Evening star., 1898-05-09
ORDERED TO DlSBAND
Thirteenth Of New York City to Be
Mustered Out.
REFUSED TO OBEY ORDERS
New Regiment Will Be Organized
Under That Number.
GENERAL NEWS OF THE ARMY

ALBANY, May Ex-Governor Black has
| instructed Adjutant General Tillinghast to
issue the order to disband the 18th Regi-
ment, N. G. s. n. Y. Disobedience Of Or
ders from the commander-in-chief prompt
ed this action.
The 18th was one of the first regiments to
| notify the government that it was ready to
so to the front in response to the call for
volunteers. When the question was put
how many members of the regiment were
willing to volunteer the reply was sent to
Governor Black that 50 per cent of the men
would do so. and it was upon this promise
that the regiment was designated one Of
the twelve regiments of infantry which
New York state was asked to supply under
the Presidents call.
Subsequently two officers of the regiment
called on the adjutant general and asked
that the order directing the 18th Regiment
to go to camp be rescinded. Their reason
was that the officers of the regiment be-
lieved that it would lose its autonomy if it
went as n volunteer regiment, and they
did not desire to have such a thing occur.
The Governor Refused.
The governor refused to rescind that
order. considering that to do so would be
Gnmiitary. The greater part of the 18th
Regiment refused to obey the order TO go
in camp. The governor believed that the
regiment should have obeyed that order
as at that time it was still under his jur-
isdction as ccmmander-in-chiefo of the state
militia forces. Governor Black would have
found no fault had the entire regiment re-
fused TO volunteer after it had gone into
camp, but insisted that it was the regi-
ments duty first of all to obey his order to
go to Hampstead Plains to camp.
Gov. Black has asked Adjt. Gen. Tillin-
ghast to see that the men of the 18th who
re main in csmp as volunteers be treated
With every courtesy and that they be
cruited to the regiment that will be sent
to camp to take the place of the 18th. This
viii probably be the I'D of New York city.
The governor has also directed the adj!-
tant general to notify that part of the 18th
which obeyed orders and remained in camp
that it will be used as a nucleus, when it
returns home, to recruit regiment to take
the place of the old 18th, ard that the new
regiment will be known the 18th.
Disposition of New York Troops.
The order issued by Gov. Black last night
directing Adjt Gen. Tillinghast to send
one of New York states volunteer regi-
iHeHtS 10 was supplemented
by an order today which was issued by the
governor on receipt of orders from Wash
inston directing the adjutant general to
select four regiments to go to Chickamauga
and two more to go to volunteer army
camp to be established in the vicinity of
Washington.
To he Used Transports.
NEW YORK, May 9.-Supervsor of the
oc the naval auxiliary board have returned
from Boston and Nova Scotia. where they
inspected the Boston and the Yarmouth.
The latter steamship was examined at No
va Scotia. Both boats are coastwise steam
ers, plying between Boston and Halifax.
The purchase of the steamships will prob
ably be recommended. and they will be
used as transports. The board will prob
ably inspect next the Ethiopia of the An
chor Line.
Big Order for PonchOs.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 9.-The Cleve-
land Rubber Works has just received
rush order from the United States govern
ment to furnish 15,G00 ponchos for the
volunteer army. The ponchos are light
rubber blankets, 72x45 inches, and are
adapted to three uses. They can be used
ds blankets, as capes or fou- of them may
be laced together and made into tent. 1t
is the intention of the government to fur
nish all the volunteers with these blankets,
as they will be especially serviceable in
Cuba during the rainy season. Another or
der for $4,000 ponchos will probably be CIV
en- the company within few days.
Messrs. Waraer and Swayze today ship
ped to various coast forts the first INSTALL
ment of the new telescope sights they have
been making for the big guns. Lieutenant
Montgomery, u. S. A, inspected the new
instruments, and has pronounced them all
right. The contract for these telescope
sights is the first given to an American
firm, they having heretofore all been made
in England.
New LOndOn's HarbOr Mined.
NEW LONDON, Conn, May 9.--Major
Smith S. Leach of the Corps of Engineers,
in charge of the mines to be laid in New
London harbor, today promulgated orders
announcing the obstruction of the harbor
by submarine mines on and after May 10.
The channels of safety and the regula-
tions and signals which must be observed
are pointed out, and vessels are warned
against violations and disregard of orders.
Camp Near Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG. Pa, May 9.-It is under
stood that Secretary Alger has decided to
concentrate $1,000 troops in the vicinity of
Philadelphia. None of the Pennsylvania
troops will be mobilized in this state after
they have been mustered into the United
States service. The policy of the depart
ment will be to concentrate troops outside
the states to which they belong. Secretary
AlgeI expects to order 5000 soldiers away
from Mount Gretna by Wednesday night
to place not yet made public Governor
Hastings has decided to remain with the
Pennsylvania troops until they have ell
left camn