Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
Only Tws Regiments of Cavalry Left
saat Chiekamauga.
SUPPLIES FOR TIE VOLUNTEERS
Regular officers Expect Lots o
Trouble When They Arrive.
OTHER,f Army MOVEMENTS

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. May 13.-The
stl and 18th Infantry Regiments left this
morning for Tampa over the Southern and
Western and Atlantic railroads. The 1st
and 10th Cavalry are now the only regi-
ments left in the park. These will get out
tomorrow morning.
More supplies for the volunteers arrived
today. Ten carloads of uniforms and sew
erai cars of clothing, blankets, gauntlets,
SHOES, ETC., have been received. Capt. Ia
liskl OF the clothing and equipage depart
Heht states that he expects supplies for
lorty thousand men during the next few
days.
Capt w. w. Wright, depot commissary,
has rented four more large warehouses;
making eight in all, in which rations ar
irving from Chicago are stored. In addi-
uon 10 looking after all the rations to be
tsed mere, Capt. Wright and his force are
forwarding trains of provisions to the
regulars at Mobile and Tampa. Quarter
raster Lee states that all the members of
zen. Brooke's staff expect trouble galore
when the volunteers come in. The volun-
teers Will know very little about taking
care of themselves in camp, and will re-
quire twice as much attention as the reg
ulars.
Illinois Troops to Move.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. May 13.-Col. Gull
yer, commanding the 9Th Illinois Infantry
Regiment, and Col Fred Bennett of Joliet,
commanding the Sd Illinois Infantry, re-
ceived orders today from H. c. Corbin, as
slstant to Secretary of War Alger, to
move at once to Chiekamauga, and report
to the commanding officer there.
The orders stated that transportation
would be furnished Immediately through
Major Jones, u S. A, quartermaster at
Chicago, and that five days travel and ten
days field rations would also be sent from
Chicago Both regiments are ready to
move as soon as trains arrive. which will
probably be Saturday morning. Orders of
a few days ago sent thu two regiments to
New Orleans, but the latest order counter
mands this.
Sand Battery at Wards Point.
NEW YORK. May ia sand battery is
Being erected at Wards Point, ST., under
the direction of Lieut.. r. R. Raymond,
United States engineers. He put seventy
men to work today, and it is expected that
the battery will be completed in a day or
two. Wards Point is on the southwest
shore of Stften Island and on Princess bay.
1t overlooksnthe tarrows. ard the battery
is being erected to, strengthen the fortifica-
tons along 3he narrows.
HcnGfor Engineer Corps.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 13.-Major
b. b. Ives and Col. Eugene Ellicott, who
have been enrolling men in this city for
the United States Volunteer Engineer Bri-
gade for home and foreign service, will go
to Williamsport tonight for the purpose of
hon txrrn h,,p1
BrawHy msn areri wanted to chop trees
build corduroy roads and perform other
work for which woodsmen are best adapt
ed. Several. hundred men have been en-
rolled here in the Engineer Brigade, in
CLUBBING professional engineers. draughts-
men and artisans. Only men physically
sound are accepted. and all persons are re-
jected who have anybody dependent upon
them for support