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The entrance to the harbor is being mined
with gun cotton and dynamite, great
quantities of which were shipped to the
fort last week.
The Status of Militia.
Harrisburg. April lS-Adjt Gen Thomas
]. Stewart had a long conference with
Governor Hastings today and gave the
commander-in-chief of the Guard full
report of what occurred during the con-
ference of National Guard officials at
Washington on Saturday. This confer
ence was important as establishing the
status of the organized militia in the
event of hostilites.
Gen. Stewart made this statement
when his attention was called to an
alleged announcement made by Capt.
Hunt to the members of Battery B,
at Pittsburg, last Friday night:
THE officers of the National Guard of
this State have not been advised that an
order for the mobilization will be issued
in few days. When the mobilization is
to take place it will be by orders and
not by talk or idle rumor. The question
of mobiliZing the National Guard in Fair
mount Park has never been considered
or thought of by any of the officers whose
duty it would be TO determine the place
OF mobilization. The War Department in
the event of troops being placed in the
service Of the United States would de-
termine where they are to be sent, and
not the officers of tn National Guard"
Major Gen. Snowden and Gems. Goblin
and Schall We're at Mount Gretna today
looking over the camping ground of the
Guard. 1t is believed that the Guard will
be concentrated there to await orders
from Washington.
Connecticut Coast Patrol.
New Haven, April 1s.-Lieut. Hoover, of
the Navy Department, was sent here
from Washington two weeks ago to put
into shape the Wyandotte for patroIling
the Connecticut coast in the event of
declaration of hostiities. His report this
afternoon stated that the monitor could
not be repaired without being thoroughly
oYerhauled. The plan to send her to the
New York navy yard has fallen through.
Word has been received that no more
ships can be received there. The Wyan-
dotte is now in the hauds of boiler and
engine repairers.
Col. Burpee of the Second Regiment
said this afternoon that if the State
militia are called out they will be mus
tered at the State encampment at Mantle
for the present. but that orders are ex-
pected to go to Chickamauga within q
fortnight. Col. Burpee said that the
Federal government, instead of the State,
would equip the troops with new rifles.
Regulars Ahead of Time.
New Orleans. April 1S.-The Elrst of the
United States troops concentrated here
arrived at o'clock this morning. twelve
hours ahead of time. They consisted of
Company d. Twenty-third Infantry. and
have been in camp at old Fort Duncan,
at Eagle Pass, Texas. They seemed to
have been overlooked, for the military
authorities here had no notice of their
arrival, and were not prepared to receive
them. Later in the day. they were re-
moved to the fair grounds and accommo-
dated there.
The fair grounds will probably be used
for all the troops, as there are ample
buildings and good water supply. The
grounds had been turned over to the
State militia. but relinquished by them
to the United States troops. They cover
I6S acres of ground on Esplanade Avenue
and are well drained.