Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-08

Strength-Warm Weather Made
More Comfortable by a Cooling
Breeze.
Chickamauga National Military
Park, Ga, June 7-Regimental open
order drills and brigade inspections
occupied the volunteer army to-day,
and there was nothing OF any speclal
public interest. The commanding OIL
fcers Of the various commands are
very highly pleased with the general
excellence the soldiers are attaining
and they state that the preparation OF
the men to take the field is gong 1or-
ward as satisfactorily as could be ex-
pected or hoped for.
Gen. Brooke issued his formal OF
der to-day to the various regiments 10
recruit their companies to the re-
uuired number of 100 men, and the de-
tails have already been made out IN
nearly every regiment. The NUMBER
of men required by this order Will be
in the neighborhood Of $4,000 OF the
volunteers under the second call or
the President. Very few Of the regl-
ments here have more than l,OO0 men
and many have not more than Soo.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio regiments
will require nearly double their pres
ent enrolment, no regiment from
either Of these States having more
than 800 men, and a number OF them
not more than 900 or 700.
The very warm weather which has
been the only drawback TO the work
of the park, is relieved to-day by a
steady breeze, and the men are get
ting through their drills with very
much less trouble than usual. Regl-
ment and company drills, and in some
regiments camp inspection, are the or
der of the day.
The First regiment, South Carolina
infantry. under Col. Thompson, ar
rived this afternoon. 1t was taken
through to the park soon after arriv-
ing here.
Gov. Bradley, with large party OF
prominent Kentuckians, arrived this
evening at o'clock on a special train.
The party will remain in the park
several days. All the light batteries
of artillery at the park are now fully
equipped, and the infantry regiments
will soon receive their equipment.
T'hree division hospitals are now
complete and in operation. These are
for the Second and Third division of
the First corps and the Second di-
vision of the Third corps.
Col. Hartsuff, surgeon in charge,
states he has sufficient medical sup
plies on hand to last some time. The
volunteers, however, he states, expect
more and use more medicine than the
regulars. A large consignment OF sur
gical instruments is enroute.
Major Nye, commissary of subsist-
ence, stated this morning that one
third of four and half million rations
last ordered had been received and that
the balance was coming as fast as trains
could haul it. Capt. w. X. Wright,
assistant quartermaster states that up
ITO 6 o'clock last evening the volunteer
army had been furnished by the quar-
termaster's department with 4,5O0
horses and $500 mules. The army is
now about fully supplied with cavalry,
artillery. wagon train and officers
horses and mules, and only few more
are needed.
Washington, D. c., June 7.-All the
positions in the volunteer army under
the Presidents first call either have
been filled or the places promised, and
the remaining nominations to them will
be sent to the Senate. The department
has not yet considered the selection of
the officers for the organization to be
formed under the second call for $4,000
men.
Washington, D. c., June MANY
rumors In regard to future movements
of the troops at Camp Alger continue
to circulate None of them can be con-
firmed. but it is thought possible that
they may make new camp further
down the river about two miles south
of Alexandria, Va. The Seventh Ohio
regiment has finally concluded to ac-
cept the pay offered by the State in
stead of holding out for a larger
amount 1t has been discovered that
the Ohio soldiers were over paid about
$500 from the amount advanced by
Senator Hanna, and although efforts In
that direction are being made, it has
not yet been recovered.