The age-herald., 1898-05-11
SOLDIERS THANK
 THE AGE-HERALD The Warm-Hearted Ones Left Behind ? 1 the L. and N.
  FOR $ REMEMBRANCES Eyc : Command to Move to Cuba at KS Any Moment. ORDERED TO BE IN READINESS The News Causes Great Joy in Camp Clark. SECOND REGIMENT WILL BE RESERVED The Raw Recruits Are Drilling Hard adp Great Improvement Is shown -Colonel
 E. L. Higdon Passes Examina-
 tion Without q Flicker.
The News Causes Great Joy in Camp
 Clark.
SECOND REGIMENT WILL BE RESERVED

Special Dispatch to The Age-Hera1d.
 Mobile, Ala, May 10.-Today at meeting of the staff and line officers at Camp Clark the following action was taken with regard to a subject very near and dear to every soldier:
 Resolved, That the thanks of the off,
 cers and members of the First regiment.
 Alabama Volunteers be hereby publicly
 rendered the delegation from Birming-
 ham for the colors so gracefully pre-
 scented by Miss Chisolm and Miss Lewis in behalf of the Birmingham lades; to the warm-hearted people of Birmingham + for carload of provisions; to the Louis-
 vile and Nashville railroad, the sol- diers' friend, for numerous favors, and to The Age-Herald for the untiring zeal in the soldiers cause"
 What this resolution expresses in words finds most enthusiastic sentiment deep down in the breast of every First regiment vol- unteer They are assured of love and sym- pathy from home, nerving their arms and strengthening their determination to meet and quickly conquer the enemy.
 An Early Movement to Cuba Tonight the regiment is elated over pros- poets of an early movement on Cuba The announcement from Washington that the First Alabama regiment mustered in will be included in the advancing forces, the other regment and battalion remaining in re- serve, can have no other meaning than that Colonel Higdon's command will soon receive marching orders.
 Captain Parker has been accepted and 6a II, completing the Birmingham battalion The Bessemer and Decatur companies have passed, with full quotas, leaving only six commands to be examined. pr. Kernochan. regimental surgeon, was sworn in and be- gan assisting the physical examiners.
 Prospects hold good for final organization of the First before the end of the week. None of the Second regiment will be reached until the First is mustered
 One of the regular army officers said to The Age-Herald correspondent tonight:
 We have not heard from Washington on this point, b ut 1t is my opinion that Colo mel Higdon's regiment will be put in camp with General Snyder's four regiments here just as soon as the enlistment is finished
 Ut is evidently the intention of the gov- ernment to assemble at least a division, nine regiments, at Mobile. A regular cav- airy regiment has been ordered here, and with what we have now only three are needed to complete a division. Possibly even a larger distribution of the army will be made frim this point.'
 V Campaign Trappings
 Major John Pullman. depot quartermas- ter. representing the war department. has a local warehouse filled with prov sions, and 6 train lead Is en route. Seve..u hundred mules, wagons ahd campaign trappings are included in the shipment.
 When asked whether transports had been ordered to Mobile, Major Pullman replied:
 "The government has arranged for ships. but cannot tell you anything about them" Brigadier General Snyder left today for New Orleans, and General Hawkins suc- eeeded to the command of the regular camp. Though both officers have declined to discuss their orders, 1t is known on ex- cellent authority that a communication from Washington was received advising the troops to hold themselves in readiness for campaign service All the regulars now keep their accourtements packed.
 A shipment of guns and complete equip- ment for the Alabama volunteers are en Tuute anu tut ifSt regiment SH0uiQ be ready for authorization early next week.
 HIgdon Passes
 Colonel Higdon was examined by the sur geons today and passed without flicker. He will not be sworn in, however, until the last man in his command has been mustered. Major Tom O. Smith also pass ed and took the soldiers oath.
 Both the First and Second regiments are drilling hard and the Improvements among 1c ia is expected to drop in at any time, and he will not feel ashamed of the present showing in Camps Clark and Johnston. IVY LEAF COAL. g per ton. Telephone l No. %.