The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-15

ceeiing. The entire amount is design
ed 10 give all the heavy gums now in
stalled, and Those to h. put in place
during the coming year. a full quota
OF projectiles and powder. THE - .rn.h
shot are among the largest made. The
cost OF a single ROUND Of this c,ass or
projectiles is S5ll. Aside from the larEe
orders to be placed Monday. the ,rneT-
gency bill will permit additional orNtcrss
to meet the requirements OF slGSCl furti-
hcation guns as may be mounted for
emergency. The present oster is for
the actual needs OF the guns now
mounted, without reference to- any ex-
listing emergency. although ii has f,ecn
made all the more imperative qyy the
Spanish crisis.
CABLEG RAM FROM BLANCO.
The Spanish minister Senior Polo.
received n dispatch today from Cap
tain General BlanCo, stating that the
condition Of the Cuban rt.,pncentr radoes
was greatly improved. General Blsnco
stated also that he had prepared flHl
data on this subject TO be Forwarded I'D
Washington.
Senior Polo has not yet opened bust
ness negotiations with the state de-
partment except in the formalitcs Of
presenting his credentials. He is first
bent on new minister and after call
ing on the president today he spent the
rest of the day calling on ambassadors
and ministers.
The text OF the war department
orders establishing the new department.
of the gulf and making other changes
is as follows:
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. z
headquarters of the army
"Adjutant Generals Office.
Washington, March IL 1898.
THE following orders have been re-
ceived from the war department and
are published for the information and
guidance OF all concerned:
War Department, Washington,
March II, 1898.
by direction OF the president, the fol
lowing changes are made in the terri
tOrfal limits, designation, and head
quarters of geographical departments:
]. ne department Of the east will
EN- brace the New England states New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Deia-
ware, Maryland, District Of Columbia.
West Virginia. Virginia, and North Car
| linalinawith headquarters at Governors
| island, New York.
| 2. A department is hereby esta bsi<siI-
| ed to be known as the department Of
the lakes, to consist Of the state OF
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois. Indiana.
! Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with
| headquarters at Chicago, Illinois.
| 3. The department of Dakota will
| embrace the states Of Minnesota North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and
so much Of Wyoming and idaho as is
| embraced in the yellow Stone National
| park, With headquarters at St. Paul.
| MINI.
4. The department OF the Columbia
will embrace the states OF Washington.
Oregon, Idaho Except much Of the
latter as embraced in the Yellow stone
/ National park) and the territory Of
| Alaska, with headquarters at Van
cOuver barracks, Washington.
5. The department. Of California win
| embrace the states Of California and
! Nevada. with headquarters at San
| Francisco.
6. The department of the Colorado
| will embrace the states Of Wyoming
| Except so much thereof as is embraced
in the Yellow Stone National park.>
Colorado. and Utah, and the berrTtor-
les OF Arizona and New Mexico, with
| headquarters at Denver, Colo.
| z. The department of the Platte VIII
embrace the states Of Iowa Netrass3ca.
! Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas, the
Indian territory and the territory OF
| Oklahoma, with headquarters at Dsm
| ha, Neb.
s. A department Is hereby esta,is is41-
| ed 10 be known as the department OF
the gulf, 70 consist of the states OF
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ara
bama, Mississippi Louisiana and Tcx-
as with headquarters at Atlan tn, Ca
The department Of the Missouri aDd
Texas are hereby abolished.
The records OF the department OF the
Missouri Will be transferred To the de-
| partment Of the lakes and those Of the
department Of Texas TO the department.
Of the gulf.
Major-General John r. Broke is
assigned 10 the command Of the de-
partment Of the lakes. and Brf,saier
General William NJ. Graham to the
command Of the department OF the
gulf. The officers Of the several stan
departments now on duty in the depart
| ment of the Missouri and Of Texas are.
| assigned TO like duties in the depart
ments Of the lakes and Of the gulf. re-
spectively.
The travel required under these or
ders Is necessary for the public service.
ISigned1 X. A. AIG Err
Secretary Of War
By command Of Major-GeneraI Miles.
II. c. Corbin, adjutant- general.
General Graham, teiegraSshed tho
war department today that he would
go TO Atlanta on Monday next to- es-
tablish his headquarters there.
Senator Bacon. OF Georgia, was at
the war department today and express
ed mis- qualification that Georgia had
been made the center OF the new de-
partment. with headquarters at Allan
ia. This step he said, was due entirely