The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-10

day having passed without report
from Admiral Sampson, the navy do
pastm.nt docs not expect 10 hear from
him for eevcTabcayR Tae authority for
this statement is fllfy acquainted with
Admiral sampoon's plans and the rs-,
mark would seem to indicate that tho
ADMIRAL having faded to fnd The enemy
a. the place expected, had turned his
attention to the alternative project.
what this 10 cannot be ascertadned. n
Is evident. however. that the department
70 under nonpprehenstpuao TO the safety.
Of he American neeeuor Of any vessel
Of the fleet
The war department to-day eaw fle to
crafty tho universal desire and inform
The country through the presa Just where
the various state volunteer organiza-
tons are to be concentrated It Is the
lrst time that any official statement has
been made as to the points OF concen-
trat!on themselves. The order as pub
llshed by the department, It fs thought In
come quarters to warrant the assump-
ton that It contemplateS a speedy move
nea. OF the United States military
forces upon Cuba and in much greater
force than was originally planned The
war department officials refuse to say
anything on this point, but there Is
every evidence that they expect a short,
sharp conclusive and immediate CAM.
raign such as could not be waged by
5000 or 10000 soldiers. It Is also 10 be
noted that preparations made BY the
quartermaster's department and the
conmissary's department, SO far as It
tisclosed by actual orders, indicate that
pyov!sson is being H.ado for mohliNng
end transporting and feeding many
thousands Of men outside Of the United
setes.
With a view to systenrizing The great
work Of mobiIizing the forces and put
ting them in service. the war depart
men. has planned q scheme, which, It is
believed, will very much hasten the
work OF getting the men together and
equ;ppIng them, while Avoiding any con-
ge.tion Of the railroad traffic such as Is
aiways to. be epprehended In cases OF
var. s tNg3S z
Concentration OF Troops.
Instead Of allowing all the troops call
cd for from particular state to be as
tembled and broken in at the rendez-
roua. the department IS instructing its
mastering Officers to complete the or
ganizatlon OF regiments as rapidly as
possible, and as soon as organized, to
report the fact to the department, when
that regiment will be ordered at once to
the point selected fol. concentration. In
this way the government will be re-
lleved greatly in the distribution of
stores, which will be called for only as
fast as they are needed. The men also
will be more umenable to discipline
when quickly transferred to the concen-
Gat!on point outside their own states.
It Is the expectation that the first reE-
nents organized and reported from the
States will be sent to Chattanooga,
thence going to Cuba via Mobile, Tam
pa, New Orleans and Galveston, for e1-
petitions will be dispatched from each
Of these ports. The governor OF a state
will have no hand in the designation Of
the regiments to SO to particular con-
centraton camps; the destination will
depend upon the promptnees with which
volunteers are organized and ara ready
ior transportation.
Probably about one third OF the entire
levy will be called for by the President,
or about 10000 troops, will constitute the
FORCE to be sent south to take part In the
a'st Cuban service following the regu-
lar army services. These troops will be
the 'irss to receive their equipment, just
as was defined In General Miles circular
issued to-day When they are organ
ized. equipped and concentrated. the
government Mill be ready to equip the
second Contingent: namely, the forces.
ABOUT equal to another third OF the call
total, which will be assigned to the de-
tense OF the coast and harbors, replacing
.ne regular United States troops with
ofawn from those posts. Thus It will be
noted from study OF the concentration
order that slxi-egimcnts and two troops
oI New York volunteers are assigned to
eaty Under command OF the department
oi the east, commanding coast defences
ana reserves, which probafbly will result
N 'neir employment In New York har-
Sound. .s II 10 .,l1ls.l.l
To Protect Shipping.
likewise In the case of Pennsylvania,
i've regiments, two batteries and two
troops are assigned to duty in the depart
'aeht Of the east Thich will place them
sIong the shores of the Delaware bay
sH a''u river as coast guard to protect the
."SnpoFtant .S.p shipping interests OF that Sec
Mhcn these nre equipped the govern
n.sh' o, VIII turn lis attention to the third
,,,aSs' "a s.. comprising the Inst third of the
,;vVo '1"vVo volunteers called for. It Is the
T.. s'.'Cerc hope OF the war department that
VIII not be called upon TO fully equip
use troops before hostillties are at an
"u; nut :he work VI preparation is pro-
r,sLHs on the contrary assumption.
h.Ha thlrd division will constitute the
t.,'"a reserve TO be drawn upon for re-
.".9recments whenever needed and It is
%1sllo!e ~ that the men never will be call
~, "i2h 10 leave their oHn states unless
NY "s pidnS OF the war department mis-
.S.,'. IL may be remarked, by the way,
- 80 out OF the first class will come the
MP, ,,%'ps which Will be sent to the Philip
r, r,ut Islands. General Miles has pre-
ns'ra ~ 10 schcmc changing the boundaries
~, 'He present departments 10 facilitate
nna. @ Working out OF this plan and It Is
rpm mo-, before Secretary Algcr for ap-
~F"sal Fral, The res70ngces so far received
bo b',.. " me mustcring officers continue to
,,Ty encouraging. The following tel
IN 5'1'n t,I, to-day. from Governor Clough
rr,.a .MoJEaEt General Corbin shows the
''"sS .,s, OF feeling inlthc west. s,
MI ".ate ,te Camp. St Paul, MINI. Troops
,brna ."u"lGTed In and believe We have
-Sbs s t,Sssiments that .nro second to none
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