The times., 1898-04-28

and seventy-first regiments of New York
| City.
The two troops Of cavalry viii be fur
| nished, one by Squadron A. the second by
! Troop g. of Brooklyn. Camps will be es-
| tabiished at the camp of instruction,
| PeekslIill, and al Hampstead Plains, J.. T.
| The former camp viii be commanded by
| Brig. Gen. Doyle, Fourth Brigade: the
latter by Major General Roe. commanding
| National Guard"
Illinois Troops.
Springfield. H., April 27.-Gov Tanner
at noon wired the Secretary of War that
| he had massed at the State grounds
! here seven regiments of infantry and
| one of cavalry. as called for OF the APP
proximate strength of S,C00 men. Fur
ther orders are awaited. The governor
| is besieged by callers, and if he and the
| people Of Illinois can have their way
| second call for volunteers will not be
| long delayed.
All the regiments, except one or two
companies. are now quartered at Camp
| Tanner. The Gatling gun section. of
! Springfield, not included in the Presi-
| dents call went into camp by special
| orders from Gov. Tanner and Gen. Reece.
Nebraska Troops.
Lincoln, Neb., April 27.-The whole Ne
| Saunders tonight. two thousand strong. A
military air pervades the whole city. Gen.
! Bills. in command of the camp, is con-
Quoting the organization with strict mill
| tary discipline. Everything is on a war
| footing. Double guard is mounted day
| and night and the men sleep with their
belts full of ball cartridges.
The commanding officer explains Jnese
severe regulations by the statement that
the citizen soldiers will shortly be on the
battlefield and it is well to begin severe
discipline from the first. The camp is laid
out on approved military lines, and no
| person is permitted to pass unchallenged.
All day the railroads have been pouring
! their loads Of soldiers into the city from
| all over the State.
Wyoming Troops.
Cheyenne. Wyo., April 27.-Four OF the
| best drilled companies of Wyoming
| regiment Of National Guard were selected
| by Gov Richards for Government ser
vice and directed to move to this place
at once TO be mustered into service. Ow-
| ing TO shortage Of tents and camp equip
age, the men will be given the Fort Rus
| sell barracks, vacated by the regulars.
| This will be the rendezvous of the regi-
ment of Western rough riding cavalry for
which enlistments are being made rap
| idly.
Wisconsin Troops.
Madison, Wis, April 27.-Adjutant Cen
| eral Boardman has notified all the regi-
mental officers and captains in the State
that they will be ordered early tomor-
row to mobilize at Milwaukee and ii is
| probable that by tomorrow night the en-
| tire militia of the State will be in camp
at the State Fair Grounds. The mobili-
zation has been delayed until the receipt
of detailed orders by mail from Wash
: ington which arrived tonight.
IL was supposed that the State would
| bear the expense Of the troops up TO the
| time OF their being mustered into the
United States service, but q telegram
this evening from AdjuJant General Cor
bin, of the War Department, says the
Government will pay the entire expenses
Of subsistence and transportation. etc,
| Of the volunteers after their enrolment.
Wisconsins quota of three twelve-com-
| pany regiments of infantry will be fur
! nished entirely from the National
| Guard.
PENNSYLVANIA Troops.
Mount Gretna, Pa. April 25.-Tomorrow
| this park will contain the fifteen regi-
ments Of Pennsylvania National Guard
! Al day the most extensive preparations
have been going on. Only ten regiments
| are to be recruited from the fifteen Of the
| Guard and in fear of disorsanizi1g the
| State troops, the governor ana mis- adju-
| ,ant general made strong efforts to la.e
! the entire fifteen regiments mustered into
| the United States service.
| Baggage and troop trains began arriv-
| ing this afternoon. Every company
| brought barrels Of gifts contributed by
| the merchants of their cities and towns
Georgia Troops.
Atlanta, Ga, April 27-An negro mem
bers Of the State militia who volunteer
! their services TO the governor for the
war with Spain will be notified that they
| cannot be received in the Georgia con-
| tingent and asked to apply to the regular
| Army for admission.
| This decision was reached by Governor
! Atkinson today and tonight Capt. Gallo
way, the governors private secretary, left
| for Chickamauga 10 inform Gen. Brooke
| Of this matter and To advise him as TO the
! best location for recruiting States for
patriotic negroes.
The governor gives as his reason for
| this action the fact that the number of
| troops called for from Georgia are so
| limited that he feels that white men
should be given the first opportunity of
| enlistng.
| New Auxiliary Cruiser.
! Rio de Janeiro. April 2I-The cruiser
Nictheroy, which was recently purchased
| from Brazil by the United States Govern.
ment will, il is understood sail for some
| American port Saturday. She viii be es-
corted by "a Brazilian warship.
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