The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
TRANSPORTS FOR THE IMMUNES.
Vessels Will Arrive at Savannah To-
night To Take Off the Bows.


| to the relief Of a portion of General Shat
| ter'a command. now suffering from sickl ess
! and disease. Two OF these regiments are
| the Third and Fifth United States Volun-
| teers the Third regiment being that in
| command Of Colonel p. II. Ray, of Macon.
| The Fifth is u Mississippi regiment and
| VIII arrive here Sunday morning VIA the
! Plant system. Major l.. Willis. Of the
| quartermastcr generals staff, arrived IN
| the city today for the purpose Of conpiet-
| ing arrangements for the embarkauon OF
the troops. If the transports are not here
! promptly the two regiments will 20 into
| camp for tWentyfour or forty-elght hours.
| at least until the transports are loaded.
! Major WILLS says it is his intention TO GET
| the troops away from Savannah as prompt
| ~ as possible and the loading OF the trans
! ports VIII begin at once on their arrival.
There is some feeling here as Well as IN
! Atlanta against sending Colonel Ray $ reg
mcnt to santiago since savannah mas
| about fifty recruits and four officers IN the
| regiment. The officers are Major L. >:
| WHY, Lieutenant j. II. EStllI, Jr', son OF
| Colonel j. H. tstill; Lieutenant }. a. Ihom-
| as and Lieutenant ID. c. aBrroW, Jr.. son
There appears to be little doubt here,
| however, that the orders will be carried
| out. and the feeling is that as the Eleh
went into the army for wnatGyera ,a.1g1a feA 70
The Plant system begins tomorrow 10
move troops out of Florida Two regiments
| OF cavalry will be taken to Montalk fonlI
l'oIis ,'7I,'iiU' NV, Ii' 49,, " tho sa,no M, re
! - annaars that All the troops are 10 be
| moved from Florida as soon as 1t is Io"-
! stp!9 70 40 20, ing 10 - an+ ~ porto Rir0
| az soon as the transports at Tampa get
| out Of quarantine.
Immune Officers Resign.
| Constitution Bureau Brown House, Ma
con, Ga. August G.--(Speclal)-AR
/ Macon rcjoiccS in the pfohot'ou
| Of Sidney r. Wiley Of this city
cr,,,, &C. 1or+oran+ IN caDtafn In
t,.,., ,,,l,t - T-nitn1 statcs volun-
tne leliI" i'EI''iI,'' ,or,n3o,,ifnr
teers' CoIoHeI - H. MY T,..,.,+ -,
He held the position OF hrSt lieutenant I ,,i
| company A. Marion Harris captain. On
| tha ra,.ianation of CAPTAIN Colquitt. of
/ cnn,nan, x Colonel Ray nominated Lieu
tenant Wiley for the position. and the
recommendation was Immediately to'e+
/ Graphed to Washington ana '"t hr'',t"' h',tn
/ Macon soldiers commission IS en- roItt'
/ Captain Wiley is son Of CoIohel - NJ
/ Wiley, of the Second Georgia regiment
/ as IL existed before IN" Wal Comm
/ with Spain. Captain Whey IS a young man. liIan'
| but ne IS one Oh l@le pest "'IlIU" i'm
| in the state a few years ago "hoh h9
WAS u pr-Nite IN tHt Ai''t'h N'iul1' " II"
/ was elected Hrst lieutenant OF lhe loyu
! Rifles of Macon, and when the spanish
! war began he was very anxious to go
| to the front with his company, put ne
was supp!anted as first lieutenant by state
officials and the position given to non
h!entoef Oh Aue toHIP'"& jtit' u cf',
Am u ,",tgo.I - "lru w " ~ pi0oy U,hjch
le 7cL4Ilu lu ,iIief4 ~, rri,5a ts
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! toIol'tI Ray f"GIiheIl' VIZ 't'' ,,