The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
Big Army at Chickamauga is
Fully Prepared
20 Start Immediately For
Porto Rico.
WAITING FOR BROOKE.
On the Generals Return Move
ment Will Begin.
Grigsby's Cowboys in Excellent
Fighting Trim.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 19.-Ma1or
General Brooke will return to his head
quarters at Camp Thomas tomorrow
morning, and then the question of what
regiments will 90 to Porto Rico and when
they will go will be definitely decided
This question has been the one OF main
interest in the big army camp since the
departure of General Brooke for Washing
ton and there has been speculation and
discussion among both officers and men
1t is generally believed that the regt-
ments composing the First and Second di-
visions of the First corps will be the ones
to go, but this belief is based on nothing
official given out here. AS far as can
be learned, only two divisions will be
taken. The indica lions here are that the
movement will begin about the last Of
the present or the first of next week The
railroads, acting upon notice given them
have gotten trains in readiness and can
do their part without delay.
Ma jOr Nye, commissary of subsistence of
the Chattanooga military supply depot, is
receiving large quantities of rations daily
which would seem to indicate that a stlH
larger force of soldiers will be sent 70
Chiekamauga. Today he unlOaded 81 cars
of provisions, mostly meat, sugar, hour
and coffee. A still larger number of cars
Major Nye has received no orders to ship
provisions south Captain Rockwell of
to a coloneIey. Colonel Rockwell has been
at the head of the ordnance department.
colonel is one of the hardest worked men
at Camp Thomas.
Adjutant General Otto l. Sues of Colo
mel Grigsby's cowboys today began the
ins rucrisls Of The oI: Gers - the res, t'ltnI
in the uses of the Saber. The officers Will
in turn instruct their men, AdJutant
Sues is an experienced SWOrdsman, prob
ably one OF the best IN the country.
The 'carbine scabbards for the regiment
have been received at the camp amt the
regiment is now fully equipped with the
exception of a few minor supplies Inc
men are also becoming well drilled ana
Colonel Grigsby says that his regiment is
ready to go anywhere and do all kinds OF
fighting. 1t is claimed that the regiment
is the best equipped and the finest drilled
of any regiment of volunteer cavalry IN
the United States.
All of the arrangements have been COM
pleted for the brigade review, which Oc-
be in the review are the cowboys, the First
Illinois cavalry and the First Kentucky
cavalry. Twenty-Five hundred horses Will
be on the field at one time executing the
various cavalry movements, and the sight
viii be quite interesting and well worth
seeings.
General Compton's men of the Second
division, Third corps, are now arranging
the new rifle ranges and Will get down TO
practice at once. The general states that
the equipment of his division is almost
complete, the regiment only lacking a few
articles of various kinds
A number of important changes are tax
ing place in the Fourteenth New York.
Captain Wagner of COmapny L has re-
signed on account Of disability and Lieu
tenant Nan6oW Macumber has been nom
mated to succeed to the captaincy- In
turn. Second Lieutenant Foley of com
pany has been nomlna led to succeed
First Lieutenant Macumber- Corporal
Grant OF company G has been nOmina ted
TO succeed Lieutenant Foley and Corporal
ated as first lieutenant, vice Lieutenant
Henry Walsh, resigned.