The evening times., 1898-04-16
ARMY NOT MOVING.
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ter; First Lieutenant ]. e. Matsfield.


Lieutenant r. H. Noble. First Infantry.
aide-de-camp; First Lieutenant J. ID.
Miley, Fifth Artillery, aide-de-camp:
Lieutenant Colonel J. Il. Babcock, adju-
tant general; Major S. w. Groesbeck,
judge advocate; Colonel j. NJ. Moore,
chief auartermaster: Lieutenant Colonel
c. T. Eagen, chief commissary; Lieuten-
ant Colonel ]. ID. Middleton, chief sur
geon: Lieutenant Colonel +. NJ. Coke,
chief paymaster; First Lieutenant j. f.
Greene. signal officer; Major Edward, Sec
ond Artillery. artillery inspector.
These are the officers on the staff of
Brigadier General Wade: First Lieutenant
c.. w. Reed. Fifth Cavalry. aide-de-camp;
First Lieutenant w. L. Aim. Fifth Caval-
~. aide-de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel Ar
thur Macarthur, adjutant general; Eieu-
tenant Colonel f. Hunter. judge advocate;
Major ID. ID. Wheeler, chief commissary;
Lieutenant Colonel II. r. Tilton, chief
surgeon; Lieutenant Colonel a. ID. Carey
chief paymaster; Captain r. Z. Thomp-
son. signal officer.
Brigadier General Coppinger will be ac-
companied by these officers of this staff
First Lieutenant Grote Hutcheson, Ninth
Cavalry, aide-de-camp; First Lieutenant
A. w. Perry, Ninth Cavalry, aide-de-
camp: Major George Andrews, adjutant
general: Major Z. III. Crouder, judge ad-
vocate: Lieutenant Colonel j. Nj. Marshal,
past QCsrtermaster; Major +. L. Nye,
chief commissary; Major A. +. Koertner,
chief surgeon: Major A. S. Towar, chief
paymaster.
Al jefferson barracks.
St. Louis. April 16.-Orders for the Third
Cavalry. at jefferson Barracks, to move
TO Chickamauga came last evening. The
transfer Of the troops will probably take
place today. There are 500 horses in the
barracks.
Ready AT Leavenworth.
Leavenworth, Kansas, April 16.-While
the officers and their wives were attend
ing a hop" last night. orders were re-
ceived calling out the troops. Their des-
tination is Mobile Ala, for which place
they leave today. The first 10 leave will
be the eight companies of the Twentieth
Infantry, 500 strong. commanded by Col
ii. S. Hawkins. The four troops of caval-
~, under command of Lieut.. Col. Henry
Carroll. are making active preparations
TO leave, and will follow later.
Fort Crook Excited.
Omaha, Neb April 16-The movement
Of troops Of the Department of the Mis-
souri, will begin today Major Pond, act
ing Quartermaster, will proceed at once to
Mobile to select quarters, and General
CoDpinger and staff will leave later in
the day.
Every soldier in the entire department,
of whatever arm OF the service, has been
ordered to be ready to go to the Gulf
Coast as fast as the railroad trains will
run. The Twenty-second Infantry, the
crack regiment at Fort Crook. will follow
the general as soon as the order is re-
ceived. Trains were loaded last night
with camp equipage at Fort Crook. The
whole post is excited.
Fort sheridan Ready.
Chicago. April l6.-It is not yet known
at Fort Sheridan just what time the reg
ulars stationed at that point will start
South, but they will probably leave to-
night or tomorrow. The railroad com
panies are prepared to place special trains
at the disposal OF the Army Immediately
General Brookes headquarters will be
moved to Chickamaugs.
II the National Guard is called into
service il will be sent to Chickamauga for
organization. and viii come under the
Jurisdiction Of the commanding general OF
this department Troops c and G, First
Cavalry, the Fourth Infantry and Light
Battery a. Second Artillery, are in the
pink of condition, and are all eager to
fight
Marching From Fort Smelling.
St Paul. Mimi, April 16-All the regi-
ments Of the Department Of Dakota, both
cavalry and infantry, received orders late
Yesterday to move with all speed to
points indicated in the Southern States.
The Third Regiment, 500 men, stationed
al Fort Smelling, was ordered TO proceed
to Mobile. Ala. The regiment will try to
get away for the South this afternoon.
Brigadier General Made. in command /
Of the Department of Dakota. has been 4
ordered 10 Tampa. Ii is understood that /
the Third Regiment will go to St. Louis /
from this point and thence TO Mobile.
infantry for Tybee Island.
Atlanta. Ga. April l6.-Gen. NJ. W. |
Graham. commander OF the Department 4
IF the Gulf. yesterday ordered com /
oanv of infantry to Tybee Island at |
once. Company II. Fifth Infantry. un- /
Ter Capt Bailey. left Fort Mcpherson |
-or Savannah at S o'clock last night. 4
q and A of the Twenty fifth 4
Infantry from Fort Missouls, passed /
through Atlanta yesterday for Key /
West.
Al O6lcaSo.
Chicago April 1s-Colonel NJ. V. Sheri- /
ian. assistant adjutant general of the /
of the Lakes received the |
1rder last night to move the troops III 1
he department TO the front. The order
was imperative, and directed that the
roops be moved south at once.
Colonel Sheridan teiephoned General
Brooke. and at once went TO the Pullman
Building. General Brooke and his per
,onal aides hurried to headquarters, and
/ conference was held in the generals
,ffice Colonel Sheridan, at o'clock be-
yan sending kilograms TO the various post
ordering them to move.
General Brooke and his aides spent sew
.ral hours I'm arranging for the departure
o chickamauga. where he is assigned to
The command of the cavalry troops to
rendezvous at that point.
At Cheyenne.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. April l6.-Orders were
received by the Eighth United States
infantry last evening 10 proceed imme-
lately TO New Orleans. Cars for the
TRANSFORMATION of the regiment were |
,eadv at o'clock this morning. The
,eciment is under command of Captain
Savage, ranking officer, in the absence
# Colonel Van Horn.
Hurry Orders at Jefferson Barracks.
ST. Louis, April le.-Major Vessels,
jefferson Barracks below st.
.ouis, received cipher orders from Wash
ngton and Omaha this morning, direct
ng him TO prepare for six companies