The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-22
GEN. SHAFTER
IN COMMAND.
He Assumes Charge of the Tampa
TroOps--His Staff

TAMPA. FLA, May 2l.-In general
order issued to-day. Maior-General W.
+. shafter. formally assumed command
Of the Fifth Army Corps, composed oil
the United states forces at Tampa and
vicinity. He also announced the follow
ing officers as members Of his stan:
FIRST Lieutenant r. IL. Noble, First In
fantry, aide Co.,
Artillery, aide.
Major $. j. Grosbock, judge advocate
and acting adjutant general
Major j. w. Jacobs, chief duartermas-
ter.
colonel J. J.. Weston. assistant com
rpissary general of subsistence, chleI
commissary.
Major y. II. Pope, chief surgeon.
First Lieutenant J. Thompson, ordnance
department; ordnance officer.
First Lieutenant I. Green, signal ON
Ger. MI.
Attached, Major w. G. Hayes First
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
Major General Wade, with his stan ON
GERS. LEFT for Chickamauga to-day.
Rrigadier Generals Poland and Bate
also left for Chckamauga, where they
will report to Major General Brooke, OF
the First Army Corps.
GETTING TRANSPORTS READY.
Renewed activity is noticeable at Port
Tampa, where a fleet OF transports Is
being nut in readiness. The Plant Line
boat Ohvette. which. it is understood VIII
be the flagship of the transports Wheh
the movement upon Cuba takes place
has been placed in the slip and Is IN the
hands of carpenters undergoing altera-
,ious for her work as transport. Other
mig steamers have arrived. including the
Ward line boats Seneca and saratoga
Important developments Of hlghly I'M
portant character are looked Tor IN the
near future. ,-
That any orders looking towards a
movement Of the troops toward . CuD"
have been received is extremely uoup.-
ful Nevertheless, every one expects
nromnt action here following meeting
between the fleets of Sampson ana
scblev and the Spanish notiila, which
again looms up as more than mere
noesibilitv. and news from Cuban wa
, ters is eagerly looked for.
\ CENSOR SWORN IN.
Irnder orders of General Greely, CHER
| of the Signal Department at &ashing-
| ton. w. A. c. Fellers, of the western
| Union Telegraph Company was to-uay
! sworn in as Government cehsA VI ali
telegraphic business, except the news
| naper specials Thes, will, for the pres
! ent continue TO go through the hands OF
| Lieutenant Mley, Of General Skaters
staff The hours during which the news
paper correspondents may have their
| matter passed upon are limited on ac-
! count OF the short time Lieutenant Miley
I has 10 devote to his new duties, ana for
mis- reason a vigorous protest has been
made. 1t is very probable that an ofh-
/ cial censor Will be appointed within a
! day or two. and the delays unavoidable
| under the present arrangement done
! away with.
William Astor Chandler, who was re-
| Gently appointed a major OF volunteers
was to-day attached to the staff of Ma
] ior-General Wheeler. He has turned over
! the command OF his band Of volunteers
to his brother. Winthrop Chandler, who
arrived in Tampa from New York.
Gen. O. O. Howard, who for the past
| week has been conducting religious meet
| ines among the troops at Tampa, Will
| leave tomorrow night for Mobile thence
20 Kentucky. He will he accompanied
by Major ID. w Whittle.