Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-26
THE GREAT WAR CAMP
Fresh Arrivals Of Troops at Chicka-
manga National Park.
WILL DRILL FOR Two MONTHS
Work on Defenses of Coast Cities
About Finished.
THE NAVAL RES ERVES

CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK,
Ga, April 26.-The entire I'd Regiment of
infantry. four companies, from Fort
keogh, Mont, two companies from Fort
Harrison Mont, and two companies from
Fort Yates, N. D., went into camp here to-
day, after having remained in the Chatta-
nooga yards all night. The regiment num-
bers o2I men, and is in command of Col l.
Z. Bates, who, 1t is probable, will be given
the command of the second brigade of in
fantry, of which his regiment is to be made
a part. The list Regiment of infantry from
the Preside and Benecia barracks. Cali
fornia, and Batteries c and F, Sd Artillery,
from the Preside, California, and Battery
X of the list Artillery from Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, are scheduled to arrive
within the next twenty-four hours.
Major Sharp, chief commissariat of Gen.
eral Brooke's staff, has asked authority
from Washington to establish a provision
depot In Chattanooga, such as the govern
ment has at st. Louis and other large
cities. The provisioning of such a large
force of troops is now gathered at
Chickamauga Park renders it absolutely
necessary to have the base of supplies at
nearer point than st. Louis, and it is ex-
pected that the authority for the establish
ment of the depot will be granted at once
Major Sharp has made his headquarters at
the park, and a local purchasing agent will
be placed in charge of the Chattanooga de-
pot, who will buy the supplies necessary.
Applicants to Enlist.
Hundreds of applicants for enlistment in
the regular service have been made since
the encaTlpment CT the United States troops
at Chickamauga, and it is the intention to
establish i recruiting station at Chatta-
nooga Immediately.
Opinion among the army officers varies
as to the length of time the troops will be
stationed at the national park. Among
those best informed the opinion is freely
expressed that no movement in the direc-
ton of Cuba Will be made for two months
at least, and possibly not before fall. The
army reorganization bill will necessitate
whipping into army discipline an extraor-
d-Eary number of raw men, at best a
tedious job, but one necessary before the
forward movement begins
As by that time the weather in Cuba
would be fatal to the landing of troops it
Is believed by many that should the occu-
patton of Cuba by United States armed
forces be finally decided on, it will not be
ordered before autumn.
Mines in New York Hnrbor.
NEW YORK April 26.-The work of lay
ing submarine mines !n the vicinity of Fort
Wadsworth and in the lower bay was con-
tinued today.
Thus far seventy-four mines have been
placed in the bay, and it is believed that
three times that number will be planted"
from Fort Wadsworth to Sandy Hook.
Should a hostile fleet succeed in passing
the Sandy Hook fort they would come to
grief in the harbor because of the mines
and dangerous reefs.
Orders from the War Department were
received today to place "secret buoys' in
the lower lay as a guidance for our ves-
sells which might have occasion to enter
the harbor after dark.
Tho light house department is holding it's
fleet in readiness for any order to remove
the floating buoys now in the lower bay.
The members of the ith Regiment, Ma
tional Guard of New Jersey, TIE headquar-
tiers of which is in Jersey City are opposed
to enlisting as individual volunteers, but all
will enlist should the regiment be recog-
niZed.
1t was reported that only about dozen
men of this regiment had agreed to go as
individual volunteers.
William Aston Chanler, who has been re-
cruitins volunteer regiment, has now $50
men enrolled, and will receive no more ap-
plieations. All the men will be expected to
undergo physical examinations and after
that drilling will be begun.
National Guard Movements.
WILMINGTON, Del. April 26.-The LIST
Regiment, N. G. D., ten companies of sixty
men each, went into camp a. Middletown,
Del, today. They will remain there at least
a week, receiving military instructions pre-
vious tc being assigned to active duty.
Over 5000 people assembled at the rail-
road station here and wildly cteered the
-FOUR Wilmington companies as they left on
a special train for camp.
The camp is designated Camp Tunnell,"
in honor of Gov. Ebe w. Tunnel.
TAUNTON, Mass, April 26.-Ten thou
sand witnessed the departure Of Battery
F, LIST Regin ent, M. V. NJ, heavy artillery
of this city for Boston today, on their
way to camp at Fort Warren to aid in the
defense of Boston harbor. There were
sixty men in the company, which was es-
corted on it's march to the station by the
Grand Army Post, the Taunton Light
Guard and a military band.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 26.-Bat-
terry E. list Regiment, of this city, left
OF the command a: Fort Warren. The
company was escorted from the armory by
two platoons of police and number Of
military and civic organizations.
Massachusetts Naval Reserves.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The steamer
Puritan of the Fall River line. which ar
rived today. had on board fifty members
of the Massachusetts reserves and twenty
eight United States marines from Ports
mouth. Both detachments went to the
navy yard.
Regarding Enlistment.
ALBANY, n. ", April 26-In compliance
with President McKinley's call for vol
unteers Adjt. Gen. Tillinghast has issued
general order. which directs command
ing officers of the National Guard to as
Sc mble at their armories, there to freely
express their intention On the question
of enlisting in the service of the United
States. The adjutant general says tina:
the National Guard organizations are TO