The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-16
A MOST WARL|KE STEP
Order for the Concentration of
All United States Troops.
FOUR SOUTHERN POINTS
The Mobilization OF the Army at Chicka-
mauga, New Orleans, Mobile and
Tampa Ordered by the
Government.

washington. April 15.-Decidedly the
most warlike step taken by the depart
ment in preparing for the possibility of
, an encounter with Spain was inaugur-
ated to-day. when orders were issued
FOR the concentration at four points i'm
the South of six regiments of cavalry
= regiments OF infantry and the light
batteries of five regiments Of artillery.
AT Chickamauga there will be six reg
iments OF cavalry and the light bate
ries OF five regiments of artil-
lery; at New Orleans, eight
regiments of infantry: at TAMPA.
seven regiments of infantry. and at
Mobile, seven regiments of infantry
since the civil war no such proportion
OF the army has been mobilized. and the
movement itself is the best evidence OF
the gravity of the situation as looked
upon by the president and his advisers.
| Inc determination to rendezvous the
troops in the South, where they can be
acciimatlzed to the condition OF a more
! tropical climate, has been under con-
| sloeratlon by the president and his cab
| met Tor some time. 1t was not until
| to-day, however. that the president. in
| view or the enormous expense which
VIII be entailed, felt justified in taking
| this step.
When Secretary Alger returned from
the cabinet meeting he at once called
INTO conference General Miles and Ad-
Jutant Gneral Corbin and acquainted
tnem with the result of the cabinets de-
hDefations. There were hurried consult
atoms in which the quartermaster gem
eral, who has charge OF the transporta-
tion or the troops. the commissary gem
eral, VINO looks after their subsistence
anu representatives. in Washington of
various railroads running TO the South.
participated The orders as finally
given contemplate the movement of
troops to the places indicated as fol-
lows:
To Chickamauga battlefield. the First.
second Third, Sixth. Ninth and Tenth |
,egiments Is OF cavalry and the light bat
terry OF five regiments of artillery. To |
New Orleans. the First Seventh.
Eighth, Twelfth. Sixteenth. Eighteenth
Iwenty-third and Twenty-fourth regi- |
ments or infantry. To Mobile, the Sec |
ond, Third, Tenth Eleventh Nine
teenth. Twentieth and Twenty-second |
regiments of infantry. To Tampa. the |
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth. Thirteenth |
seventeenth and Twenty first regiments
of infantry.
The heavy batteries of artillery I'm
each OF :he five regiments mentioned
viii remain at their present posts The
Two new regiments of artillery recently
authorized by congress have not been
recruited to their full strength, and are
not well equipped with horses and
other necessary requisites for service.
ana therefore are not included in to-
days orders.
The department has so distributed the
y regiments of infantry at convenient
places on the gulf that they will be
accessible for transportation to Cuba.
Proposals have been invited from
steamship companies for chartering
vessels TO the government for this work
instructions to the commanding officers
of the regiments ordered to move were
sent out late to-day. Ii is the confident
expectation of the officials that the |
movement in some places will begin to-
morrow. The railroad facilities. the
onlcials say, are more than ample tn |
meet the demands of the occasion and
no trouble Will be occasioned i'm mobiliz-
ing this large body of men a the places
designated within reasonably short
space Of time !
The formidable order of General
Miles, after providing for the movement :
OF troops, as stated in the foregolns ,
says: The commanding general, de- /,
partment Of the Colorado, will detail n .
company of the Fifteenth infantry to
proceed to Fort Wingate and take sta
ton at that post. AT post from which
the garrison is withdrawn, an officer
and detail of two men from each ]
will be left in charge of the
post. All transportation will accom-
pany the troops. The necessities OF
the post from which all public trans
portation is withdrawn will be pro- h
Vlded by hired transportation through {
he quartermaster's department
Troops will be provided with 30 days v
ield rations and necessary camp equip {
page" y
Secretary Alger also selected the r
m M M nar of ha Afxf 4
ny that are to assemble at the places ,
all OF whom are well known for q q
his service in the military branch of -
he government. For the division at 81
New Orleans Brig. Gen. W. Il. Shafter :,
II san Francisco. in command of the =,
department of California, was desig- o.
lated; for that of Tampa. Brig Gen. | y
!. F. Wade now in command of the Il
department. OF the Dakotas at ST. Paul: $,
or Mobile. Brig. Gen. j. j. Coppinger | c;
ow on duty in command of the depart e
nent of Missouri. at Omaha, Neb A.
While for the post at Chickamauga u
iat. Gen j. X. Brooke. in command b
4 the department of the lakes. with y
headquarters at Chicago. was chosen. I
hose officers have authority to take |"
With them TO their new commands p'
heir entire stan Of officers and a quar- =
ermaster. These latter. however pre- J"
umably Will proceed To their prospec-
iNe dsslEhHlehls lor the purpose OF
laking all necessary arrangements for
amp grounds and many other require
lents incident 10 the presence and op- IL
rations Of an army.
The command of the army will de-
olive upon Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. III
no is now at the head Of the military L.
ranch OF the government. His tenn sh
orary headquarters. IL is said prob so
bly, Will be at Atlanta. where General pr
raham. who has command of the de- u
artment OF the gulf. Is now located. VI
eneral Miles permanent headquarters tn
i'll depend entirely upon the develop w
ents OF the campaign. He will leave IN
he city soon for his new duties. Three
,giments of infantry and four OF cav T.
ry are not included in the mobiliza- n i
on orders for the reason that they are w.