The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-22
A CONCENTRATION
or United States Troops at Different
Points In the South Going On.
Transports Steamers In Readiness TO Carry
the Boys In Hue to Cuba Tho Fall
of Havana Hut = Question of
Very Pew Days

CHICAGO, April IS Telephone and
telegraphic messages were sent satur'
day to the general offices of every rail.
road connecting with the south. and
terminal points near the various gar
risons. The post quartermastcrs at
Fort Thomas, Columbus barracks,
Forts Brady and Wayne were wired
10 notify the railroad officials In their
vicinity of the invitation for bids
Quartermaster General Lee, in an.
ticipation of an order to move, has
been wording ON the question of
s~~s.po~s~ssess. so~ she past three
\ wceks. Rniffoa0 c0mpanfes havc bceN
kept In touch with the quartermaster
and had the order from Washington
been an urgent one. the regulations
would have been set aside and Col Lee
would have been in position to have
completed transportation with the
most direct lines within an housS
time and the troops could have been ia
motion before noon Saturday. Such
is the procedure in times of war or riot. |
While Gen. Brooke IS ordered to the |
command of the cavalry rendezvous at |
Chickamauga national park, he will |
remain in Chicago until all details for |
the transportation of the department |
troops are completed. Leaving Mon
day night or Tuesday morning he will |
reach Chickamauga in advance of the |
cavalry regiments. II Is probable that |
his headquarters will Ice at the Chick
amauga Park hotel, at Crawfish |
springs, on the border Of the park. 1t
may be that Headquarters will be es-
,uhlfshaA - l,,,;ll
ing on the Davis farm in the central |
portion of the park One of the gem
erals aidesdecamp, either Capt Rich
ards or Lieut. Dean, will leave for
Chickamauga either Saturday night or
Sunday.
ST. Louis, April ls-Maj w. II.
Vessels, IT,, commandant of jefferson
barracks, 10 miles south OF this city,
where six troops of the Third cavalry /
are quartered, received orders Satur-
day from Gen. Coppinger to proceed TO
Chickamauga park. A telegram from
Lieut. West adiutant at the barracks,
says that the command will leave as
soon as transportation can be provided,
probably on Monday or Tuesday.
In the meantime tents are being
pitched at the barracks for the accom-
mediation of the headquarters, staff,
band and six companies of the Eleventh
infantry, which arrived here Saturday
night from Whipple barracks under
the command of Col. Isaac ID. DE
Russy. From here the infantry viii |
proceed to Mobile, Ala.
SAuLr STE. MARIE, Mich, April is
The former telegram from depart |
mental heaaanar.srs 70 For. brady
ordered to move at 10 n. m. Monday i'm
stead of Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1s.-The troops
preparing to go to New Orleans from
California, infantry and light artil-
lery combined, number about $50 men.
As the orders TO Gen. Shafter instruct
him to lose no time. IL has been deter
mined TO start Saturday afternoon or
Sunday II possible.
FokT LrANINv Kan, April I.
The Twentieth infantry, Col. Haw-
kins has been ordered to Mobile, Ala,
and will probably leave within days
time.
WARRINGTON, April 1s-The order
of the war department that the entire
army of the United States, consisting
of mere than %, 600 men, shall at once
be rushed to the Atlantic and gulf
coasts, is of the greatest significance.
1t anticipates action by the senate,
house and the president himself.
1t is not a mere demonstration, but
in the language of Gen. Miles, COM
mander-in-chief of the army, 1t
means business"