions will be made in the best interest of
the government. He did not think any of
the commands would move before Monday
from which time they would rapidly follow
each other on the trip south. Already Of
fcers of the quartermaster's department
are on their way to the mobilizing points to
secure accommodations for the troops and
make other necessary arrangements for
their care and comfort The possibility of
yesterdays developments having been con-
templat.d for some time, the department
simply had tc put into motion the machin-
cry for its execution.
Adjutant General Corbin reports every
thing as working smoothly toward the sue
cessfui carrying out of the order issued by
Gen. Miles yesterday.
Gen. Miles Activity.
In Gen. Miles office the greatest activity
was noticeable today. Arrangements are
being made whereby the army headouar-
tiers. wherever they may be located, will
he supplied with all the necessary official
data. maps charts and books on military
matters. These will be carefully selected
and packed in trunks bought for that pur-
pose and will be shipped prior to the de-
parture OF the general and his aids There
were large number of callers on the gen
eral during the day. He also spent a great
deal of time in conference with the officials
cf the department respecting the coming
campaign 1t is said by one of the gen.
erals aids today that probably four or
hve days will elapse before he will start
south to assume active command of the
army in the field. The expectation IS that
he will take with him his personal staff.
as follows:
Lieut.. Col. j. C. Gilmore, adjutant gen.
eial: Capt. F. Michler. 9TH Cavalry; Capt.
NJ P. Maus. 1st Infantry; Capt. Edward
Davis Sd Artillery. and Chief Clerk j. B.
Morton Of army headquarters, who will
look after the large amount of correspond
.eEce &c. arising in connection with the
operations of the army
Consul General Lee spent a great portion
OF the day at the War Department, in con-
suitation with Secretary Alger presumably
Tor the purpose of giving the latter the
beneht OF his knowledge of the condition
Oh the Spanish military forces on the Island
OF CUBA and the defenses of it's harbors
rO Join Their Regiments.
There are several officers on special duty
In this city who are attached to regiments
which have been ordered into field duty at
southern ports and orders will be prepared
as soon as possible for them to join their
regiments Among the number who will
be relieved from their present duties in
this city and ordered to active service with
the army at once are Lieut. Col George
W. Davis of the 14th Infantry, Capt Hugh
X. Brown 18th Infantry, Capt. R. j. c.
Irvine. 11th Infantry, and Capt. s. Y Sey-
burn. loth Infantry. These officers are
now on duty in the war records Office COM
pietins the work of the compilation of the
Vrafli
work Is practically finished.
Ii is more than probable that all the
officers now at the Cavalry and Infantry
School. Fort Leave nworth, Kan, will also
be Immediately relieved and ordered TO
join their regiments. Action of this kind
has been already taken in the case of The
officers who were attached to the artillery
school at Fort Monroe, Va, and in .he
case of officers on DUTY at colleges and in
st.tutions Of learning professors of mil
itary tactics and instruction.
For Hospital Supplies.
The Secretary Of War today made an
allotment of $4,000 out of the $4,000 OO0
emei gency approx Ration to the surgeon
general OF the army for the purchase of
medical and hospital stores for the use
of the army In the field in the event of
hostilities. The principal want Of the med
ical department Of the army in case OF
extensive field operations is hospital stores,
such cots and ambuances. and the al
lotment made today Is intended to supply
this deficiency 50 far as possible.
Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers Is max
ing arrangements TO have a Dontoon or
ridge train at the disposal of the army
for facilitating the movements of the
troops on the march. and IT is probable
that train of this character will form
part of the army now on its way to the
various rendezvous on the southern coasts.
There Is a complete equipment for such
train at The Military Academy at West
Point. and 1t can he prepared for use long
before there IL likely to be any call Cor it,
The Yorktown Purchased.
The Navy Department has purchased the
Old Dominion steamer Yorktown, built by
the successors Of the late John Roach &
Sons-and is considering the advisability of
the purchase of the steamer jamestown of
the same line. Roach & Sons built the first
ships of our new navy the Chicago Ar.