The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27

cal, mechanical or typographical engi- neers. An effort will be made to re- cruit the enlisted men from every branch of the engineering profession and of mechanical skill. Machinists steam engineers, blacksmiths, carpen- ters, plumbers, topographers, telegraph CTS, draughtsmen. photographers, rail road men, triggers, boatmen and those skilled in the use of explosives are eS- pecially desired.
 Volunteer engineer troops will be armed and equipped as infantry. Their uniform will conform to that prescrib- ed for the use of engineer troops of the regular army. The men composing the 'immunes" are expected to be rerruit- ed largely from the South. They are to be organized into regiments, half of whom will be composed of whites, and the regiments of colored persons They will be made up as far as possible of officers and men who, owing to their origin, the places of their residence and ether circumstances af- fecting their physical characteristics, possess immunity, or are likely to be exempted from diseases incident to tropical climates.
 CHICKAMAUGAN RATIONALE May 26.-Including to-day's arrivals, there are now 42, 900 men encamped at the park The Ninth New York, Col onel James Greene commanding, ar rived early this morning. There are 1010 men in the regiment. The Second Kentucky Regiment reached the park at 7:10 This command numbers 103O men and is commanded by Colonel B. H. Gather.
 Tonight Troops A, c and D of the Third Volunteer Cavalry, Colonel Grigsby commanding, arrived from the Black Hills region of South Dakota, under command of Major French. The three troops numbered 225 men.
 Later tonight the Sixtyninth New York the First Arkansas and the Fifth Missouri regiment arrived. The Var1- ous commands are beginning military life in earnest. All the regiments that are permanently encamped were given regimental drills to-day, and this will be continued from day to day.
 The reports of disaffection among the Missouri troops arise from dissatis- faction growing out of the inadequate water supply, but htis will be remedied as the completion of the pipe lines will afford abundance of water to the com mands The troops also complain of in sufficient equipment, having received no uniforms or arms from the Govern ment since being mustered into the Federal service. Sixty carloads of ra- tions arrived to-day from Chicago and
 
 CHICAGO, May 26.-Reports from various Northwestern States indicate that President McKinley's second call for volunteers, asking for 75,000 men, will meet with hearty response. Inde- pendent companies are already organ ized in many States and these will be offered to the service of the country.
 NEW YORK, May y26.-The battery of fered to the United States Government by John Jacob Astor was accepted to- day. Lieutenant March of the Fifth United States Artillery, has been de- tailed to command the battery, which will be made up of six Hotchkiss rapid fire guns.
 TAMPA, Fla, May 26.-The forma- ton of all the regular and volunteer troops massed in Florida into corps, divisions and brigades was completed to-day in general order issued by Ma jor General Shafter, commanding the Fifth Army Corps. The Fifth Corps, which will probably be first to land on Cuban soil, is made up entirely of reg ular troops with the exception of two regiments of volunteers at Lakeland, the Seventy first New York and Second Massachusetts. This corps also en- braces the cavalry division composed of the First and Tenth Regiments at Lakeland, and the Third, Sixth and Ninth at Tampa under command of Major General Joseph Wheeler; the ar tiilery brigade under command of Lieu tenant Colonel Randolph and the Sig nal Corps, in all nearly 1S,000 men.
 The Seventh Corps, under command of Major General Fitzhugh Lee, em- braces all the volunteer troops at Tam Jacksonville, or between 5000 and 5000