The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
ARTILLERY ORDERED
TO TAMPA AT ONCE.
The Movement IL Thought 10 Pres.
sage IN Immediate Attack On

S98e ~ Immediate Attack On
Havana.
CHfCkAMACGA NATIONAL PARK.
Aps-i S--Late tonight it was learned on
what 10 considered good Authority that
orders had been received frsgn Washing
ION Tor tire immediate shipment to Tampa
OF two % the lign, batteries OF artillery
now stationed at Chickarnausa. Cars
enough 20 accommodate the twelve gsns
OF the batteries, eighty horses and no men
VIII. II Is said. be switches. TO the park
early In the morning The batteries will
oe loaded on the cars at once ana run
through 10 Tampa on passenger train time.
Taken in connection with the conference
In Washington today between Gen. Niles
and Senior Qneseda. at which war plans
were completed for the arrning OF the Gu
ban army. It - taken to Indicate a de-
termination on the part OF the United
states army authorities 10 cooperate with
the insurgents in an immediate advance
On Havana.
With the arrival at Chickamanga OF the
Sixteenth regiment of infantry from Fort
Sherman. Spokane and Boise barracks to-
morrow night. al the troops ordered here,
save one or two companies of cavalry from
remote posts will be on the grounds.
Troops A and 7. First cavalry, from For,
HnaehJa- Arix-. joined their regiment.
This IS the first time in years tina, the
regiment has been together. and the event
was celebrated with wild cheering.
Ssgt
o. T.. arrived this evening Mos. OF the
day was spent by the regiments in field
maneuyering and skirrnisa drilling. All
of the light batteries took hong practice
marches during the day. while the signal
corps. which has part Of It's apparatus on
the field. established two stations. one on
ton OF the tower on Snodgrass hin and
the other nearly mile south of Little hi.l.
near Gen. Brooke's headquarters. Prac-
tice drill with flags was held morning and
afternoon. A SOON as all the APP
paratus arrives the signal corps will string
divisions and brigade headquarters with
Gen. Brooke's headquarters.
General orders were issued today. chang
ing the order OF infantry hrigades. Col J.
c. Bates command being made the first.
while Col Andy Burt Is made the sec
ond. This change was made IN conformity
with army regulations Col. Bates outrank
ing Col. Burt. although only by few
days.
All the soldiers at Chckamauga. officers
and men. are being yaccinated as fast ~
possible. This. according to Col. Hartff.
is merely necessary precau,ion.
OF the seven regiments of infantry
originally ordered 10 the Louisiana rem
devious. only three, the First. from the
California posts; the Eighteenth. from
Forts Bliss and Sam Houston. and the
Twenty-third; from Forts Mcintosh.
Clark. Eagle Pass, Ringgold and Brown.
are in camp there. The Seventh. from
Fort Logan: the Eighth. from Fort Rus
sell; the Twelfth. from Niobrara. and the
Twenty-sixth. from Douglas, are already
in camp at Chickamauga. The Sixteenth,
from Forts Sherman ard Spokane and
Washington barracks, will be here by to-
morrow night. While the Eighteenth. from
Forts Bliss and Sam Houston. 1t is thought
will. have arrived here before the end OF
the week
This almost total abandonment OF New
Orleans as rendezvous point is believed
to be part of the plan for concentration
at this point Of at least half of the army.
as already outlined.