The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27

| grand army corps IN Inc departments ol
tha South, with headquarters at the
three Gulf ports, is evidence that the
government is to move upon Cuba at
once with the regular army leaving the
volunteers just called for to be disciplined
ana worked into shape for future use in
the campaign. The formal order Tor tho
creation Of this army division, issued at
the war department. at the close of Office
hours, is as follows:
Headquarters ef the Army; Adjutant
Generals Office, Washington, April %,
1S9S.-General Orders: BY direction of
the Secretary of War the following orders
of the President are published for the in
formation and guidance of all concerned:
/. The United States troops assembled
in the Chickamauga National Park will
form an encampment To be known as
Camp George II. Thomas, and will con-
sti.ute, temporarily. an army corps un-
der the command of Major General John
r. Brooke. The corps will consist OF one
division of cavalry, one division OF in
fantry and one brigade Of light artillery
The cavalry and infantry divisions will
each be composed of not more than three
brigades, consisting of three or more
regiments each. The artillery brigade
will be composed of two battalions, each
comprising five batteries. The corps
commaader will assign the senior officers
present for duty with each arm to the
command of divisionsand brigades.
2. The infantry regiments concentrated
| at New Orleans, La, Mobile, Ala, and
Tampa, Fla, are co, stitu ed divisions un-
der the command of Brig. Gen William
r. Shafter, Brig Gen. John j. Coppn-
ger and Brig. Gen James F. Wade, re-
spectively. The division commanders
will form their divisions into brigades
and assign the senior officers present for
duty to command them.
By commacd of Major Gen Miles.
II. q. Corbin, Adjutant General.
While it is the purpose OF the war de-
partment to secure only National Guards
men as far as possible under this first
call for volunteers, yet in States where
thore are no National Guards. or where
the number falls below the quota fixed III
the call the Ststes will be ex pected TO sup
plv the volunteers regardless Of their ok
of organization. In fact this must %
done under the law.
On ths basis of to days call for 125OOO
men the various States and Territories,
including the District of Columbia, will
be called upon to supply each the follow
ing mum ber of volunteers: Alabama 2,5cO,
Arkansas 2,O25, California 2 l3S, colorado
.o9S. Connecticut 1,607, Delaware 34l.
Florida $50, G-orga ;:,'74, Idaho 2S2, Hi
noi> 6,6OS, Indiana 302, Iowa 3772 Kan
sas 277s, kentucky 3.407, onisiapa l.
Gao. Maine l.256, Maryla'd 1,942, Massa-
chusetts 4,72l, Michigan 2,36S, Minnesota
2s74. Mississippi 2,257 Missouri 5.4ll,
Montana 524, Nebraska ! 400 Nevada l3s,
New Hampshire 75o, New jersey 2,96a,
New York 1888, North Carolina 1854,
North Dakota 46l, Ohio 1924, Oregon S29,
Pennsylvania lO,7G9. Rhode Island 7lo,
South Dakota 745, South Carolina 2,23O,
Tennessee 3. .OGO, Texas 4 900, Utah 425,
Vermont 634, Virginia 29l3, Washing
ton /. IFS, West Virginia ,3s9. Wisconsin
3,l74, Wyoming 23l, Ariz ia Isl. District
of Columbia, 449, New Mexico $50, Okla
homa 14S.
The navy department was considerably
excited to-day over vast numher OF rn-
mors. which came from all sources, re-
suecting the seizure Of ships. AT the close
of the day Secretary Long said that he
had notice of only one seizure so far,
that of the Buenoventura, already re-
ported. 1t has not yet been determined
what disposition to make ofthis ship. nor
has it been decided to order her before
prize court. No purchases OF ships we're
made during the day, but all the energies
of the department are bent toward the
sneedy equipment Of those already ac'
onirei. 1t is not believed hat any OIL
cial notice has been received by the de-
partmeut concerning the blockadine
squadron, although rigid adhesion to the
rule Of not giving any news as to the
movements ofships might have prevent
ed knowledge of any such dispatch from
leaking out.
HAVANA April % $50 p m.-Yesfer-
day afternoon at 4.45 o'clock the sema'
rhore signalled that a fleet had been
sight. d on the eastern side of the Island.
TWAS said to b. without any colors to
show it's nationality.
AtGp. m. the semaphore signalled that
it WAS the United States fleet which WIS
in sight and at Gl5 p. m. red flag was
run up at the signal station, warning
guns were fired from MORO Castle and
afterwa ds from CAbanas fortress. adjoIn'
inu il. This caused excitement through
out the city and was the first real note OF
war. When the first signal ca'nc f'oIu
the semaphore station, a British schooner
which was in the harhor put 10 sea She
was Immediately followed ny the Ger
man steamer Remus Some time after
ward the Americas steamer Saratoga pn'
to sea.
The cannon shots from the fortress
stirred up the regular troops and voiun
teers throughout Havana and its vlclni-