Evening star., 1898-05-02

| tary service. Meanwhile the officials in Ad-
| jutant General Corbin's Office are busily
| engaged replying to requests for arms and
equipments and giving directions for hav-
| ing these military requisites sent to the
places of rendezvous
The pressure for places in the volunteer
army and for changes in the apportion-
| mcnt of troops to the states still continues
| and Secretary Alger was again beseged
| with COMPRESSION al callers today with those
| objects in view. Senator Hansbrough of
| North Dakota has succeeded in having
| the quota for that state increased to two
| battalions of infantry consisting of 64S
! men and nol-commissioned officers. The
| local state organization is to remain intact
| and the governor will have the appoint
| ment OF the lieutenant colonel and two
majors.
! Senator Tillman Is. c. called to get GER
| tain information concerning the equipment
| of the troops of his state. The troops are
| scattered over the state, the senator said
and while they are armed yet there were
| other equipments necessary which the ma
| tional government would have to supply.
| Raising the Yellow Fever lmmuncs.
| Representative Hull chairman of the mil
! itary committee, was at the department
| some time in consultation with the officials
regarding the bill providing for the raising
| of additional troops, who are mainly to be
| '.immunes," and which has already been
| favorably considered by the committee.
| Representative Lester (Ga.) had a brief
| talk with Secretary Alger concerning the
defenses to the seacoast cities of his state,
| which, he represented, were not by any
means satisfactory.
for of doh call 1a6 nT1 Nor.
sonal errand in behalf of several friends
! whom he wants assigned to the regiment of
! mounted rifemen which MI ]. L. Torrey of
Wyoming is to raise. These were Lieut..
| James G. Harbord Of the 9TH Cavalry and
| Lieut.. r. d. Walsh, stationed at Boise
Barracks. Both of these officers, who are
| now in the regular army, speak Spanish
| fuently and will be of great service to Mr..
Torrey's regiment in the occupation of
Cuba The Senator also indorsed Mr.. Chas.
T. Humphrey, of Col. Humphrey of
the regular army for d second lieutenancy.
Other persons who saw Secretary Alger
| today were Mr.. d. NJ. Ferry, chairman of
| the state central committee of Michigan;
Senators Daniel, Lodge, Platt On. V, For
aker, Carter and Mason and Representative
Cannon chairman of the House commit
tee on appropriations
New Commissnry General.
Another important change is imminent at
| the War Department. Gan VIM. H. Nash,
| who was recently appointed commissary
| general of subsistence, has been found ply
| sically incapable of performing it's impor-
| tant duties in the present emergency, and
| he VIII be retired during the present week
| under the ti.irty-years-service law. His
most probable successor will be Col. c. p.
Eagan, the officer next in line of promotion
according to seniority. He arrived in the
| city this morning under summons from the
Secretary of War, and reported at the War
| Department during the day. His last SER
| vica was chief commissary of the De-
partment of the California. at San Fran
CISCO. He will not retire for age until 1905.
| There have been four changes in the head
| of the commissary department within the
past four moIths.
Gen. Skaters STAFF.
Gen Shafter who will lead the first di-
! vision of the Cuban army of invasion, has
| selected his staff follows: Lieut.. Col.
J. B. Babcock of the adjutant generals
department will be his adjutant general;
| Lieut. r. H. Noble, 1st Infantry, aid-de-
camp: Col ]. V. D. Middleton of the med
| ical department, chief surgeon, and Lieut..
Frank Green Of Pennsylvania, signal off,
Ger. Col. William Ludlow of the Corps of
Engineers will be in command of the en-
gineer force. and presumably chief of staff
Commanding Officers Chosen.
The War Department officials have
| che sen some of the officers of the volunteer
army who will be nominated by the Presi-
| dent and confirmed by the Senate. The
present understanding is that these names
will be sent to the Senate by the President
tomorrow, including possibly some major
generals and a number of brigadiers. 1t
has been intimated that only a few major
| generals will be appointed at first some
vacancies being left in the list Of those off,
GERS in order to permit the promotion Of
brigadiers who may distinguish themselves
| by gallant action in actual conflict.