New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
90 SOUTH TO-DAY.
INFANTRY TO TAMPA AND ARTILLERY
TO CHIcKAMAUGA.
THE FIRST MOVEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT
az TIE rAsr-mANy BIDS FOR TRANS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF PRO
vIsIoNs-LOcAL ARMY OFF,
Gums c~r.Scr T ATOMS


GERS CHANGE STATIONS.
ARRANGEMENTS were completed yesterday FOR INC
Transportation Of the troops within the limits OF
tha Denartnent OF the East OF the Regular Army
70 the Southern points TO which they nave nee'
ordered. 1t was expected that one company VI '"0
infantry stationed at Governors Island wouid haVe
TO remain to guard the prisoners there out II was
decided yesterday to detail two batteries OF 'he an
Artillery for this duty. and 70 send the en''o
strength OF the 18th Regiment 10 'he 0o
camp.
The steamboat General Meiss has been oroereu "
70 70 Davids Island this morning ana take the
artilleryrnen from Fort Slocum TO Governor ISL
and She viii arrive there lttie al'er noo''' anu
sfter landing the men assigned TO duty there the
80 men OF the 18th Infantry Will be taken OH
BOARD and will be transported TO Jersey CI'y 10
take train for Florida. Light Battery y, o'h
Art;llery will start about the same time Tor Cha'-
tanoogG
There were many bids opened In the once OF
Denuty Ouartermaster General, Kimball. IN the
Army Building yesterday FOR tho transportauo"
OF troops from various points. score OF co'''-
psn!es made proposals. and 1t took an hour 10 open
the bids Tho tabuaton OF them occupied the
force Of clerks In the office the entire AFTERNOON
and Il was not until long after business hours that
the awards were made. IT IS not expected thaI the
troops can get under way from any point ne'ore
this afternoon.
rba -ollouinr contract. were awarded last even
tnS: To transport $50 officers and men from SACK
ett's Uarbor to Tampa. awarded to the west Shoro
Company at s27 70 per capita: 10 transport *V oi-
GERS and men from Platsbuvg TO TAMPA 10 t!'e
West Shore Company at ST - per capita The htty
rnen from Fort Niagara will march to Fort Porter
where 20 officers and men are 70 be transported 70
--cnna ny tho Nickel Plate road at s@6 per capita
The 20 officers and men. go horses ana nuinDe'
n. freight wagons from Fort Ethan Allen will 90
20 Chckamauga by the West Shore road at ~ l.
Der capita One light battery consisting OF three
officers seventy men. ftty horses. four guns ana
oaissons one battery wagon and equipages from
Wort Adams Newport, r. l.. Will be shipped oy the
Old Colony Steamboat Company to this oi'y' az
total cost of sl4s From, New-York TO , ShickS-
ra n RAILROAD al a cost OF ST o. per capita me
lgh, battery from Fort HainI,oo h eed 81 81 s.
per capita TIE 80 Iren from 1IoNeFr po',i,oaS az
viii so 20 Tampa by the pennsylvania H"'''o"1 ~
~ otSer Conference OF commssioners and COM
n,ssary sergeants OF the Natona! GuaIIt' Snh
L!eufenant-Golonel Weston CommissarI Wesfons
siserce was held yesterday IN CooIrI 1870 tronn
Office in the Army Building Under the orders Iro oI
Washington thirty days rauons OF marc rt Go,um
forwarded yesterday TO the troops a. ru,o sd
bus Fort Hamilton Washington Barracks anu
Colonel George Glenn Assistan, Psyinas'er-SSeenn Gen
.raI and Major George X. Smith. OF the ray
masters Department, in the Army buiiolnSdd 49,
esacssd 70 5FI aspt Tor d duty the. is supposed
mat they Will be attached 70 the ~ -
Miles whSa will R PESGsasy Of PC tSs a
Arfilerv was yesterday TO lnspect so' d. o.
The coast Notifications in Genera! Merritt NC
'Maior E. Van A. Andrus. OF the 4th Arii,edry
was detached from Governor 80 y. ph,iade mia
where some guns have recently been moun,ed .,6
Captain James Allen OF The sgna s1re erms snts
yestertanay b tna' BALLOON at Fort Wadsworh would
begin before next week