The San Francisco call., 1898-05-29
Call Office, Riggs House,
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Washington, May 28.
 One of the most brilliant military pageants enacted since the mastering out parade of the Federal troops, down the streets of Washington, at the clos Ing of the Civil War, occurred at Camp Alger this afternoon, when President x Mckinley reviewed the troops now ' quartered there.
 The demonstration attracted many thousands from Washington and the surrounding country to the camp grounds near Falls Church. There were 12,0OO troops in line President Mckinley and party went to the camp In a special train, leaving the city at 2:30 and returning shortly before o'clock. Besides the President and Mrs. Mckinley, the reviewing 1arty includ- ed Vice President and Mrs. Hobart and their son, Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Long, Miss Long, General Miles and staff and Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture. Among Gen eraI Miles staff were Captain Abelgar of the Norwegian army, military ob- server, and General Carlarsco and Col pnel Hernandez. of the Cuban army.
 The reviewing stand Surmounted nigh hill overlooking the parade ground of the Sixth Illinois. The troops were massed in front of the parade ground. Immediately on the arrival of the Presi- 3ential party the line, 12,000 strong, be- gan moving. Troops A and c, cavalry, acted as a general escort and did not participate in the review. The Ninth Ohio, colored, detailed on advance picket duty, and the First Rhode Is and, which had just arrived, did not participate. The review lasted more han two hours. The men passed the Presidential stand in company front with arms port. The appearance of lach regiment was followed by vocifer- Jus cheering. Once well past the Presi- iential party the men fell in fours and executed a dOuble-quick to quarters. . Throughout the review the President tat on a platform in front of the stand md beneath a canopy Of American col DTS with the stars and stripes futtering lust back of him. With a few eXcep- lions the great army of volunteers made an imposing appearance and the reviewing party were highly pleased with the result. The Fourth Missouri and the Sixth Pennsylvania to some ,xtent were unequipped. The Missou- 'ians were without either guns ,r uniforms. a state of affairs which . I'd past. After the men disbanded some thousands of them formed a long lane through which the President and his party drove.
 President and Mrs. Mckinley and Vice President and Mrs. Hobart took long drive about the camp, under the tscort of General Graham, in command # the camp, and his staff. Then the President, amid cheers. was driven pack to the railroad station at Dunn Loring, where he boarded the special rain in waiting and was carried back o the White House.
 Two more regiments came to swell he army of volunteers during the day. One, the First Rhode Island, 1000 Itrong, Colonel Abbott commanding, md the other, the Twenty Kan las, which reached Dunn Loring, the ailroad station. this evening and did lot go to camp until late.
 The second death in camp occurred arly this morning, when Private Fred trick Haushalter. Company E, Eighth Ohio, fell a victim to heart paralysis. His remains were shipped home after short military service on the grounds
 The liquor prohibition is being rigidly mforced. The Ninth Ohio battalion f colored troops were on advance ticket duty, and the men were stationed mile out of camp inspecting every wagon for evidence of liquor
 iSadler-Genefa1S Charles d. King, r. V. Greene and H. Gray Otis were or tered to-day to report to Ma Gen ral Merritt, commanding the Depart nent of the Pacific, for assignment to luty with the expedition to the Philip lines.
 CHATTANOOGA, May 28.-The sec md division of the First Corps of the Volunteer army, under the command of 3rigadier- General Poland, was involv- d In an exciting sham battle for sev- ral hours to-day. About 9900 men were engaged, and the battle was vaged strictly according to the Iegula- ion tactics.
 The fighting ground was a large arm f woods and field along through the own. The Second Brigade. composed f the Sixth Ohio, First West Virginia nd One Hundred and Fifty eighth In- hana. was concealed in the woods It ras attacked by the First Brigade. omposed of the Third Pennsvlvani 'hirty-first Michigan and One Hundred nd Sixtieth Indiana and one brigade omposed of the Second Ohio. Four eenth Minnesota and the First Penn ylvania. The Second Brigade, althou~-l