The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-03

the Gulf, VIII Have HIS Head
the National ParlI-Men Are Get
ting Ready to Move.
CIIICkAMAUGA, GA, July 2.-There
were no developments at Camp Thomas
today and the ordinary routine, in
GLIDING the weekly inspection was in
rrogress Various rifle ranges We're
completed. and by Monday target prac-
tice Will be III progress III every divi-
sion.
The work of equipping the First
corps Ger active field service continues
as rapidly as stores arrive. carload
of rifles vas distributed among the
regiments of that corps today. The
corps is now ready to rtspcnd prompt
ly 10 an order TO move and ell the regi-
ments are daily looking for just such
an order.
in command at Camp Thomas by Gen.
Wade. commander of the Third corps.
Ger. A. c. Pennington. appointed to
succeed Gen. Brooke in command of
the department of the Gulf. will have
ms headquarters at Atlanta.
Up TO tonight there had arrived a
total of II ,20@ recruits. The regiments
will all havt received their full COM
PIGMENT within three or four days.
The work of the paymasters is pro-
pressing. Fiji cen regiments have been
paid up TO date.
Within fCrty-eight hours Col. Huide-
EoQer, chief surgeon OF tie First corps,
has organized the corps hospital and
three ambulance companies. He re-
ceiNed today. and had distributed in
The First corps, all the horse equip
men;s for the mounted men of the
hospital service and outfits for the hos
Eital mess terts. The division hospi-
tails for the First corps are now all il
working order, each with its full COM
plement Of surgeons and men.
EARLY ORDERS EXPECTED.
The opinion is general that the time
OF departure for the Twelfth and -Four
teenth is near at hand and that the re-
ceipt Of definite orders is now but a
mntter of a few hours at the longest
Gen. Brooke was relieved of the COM
mand Of the army of the Gulf late yes
terday afternoon. Gen. 81 Ooka has had
his personal baggage packed for sew
erai days, and is ready to turn over
The command.
cured for the First division and will
be issued tomorrow at the latest to
the Second division, the one in which
the Fourteenth is included
The railroad companies announce
that they have al! arrangements made
Tor speedy handling % troops, AMI
state that they will be able to move
the entire corps inside Of five days aft
er they begin. 1t is probable. how
ever, That 1t Will take longer than this
as trachaSe facilities between Lyle
sEd Chattanooga are somewhat limit
ed Railroads have beea collecting cars
Cor seVera' weeks past and have plenty
-. ~.
yards
Nothing Lew is known as to the des-
tination. bur the indications continue
to point to Porto Rico as the place.
Last night occurred the most excit-
Ing lncldeht connected with the sojourn
ct Camp Thomas. About O'Clock an
orderly brought word from division
headquarters to Col. Van Duzee thar
Santiago had surrendered. The news
spread thrC ugh the entire camp like
Wilufire and in less than a minute all
company streets we've | acksd with S al
Wart fellows yelling like Apache In
dams. While the noise was at its
height the rand had assembled and
soon the strains of The Star Spangled
Eaprer' lceted out On the night air
Th4 regiment went Wild.
Torches were lighted, and at the
erd of the selection a procession was
formed, headed by Drummer SpeIgler,
d NGtei dIi Vi the late war, and a tour
OF the camp was made. When this
was ended, the men c,ept off to their
tents, and within a few minutes after
the crowd lad dispersed, not sound
could be heard any where in camp.
The Fourteenth last night was pre-
scented beautiful regimental flag, the
gift of the Commercial club. of ST.
Paul. The presentation was made by
]. A. Gregg, of st. Paul
Results of two court martialS wera
announced today at the headquarters
CT Gen. Poland. commanding the Sec
ond division, First army corps. The
most interesting case of the number
was against Allen Hume, Company l,
Second Ohio infantry. He was tried
on the charge of larceny. having
stolen money from his tent mates
The man confessed, pleading guilty
before the court. He was sentenced
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, forfeit all pay
charged. The prisoner will be sent to
Atlanta at once under a guard. He
is from Hardin county, Ohio
The second case was against Hol-
mer Moore, Company E, Fourteenth
Minnesota, who was tried for DISC
beyinG orders, and given ten days in
the guard house
Private Ed Bills, aged twenty four,
Company r, Second Wisconsin, died
early this morning a. the hospital Of
appendicitis. The remains will be
sent to Oshkosh for interment.
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION.
A scene was witnessed at the park