The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-16
NEW RIFLES COMING AT ONCE.
MORE THAN $4,000 OF THEM TO DE
ISSUED TO THE CORPS.

Ordered by the War Department.
Number to De Issued to Each Reg
inent, and the Order in Which the
Regiments VIII Get Them-Men
Transferred TO the Hospital Corps
VIII Have to Serve Only Two
Years-COI. DOrst Promoted in the
Regular Army.
A circular has been issued from the
headquarters OF Camp Onward stating that
shipments have been ordered to supply the
Seventh Army Corps with the United
States magazine rife, caliber 80, in ex-
change for the Springfield rife, caliber As.
The Morning News stated Sunday that
the entire corps would be supplied at once
with these United States rifles. or as they
are commonly known, Krag-Jorgensens.
The rifles, bsyonet scabbards and cartridge
belts will be consigned TO the ordnance
officer of each regiment or separate bat
TALON in quantity, and in the following or
der, as stated:
First Texas. $40; Second Louisiana, $40;
Fourth Illinois, 1850; Third Nebraska, $50;
Second South Carolina, ECO; Ninth Illinois,
1,16O; First North Carolina. l .lS0; Second
illinois, LAO; One Hundred and Sixty-frst
Indiana, 1,1So; Fourth Virginia, 1,04O; For
ty-ninth Iowa, 1900; Sixth Missouri, l,lS0;
Battalion Second United States Volunteer
Engineers, 800 and Battalion First Maine
Volunteer Artillery, $50.
The new rifles viii be shipped to Savan-
nah at once at a rate to supply two regi-
ments day. The ordnance officer Of each
regiment viii promptly draw the equip
ment for his command in the order named.
and issue it to the men. The ammunition
will be consigned 10 the chief ordnance
officer of the corps and issued to the troops
on requisition. Any excess in the numbers
of new rifles above stated for each com
nand will be returned to the ordnance de-
partment.
The Springfield rifles and equipment now
In use by the corps are ordered 10 be he'd
In readiness to be turned in to the ord
nance department at the rate of two regi-
ments day in the order mentioned. The
usual equipment must be turned in with
tLese arms 10 the depot ordnance officer.
ana the arms must be oiled and in good
~--f~s Aais7ti NNAlci DOOkS containing a de-
scription and rules for the management
OF the United States rife will be fur-
hlshed with the arms, as well as the man.
udi OF arms and infantry drill regulations
IN the order issued by Gen. Lee yester-
uay on this point, as the early instruc-
tlon OF the troops In the mechanism ana
use of this rife if desired. division com
manders are Instructed to appoint a com
ps.enl oIheer as Instructor to each brig
ade or each regiment if practicable. whose
duty 1t will be to instruct All eonnanv
officers to the end that they NAV he fnny
qualified to instruct the men. RegimeptaI
ana battalion commanders are instructed
10 dlrect special attention 10 this matter
IN their schools for officers and non-com
missloned officers.
A circular order was issued from the
office Of the adjutant general stating that
IN compliance with Instructions from
washington the Seventh Corps is informed
that any men transferred 10 the hospital
corps from volunteer regiments desiring
20 remain In the service, will be dischare-
ed az the end of their enlistment, which
Is for a period Of two years.
some OF the men transferred from volun-
teer regiments TO the hospital corps have
been little uneasy about their period
OF service believing that they would be L.
CURED to remain in for three years after
being transferred. This order viii relieve
their anxiety on that point, however, as it
distinctly states that they will be dis
charged at the termination Of their two
year enlistment period.
Maj. Russell 3. Harrison, provost mar
shal, mas issued circular directed to Off
GERS, orderlies, drivers of ali government
wagons and anbplaaces. calling their al
tention to the ordinances Of the city which
requires all vehicles to keep to the rig II
on streets and pass around to the right of
The squares. The circular also calls at
tention to the ordinance against the driv-
sng OF heavy wagons on Bull street south
OF Broughton. The provost marshal states
In his circular that the provost guard win
hereafter assist the police in the enforce
ment of these ordinances. The blocking Of
streets by long strings of army wagons
will be permitted no more. as the provost
guard has been instructed to stop il
wherever it may occur.
Lieut.. Col. J. Fl. Dorst, adjutant general
OF the corps, Il is understood, has been
promoted in regular line, in the regular
army. Col Dorst was a captain in the
Fourth United States Cavalry. He Is now
promoted TO be a major, probably in che
Seventh Cavalry, but whether that will
be the regiment, is not Yet definitely
known. IL will depend probably upon the
course taken by two or three promotions
mace at the same ufne. Col, DorSt is a
most energetic officer and one of thorough
business qualifications. He carried three
expeditions TO Cuba at the outset of the
war One of them went over on a tug.
another was the famous Gusse expedition
and the third the Florida expedition. All
of them accomplished the end intended.
Col Dorst afterwards went to Santiago
with Gen. Skaters army as adjutant gem
eral on Gen. Joseph Wheelers stan, and
was with Gen. Wheeler where the fight
ing was thckest. He was assigned to the
Seventh Army Corps as adjutant general
after completing his work with Gen.
Wheelers command al Montauk Point.
Capt. Fl. s. Chadwick Of the First North
Carolina Is quite sick from malarial fever
at the De Soto. Mrs. Chadwick arrived
from Charlotte yesterday and is with her
husband.
The following officers of the Seventh
Army Corps have rendered their resigna-
tions to the war department. and have
been honorably discharged from the SER
vice:
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