Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
MESSAGE TO MERRITT
Troops to Be Kept Until After Peace
Commission Reports.
WILL BE READY FOR AN EMERGENCY
War Department Considering Regi-
ments to Be Discharged.
ROUGH RIDERS CHOSEN
ILL Be READY FOR AN EMERGENCY
ROU GH RID ERS CHI % sen

American forces at Manila, in which he
said
The President is glad to know you have
ample force. Keep only such ships as you
may require for transportation purposes.
Every provision will be made for the health
Of your command and the comfort of your
sick You are authorized to use any one
Of the transports for hospital purposes If
needed and the avail hospital at Hong
Kong can be utilized for the soldiers in
case of necessity.
The troops of your entire command
should be put In camp or quarters as you
decide. The question of returning any
troops can 0nly be decided after the ratif-
cation of the report of the peace commits
sion. which may not be for some weeks
even months-yet. All transports not need
ed for immediate use of your command to
be ordered to San Francisco as soon as
possible Scandia has been furnished as a
hospital ship The Arizona is the proper.y
OF the government and may be retained by
you as long as needed
1t is expected that the order for muster
---S Ooe AOO,cuV l4icA Ol the volunteer forces
will not be ready for issue before tomor-
rev. The list of troops to be mustered out
Is nearly complete. but some changes will
no doubt be made before the order is fin
ally signed. This will materially reduce the
number of troops in the different camps.
Although not officially admitted at the
War Department it is known positively
that the three regiments of so-ealled rough
T1ders. commanded respectively by Colonel
Roosevelt, Colonel Grigsby and Colonel
IOrrey Will be among the first volunteer
troops mustered out of the military serv-
ice or the government Arrangements are
now being made at the War Department
for their disbandment. and the adjutant
general Is in correspondence with the COM
mandiEg officers of the regiments named,
which are the only independent volunteer
cavalry organizations in the army.
Protection of Chickamauga Park.
The Sd Corps, which has heretofore been
commanded by General Wade, has been
ordered from Chickanauga to Huntsville,
Ala One regiment win be retained at
Chickamauga, under General Boynton. In
this connection the following order has
been issued by Adjutant General Corbin:
Brigadier General Henry V. Boynton,
United States volunteers is hereby assign
ed to duty at the Chickamauga and Chat
tanooga National Military Park. In all
matters pertaining exclusively to the care
and protection of the park and of its water
supply, and the pollution of Its watersheds
by camp refuse or otherwise, and in the
restoration of the park as the troops may
be from time to time withdrawn from any
portion of 1t, he will represent the Secre
tary of War and be Obeyed accordingly in
enforcing the regulations of the Secretary
of War for the government of the park.
The commanding general of the United
States forces, Camp George H. Thomas,
Will, upon the written request of Brigadier
General BoyntOn, and to the extent which
may seem reasonable, furnish such details
OF teamsters and teams as may be neces-
sary to the execution of the duties indi-
Gated in this order.
Laborers will be employed for this serv-
ice by General Boynton, an account of
which will be sent to the adjutant general.
The Secretary of War has sent tele-
gram TO Gen. Shafter at Santiago APPROX
ing his request to be allowed to bring home
the cannon captured from the Spanish
army at and near Santiago by the forces
Under his command
Orders have been issued to Gen. Boynton
TO get the sick away as soon as they are
able 10 travel The general is to have
charge Of the hospitals and the whole park,
and with the wide latitude given him will
clean UP and put the park into good con-
ditiOn- The War Department officials say
that the abandonment of Chickamauga as
camp is contemplated in the several or
ders which have been issued taking away
the troops that have been quartered there.
Adjutant General at Santiago.
Maj. Andrews. now on duty at New York,
has been ordered 10 report to Gen. Lawton
commanding the Department of Santiago,
for duty as adjutant general of that de-
partment.
Leaves for COnyaIescent Officers.
Leaves of absence for one month have
been granted to the following named con-
valescent officers who have arrived at Bos-
ton from Santiago on the transport Oil
yette: Capt Evans, 18th Infantry; Lieut.
Freeland.- Sd Infantry; Lieut.. Bent, 1st
Infantry; Lieut. Baker, 18th Infantry;
Lieut. Estes. 10th Infantry; Lieut.. Brown
4th Infantry: Lieut.. Remington 10th Cav
airy; Lieut. benjamin, 1st Infantry; Lieut..
James II. Fryer, 9TH Infantry; Lieut. Rich
ardsOn, 2gth Infantry; Capt Welsh, 34th
Michigan; Capt Holden, 2j Massachusetts;
Capt Mitten, 9th Massachusetts: Lieut.
Wilson, Saith Michigan; Lieut.. Tiffany, 1st
Cavalry; Lieut.. Shea. 9th Massachusetts.
The Secretary Of War has issued an or
der providing as follows: Under the pro-
vision of paragraph 2l3 of the regulations,
The post Of Sullivans Island, S. c.. is desg-
rated 70 display the garrison flag, provided
the flagstaff is seventy feet or more in
height. In addition to those posts already
designated.
Demand for Signal Corps Men.
The increase in the number of army
camps has brought about demand for
an augmentation OF the force of signal SER
vice men in this country and recommended
ton Will be made that the force at Porto
Rice be drawn on for one OF the companies
now at work there. There are four signal
service companies, with a total of about
sop men, now there, and it Is expected they
might have to take charge temporarily OF
the telegraph service in the islands pend
Ing the time when private enterprise could
take hold Of the system. At the same time
the division of the camps here necessttate
more men for this work. and one of the
four companies on the island may be or
dered back. one company of signal SER
vic> men, under Capt. Lee left on the S,.-
gUranca from New York today for Cuba
to take charge of the telegraph service
there.
OIivette to Go to Fernandina.
Surgeon General Sternberg has telegraph
ed directions to Boston for the hospital shin
Olivette. which has Just arrived there with
sick and convalescents from Santiago, to
procsed at once 10 Fernandina. Fla. for the
purpose of transporting sick soldiers to
Philadelphia, where hospital accommoda-