New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09

/ which vsv II more convenient. and al
will bo in readiness when Fridav morn.
| ing dswns for 800 mon To embark
/ upon the three army transports nov &c.
/ ing in wait ~ Newport News. Such was
the announcement Of General Grant yes
| terdsy afternoon
General Grant Doesn't Think
The general went on TO say. vher
/ asked yesterdav what he thought - he
( the reason for the modifying Of troops
| On the Mexican border that he did not
think. that he had received orders from
the War Department ~ organize two
| provisional regiments ~ Fort Monroe
and dispatch them Immediately 70 Gal
weston. Tex. and was chewing orders
He thought that the transports would
probably sail from Newport News on
FRIDAY. he said. but he had received no
orders 10 that effect up n last night
other officers IN the city. however.
we're not so averao to doing = LITTLE
thinking on the subject They were con-
WINGED that the so-called war game was
really q demonstration against Mexico.
one NJ them said that some years 90
the War College had worked our a plan
OF campaign along The Mexican border.
and that II was inferred then that the
plan would he put into practice when
! the administration Of Diaz appeared 70
be approaching its end This time. these
officers thought. had arrived
Colonel stephen q NILS. General
Grants chief If staff left Governor s.
Island late on TUESDAY night Cor Wash
Z irgtor. whence he will proceed 70 san
Antonio, Tex, 70 assume the Office ~
. chief of STAFF under Major General car
( Ter. commanding the division in Texas
The same evening Captain Morton r
| Henry. assistant 10 the purchasing COM
| missarv IN this CITY. took the train for
/ Newport News with three full crews a
stewards for the army transports sum
ner Fitzpatrick and Mcclellan. which
will convey the troops furnished by the
/ Departr1ert ~ the East - the scene ~
the mancuvres That night the Once
IF the purchasing commissary's Office ~
the army building i'm whitehall street
was onen until after IN o'clock n1akinz
rrepara+ions for diverting 5000 onn tc
/ 500 000 worth ~ provisions from the
posts where the troops we're then sts
toned ~ rhe ships ~ Fort Monroe
The regiment which was recruited
! from the ,-ev York postr consisted n
the Sd. 4srh. 18th. ed s4th S7th. 9sth
fn1st 18TH. 1f4th. 17sth and 157rh com
ranies ~ the coast Artillerv Corps ~
getber with the 5th Band II will bf
known a. the 7d Provisional Regiment
The forts from which f. came were Tot
/ ,er, Hamilton. V-adsrorth 3r1 Hancock
Makeup cf ID Regiment,
Tra other regiment. 10 be designated
ss the ~ Provisioral Regiment Nil
be made I'd Of the sth. 21st 55th 41st
44-h. 4srh s>th 75d. 18TH. 1i9t1. 125tH
and 142d companies and the 4th Bard
now stationed ~ Forts Dupont. Wash
,uzton. 1f~Henrv Monroe and Howard
The % Regiment Tfu be organized end
commanded bv Colonial r.. ? Townsle,
the al bv colonel 7 e. White
The teleerarnic diar1tch from 'h'
war Department ordered that al The
companies designated should he brought
VI 30 Their maximum authorized en-
listed strength b. transfer from The Other
companies under the command NJ cen
era Grant They we're 10 have thsil
full complement of officere and the noe
esearv additional oFcers for battalion
srsf dutv They we're 70 be funy
equipped for field service as infantry
with khaki uniforms 2oo rounds Of am
munition 4 man and rstions for fen days
several NJ the younger officers delivered
themselves II the opinion thar IL looked
more ike war than ? game
The order 70 brinc each company NJ
10 the TN authorized strength caUead
considerable figuring ON the part ~ the
commanders veeterds " WAS found
necessary 10 send troops from the POSTS
around this city no Fort Monroe for the
ui,rpose Of completing some NJ the com
p9n,es going there from smaller sta
irons IN the South and in Delaware 4
email BODY ~ such men left on train
no "a ont NJ th4 Pennsylvania station
a. o'clock laet night Tro specisi
cars we're added 10 the rear ~ rho tram.
one 2 day coach FOR the enlisted men
and the other steel sleeper for the Of
ecers The whole detachment contained
about ffty men They were bound for
cane Charles. whence ferry viii take
Them 20 their destination
NATIONAL SUGAR MEETING WAITS
Tho annual meeting OF tine National
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