Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Army and Navy Both Getting Ready
for War.
lHE RENDEZVOUS At CHICKAMAUGA
Garrison at Fort Sheridan is Held
Ready to Move.
OTHER ARMY ORDERS

MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, Cal. April
1.-THE United States vessels now here are
rapidly being prepared for use In case OF
war. Tie cruiser Charleston is nearly ready
to leave the dock. 1t Is the intention Of
Admiral Kirkland to have her ready for
fighting by the end of the present month.
On Saturday afternoon the Pensacola was
placed in commission. with Capt. Henry
Glass in command. She has only a work.
ing crew at present. The reason for plac-
ing the ship III commission at this time Is
IL at she lie to be used as quarters for a
large detachment of marines, who will be
removed from the marine barracks in or
der to make room there for temporary
hospital. Since the earthquake wrecked the
buildings at Mare Island Captain Glass and
several officers have been living on the
Pensacola
The task of preparing the Philadelphia
for sea is being expedited as fast as the
mechanics can get ahead with the work.
The work has become SO great that the
men in the steam engineering department
have been ordered to work overtime.
All the officers Of the Albatross have been
detached. She will probably go out Of COM
mission.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11.-Genera,
Shafter, commanding the Department OF
California, has decided to recommend the
immediate erection Of battery and the
stationing of a garrison at Santa Cruz.
either of regulars or National Guardsmen.
This precautionary measure is deemed ad-
visable owing to the fact that the powder
plant near that town will otherwise be
without protection against an enemy.
The 12-inch breech-loading rifle recently
arrived from the east will be moved to the
Preside within three days. and the work of
mounting it on the disappearing carriage
will be pushed as rapidly as possible. This
will not require more than ten days. The
carriage is expected here from the east to-
day.
To Rendezvous mt Chickamauga Park
CHICAGO, April 11.-Col ]. g. C. Lee.
assistant Quartermaster general, United
States amy, department of the lakes, has
asked contractors to bid for supplies to
be delivered at Chickamauga Park. The
railroads have been asked for proposals
for transporting the command from Fort
Sheridan and other posts In the west to
Chattanooga, from which point the troops
will march the eight miles TO the place
oCicStct dS the HdtlOHdl TenOCzvOuS. Inc
proposals will DC opened on Thursday at
the department headquarters In this city.
The specifications call for 10 cords of
wood for headquarters. 5000 pounds of oats,
5000 pounds of hay and $500 pounds Of
straw.
The call for bids on supplies is regarded
as convincing proof that the troops now at
Fort Sheridan will be on their way to
n olro NTH
the officers it is understood that wednes-
day morning is the time agreed upon, a.
though a call is looked for at any moment
The call for bids for hay and oats shows
that all branches Of the service are to be
represented at the rendezvous.
The 18th Infantry. colored. of Fort Mis-
soula. will pass through Chicago on Thurs
day. on their way to Chickamauga.
Recruiting at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 11-Assistant
Adjutant General Kingsley said today that
all arrangements had been completed TO
rendezvous the Ohio National Guard at
chickamauga on a declaration Of war. The
work of recruiting the naval reserve goes
on steadily. The two Ohio divisions are
now filled to their war strength. Another
division has been recruited at AshtabuIa
1t is expected that the naval reserve will
be sent to the gulf in case Of hostilities and
be placed on training ships. Troop A,
Cleyeland's crack cavalry company, re-
cruited fifteen men yesterday and today
ard scores of applications for enlistment
have been received. The naval and ARM
recruiting stations are also picking I'd new
men every day.
Soldiers Paid nm Suud,v
VALENTINE, Nab. April 11.-sunday
was pay day at Fort Niobrara. A Sunday
ray day is q very unusual circumstance at
a military post. and IL 10 reported that the
Twentieth Infantry. stationed at the post.
Is under orders to be ready to leave by
Tuesday morning. Most Of the companies
have their dress uniforms, ETC.. packed and
are in shape for immediate service.
Patriotic Oneida Indians.
APPLETON. Wis. April ia delegation
Of a dozen Indians from the Oneida reser-
walton Is in this city endeavoring to make
arrangements for the enlistment of q num-
Der Of Indians in case of war with Spain.
They were disappointed in not being able to
find any authority to enlist them at once.
A company Of 100 and possibly two compa-
MES could be raised on the reservation in a
lew uourS, ana most OK the enl11tment9
would be by young men. They think II
they prove their worth in war against
Spain they could be made citizens and show
that they were competent to manage their
own affairs. The Oneidas are, a. a rule,
prosperous farmers. The war spirit Is said
to be high on the reservation.
Defenses at Portland, Ore.
PORTLAND. Ore. April 11.-Captain w.
l.. Fisk. U. 8. Engineers. has been notified
that a number Of torpedoes have been ship
ped to be placed at the mouth of the CO.
lumbia river. Another 1O-inch gun for for