Evening star., 1898-06-06
A BIG SHAM BATTLE
Fought This Morning at Chickamauga
Between Volunteer Troops.
MICHIGAN SAILS FOR MANILA
The Monterey and Collier Brutus
Expected to Sail Tomorrow.
RECRUITING THE REGIMENTS

CHICKAMAUGA MILITARY PARK
Tenn. June 6.-AnOther big sham battle
| was the event of today. The battle was
between the regiments composing the 1st
Division of the Sd Corps and about 10000
men participated. This division, which is
commanded by Brigader General Fred
Grant. is doing unusually hard work, and
is rapidly becoming proficient in all branch
es of military training. Regimental and
company drills are keeping the men of
other divisions employed
The officers, one and all, from General
Brooke down, are congratuating them
selves on the excellent appearance of all
the camps and the perfect success of the
sanitary precautions and the remarkable
healthfulness of the men in the camp. 1t
IS matter of most favorable comment
tnat in an army of more than 10000 men
there should be such little sickness, es-
peclally in view of the fact that the
changes made by the men in climate, diet
ana water las been so radical.
General Brooke and the officers of his
stan have omitted no particular necessity
to make the park a model place in point of
heaithfulness- Everything is now in smooth
working order. and the men are becoming
thoroughly satisfied with their conditions.
Ample Ccnn,issary stores.
The supply depot has now over 100 900
ratlons, and has provided ample and suita-
bic storage room for from 5000 900 to 5000
$50 more if it should be needed Every
thing in this department is in capital work.
ing order.
The work of paying the New York men
for the time they were in the service of the
state will begin tomorrow The 14th In
fantry will be the first paid
Governor Bradley and staff of Kentucky
are scheduled to arrive in this city some
time during tomorrow on a special train
from Lexington. Governor Bradley comes
to visit the I'd and Sd Regiments and will
be here for several days
Another train load of mules and three
cars of horses arrived yesterday The
mules were turned over today to the regi-
ments without their full quota of teams
The work of remodeling the park hotel,
now known as the Letter Hospital is being
pushed rapidly. The building will be COM
pleted in few days and all the army's
sick will be moved thereto
Colonel Chas. j. Bills of the I'd Nebraska.
who was recently placed in command. pro-
visionally, of the I'd Brigade, 1st Division.
just opposite those of General Grant
Colonel Bills has selected Captain Chas. IL
Wilson as acting adjutant; Eugene l.. Plat
ner. commissariat. and Lieutenant Snyden-
ham, quartermaster
Mohtcan's Orders Came Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-The orders
for the Mohfcan to sail for Honolulu came
Unexpectedly Saturday night. She was
then at Mare Island. Without delay the
marine guard was taken from the Pensa-
cola and transferred to the Mohican, which
early Sunday morning came down to this
city and anchored near the Monterey A
few stores and large quantity of mail
was put on board, and at 80 the anchor
was weighed. AS she passed out of the
Golden Gate the warship was saluted by
all the steam vessels in the bay. AS there
is now no regular line of steamers be-
tween this city and Honolulu, the Monterey
and Mohican will take the entire mail now
here addressed to the Hawaiian Islands.
The next mail will go in six days on the
Moano.
The coast defense vessel Monterey and
collier Brutus, which will probably get
away this evening or early Tuesday morn
ing. will go to Honolulu at a uniform speed
it will take them nine days to cover the
distance. Going ten knots an hour the
Monterey has enough coal aboard to take
her to Honolulu, but, if forced to a greater
speed, the consumption of coal would be so
great that the supply would be burned I'D
in six days, or twenty-four hours before
her destination could be reached After
arriving at Honolulu the Monterey will be
recoaled. and will then start for Manila in
tow of the Brutus
Artillery Goes Into Cnmp,
Four batteries of the United States artil-
lery will go into camp today, under COM
mand Of Major Hess, on the parade plain
at the Preside, near the 9th California In
fantry. Batteries A and of the Califor-
MIA Volunteer Artillery have been attached
to the Sd Artillery Regiment.
The Minnesota men are confident that
tkey will go to Manila with General Mer-
ritt. They base their hopes on the fact
that the new governor general of the Phil
iIpines is a personal friend of Colonel
Reeves ard is also acquainted with many
of the ofiiC RS and men in the regiment.
recruiting station for Company A, Bat
TALON of Enginee will be opened tomor-
low.
is making. strenuous efforts to obtain per-
mission for one of it's active workers to go
TO Manila with the next expedition
In order that the Minnesota regiment may
be raised to the maximum war footing by
the addition of recruits from home, a de-
tachment of three officers and twelve men
has been ordered to proceed to Minneapolis
and St. Paul and there collect 800 men, %
for each company. For this duty Major
Fredericks of Red Wing, Captain Corriston
of Minn eapolis, Lieutenant Merrill of ST
Paul and one enlisted man from each of the
twelve companies have been named.
On a similar mission for the Kansas regi-
ment Lieutenant Colonel Little has detailed
Capt. John Tower, Company A: Capt d. s.
Elliott. Company G; First Lieut.. Lafayette
Smith and four enlisted men.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A. A. S. r.. SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE