Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-31

orandum, showing the exact dis
position of the military forces now
concentrated at various points
throughout the country, with the
number Of men at Tampa and other
Southern points ready fer en-
barkation.
He also made known that at 1
o'clock tais morning Immediately
following the receipt of definite in
formation as to the presence of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago, he mad
gone to the War Department and
had issued Geographic orders put
ting the troops in motion and thus
starting the forward movement of
the military arm of the service.
Further than this those attending
the conference would not discuss
their plans.
1t was said at the War Depart
Iu6Al lldL Tie Cul6l It1lduCe WOulu
be placed at the outset on the Unit
ed States regulars. most of whom
are centered in Florida and in such
volunteer regiments as were thor
oughly equipped and reasonably
well seasoned for service.
Although tee officials will not
state how many troops are available
for active service, it is roughly es-
timated that there are about 10000
regulars and 1900 volunteers at
Tampa. These include seventeen
regiments of regular infantry and
fourteen regiments of volunteer in
fantry, twelve battalions of artillery
and five regiments of regular cav
airy. The infantry force, regular
and volunteer is about 2S,0G0 men,
the cavalry about 1000, the artil-
lery about 1900. How many Of
these have been or will be dispatch
ed to any given point, or to several
points, is not disclosed, as that is a
part of tie secret campaign plans
Of the government.
Back of this force are other avail
able regiments at Mobile, New Or
leans and other points easily Access
sible to Tampa. Sill further back
is the large volunteer camp at
Chickamauga, comprising about
10000 infantry volunteers, 1000
cavalry volunteers and three regi-
ments of artillery volunteers. 1t is
understood to be the plan-al-
though as to this there is no pre-
else official statement-tO have the
troops at Chickamauga take the
place of those at Florida ports as
fast as the latter leave for active
service, thus keeping v large force
always ready for embarkation from
Florida Aside from the troops
already specified, there are the 49,
600 men at Camp Alger, near Wash
ington, and lesser bodies of troops
or Long Island and in various
States. The $4,000 volunteers I'M
der the recently issued second call
constitute still another reserve,
which, however, is yet to be organ
lied and equipped.
Unless there is a change CT pro-
gramme. Gen. Miles and his entire
staff, with the exception Of Gen.
Gilmore, will lave for the South
about II o'clock tonight. 1t was
in anticipation of this that the final
plans were gone over with the
President this afternoon. Gen.
Miles will not state where his
Headquarters will be located, and
indeed it is probable that he will
move from place to place as cir
cumstances may demand. Gen.
Shafter will be in immediate COM
mand of the forces now embark
ing. while Gen. Miles will have
general supervision OF these and
all other military movements.
Mobile, Ala. May SO.-Iwo
troops of the Second cavalry will
leave tomorrow upon a transport
vessel for a destination which is
tonight unknown. A weeks
rations have been issued to the en-
tipre Second cavalry and the idea
prevails here that the regiment
will move at once. Tampa Is be-
lieyed to be the destination.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARRESTED,