New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-03
INACTIVITY AT CAMP THOMAS.
NO MORE Troops EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
THERE
RATTLE WILL NOT TAKE PLAcT-RUy-
INC HORSES AID MILES

BATTLE WILL NOT TAKE Pr.ACT-R rTY-
INC HORSES AND Mules
tRT TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
Chattanooga. Tenn. May 2-Everything II
now in waiting at Chicksmaugs No orders Of
importance have been received to-day and none
are expected Immediately. All ~ the Regular
Army that will he modified here is now on the
field The 16-h Infantry which arrived on Fri
day. completed the strength ~ the corps Tn
less something Unforeseen occurs. no more
troops Will no headed in this direction.
Just now tho soldiers are more interested In
the prospects Of PAYDAY than in anything else
Saturday morning monthly inspections and mus
tiers were held in all the commands and the
payrolls were made out. II n paymaster were
here. the troops would receive their money to-
day
The nearest paymaster's headquarters ia at
Atlanta Colonel George Glenn is stationed
there. He Is Chief Paymaster of the Depart
ment of the Gulf. with which this provisional
army corps is connected. At the outbreak or
hostilities six paymasters were sent 10 Atlanta
from various parts Of tho country to act az
Colonel Genn's assistants As n rule. the pay
rolls Of the Army are sent to the Chief Pay
master Of the Department. who sends on the
money 10 be dlsbursed
day evening to hold the rolls az the encamp-
ment This means that paymasters will be
ordered to ChickamauCn. to over the rolls
and pay of tho mon. Two will he assigned 10
the duty At General Brooke's headquarters
they are expected to arrive tonight or to-mor-
Payments will be made In two days after
their arrival So the payday for which the
soldiers are eagerly waiting will he Thurs
day or Friday
NO MORE SUPPLIES NEEDED
ouartermasrer Lee has announced that no
more supplies FOR tho Quartcrmasters Depart
mcnt Will be- purchased until May - All the
Department can handle have already been con-
traCted for and on their way for delivery
Most Of the soldiers. Just before payday. arc
down to their nickcls and dimes But all are
not. for instance a colored soldier - IN" 10Th
Infantry and a white soldier Of the Eth played
at monte this afternoon with nearly $1,000
each in front OF them The coiore1 soldier
quit the game $500 the winner
The large new warehouse erected for army
supplies was completed tonight. and Colonel
Lee viii tomorrow supervise TIC packing away
Of about twelve carloads - stores that have
already arrived Two hundred transport wagons
from Studcbaker's factory wcr" unioad"d at IN"
station this morning Regular rce;ncnta and
brigade drills nave NOT N"t bNNN taken NP l''l
some reason. though there have been several
rogimental formations and reviews In IN" cav
airy division
The drilling IN FAR has hccn rather desultory.
49,, t.a ,oo, .,,oroa i.,eer,. - conranv and
.-,'~ 80, ,,,.. 49,. 10, too r,ucb -,ir
for hard practical drilling with the advent ~
clear settled weather more serious attention
Will he ru!d o. tho matter Ha'falion. regncntal
and brigade drills will he taken M IN progress
sion.
80 SHAM BATTLE CONTEMPLATED
r-,o, soveral ooc,ei,ne - has been announced
that q shan, battle would take place on the
(,,t.Lo,,a,,ra c,r,- grounds hu, n member -
60, t,-.,,.,s ,.,,, ,,a,,.. said ,ha, ,h's was
WI" '"' , $780,. ,,. ,-
mistake II" ~All ] 10 N'"l, J. '''' 80 ''
theatrcals II is h.rc Tor mobilization. propar-
Goa, ,r .o~t,,,s ,,o,k in r,!ds Of active warfare
.r,N .'... 80, ..l,,..r. 70 learn IN sbarn
battles Bur some time n the near fuiur" the
Army in a body VIII be- put through manTuvres.
, . ,,,il,,,,. ms ,,ill be- worked out
a- ' ,.. ,,,,or cot,
General Brooke no" has "a" mater u"''' ''"
slderatIOu.
I"' S''''''7 " ..
dctcd 70 the liquor hhhi' I'D ~ MIX -" A'''''
as would be- supposed There is oniy one an
,con q, tho encanpucnt This ia In charge -
9, ,, ,,,.. ,..- "A Z,
the -"th ItlahHY. az" .,S r,,,. Z, ca,
ca'eis 20 '"' ,,, hat q, does a land Office
~ .""''F ..',.,. ..,,ra,... $50, a da1 The
business ~ i'''.I,s ,5'. .',,ranv ,ncsscs
money VIII 70 u A"ii''" "" '"
81 .I' -, ,a,. .ho hours Tor drill have been
a., e. ., - o',f.rk I'm tho morning and
hN"i from TO- '' IL. t ,h, ,ocl,
from -" Z" 80" I'D me an ,.,.' - ~, ,rii,s
1t is eAi' ''i ,"' 49, M,. .rr, ,,,.alry however
10y ,i,' MANI, .,,rt,~ ,h,,, r.ri,rrnfol work
VIII hardly get '"r'h'' INA"
BrYING HORSES AID MULES.
,-, o-,o,. ,ro-r c.i.nel Lee ,'artain car
'""'' "' - NTH lieutenant,
VIM. Of the ID cavalry lAcu'ehhh' n'N''' ~
the "a Cavalry and pr frc'''' r''''''
nary surgeon OF '"' wv" ,,,',,,,a To,.n.sse.
Il", ., ,',,r.h has. horses and mules for
~ ,,, In cau.aiu Carson's al sence cap