The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-12
MOVING UP THB ARMY.
ALI Arms of the Service to Be
Brought to This Coast.
MOBILIZATION AT ONCE,
The Whole Regular Force to Come
TO the Atlantic Seaboard.

nNffftnry htRtE OFaOh1 " ~
Movement or the Troops-A1en to Como Even
from the Pncino-OnIy Indian Guards to
Ne Left In tho wcst-RcnrranGoment or the
pepartments-The East Divided-Tho South
u.,Iaces Texas, with Headauarters at At
autn-strongest Force on This Coast for
Thlrty-nve Year--The Government Will
rake All the Ammunition Any Firm Can
uaLe-Gen. Miles to Take the Field
ne May he Made n Lieutenant-Genornl.
WARRINGTON, March 11.-The War Depart
m.nt, which up to the present time has been
engaged largely in carrying out policies Of de-
fence arranged before the prospect OF war was
considered seriously, to-day took action and
made preparations Of a character the sig.
nIac.uco Of which cannot DO misunderstood
Heretofore tho preparations of the military
branch OF the Government havo proceeded on the
basis tina. it WAS well to have every feature
under its control in perfect order for whatever
might occur. Now, however. knowledge Of
what the War Department is doing. and intends
10 do, considered in connection with the activity
In every branch Of the naval service. furnishes
almost conclusive evidence thai. instead of
merely preparing for trouble as a precautionary
measure, the Government now anticipates 1t.
More important than anything that has yet
been arranged under the direction Of Secretary
Aleer are orders in course Of preparation pro-
viding for a general movement Of regular cav
airy and artillery to tho All antic seaboard.
Nearly all the cavalry Is in the West, where
0 majority OF the infantry regiments are
also located. or course 1t will be neces-
sary to leave some troops In remote sections.
whore Indian uprisings have to be considered
as likely to occur Mt any time. but 1t is intended
that nearly oil the companies and troops OF the
infantry and cavalry. even those as far west as
California. shall DE brought to points on the At
iantic and the Gulf OF Mexico.
With the addition of the 1910 men recruited
for the two new artillery regiments the regular
forces Of the United States now number nearly
$1,000 men. The seven regiments Of artillery
are now distributed or in course of distribution Mt
the modern Notifications on tho Atlantic, the Pa
cide, the great lakes. and the Gulf. Both the
a~ewfegiments viii be assigned to duty along the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where most OF the
'eh ahu MANI "ih 10 SoHkiOkatCu, o
that at least %. regulars. wearing the white.
yellow and the red stripes will be gar
rsoned In the Eastern and Southern coast
States In preparation for any emergency which
may arise. The cost Of transporting this
great body Of men. some Of them coming moro
than 5000 miles, will be too great to be borne by
the scanty annual appropriation for the hereto
fore unimportant movements of army orRaniza-
lions, and 1t will be necessary to resort to the
emergency fund OF $50. 900. 900 to meet the OK
penses OF their changes in stations.
In line with this general movement was an
important order issued by Secretary Algcr to-
DAY by direction of the President, and tele-
gfaphed to all military posts and divisional
headquarters concerned by the commanding
General OF the army. The text of the order fol-
lows:
WAR DEPARTMENT. WAsHrNGToN.l
March IL. 1893.
BY direction of tho President. the following
changes are made in the territorial limits. de-
%Hgnstion. and headquarters of geographical
departments, to take effect March l2, 1898:
Il. The Department OF the East will embrace
The New England States, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland.
District of Columbia. West Virginia. Virginia,
And North Carolina. with headquarters at Gov
srnors Island. New York.
2. A department is hereby established. to be
ahoWn as the Department OF the Lakes. to con-
a'tofthe States of Wisconsin. Michigan, Illinois,
indiana, Ohio, Kentucky. and Tennessee. with
neadquarters at Chicago. Ill.
o. The department of Dakota will embrace
.nestates of Minnesota. North Dakota. South
pakota, Montana, and so much OF Wyoming
shu Idaho as is embraced In the Yellowstone
nauonal Park. with headquarters at ST. Paul.
MINI.
g. me Department of the Columbia will en-
ofaee The States of Washington, Oregon. Idaho
wAcept so much of tho latter as Is embraced In
q iellowstone National Park. and the Terri.
WY OF Alaska, with headquarters at Vancouver
barracks, Washington.
o. The Department o. California will en-
~ace the States of California aud Nevada, with
AeaaqHarlers Mt San Francisco, Gal.
D. Inc Department of the Colorado will en-
s'aco The states OF Wyoming Except so much
saoieof as Is embraced In the Yellowstone
mAuohal Park, Colorado and Utah. and the
territories OF Alaska and New Mexico, with
aeadquarters at Denver. Col.
Z" The department OF tho Platte will en-
vface the states Of Iowa. Nebraska, Missouri,
KANSAS and Arkansas. the Indian Territory,
me Territory of Oklahoma, with head.
suarters at Omaha, Neb.
D. A department is hereby established TO BIO
.uo"h as the Department OF the Gulf, to consist
~ 'ne STATES OF South Carolina, Georgia. Flor
~, alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. and Texas.
~ headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
Inc departments OF the Missouri and of
-. va. are hereby abolished.
ine records OF the Department OF the Mis-.
! VIII he transferred to the department of
by lakes and those of tho Department OF
40. 10 the department OF the Gulf.
""Ior'Gen. John Il. Brooke IL assigned to
sIoWmand OF the Department Of tho Lakes,
- prs''Hen William NJ. Graham to tho com.
an" ol the Department OF the Gulf. The
S n1' OF The several STAFF departments now on
r. =, III the departments Of the Missouri and OF
: are assigned to like duties in the depart
az oi The Lakes and Of the Gulf respectively.
u travel required under these orders is
"'"ary Tor the public service.
an "R. A. ALGER, Secretary Of War.
np' command, &c, II. G.. CoRBIS, Adjutant-
-uo greatest significance OF this order exists,
m,n,u''e, IN the necessity for military depart
H.. oi smaller geographical limits at a
a, greater activity. The Department
% r. East instead of extending from Maine
80, ,Aas' will embrace only that portion OF the