The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-11
MODELLING VOLUNTEERS

Washington. May lot Is understood
at the war department that important
changes tare contemplated in the points
OF modelling the volunteer army. Fewer
troops than contemplated viii be sent 10
! Chickamauga. It being the desire of the
department to concentrate them farther
southt. Many of the western troops or
iginally intended for the east Will be sent
to California and general changes may be
made in the scheme OF mobilization.
These have been made necessary for sew
1 eral reasons. the main one being the de-
cisions reached to begin at once an &C
! tive campaign in Cuba an dto send troops
to the Philippines. Those from Montana.
, said Senator Carter. who was at the war
! department this morning. would be as
/ signed to proceed promptly to San Fran
/ cisco for passage TO Manila. There IS a
! full regiment Of 960 men fully equipped and
ready for service. Il was said also that
troops Of infantry from Colorado In all
probability would be ordered to the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Russell Harrison, who has been
docking after the interests OF the INDIAN
National guard for the war department.
received dispatch from the military sec
rotary OF Governor Mount saying that two
regiments Infantry and two batteries
were fulyl equipped and ready to move.
Mr.. Harrison said this was the best record
shown by any state. From Governor
Mount came dispatch saying: Amy as
sigument Of Indiana troops by the war
department will have my approval. They
are willing to go and 7 am willing they 80
where they can DO the most good our
quota is in first class condition.
The war department officials admitted
today that all the regular troops az Chic
amauga have been ordered away. They
refuse most positively. however. 20 tell
the destination Of the troopos. contendins
that 20 do so would be simply 70 invite
attacks by Spanish naval vessels upon the
trasports which viii convey them. The
volunteers Will take up the camps aban-
doned by the regulars in Chickamauga
Park. Nine OF the new brigadier generals
have been assigned to duty under Major
General Brooks. and VIII lick the raw
recruits ito shape a. Camp George II.
Thomas They are Brigadier Generals
Briggs. Compton, Burt. Sumner. Snyder.
Henry Lawrton. Chafree and Davis.
General Schwan. who IS one Of the brig
adler generals assigned 20 duty a. che
Washington concentration camp. IS al pre-
sent principal aid 70 Adjuiant General
Corbin and has JUST been promoted 70 the
rank OF brlgadIer general
81. Paul. MINI. May 10-Cap:ain swiE-
ert. L. s. A. the muster oflcaI al camp
a
day. and Colonel B0ibeter. senior colonel
/ ncommaud OF the brigade. today rsceiv- I
cd kilograms from Washington stating
tina; Minnesota troops viii be sent 10
Tampa on the instant they are uniformed
and armed" This IL a change from pre-
y.ous orders. which separated the three .
but was very welc3rse. a. lt ln- /.
dIcated early ssrvics. Being probably the F.
frst state 20 have all lts volunteers mus I
tered a. as vel as the nrs. 10 laEe
reg yuent mustered IN. Colonel Bobleter-s .
having been fuzzy mustered .u
last FRIDAY. Minnesota vslsh>s 20 - early
a. tee from; ard al urgency posEis = +
being g.vea % eqsippsnz ard aiming ft~
volunteers Many have fHs Es'ioa4l +
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5.d Springfield rifes. and these ruast -
replaced. From present in3.oa-oas y ~
1esotz's volunteers vii b. e1re-fe so1fh
oy &c ci5se % ~ week. - ;he officials
5eHsge al further .prasnt BIZ - pro
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