The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-18
MAIL AT TAMPA FOR MILES.
THE GENERAL NOW EXPECTED To
ARRIVE THURSDAY.

trtbufeu to the Advance PublAC8~
tions in the Newspapcrs-Corre-
spondents Ordered Not to send ouG
Advance Information Hereafter
Gen. Joe wheeler In the saddle at
Lakeland.
Tampa, Fla. May 17-Large quantities
Z OF mail has arrived addressed to Cen
Nelson A. Miles, and through no official
knowledge as to the time OF his arrival In
Tampa has reached here, It Is believed
that the commander-in-chief with his en-
tire staff win be here by Thursday, and
will establish his headquarters In lamps
unul the expedition moves out.
The First Cavalry Brigade. consisting of
the Third, Sixth and Ninth Cavalry regis
ments. and the Second Cavalry Brigades
consisting OF the First and Tenth Regi-
ments. sn camp at Lakeland. were today
constituted a cavalry division by a gem
eral order issued from headquarters, ana
Mai. Gen Joseph M. Wheeler assumed
formal command.
The Seventy-nrs New York and Second
Massachusetts, both infantry regiments, In
camp at Lakeland and the First Ohio
Cavalry expected tomorrow. will be tens
porarly Joined to the, Second Cavalry
Brigade.
The body of G. b. Meek, sailor OF the
torpedo boat winslow. who was killed with
Ensign Bagley In the engagement off Car
denas, will be brought from Key West
on the next steamer, and shipped TO Ciydes
o., for interment.
Every newspaper correspondent at Tam-
pa has been officially notified that in fu-
ture no mention must be made OF any
small expedition similar to that of tha
Gussie last week, until the success Of thu
expedition has been assured by the re~
turn OF the boat.
Army officers are much chagrined oven
the failure TO place the aorely needed
arms. ammunition and supplies, with
which the Gussie was stored, In the
handles OF the insurgents. They belieya
that had not such wide publicity been
given 10 the affair the chances Cor tha
success would have been much greater.
1t had been arranged by Capt. Dorse
that the insurgents should meet tho
expedition and take care of the suppliess
but the fact that the news OF the con-
templated departure of the Gussie was
published almost twelve hours before the
hour fixed for leaving, was undoubtedly
communicated to Gen. Blanco at once and
enabled him 70 establish an effectual pa
troll Of the coast
The correspondents have also been notf-
fed that the paper publishing any such
story before ii Is permissible to do so will
be debarred from sending any representa-
tive into Cuba.
The intention Is TO hereafter keep Al
close watch on news sent out regarding
movements OF troops or ships from Tampa
and to endeavor 10 follow out the policy
OF the government In keeping from ths
Spanish government any news whatever
that would help them 10 Illustrate any
plans for such movements.
The officers OF the First Florida RegI-
ment Of volunteers have been selected by
Gov. )Bloxham but their appointment will
not be officially announced until to-nnor-
row evening or Friday morning. when the
regiment will be mustered into service OF
the United Stetes army, and assigned to-
a division OF The army. The colonel of tha
regiment win be Maj Williams of PEN
sacola, commander Of the Third Battalion
of state troops
Mai. Woodruff Of the Fifth United states
Infantry and Lieut.. Sam Smoke of the
Eighteenth Uniied States Cavalry were
the leading candidates for the colonelcys
The friends OF Mai. Woodruff were conf
dent of securing his election. The action
of the Governor was disappointment to-
those who had set their heads upon maxi
ing Maj Woodruff a colonel. The officers
and men however, as a whole, are pleased
with the Governors action. The line or
promotion has been kept strictly within
the organization, and as Mai Williams
was the senior major OF the state troops
II was only natural that he should be Sc
Iected as the colonel Of the regiment.
The examination Of the men Ia the conf
panies of the Second battalion. under COM
mand OF Maj Lowell, was begun this
morning and continued all day. The ex-
animation was conducted by Mai. XII
berne, surgeon OF the United States army,
and was quite rigid, but very few Of the
men failed to be passed and accepted for
service IN the regiment. The cause of so
few being rejected was due TO the facr
that the examinations conducted by the
battalion surgeons under direction of
Adjt Gen Houston were so rigid that only
the recruits in the very best physical con-
dItion were brought here with the COM
mands.
The rejection Of one company of the First
battalion, one company Of the Third bait
TALON, two companies of the Fourth bait
TALON, and the entire Fifth battalion has
caused great dissatisfaction among the Of
ncers and men of the rejected companies.
Capt. w. A. McWiliams, First Lieut.. Nc
Master and Second Lieut.. Fatio Dunham
OF the St. Augustine Light Infantry, ten
dered their resignation TO Gov. Bloxham
this afternoon, and Capt. McWilllams said
that he would take the company home to-
morrow morning and disband it. The
members Of the company heartily indorse
the action of their officers and say that
they never intend to enlist in the state
troops again. The officers and men Of this
company are no doubt acting hastily and
will regret their action, for it IL doubtful
II all OF them understand the true situa-
tlon and the cause of the company being
rejected, even though 1t was the first to
volunteer.
The company Of regulas which left Tam
pa a short time ago for Cuba on the Gus
sic returned to-day and brought
the surprising information that up
on arriving in Cuba and during
the first battle, they were virtually de-
serted by the Cuban attaches who &C.
conpanied them, leaving all the lighting
~ be done by themselves. II Is reported
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