The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Call Office, Riggs House,
 UYo-l-s, NTo n

bled his staff around him at Tampa, Fla He leaves Washingto tomorrow night, taking with him Colonel Mich Ter, Colonel Maus, Colonel Greenleaf, Major Osgood, Major Humphreys, Cap tain Seyburn and Captain Scott. Only one member of the staff, Captain Davis, will remain St headquarters and he will follow the general within two or three days or as soon as he can turn over the care of the business at army headquarters to an officer to be deslg- mated for that duty. Unless plans are changed the 2 neral will go with the first military expedition force to CuDa- He is not expected to relieve the ma for generals already selected for the conduct of the campaign, h both Tn Florida and in Cuba will exercise the same general superintendcnce over the campaign that now does from his headquarters in Washington.
 he arrangements for the move upon Cuba are being hastened with such en- ergv that it is evident to any observer that the beginning of the campaign Is imminent. It is expected here that within a week the first troops will be on their way from the United States to Cuba. The only delay will arise in the difficulty of securing the necessary number of transports and the Quarter masters Department is making great efforts to assemble a sufficient number of these ships at the gulf ports in time to receive the troops, who are even now on their way there. Orders have been given for 10,0C9 haInmocks to be fur nished for the army and to be de fvered. beginning immediately, within the next fortnight. Experts have re- ported that a hammock is an absolute necessity in a Cuban campaign It IS the only means to escape the vermfn which otherwise make sleep impossible to the soldier and 1t is the only way he can escape the fatal moisture Of the damp, rich soil.
 met in the eneighborhood of Falls Church and located definitely the great camp upOn which will be concentrated from 8, 900 to 0,000 United States troops within the next week or two Ihls tract embraces about 1400 acres of snIendid land. well watered and wood ed and will afford accommodations for all the soldiers comprised within the Presidents first order.
 Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn to- day chartered about thirty ships, with a capacity for 25 000 men. They are to " the Philippines.
 The following is a list of vessels which have been chartered by the war Department to be used as transports to Cuba and the Philippines and for other purposes: Mallory line-San Mar cos. Conchi, Rio Grande and Leona; Ward Iine-Vigilance, Seguaranca, Or1- zaba, Yucatan, Seneca, Saratoga, San Diego. City of Washington and Man teo; Miami Steamship Company-Mat- tewan; William P. Clyde & Co.-Cher- okee and IroquoiS; Oceanic steamship Company = Australia; Pacific Mail Steamship Company-City of Sydney.
 It is understood at the War Depart nent that important changes are con- templated in the points Of mobhzing tn volunteer army. Fewer troops than contemplated w be sent to Chicka- mauga, it being the desire of the de- nartment to concentrate them further south Many of the Western troops originally intended for the East will be cent to California, and general changes may be made in the scheme of mobil- ization.
 sailed for Cuba shortly after 1 D. m. with two companies of United States troops.
 At D. m. orders came for the de- parture of the Gussie, and shortly after she cast loose from her moorings and
  large crowd of soldiers had gathered on the docks to see their comrades depart, and as the beat steamed slowly away hearty cheers were sent after the for tunate boys in blue on her decks.
 CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK (Ga1 May. lO.-Major-G General Brooke, commanding the United States regular provisional army corps at Chickamauga Park. to-day received orders from the War Department directing him to send all the cavalry and infantry troops now in camp at Chickamauga Park, about 5000 in all, to Tampa, Fla, without de- lay.
 structions to provide the men with full supply of ammunition for sixty days. There are five regiments of in fantry now in camp-the Second, Sew enth, Eighth, Twelfth and Sixteenth all of which are ordered to Tampa un- der command of Colonel Guy V. Henry and Colonel A. R. Chaffee.
 Two regiments of cavalry-the Third and Sixth-will at once proceed to Tampa under General s. s. Sumner. These troops will march from the park to Ringgold tomorrow afternoon and take the Western and Atlantic train at that point. The distance is about eight miles and it has been decided that this march could be relieved by the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern, so that they could move the infantry with more dispatch.
 The Second Cavalry, under Colonel Hunt, has been ordered to Mobile, and they will march to Rossville and be loaded on the Southern at that point. The First and Tenth cavalry will go to New Orleans under command of the senior officer, Colonel Baldwin, march ing to this city and taking the Ala bama Great Southern here tomorrow afternoon.
 All regiments began preparations to move tonight, and by morning it is expected each regiment will be ready to move. General Brooke and staff remain here to assist in the organi- 1 zation of the volunteer army, should it ordered here. The signal corps has also been ordered to remain here until further orders.
 The medical corps of each regiment was to-day provided with medical SUD-