Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-30
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. SATURDAY, April, 30, 1898.
TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
TWO Batteries Arrive at Port Tampa
From Chickamauga .

TWO Batteries Arrive at Port Tampa
From Chickamauga.
CBy Biography
j1ACkSONNlLLE. FLA, April 20
\ special TO the TIMES Union and Cit
izen from Port Tampa, says:
Troops are on the move again. This
morning batteries X and e, OF the first
-Artp!ery, arrived from Chickanau ga |
This is the first inStalment of the
artillery arm of the service to reach
la!npa. The trainload consisted of |
ninety-siX officers and men, with eight !
4-inch guns.
Other troops are on the way from
Chick:alauga. The troops here are in
readiness to strike c.rnp and all have
good supply of provisions on hand.
Lieutenant Ramsey, acting chief COM
missstry officer. is buying Immense
quantities of stores for this department,
not only for the forces now here. but
for those 10 come. Colonel Macarthur.
General Wade'S adiutant general, has
selected camp for both artillery and
cavalry THAT they may be on the way.
The government has purchased several
thousand tons OF coal now at Port
Tampa and wants thousands of tons
more. This is one strong indication
that Port Tampa has been decided
upon as the permanent base OF sup
plies The guns brought here this NOR
ming and taken to Port Tampa have
been unloaded from the cars. This
at Port Tampa to protect supplies. The
six companies of THE Fifth infantry
now here are stationed at Picnic Island
just by the terminal, and the men OF
Colonel Cooks command do patrol du-
" in guarding the government pro-
perty. officers here are of the opinion
THAT u few days will bring about great
changes. They do not look for move
merit looking for the embarkation of
troops in the next few days, but they
do incline TO t}1,,h tAliaf THAT II hxa
from Chickanauga will be all here early
next week, and the Tampa and the
Chcka auga divisions. now formed into
5lisades WIFI be in the transport ships
and en- route to Matan1as by the latter
part of next week. According to the
present figures, this army would consist
of about 5000 cavalry. 5000 artiMey and
5000 ilti:tntly. a dredge of great ca
p1citE is hard at work in the slips at
Port Tampa, securing a greater depth
Of WAFER, so vessels of the deepest
draft can make fast to docks on which
the tracks OF the Plant System run.
The government has wonderful facili-
lies here for rapid work.
Colonel uIlnilio Nunez, the Well known
iiWbu= terer. arrived here this morning
and was met at the depot by an inn
mense crowd of Cubans. An officer
from headquarters was at the depot
with q carriage in waiting, and took
CShonrl NuneZ in Charge and conveyed
him to the Tampa Bay Hotel, where he
was soon clttseted with General Wade.
/, is learned here that he is in the
city for the purpose OF fitting out. With
uhc aid OF the government. an eNped-
ton vt Cubans. a large lot of guns and
ammunition was received at Port Tam
pa last night, t-olected from THE mil
starry schools. The guns are not the
kind used now. and they will be placed
in the hands of GonaeZ's army. Boats
Will be sent to Cuban waters and the
forces Will be landed by an escort from
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet. A large body.
of trained soldiers VIII be carried from
here also. Those people who have been
waiting for some time to make this
grip are overjoyed. This viii be The
first force TO leave for Cuba. Colonel
NuneZ and General Wade were eloseted
together 4 long TIME. ]. II. Cariaya
and General :Accosta and Colonel Lee
cret are here and Will take part IN
AT CHIC'I<ANIAUG GA.
CHICK AnIAUGA NATIONAL PARK,
April 29-Ths has been "a hustiing day
among the a,'t!lerymen at Chickamau-
"a Park. In pursuance of orders issued
yesterday the eight batteries in camp
We're ordered at once to Tampa, ana
the entire day has been taken up IN
getting the men, horses and guns
aboard the cars. Trains bearing the
men and their equipments have been
given the right of way, and it is ex-
lc,alorrow morning.
The Ninth Cavalry received orders to-
night TO move at once and the men
are packing up. 1t is stated they Will
march to this city and and take the
train here tomorrow morning. Inc
| Twenty Fourth infantry Will leave to-
morrow by train direct from uhe park.
Ii was learned tonight that orders
world be issued tomorrow for the re-
moval 10 Tampa of the Twenty fifth
| Infantry and the Tenth Cavalry, and a
seml-olfictal rumor is current to the
| effect THAT the Second Cavalry and
the Seventh Infantry will so early next
week None OF these commands have
been filled to war strength. Very rev
entistments have been made up to this
lime Captain Fred a. Smith. adjutant
| OF the infantry division, has been as
| signed TO open recruiting station IN
| Atlanta md will report In that CITY
| tomorrow
| The Seventeenth Infantry, which ar
rived today was assigned 10 the F1rst
| Hrycade. commanded by Colonel j. G.
| Bates Several changes were made To-
| day in the staff Of Colonel Bates, coIIl-
! ma ndines the First Brigade, and Colonet
,t,urt. commanding the Second brigade,
| infantry. . go.
There were this morning S,1+6 men.
| not including officers, in the various
regiments encanped at the park. VI
! mis- number, about 1900 have been or
dered away.
| PORTUGAL'S DECREE. ..
| . (By Telegrapho
| LISBON, April 29.-The Official Ca
zette today publishes the neutrality
decree OF Portugal in the war between
! S.,,.ir and the limited States. 1t is