The record-union., 1898-04-28
AMONG THE REGULARS.
Two Light Batteries Ordered to
Tampa Immediately.

CHlCkAMAOGAN NATIONAL PARK
(Ga.), April 21.-Late tonight it was
! learned, on what is considered good au-
! thority that orders had been received
| from Washington for the immediate
shipment to Tampa, Fla, of two of the
| light batteries of artillery now station
ed at Chickamauga Park. Cars enough
| to accommodate the twelve guns of the
batteries, eighty horses and 40 men
will, it is said, be switched to the Park
early in the morning. The batteries
will be loaded on the cars at once and
run through to Tampa on passenger
train time. Taken in connection with
the conference held in Washington to-
day between General Miles and Senior
! QueSada, Brigadier-G General Nunez and
/ Lieutenant ArtiagO, representatives of
! the Cuban insurgents. at which it was
| reported that plans were completed for
| the immediate armng of the Cuban
army, it is taken to indicate a determ-
ination on the part of the United States
| army authorities to cooperate with
! the insurgents in an immediate advance
on Havana. Whether other batteries
have been ordered shipped is not
| known, nor can anything be learned at
this hour as to whether any of the in
fantry now stationed here has been or
dered south. The report has caused
| considerable excitement
With the arrival at Chickamauga OF
the Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry
from Forts Sherman, Spokane and
/ Boise barracks tomorrow night all the
troops ordered here, save one or two
companies of cavalry from remote posts
! will be on the grounds Troops A and
l, First Cavalry, from Fort Hucahuca,
Arizona, joined their regiment in the
Dyer Field. This is the first time in
years that the regiment has been to-
| gether, and the event was celebrated
by wild cheering.
Troop B, First Cavalry, from Fort
Sill, 0. T., arrived this evening Most
of the day was spent by the regiments
in camp, in field maneuvering and Skin
mish drilling. All of the light batteries
took long practice marches during the
day, while the Signal Corps, which has
part of its apparatus on the field, estab-
lished two stations, one on top of the
| tower on SnOdgrass Hill and the other
nearly mile south on Lyle Hill, near
General BrOoke's headquarters. Prac-
tice drill with the flags was held morn
! ing and afternoon. AS soon as all the
apparatus arrives the Signal Corps will
string telegraph wires connecting the
different divisions and brigade head
quarters with General Brooke's head
quarters
A general order was issued to-day
changing the order of infantry bril-
gades, Colonel J. C. Bates command
being made the first, while Colonel
Andy Burt's is made the second. This
change was. made in conformity with
army regulations, Colonel Bates out
ranking Colonel Burt, though by few
days only. All the soldiers at Chicka-
manga, white and cloored, officers and
men, are being vacinated as fast as pos
sible. This, according to Colonel Hart
stuff, is merely a sanitary precaution.
Talk of the removal of the infantry
regiments in camp at New Orleans to
Chickamauga and the transfer of Brig
adier-General William r. Shafter from
his southern headquarters to the rem
devious was rumored to-day. OF the
seven regiments of infantry originally
| ordered to the Louisiana rendezvous,
only three, the First from the California
posts, the Eighteenth from Forts Bliss
and Sam Houston and the TWenty-third
from Forts Mcintosh, Clark, Eagle Pass
and Ringold are in camp there. The
| Seventh from Fort Logan the Eighth
from Fort Russell, the Ninth from Fort
Douglass are already in camp at Chick
| amauga. The Sixteenth from Fort
Sherman and Spokane and Washington
| barracks will be here by tomorrow
night while the Eighteenth from Forts
Bliss and Sam Houston, it is thought
will have arrived here before the end
of the week.
This total abandonment of New Or
leans as rendezvousing point is to be
part of the plan for the concentration
at this point of at least half of the
regular army as it is at present con-
stituted.
MOBILE, April 27.-AlI is quiet in
Camp Mobile to-day. The only feature
this morning was a brigade drill and
review of the troops by General Cop
pinger. The men showed up in fine
shape Preparations are going on for
long stay, and the officers are of the
opinion that they may not move for a
month or two.
NEW ORLEANS, April 27-General
Graham, commanding the Department
of the Gulf, reached here this after
went to the St. Charles Hotel. where
he was met by members of General
Skaters staff, in command of troops
here Last night General Graham tele-
graphed here asking that arrange
ments should be made to transport him
Immediately to the forts down the riv-
err At 10 o'clock to-day the General,
in company, with Major Quinn in
charge of the harbor defenses here,
and accompanied by military men, left
on a special train for the forts.
The First Regiment Of Infantry from
the Presidio, California, commanded by
Colonel Evan Miles, made a good show
ing when they arrived here and with
swinging gait marched through the
principal streets to the fair grounds,
where they pitched their camp. There
were 81 men in the command, and
they have been several days on the
road from the West.