Evening star., 1898-06-08
Troops at Chickamauga Do Not E1-
pect to Move Soon.
OHIO CAVALRY'S ORDERS REVOKED
President Mckinley viii Be Invited
to the Camp.
VISIT TO BE ON JULY 4

CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILL
TARY PARK, Tenn, June S-The 1st Ohio
Cavalry has been ordered to discontinue
preparations for departure. 1t has been un-
derstood for several days that this regi-
ment would move as soon as it could get
in readiness. The reason for the change in
orders is not apparent. number of regi-
ments are scheduled to arrive during the
next few days. The 1st Kentucky is due
tonight. The talk of transferring the army
or any part of it is about at an end, and
the men are settling down for the summer.
Hard Drilling Continues.
The usual hard drills and maneuvers are
employing the various regiments of Gen.
Brooke's volunteer army today. The tenn
perature continues high, but it is again re-
ieved somewhat by steady breeze.
What the whole army is now praying for
is hard downpour of rain. The dust is
increasing daily, and unless rain soon
abates it, will become an almost unbearable
nuisance. Thousands of horses and wagons
constantly moving along the park roads and
the long dry spell have combined to make
this nuisance the worst, and, in fact, the
only considerable one with which the army
has to contend.
Gov. Bradley and staff of Kentucky, who
arrived last night spent the night at Look
out Inn and went to the park at an early
hour this morning. They are guests of the
two infantry regiments and the two cav
airy troops of Kentucky today. In their
hoI or these commands have given num-
Der of special drills.
Gov. Hastings of Pennsylvania with
his staff, is scheduled to arrive Saturday
and spend several days with the Pennsyl-
v6nia regiments here. A number of other
governors have bten invited to visit the
camp and it is believed that the invita-
tions will be accepted.
President to he Invfted.
movement is now on foot to have
President Mckinley and such of his cab
met officers as can accompany him inspect
the park army on July 4. A formal invita-
ton will be extended, and the President
will be urged to accept. If the invitation
is accepted the President and his party
will be elaborately entertained by the city
ard in the park.
The Letter Hospital will probably be
opened tomorrow. All the most serious
cases will at once be transferred to it.
The place is an ideal one, and the army
patients will enjoy every comfort in it.
A large number of the volunteers are
still suffering with sore arms on account
of the vaccination. The men of the ID
Arkansas have been unable to drill for
several days on this account. The Sd Ten
nessee is being vaccinated today.
The men of the 1st Missouri were uni
formed yesterday and will be fully armed
and equipped tomorrow and Friday. The
1st Mississippi will be the next regiment
uniformed and equipped. The Sth Massa-
chusetts Regiment is being inspected today
by Major Slocum, L. S. A. Brigadier Gen.
eral John A. Wiley of Pennsylvania, who
arrived last night, reported to General
Brooke at headquarters this morning.
Plenty of Water Now.
number of new wells are being drilled
in various portions of the park. The sup
ply of drinking water is now ample and
the pipe lines furnish an abundant amount
for other purposes.
General Brooke has issued an order for
bidding hucksters and peddlers going
through the park. The order was effective
today and the change is very noticeable.
Hundreds of wagons have been going from
camp to camp selling stuff of various kinds,
and a number have been making small for
tunes off the soldiers. General Brooke end
ed the practice on account of the confu-
sion it caused and on account of the COM
plants about the poor quality of the things
dispensed.