The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-25
WILL BE HERE UNTIL JAN. l.
ORDERS ISSUED FOR SEVENTH
CORPS TO PUT UP BUILDINGS.


Bryan Much Better, But Could Not
Meet His RegIment-Gen. Arnold
Relieved From His COMMUNICATIVE
Go to CavnIry Regiment-Big
Movement by the COmmissnry De-
partment-MaJ. Ruthers EStab-
fishes Regular supply Depot
Here.
Judging from an order which has just
been issued the chances are that the
Seventh Army Corps will remain in sa-
vannah untn Jan. and perhaps longer.
A corps order Endorsed by the war de-
partment, or coming through that source,
has been issued giving Instructions thar
lumber be bought here. and that build
ings be erected on the camp grounds TO
be used as kitchens hospitals and for other
purposes.
Considerable lumber was hauled out TO
the camps during the day and the chances
are that the construction of these build
ings viii begin at once. Several of The
staff officers of the corps interpret this
as meaning that the corps win be here
for two months or more. If it was i'm
tended that it should be only a temper
airy camp, such buildings would not have
been necessary.
The Third Nebraska Regiment came
yesterday by the Florida Central and Pen
insular Railroad and the One Hundred
and Sixty-iret Indiana by the Plant Sys-
TEN. The Third Nebraska, which belongs
TO the First Brigade of the First Division,
went into camp on the south side of Dale
avenue just to the south of the camp Of
the Second Louisiana.
Col. William J. Bryan, commanding this
regiment, was not able to be out, being
eth confined TO his room as the result OF
his recent attack of fever. lie was re-
ported as considerably improved however,
and 1t is expected that he will be about
in day or two. The regiment went into
camp. therefore, In command of Lieut. Col
Victor Vifquain.
The One Hundred and Sxty-hrst Indiana
belongs to the First Brigade of the Sec
ond Division. 1t also unloaded at Estu
avenue and Bull street and marched to
the camp site on the Thunderboit she'll
road. This regiment pitched its camp on
the south side of the road 60
ing toward Thunderbot, on the
Struck farm, short distance
this side of the fork in the road
So far this is the only regiment camped
there, but 1t is expected that two more
will 90 there to-day on the arrival from
Jacksonville of the First North Carolina
by the Plant System, and the Second Hi
nois. by the Florida Central and PENN
sular. These two regiments belong to the
First Brigade of the Second Division and
win camp just to the west of the One
Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana, on The
Thunderbolt shell road.
In addition to this, another battalion of
the Fourth Illinois. the regiment assigned
10 the provost guard duty, will arrive this
morning, and will so into camp by COM
panies In different parts of the city
wherever needed to keep the soldiers IN
order This win put more than 5000 sol
diers i'm Savannah.
The brigade headquarters of the First
Brigade of the Second Division also came
to Savannah yesterday. This brigade is
In command of Gen. e. B. Williston. His
staff officers include Maj John c. Davis.
surgeon; Capt. r. G. Paxton adjutant
general; Capt. John G. Baldridge commits
sary; Lieut.. j. w Gulick, quartermaster;
Lieuts. E. A. Miller and Menhor aids. This
brigade has assigned 10 it Company c of
the Second Illinois Regiment as a provost
company.
An important order has just been issued
from Washington relieving Gen A. X
Arnold from the command Of the Second
Division of the corps. In the regular
army, Gen. Arnold heads the list Of colo
nels. He has been assigned to the com
mand of a cavalry regiment in the West
Gen. Arnold is at present in Jacksonville,
and will leave there within a day or two
to take charge of his new command. 1t
Is understood that this order places Gen.
f. V. Greene in command of the Second
Division of the corps, instead of the First
Gen. Warren A. Keifer is expected to re-
turn in day or two and will resume
command of the First Division. Until his
return and the return of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, which will probably be on Friday,
however, Gen. Greene will remain in COM
mand of the corps.
Mai. George w. Ruthers, commissary.
arrived in the city yesterday. Mai. Ruth
ers, a regular army officer not attached
TO The corps. IS charged with the duty of
looking after the commissary depot in this
section. He has already established his
commissary depot here.
Maj. Ruthers said that there were In
ali about G,5O0O0O pounds of commissary
stores to be moved from Jacksonville to
Savannah at the time the orders We're
issued for the establishment of the COM
missary depot here. Up TO date about
S,500000 pounds of these stores have been
Drought 10 savannah ana placed an the
commissarv depot on West Broad street
which is guarded by a special detail from
the provost guard. Among these ratons
for instance are 150, 900 pounds of canned
roast beef. There is an accumulation Of
travel rations, which Will only be weeded
out when the corps departs
Maj. Ruthers finds that he viii have to
secure another warehouse for the accom-
mediation of all the commissary stores he
has to bring with him. This depot, he
said has been ordered established here,
independently of the movement of the
Seventh Army Corps. While that no
doubt had good deal to do with it. the
depot serves not alone the Seventh Corps,
but any other troops who may draw upon
It. Troops in Atlanta. or at Tybee, can
get rations from this depot as well as can
those belonging TO The Seventh Corps
The signal corps. which is in camp just
east of Collinsvlle, got pretty well in
shape yesterday, and will begin the work
of putting in telegraph wires to-day Plans
were outlined for this work, and in the
course of a few hours lines of communal
cation between the corps and the division