The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-22

nouSc IOudS anu Will prODdDly 20 10
conference.
CHICAGO. April Is.-The troops from
Fort Sheridan aud the other garri-
sons of the Department Of the Lakes
will not start for the various points
OF the South to which they have been
assigned before Tuesday morning.
General Brooke and his staff will not
leave for Chickamauga before Mon
day night, and possibly not until after
the troops are in motion.
Telephone and telegraph messages
were sent to-day to the general of.
fees of every railroad connecting
with the South, and terminal points
near the various garrisons. The post
quartcrmastcrs at Fort Thomas, Col
umbus barracks, Forts Brady and
Wayne, were wired to notify the rail-
road officials in their vicinity OF the
invitation for bids. Quartermaster
General Lee, in anticipation OF an
order to move, has been working ON
the question OF transportation for the
last three weeks.
Railroad companies have been kept
in touch with tho quartcrmaster and
had the order from Washington been
an urgent one the regulations would
have beer set aside and Colonel Lee
would have been in a position to have
completed transportation with the
most direct lines within an hours
time. The troops could then have
been in motion before noon today.
Such is the procedure in times OF war
or riot.
While General Brooke is ordered to
the command OF the cavalry rendez.
vous at at Chickamauga National
park, he will remain in Chicago until
all details for the transportation OF
the department troops are completed.
FEEDING OF THE ARMY.
ATLANTA, Ga, April -. -The feed.
ing Of the army soon TO be brought to
the South will evidently devolve upon
the Department Of the Gulf.
Major bravo, chief commissary Off.
GER Of tho department. is already ar.
ranging for n purchasing station here.
and Captain T~ravers, his purchasing
agent. began to-day TO provide provis.
ions for the 20. 900 troops. lie visited
fifteen bakeries In Atlanta and ar
ranged to get 100, 900 loavcs of bread
per day il that quantity should be-
needed.
Colonel Simpson, quartermaster Of
the Department of the Gulf. has ar
ranged for the rent Of a large tract of
land near Fort Mcpherson for the use
Of all troops which may be stopped in
Atlanta The government will pay
500 per month for the cent OF this
land.
SAN ~FEANC;sCo, April Il. -De6nitc
orders have been received al army
headquarters here for tho transfer of
the United States troops stationed at
the Preside and I;cnccia barracks.
comprising the first infantry, to New
Orleans Arrangements were subse-
lucntly made by the Southern Pacific
Railway company for transportation
eastward, the start from here to be
made this afternoon CT Tomorrow. il
possible. With the infantry regiment
will also GO two troops OF cavalry and
two batteries Of light artillery, com.
prising in all about $50 men.
(, AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS.
, ST. LOUIS. Mo, April is. -Maior W.
: II. Vessels, jr., c~omnandant OF JEFF
fcrson barracks, twelve miles south
/ Of this city, where six troops OF the
, Third cavalry are CHARTERED, received
: orders to-day from General Coppiuger
|, TO proceed to ChickamauSa park. A
: telegram from Lieutenant West, ad.
4 jutsnt at the barracks, says that the
Y command will leave rs soon as trans
5 %portation can be provided. probably
, on Monday or Tuesday.
SAN ASToSIo. Texas, April 16 SIX
COMPANIES OF tho Eighteenth infantry
At Fort Sam Houston, and four com
-, panies at Fort Clark will leave foI
New Orleans tonight under command
OF Colonel al Nalzah. Camp equip
I age and stores are now loading on a
special train, which will leave during
II the afternoon, Troops from Fort
II Clark and probably from other forts
Is In Texas will be concentrated here anc
VI oil start for New Orleans together.
p Tho Fifth cavalry will be kept il
'c Texas to put down disorder OF I'll,
% Mexican frontier, which is expected il
IL case Of war.
e. KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April ls-Si'
companies Of the Eleventh infantry
L. Y. :. A., from Fort Apache and Whip
So pie Barracks Ar Z, about 400 men il
all, including the band and officers
as passed through Kansas City this af
a sernoon on their way to st Louis
- where after remaining n few hour
" they will. leave for Mobile. Ala The,
u came 10 ovss the Santa tc road in tw,