Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16
IT IS DECIDEDLY WARLlKE.
The Order for Moving the Regular Army
South.


washington, April 15.-Decldedly the
most warlike step taken by the depart
ment In preparing for the possibility
Of an encounter with Spain was in
augurated today, when orders We're is-
sued for the concentration at four
points In the South of six regiments of
cavalry, twenty-five regiments d In
fantry and the light batteries of five
regiments OF artillery.
At Chickamauga there Will be six
regiments of cavalry and the light bat
teries of five regiments of artillery; at
New. orleans, eight regiments Of In
fantry; at Tampa, seven regiments Of
Infantry. and at Mobile, seven regl-
ments of infantry. Since the civil war
no such proportion of the army has
been modified, and the movement it-
self Is the best evidence OF tine gravity
of the situation as looked upon by the
President and his advisers.
The determination to rendezvous the
troops In the South. where they can he
nccllmated to the conditions of a more
tropical climate. has been under con-
sideratIon by the President and his
cabinet for some time. II was not un-
I'll today. however that the President,
IN view Of the enormous expense which
will be entailed, felt justified in taking
this step.
when Secretary Alger returned from
the cabinet meeting, he at once called
into conference General Miles and Adj
| jutant General Corb.n and acquainted
| them with the result of the cabinets
| deliberations. There were hurried con-
| sultatlons. in which the quartermaster
| general. who has charge of the trans
portation of the troops the commits
| sary general, who looks after their sub
| sistence. and representatives in Wash
| ington of various railroads running to
the South participated. The orders, as
| finally given. contemplate the move
| ments of troops to the places indicated
| as follows:
| To Chickamauga battleheld-The
| First, Second, Third, Sixth, Ninth and
| Tenth regiments of cavalry and the
light batteries Of FIVE regiments of ar
| tilery.
To New Orleans-The First, Seventh,
Eighth, Twelfth. sixteenth. Eighteenth.
Twtnty-third and Twenty-fourth regi-
| ments of infantry.
| To Mobile--The Second, Third
Tenth, Eleventh. Nineteenth. Twenti-
eth and Twenty-second regiments Of
! infantry.
To Tampa-The Fourth, Fifth. Sixth.
| Ninth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth and
Twenty-iirst regiments of Infantry.
The heavy batteries of artillery in
will remain at their present posts. The
two new regiments of artillery recent
ly authorized by Congress have not
been recruited to their full strength
and, in addition, are not well equipped
with horses and other necessary re-
quisites for service, and, therefore, are
not included in today's orders.
The department has so far distributed
the twenty-five regiments of infantry
at convenient places on the Gulf that
they may be accessible for Transports
ton to Cuba. Proposals have been in
vited from steamship companies fol
chartering vessels TO the government
for this work.
Instructions to the commanding Off.
GERS of the regiments ordered to move
were sent out late today, with direc.
lions that they be put into effect as
expectation of the officials that tn,
movement in some places will begir
tomorrow. The railroad facilities. thu
officials say. are more than ample Il
meet the demands OF the occasion, ant
no trouble will be occasioned in mob
ilizlng this large body of men at tn,
places designated within a REASONABLE,
short space Of time.
The command of the army will de
volve upon Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles
who Is now Mt the head of the militar.
branch of the COVE giment. His TEN
porary headquarters, 1t Is said. prob
ably Will be at Atlanta. where Ger
Graham, who has command of the DE
partment of the Gulf. Is now located
Gen. Miles's permanent headquarter
will depend entirely upon the develop
ments OF the campaign. He will leav
d the city soon for his new duties.
T Three regiments of infantry and fou
of cavalry are not included in tn
! mobilization orders, for the reason tina
they are either great distance fror
= the center OF operations. are needle
, in the section of the country In whic
= they are located. or are in n locatio
where they can be readily summoned,