The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
CAUSE OF THE
MAINE EXPLOSION
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braced in tn, Yellowstone National Park
with Headquarters at 81. Paul. MINI.
T. The Department OF the Columbia
will embrace the States OF Washington.
Oregon. Idaho Except so much OF the
latter as is embraced in the Yellowstone
National Park. and the Territory OF
Alaska. with headquarters at Vancouver
Barracks Washington.
g. The Department OF California Will
embrace the States Of California and Ne
vada. with headquarters az San Fran
cisco. Cal.
6.-The Department Of the Colorado VIII
embrace the States OF Wyoming except
so much thereof az is embraced in the
Yellowstone National Park Colorado and
Utah. and the Territories Of Arizona and
New Mexico with headquarters at Den
yer. Col
THE Department Of the Platte viii
embrace the states Of Iowa. Nebraska.
Missouri. Kansas and Arkansas; the In
dian Territory and the Territory Of Ok
lahoma with headquarters at Omaha,
Neb.
S.-A department Is hereby established
TO be known as the Department of the
Gulf TO consist Of tho states Of South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida, Alabama
Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas, with
headquarters at Atlanta. Ga.
TWO ABOLISHED.
The Departments Of the Missouri and
Texas are hereby abolished. The re-
cords Of the Department of the Missouri
will be transferred to the Department of
the Lakes and those OF the Department
of Texas 10 the Department OF the Gulf.
Major General John Brooke is assign
ed to the command Of the Department Of
the Lakes. and Brigadier-Gcneral William
NJ Graham to the command Of the De-
partment of the Gulf.
The officers of the several stan depart
mems now on duty ian the Department
of the Missouri and of Texas. are as
signed 10 like duties In the Departments
of the Lakes and of the Gulf respectively.
The travel required under these orders
is necessary for the public service
(SigneO II. A. ALGER.
Secretary Of War
BY command Of Major-GenerM Miles.
II. G. CORBIN.
Adjutant-General.
General Graham telegraphed the War
Department to-day that he would go
to Atlanta on Monday next to establish
his headquarters there.
REASON FOR CHANGES
Senator Bacon. Of Georgia was at the
War Department to-day and expressed
his qualification that Georgia had been
made the center Of the new department,
with headquarters at Atlanta. This step,
Mr.. Bacon said. was due entirely 20 mill
tary considerations. and no personal or
political motives had figured i'm the trans
action. Heretofore there had been only
one military centre along the Atlantic
namely, that at New York, but the pres
ent condition of affairs made IT apparent
from a military standpoint that II was
desirable to have another centre on the
South Atlantic. As a result the interior
military centre. heretofore known as the
department of Texas had been moved
east ward and conferred at Atlanta.
The Bureau Of Construction of. the
Navy Department finds itself exceptional
" well prepared for any emergency work
that it may be called upon to perform
in connection with the auxiliary cruisers.
II is said that less than an hour work
would be required in the bureau Office
here to complete all the plans for the
transformation of two OF the best ships
on the Atlantic into auxiliary cruisers.
The detailed work of reconstruction
could be accomplished with like dispatch
at the League Island Navy Yard.
The Secretary OF the Navy has directed
that a recruiting station -e opened in
washington Immediately. the special pur-
pose being TO secure ordinary seamen
and machinists.
The Naval Inspection Board has gone
70 Norfolk 10 examine the Machias. just
returned from the Asiatic station by way
Of the Suez canal.
The Fern. laden with supplies for the
suffering Cubans arrived AZ Matanzas,
Cuba. from Key West to-day.
Captain Cowles merely reported his ar
rival TO the Navy Department without
making any mention Of the condition Of
affairs at Matanzas
After discharging the stores there Cap
tain Cowes will proceed with his vessel
to Sagua and leave the remainder.
Civil Engineer 4. J. Mcnocal has been
detached from the League Island navy
ward and ordered to Key West. This Is
regarded as significant and as indicating
n purpose on the part OF the Navy De-
partmcnt to make immediate and con-
siderable Improvements at the naval sta
ton in Key West.
Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson,
chief Of engineers of the War Depart
ment returned to-day after n trip OF
over three thousand miles which he ac-
cOmplished inside of one week Naturally
his visit 10 Southern coast points, where
extensive fertilization work Is in pro-
gress. has excited much comment. Cen
eraI Wilson declined however to discuss
in any way this phase of his trip. G is
understood that he visited Cumberland
river. 81. Johns river. and the works at