Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-19
Secretary Long Has Heard Nothing Of Engagement Nor
the Spanish Fleet.
SHIPS ARE SIGHTED OFF HALIFAX AGAIN.
Charleston Puts Back to San Francisco for ReparsMove
ments of Other Vessels.

eral Corbfn says the F'iftieth Iona has
been ordered TO Tampa. Reports re-
ceived at the adjutant generals Office
up to II O'Clock last night indicated thai
$1,000 volunteers had been mustered i'm
to the service of the United States.
The number mustered in yesterday was
comparatively small. because in a ma
jority of the states whose troops have
not already been mustered ii was ex-
animation day-the surgeons being en-
gagged in passing upon the physical
qualifications of the volunteers uoe.
sented.
The following regiments were last
night en- route each to the permanent
camp to which II has been assigned:
First Illinois. Sixth Illinois. Sixth Ohio
and Second Missouri.
Chickamauga National Park. May 19.
Two infantry regiments arrived yes
terGay and one battery, in all i,750 off,
GERS and men, making at O'Clock yes
tc,day in camp at this point volunteer
Army of seventeen infantry regiments.
one cavalry and five batteries of light
artillery. in all. 1S,lOO officers and men.
The First Pennsylvania infantry ar
rived ut Chattanooga at Z o'clock by
Ike Cincinnati Southern. The entire
regiment Is from Philadelphia
The First Illinois infantry arrived at
20 2. n. yesterday two miles out of
Chattanooga and remained on q siding
until o'clock this morning. 1t will be
assigned to the First brigade of the
Third division. First corps.
The first division of the first pro-
visional corps has been completed as
noted in these dispatches yesterday.
and has been assigned to Major Gen
eral James II. Wilson. The organiza-
ton of the second division began with
the early arrivals of yesterday. Colonel
A. K. Arnold has been named as the
provisional commander OF the division
and the First brigade has been filled as
follows: Colonel Robert Ralston, of the
Third Pennsylvania, provisional briga-
der: Third Pennsylvania, Colonel. Lieut..
Colonel w. G.. Price Jr: Thirty-first
Michigan. Colonel Cornelius Gardiner,
and the One Hundred and Sixtieth In
diana, Colonel G. W. Gunder Second
rigade-BrigGdier to be named: Sixth
Ohio. Colonel McMacken: One Hundred
and Eighth Indiana Colonel Smith. and
First West Virginia, Colonel Spillman.
Third Observation-Disclosures to be named:
Second Ohio. Colonel j. H. Kuert, First
Pensylvan!s, Lieutenant Colonel ]. l..
Good: the rext regiment to arrive will
fill up the division.
Springfield, Ills. May 19-The Sew
enth regiment l. n. G., was mustered
into the United States service yester-
day. Major Young. commanding the
First cavalry, has been ordered to re-
port with his regiment for examination
and mastering. The work of examining
the last battalion of the Fourth regi-
ment was completed yesterday morning.
and Immediately after dinner the exam
iration of the cavalry began. Colonel
Moulton. comma ndlng the Second reg
iment, has received word that the trans
portation for his men will be at Camp
Tanner tomorrow morning
Madison. Wis. May 19-Adjutant
General Boardman is busily engaged
just now in making out the commits
sions Of the officers Of the Wisconsin
volunteers who have gone to the front.
There are 156 of these. Colonel Schadel
will be ready to leave Camp Harvey for
Tampa. Fla. with the First regiment
this evening, possibly, and surely to-
morrow morning. Major Lynch fears
that the Milwaukee battalion will leave
with very poor equipment.
Island Lake. Mich, May 1s.-Allof the
companies, but not all the men neces-
sary to fill the Thirty-th third and Thirty
fourth regiments. are now provided for,
1t is believed at headquarters that an
ether call will be made by the president
seen. The estimates are that Michigans 8
quota will be three regiments. or 3,07s
men. In anticipation Of this call sever
al advance applications have been made
to the governor for commissions, mainly
fer the higher positions as field officers.