The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
First Headquarters of the Army Commander to
 Be at Atlanta.
Generals Shafter, Wade, Coppin- ger and Brooke Assigned PO=
 SitiOnS in the South.
Call Office. Riggs House,
 Washington, April 16.

Instructions to the commanding off1- cers of the regiments ordered to move were sent out late to-day with direc- tiens that they be put into effect as soon as possible. It is the confident ex- pectation of the officials that the movement fin some places will begin to- morrow. The railroad facilities, the officials say, are more than ample to meet the demands of the occasion and no trouble will be occasioned in mob ilizing this large body of men at the places designated within a reasonably short space of time.
 The formidable order of General Miles, after providing for the move ment of troops as stated in the forego- ing. says:
 "The commanding general, Depart ment of the Colorado, will detail company of the Fifteenth Infantry to proceed to Fort Wingate and take sta tion at that post. At posts from which the whole garrison Is withdrawn an of- ficer and detail of two men from each company will be left In charge of the post. All transportation will ac- company the troops. The necessities of the post from which all public trans portation is withdrawn will be provided by hired transportation through the uuartermaster's department. Troops will be provided with thirty days field rations and necessary camp equip page"
 Secretary Alger also selected the commanders of the divisions of the army that are to assemble at the oil of x-hn a known for this service in the military branch of the Government. For the division at New Orleans, Brigadier General w. B. Shafter of San Francis co, in command of the Department of California, was designated; for that at Tampa Brigadier General J. F. Wade, now in command of the Department of the Dakotas at St. Paul, Minn.; for Mobile, Brigadier General J. J. Cop pinger, now on duty in command of the Department of the Missouri at Omaha, Nebr.; while for the post at Chickamauga, Major c neral J. R. Brooke, in command of the Depart ment of the Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago, was chosen. These officers have authority to take with them to their new commands their entire staff of officers and a quartermaster. These l latter, however, presumably will pro- ceed to their prospective assignments for the purpose of making all neces- sary arrangements for camp grounds and many other requirements incident to the presence and operation of any army.
 The command of the army will de- volve upon Major General Nelson A. Miles, who is now at the head of the i military branch of the Government. His temporary headquarters, it is said, will probably be at Atlanta, where General Graham, who has command of the Department of the Gulf, is now To- cated. General Miles permanent head quarters will depend entirely upon the developments of the campaign. He will leave the city soon for his new duties.
 Three regiments of infantry and four of cavalry are not included in the mobilization orders, for the reason that they are either a great distance from the center of operations, are needed in the section of the country in which
 they are located or are in location
 where they can be readily summoned.