The San Francisco call., 1898-06-03
MUSTER OF
 VOLUNTEERS Nearly All of First Gall
 in Service. IOWA TROOPS WILL COME ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO FEN !. ROUTE TO MANILA. Seventh-Five Thousand Soldiers to Be Placed at Chickamauga, Which Will Become Per-
 manent Camp.
ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO FEN !. ROUTE TO MANILA.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, June 2.

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, June ?.
 Adjutant General Corbin announced tonight that few over 1000 volun- teers had been mustered. Iowa filled her quota to-day, and the last of the Kentucky troops have been mustered and have received their orders to move.
 Late tonight General Corbin or dered Troop A. Captain Perkins, and Troop B, Captain Prater. of the Ken lucky Cavalry, to proceed to Chicka- mauga. Orders were sent to Colonel William G. Smith of the First Tennes- see and Colonel John c. Loper of the Fifty-firs Iowa to proceed with their commands as soon as possible to San Francisco. They will be sent to the Philippines.
 Senator Faulkner to-day introduced bill authorizing the Secretary of War to appoint two matrons to each regi- ment of volunteers, to serve during the war with Spain. Their duty is pre- scribed as follows: To mend. darn, wash the clothing and see to the sani- tary condition of the men of their re- spective commands. The bill provides that the matrons must be between the ages of 35 and 55 and of good moral character. Senator Faulkner explained that the bill was introduced at the re- quest of number of worthy ladies.
 NEW YORK, June 2.-A dispatch from Washington to the Evening World says: It was determined to-day to place 75,000 troops at Chickamagua, which is to be made permanent camp. Secretary Alger to-day gave orders to prepare the camp for the accommoda- tion of that number of men. Chicka- mauga Park bein~ too small for camp of the size demanded, the park commits sion was authorized to lease additional ground. This will be the largest camp in the United States. Most if not all, the troops mustered in under the sec ond call, will be sent there for equip ment, organization and drill. The troops will be divided into three army corps.
 CHATTANOOGA, June 2.-The Third Pennsylvania, First Illinois, Fifth Maryland and Sixty-ninth New York regiments of infantry left Chickamauga to-day for Tampa.
 Three deaths were reported from the camp hospitals to-day-Corporal Clar- ence R. Stewart, Company M, Eighth Massachusetts; John A. Riley, private. Company M, First District of Colum- bia, and w. c. Spofford of the First Vermont being the victims, all dying of pneumonia.
 Brigadier-GeneralF Frederick D. Grant to-day assumed charge provisionally Of the First Division of the Third Army Corps.
 The new Government bakery at Lytle has been completed. It consists of a dozen ovens and three shifts, and employs about sixty persons. The ca pacity of these ovens is 10000 loavss per day, and it will be operated to it's full capacity.
 Captain Rockwell, chief of the Ord nance Department states that there has been delay in shipping equip ments due to the rush of troops to Tampa. Ten carloads of gun carriages and other artillery equipments have ar- rived at the park
 TAMPA, Fla, June 2.-It can be stat ed positively that no United States troops have left here yet for Cuba