The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27

o"co WIN tue regular army. leaving the
volunteers just called for To he disci pliped
II worked into shape for future use in
the campaign. The formal order for tho
creation of this army division, issued Mt
the war department at the close of Office
hours, is as follows:
Headquarters of the Army: Adiutant
Generate Office, Washington, April %.
ls9S.-General Orders: BY direction of
the Secretary of War the following orders
Of the President are published for the in
formation and guidance Of all c0ncerued:
l. Tho United States troops assembled
in the Chickamauga National Park will
form all encampment to be knnwn ns
Camp George IL. Thomas, and will on
%sti.ute, tenn orarily. an army corps uu-
der the command of Major General John
K. Brooke. The corps will consist ofone
division of cavalry, one division 0fin-.
fantry and one brigade Of light artillery
The cavalry and infantry divisions will
each be composed Of not more than three
briyades, consisting of three or more
regiments each. Tho artillery brigade
will be composed of two battalions, each
D'oSP AobS ~ Gtt lt-s i M COI Us
commander will assign the senior officers
present for duty with each arm to the
command Of divisionsaDd brigad.s.
| 2. The infantry regiments concentrated
at New Orleans, La, Mobile, Ala, and
Tampa, Fla, are 20 stitul cd divisions un-
der the command Of Brig. Gen William
II. Shafter, Brig. Gen. John j. Coppin-
vnr md n.s~ 49,, T-, L yxyI.
spectively. The division commanders
will form their div'si ns into brigades
and assign the senior officers present for
duty to command them.
BY command of Major Gen Miles.
Il. Z. CoTbin, Adju.ant General.
While it is the purpose of the war de-
partment to ecure only National Guards
men as far as possible under this first
call for volunteers, yet In States where
thore are no National Guards. or where
the number falls below the quota fixed in
the call the Ststes will be ex pected 10 sup
ply the volunteers regardless of their l elk
of organization. In fact this must be
done under the law.
On b basis of to days call for 125, 600
IN ~ u iCFs
including the District Of Columbia, will
be called upon to supply each the follow
Ing numbe OF volunteers: a labauIa 2, 500,
ARKANSAS c.G2o, California 2 i36, i'oiura.io
1,29S, Connecticut 1907, Delaware 34l.
Florida $50, Georgia 3,l74, Idaho 232, ILL
noi> 6,60S, Indiana 4 1902, Lowe 1872, Kan
sas 2 .77S, Kentucky 3.407, onisiana l.
$40, Maine 1886, Maryland i,042, Hassa-
chusetts 4,72l, Michigan 2.3GS. Minnesota
2,S74, Mississippi 2,257 Missouri SAIL,
Montana 524, Nebraska l,400, Nevada I3S,
New Hampshire 1852, New jersey 1862.
New York 1858. North Carnlins 2,5s4.
North Dakota 461, Ohio Z. 1884, Oregon $40,
Pennsylvania 10, 100. Rhode Island 7lO,
South Dakota 745, South faroiina 2,Z3O,
Tennessee 5000, Texas 1920, ira 425.
Vermont 634, Virginia 2.0l3. Washing
ton 1,l7s. West Virginia 1889. Wisconsin
3,l74, Wyoming 231. Ariz ia ISL. District
of Columbis, 440, New Mexico $50, Okla
homa I43.
The navy department was considerably
excited to-day over a vast lumber Of ru-
mors. which came from all sources, re-
specting the seizure of ships. At the close
Of the day Secretary Long said that no
bad "a notice of only one seizure 10 far,
that of the Bu~enoventura, already re-
ported. It has not yet been determined
what disposition to make ofthis ship. no
has It heen decided Ia order her before a
prize court. No purchases of ships were
made during the day, but all the energies
of the department are bent toward the
speedy equipment of those already ac-
qnired. It Is not believed that any ofl-
cial notice has been received Ivy the de-
partment concerning the blockading
squadron, although rigid adhesion to the
role of not giving any news az to tho
movements Of ships might AVE prevent
leaking out.
HAVANA April % $50 p m.-Yester-
day afternoon at A.A5 O'Clock the san:a-
phore signalled bat a fleet had been
sighted on the eastern side of the ialand.
It was said to bs without any colors to
b its nationality.
at q p. m. the semaphore signalled thai
It was the United States feet which was
in eight and at 6.l5 p. m. a red flag was
run up at the signal station, warning
guns we're fired from MORO Castle and
Afterwards from Cabanas fortress, adjoin-
Ing II. This caused excitement through
out the city and was the first real note of
war. When h first signal came t, oln
the senaphore station. n Britieh schooner
which was In the harbor put TO sea She
was Immediately followed ny the Cor
man steamer Remua Some time after
ward the American steamer Saratoga PIT
to Rea. ;
The cannon shots from the fortress |
stirred up the regular troops and volun'
teers throughout Havan and its vicini-
ty. and there was a rush to quarters. The
slgnal guns from the Notifications echoed
to the palace and through the streets, !
causing people TO rush from the houses
with the result that all thoroughfares
were soon crowded with excited inhabi- ,
tants. There was no sign of alarm any