The Globe-republican., 1898-04-21

WASH1NGTOy, April l6.-Dec1dedly
the most warlike step taken by the
department in preparing for the pos
sibility of an encounter with Spain
was inaugurated yesterday when or
ders were issued for the concentra-
ton. 1T four points in the South. of
six regiments of cavalry. twenty-five
regiments of infantry and the light
batteries of five regiments of artillery.
At Chickamauga there will be six
regiments of cavalry and the light
batteries of Eve regiments of artil-
lery; at New Orleans, eight regiments
Of infantry: at Tampa. seven regi-
ments of infantry, and at Mobile.
seven regiments of infantry.
Since the civil war no such proper
ton of the army has been modified.
and the movement itself is the best
evidence of the gravity of the situa-
ton. as looked upon by the President
and his advisers. The determination
to rendezvous the troops in the South,
where they can be acclimated to the
conditions of q more tropical latitude,
has been under consideration by the
President and his cabinet for some
time. 1t was not until yesterday,
however, that the President, in view
OF the enormous expense which will
be entailed, felt justified in taking
this step
The orders as finally given contem-
plate the movements of troops to the
places indicated as follows:
To Chickamauga battlefeld-The
First, Second, Third, Sixth, Ninth and
Tenth regiments of cavalry and the
light batteries of five regiments of ar
tillery.
To New Orleans-The First, Sew
enth. Eighth, Twelfth. Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, Twenty third and Twen-
ty-fourth regiments of infantry.
To Mobile-The Second, Third,
Tenth, Eleventh, Nineteenth, Twen-
tieth and Twenty-secOnd regiments of
infantry.
To Tampa-The Fourth, Fifth,
and Twenty-frst regiments of infan-
try.
The department has so distributed
the twenty-five regiments of infantry
at convenient places on the Gulf that
they will be accessible for Transporter
ton to Cuba. Proposals have been in
vited from the steamship companies
for chartering vessels to the govern
ment for this work.
Secretary Alger also selected the
commanders of the divisions of the
army that are to assemble to the
places named, all of whom are we'll
known for their service in the mill
tary branch of the government For
the division at New Orleans, Briga-
der General w. Il. Shafter, now at
San Francisco in command of the de-
partment of California, was desig.
mated; for that at Tampa, Brigadier
General j. F. Wade, now in command
of the department of the Dakotas, at
St Paul, Mimi: for Mobile. Brigadier
General J. J. Coppinger, who is on
duty in command Of the department
of Missouri, at Omaha, Neb. while for
the post at Chickamauga. Major Gen.
eral j. b. Brooke, in command of the
department of the Lakes, with head
quarters at Chica2 O, was chosen.
The command of the army will de-
volve upon Major General Nelson A.
Miles, who is now at the head of the
military branch of the government
His temporary headquarters. it is
said. probably will be at Atlanta,
where General Graham, who has COM
mand of the department of the Gulf,
is now located. General Miles per-
manent headquarters will depend en-
tirely upon the exigencies of the stu
alton and the developments of the
campaign. He will leave the city
soon for his new duties.