The San Francisco call., 1898-05-25

of volunteer cavalry, under command of Captain Caine, left Salt Lake lat this afternoon for San Francisco. It il scheduled to arrive at that city or Wednesday evening. The troopers were escorted to their train by the Utah Ma. ttonal Guard and the Union and Con- federate veterans. Practically the en- tire population of Salt Lake turned out to see the soldiers depart. The volun- teers' train consists of four passenger coaches, seven stock cars and two bag gage cars.
 CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK (Ga-), May 24-There are now 36.oo( men of the volunteer army under tents at this point, and the officers of the army expect that by Saturday night there will be 44,000
 The Third Tennessee Regiment, the first disttnctively Southern troops to reach the park, arrived to-day, under command of Colonel H. P. Fyffe, 1905 officers and men. The First Vermont Regiment arrived at about 8 o'clock, twelve companies, 1927 officers and men, under command of Colonel O. D. Clark. These regiments were assigned to the First Brigade of the First Division of the Third Corps The division will be V which will arrive tomorrow. The di- vision as far as perfected is as follows:
 First brigade, commanded by Colonel Fred D. Grant, provisional brigadter; Fourteenth New York, Fifth Mary land and First Missouri.
 Second brigade, Colonel E. c. Hardin, Second New York, commanding, Sec ond New York, Second Nebraska and First District of Columbia.
 Third brigade, commanding officer to be assigned; Third Tennessee, First Vermont and Eighth New York.
 Tuesday at the park was unmarked by any incident except the battle drill of the first division of the First Corps. The movement was under command of General Wilson, and the men were put through the exercises in a very thor ough manner. The regiments of the division have been in camp long enough to become somewhat inured to the climate, as well as to work accu- rately and with remarkable precision.
 General Breckinridge and staff con- ttnued the inspection of the divisions. of the First Corps in detail. He found the hospital facilities still inadequate, but fortunately there are very few sick and they are being cared for at St. Vincent Hospital of the Sisters of Charity.
 General Breckinridge to-day gave or ders for a sham battle for inspection
 
 gades of the First Division of the First Corps will attack the Third Brigade entrenched on SnOdgrasS Hill, the at tacking brigades to be in command of General Wilson. and the defenders un- der command of their brigade com mander.
 General Breckinridge said tonight he would be unable to complete his in spection at as early date as he expected. Only small percentage of the men had been equipped and pre- pared for war. but his work was pro- gressing as rapidly as possible Cen eral Breckinridge thinks that in view of the fact that almost every regiment in camp had to be equipped almost completely the progress made was re- markable.
 The work of unloading and storing forty-nfne cars of provisions which ar rived yesterday and last night was ter's Department has received $2e5. 900 worth of provisionsrfor the volunteers. The value of the clothing and equip ments already received is almost as much The Quartermaster's Depart ment Is doing remarkably well in it's work for caring for the 36.000 men now in camp.
 NEW ORLEANS, May 24.-The Eighteenth and Twenty-third Regf ments of Infantry and the Fifth Regi- ment of Cavalry. which have been in camp at the Fair grounds, will leave this afternoon, the former regiment for the Philippines, via San Francisco, and the latter for Mobile. The Eighteenth and Twenty-third regiments are 1920 strong, and the cavalry numbers SIP. The cavalry will go to Mobile In four transports. The departure of these regiments will deplete the force of regulars which have been stationed here.
 BUTTE, Mont. May 24.-Butte's cavalry troop, Captain Stivers, accom- panied by the Missoula troop, Captain Higgins, left here to-day for Chicka- mauga.
 WASHINGTON. May 24.-Reports to Adjutant-Gene Corbin from the State camps. show that 112,000 men 1 have been mustered into the Volunteer Army
 NEW YORK, May PA company of ! engineers under Captain Landlord left ! Willetts Point this morning for San Francisco to join General Merritt
 WASHINGTON, May 24-The 12O00 | troops now at Camp Alger were to- day organized by General Graham in to three brigades. the ranking colonels | being named as brigadier- generals | The lieutenant-colonels will be in com | mand of those regiments whose colo | nels are promoted to be brigade com | manders. The only new troops in camp ! to-day are the two New York Cavalry | Troops A and c, and the One Hundred | and Fifty ninth Indiana. all of which | arrived last night, but did not go into | camp until this morning.
 Captain A. H. Lee of the Royal Artil- lery, who Is the representative of the l British army delegated to study the | of the United States troops | visited the camp to-day. He has just 1 arrived in Washington from Tampa. FOR