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ALABAMA’S PARADE '
OF CITIZEN SOLDIERY
The Boys Have Gathered in Force by
Mobile Bay.
A COSMOPOLITAN GATHERING
Scenes of Departure Witnessed in Bir
i mlngham.
GETTING INDEED TO CAMP LIFE
Men with Lily White Hands Learning
the Art of Cooking—Answering
to Early Morning Call.
By Robert P. McDavid.
Mobile. Ala., May 7.—(Special.)—The all
absorbing topic of interest In Alabama
this week has been the mobilization of
the volunteer soldiers in Mobile the past
week.
I accompanied the troops from Birming
ham, and the scenes which 1 witnessed as
the. train proceeded through the state show
ed unmistakably that patriotism still Hout-
Ishes In Alabama as it did in days of yore.
Jefferson county has perhaps the most
cosmopolitan population of any southern
county. Every race and people are repre
sented there, and every degree of society
can be found in tho county. Jefferson
contributed live companies to the assess
ment for troops in Alabama. J’erbaps one
halt of the men who left Birmingham
with these oompanl. s were recruits. Ibe
personnel of these recruits was a study.
Then- were soft-handed, carefully dressed
society mon standing In ranks beside the
roughest of laborers. There were foreign
coal diggers lined up with educated laws, rs
and professional men. There bad gathered
In and about the depot * great concour-e
of people, relatives and friends of the de
parting soldiers. Fashionably dressed wo
men jostled against those in faded cotton
clothes. E.' h had a son, husband or
sweetheart to bld good by. and they met on
a comm, -i 1* vol. Hundreds of pretty girls
were gathered about the train. Scarcely
any of the volunteers but carried with him
from Birmingham some Bible or other
token from a pretty girl at the train. A
like demon-tration was witnessed at Mont- ,
E om< ry, and at 11 of the little towns along
the line flowers and ribbons and compli
ments were showered on tho soldiers by
the patriotic women.
In Camp for ft Week.
TTie Alabama troops have been In camp
now for a week. They reacned Mobile
>r< ikt’ast
without food. When they artived on the
camp ground, about 10 o'clock Sunday
night, they were hungry- and exhausted by
the long ride by the excitement of
the day. Tlmv immediately set to work,
howev.r, to erect their tents. Few of
them understood how to accomplish this,
and it was long after midnight before the
tired soldiers could place their canvas
covering. As soon as this was accomplish
ed, however, they rolled in on the ground ,
and slept, like children until called by the |
reveille horn at 5:30 o'clock.
Eor the first three or four days camp |
life was almost unbearable. No .-poking
arrangem< nts had b< ■ n made, and th*- m< n
were forced to subsist on ' wasp-nest
bread, canned baked beans, corn -beef and
a-horrible variety of coffee. In addition to
this they w<-r: furnl: lied a miserable sup
ply of water, muddy, dirty stuff that look
ed like It might have been brought from
the bay. Some of the men had carried
quilts, and contrived to sleep with some
degree of comfort by spreading these on
the ground, but the large majority bad
no covering whatever. but threw themselves
on the bare ground. Several days ago. -
•
sponslmilty, et'lered fllteen tons ot straw
for bedding purposes. Since that time the
boys have rested more comfortably, al- .
thou . many- of th' . i |.:W" thr< stoned to
. it the straw and p on the spongy old
l>r. ad the government furnishes. Day be
fore y< ' i J ' cooking itei wer<
provided the various commands, and from
this time on the feeding w ill be more sat
isfactory. The rule is. that each company
shall prepare it. own food, the provisions,
of course, being furnished by tin- commis
sary. Each command has therefore de
tailed a cook and two assistant cooks to
e re the m< for th< mess. I’hese
details will be ■ ' nged every wc< k. It Is
.aim ' J farcical to see some of the liU'-X
--prrienee.l cooks living to arrange a meal ,
will - edible. Kid-gloved ' lows,
who have rievei -in then past experience |
broiled as much as a slice of bacon for |
tli. mselv. s, are now endeavoring to do the :
cooking of i hundred men, and sone of i
c.ilida: y- ope rations of one of the contpan- I
j. yesterday. Not a man it the entire
command had the vaguest idea of cooking I
anything. Tin y poured it all. together, ■
however, stirred it ..round a while, made >
some toast ami turned out a not alto
gether bad sot' ot soup, which provel a
very agreeabb change from tiie “Three B” ■
diet, as the boys call the beef, beans and
bread.
The Men in Camp.
There are at present In camp about
eighteen companies, with a total of about
I, WO m-m rally r-. , thirds of them are
.ibsoltit. l.v raw recruits. Many of them
bnve • from <. patri< -ic mense o< *
duty; m.-.-ny ia a spirit of :..m ■itur... and I
still a very large number for the reason i
that they had no f-inployininl at home and |
could not make a. living under the existing |
tact either, that there is a. good big sprink- j
ling of the genu ■ ’ll" ' g I '■ ■ vol -
vnieers. These are all mixed in with the I
german dancing boy. aid the society ,
swells. ■'• ■■l to ■■■ that live Alabama volun-
t -er regiment is heterogenous but expresses .
it mildly
The Alabama regiment is peculiarly for
tunate in an -tdmirab'.e quota ot
... -. . ulars I Mobi'm are v< t y
emphatic ::: t id. opinion. The .- niff . m and
■
the Alabama national guards, are well in
formed in t!.<- discipline of men and in miii
-1 ham c very good the
oretical id' iof amp :il'a tion, . e. <>ov
. nor Johnston 1 ■■■ ■ '"■ int
of the First regiment of Alabama vo.uii
teers Captain J. B. McDonald, who went
front Alabama to tho Military academy at
Vast Point about twenty-five years ago
art who has, p. nt the pas: twenty- years i
in camp and in the field, Colonel Higdon j
la conducting tic- ■ .’tip very largely osi Ins i
advice and it ■ ■ -■■ fortunate for
the troops from A.Jab'ima that Governin'
J. hn-ston saw fit to put s.> pr:u-ti- al :i s"l- I
tiler In a. position of authority In tho reg!- j
irnent. The volunteers i re in camp on an
exc. edlhgly beautiful spot on Mobile b iy.
1.-. 1 s than three miles from the city of Mo
bile. An electric car line pesos by th.-
camp. On one side there is the beach <>l
■•■obile ony, on the opposite side a pr-’tty
thleket of pines. Since the camp was
<. ■.. dished a line oj piping has been run
out from the city ar 1 the soidlt rs are now
supt-li.? ! with an ample quantity ot' line |
artesian water.
, T! rill hours a day ■ ■
a; other times ill rueted in th< duties
of- am:, lif arid ,-.:.-;r.| servico. Most <:
the ■ have It all to learn. Colo-
nel Higden is proceeding . n ll:>- theory that
no: • . :c : hi: g of mili-
-. iy nd has 1 gtm by having bls men jn
strueti 1 in the •’undainental p tnclples ot
t: '■ dr:::. T ;> .-■ I.■■:::;.■ tough: br. t th"
fl. Id movemen . This .. It has bon de
voted to ■■,■. ,1 fl :;i. . e i < orporal being
given a Stiimd to Inslrm :. Th., men will
tl.on b- forme! into i/ect'.ons and drilled by
‘ho serge in .s, then Into c muanl' J pt.'i-
] toons, battalions, etc. No instruction In
| the manual of arms will be attempted until
tho mon are provided with their guns and
accoutrements.
Scenes on the Drill Grounds.
During the morning and afternoon drills
the campits of the big camp presents a
ludicrous speetable. The volunteers are.
attired in all manner of clothing. Some
wear flannel shirts, some cotton ones and
some no shirts at all. In th.’ hat gear
every imaginable block can be found. They
are allowed to drill without coats. Some
wear one gailtis, some two and some no
gallus at till. The pantaloons are of ev-’-y
imaginable color, length and material.
There is vastly more ma—le and determi
nation in the field movement so far than
there is grace or uniformity ot motion, it
is exceedingly comical to see tho great big
country boys holding hands in ranks to
keep from losing each other In the ma
neuvers. It is astonishing how fast they
are learning, however, and In a week or
two the probabilities are they will be able
to make a very good appearance on the
field.
One thing that is especially impressive to
any one who knew the members of the
companies as citizens Is to nolo the readi
ness with which the line of demarkatlon
befween an officer and a private is ob-
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COBONED HIGDON,
Os the Third Alabama. Ilegiment.
served by- the volunteers. Tho encampment
| of the regulars in the same nelghbornood
has furnished an example for the voiun- ;
tiers in this patl.eular and in many
Other:-'.
There has been very little sickness in
camp up to this time. The first regiment
Alab.-im.-t. v-diinteers is equipped with taree
mpilshe.l surge.m.s, Dr. K. in; ■;-li .in.
of Florence: Morris, of Birmingi: im, ami .
Johnston, of- lirmim- 'iam, and th h o i
giving every at tent ton to the healtli ■ ' the ■
men entrusied to their medi. ii charge. 1
There are almost a thoiccmd additional,
Alabama vohmt-ers who are r- tdy n:id[
waiting to be called into camp, in
only three or four c .rnpam- ■■ ot > .•■ >'■' ond
regiment of Alabama volunteers l/.ive I. - n>
sent to M" .io, oml 'I V' root- .h.imstob ‘is
been requested tint to s nd any mon iinul
I the examining board and the must. iiux oi ■
' rs ari . ;■< ,uly lor litem. ’l'll., esaniiumg
j board .appears to be proceeding very .-tow.',
j with its work. Its > xamin tioi, er u< ”
: ami many of the best drilled uttii ’ r> ;
men are icing thrown out Ir.-.-au.se tl ■ y
<lo no, n-ea.-me up to the ~S a i,.ur.l. ''it;
y-.eteiday Copt.tin W. J. Barks, ot tm
yVoodl tt-n Light Infantry, was i j eted on
the gieund of proportional disparity be-
■ tween height, ami weight. II ■ is a t ill,
I sb nder man. but Is as sound a : a dob o.
ami his health Is as go —1 as that of any
man in camp. L lit n iiit Oble .dibs, ol :
the ilti lutngliam l,’.ill'..■ was thrown out j
on ... count ol orgtmlc w. ak ■
to have mint’ pulmonary disoiu.-i. D";
claims, however, to hi- e cmitty i is. d
' liiiou.h .x;. rancor in Hondiir.iai win It
j w.-re more severe than any wb ■ i the
regiment will likely have to endure. It
I will require at least ten flay, lor tli
■amining surgeons to complete tin . a.va
luations of tl; men already ill eamp. As
soon as this work 1— . b- en eomi>b te<l, how
ever. the members of tile first regiment
ot yrate, rs will I miisier. d in. an-.: i
gbyei'nor will then order the balance of tie
comi>an.es composing tin Second regiment
. . . a.: • ■ r.- to pro, I to Mobil.
. xamiu’ilmn and muster. It is upp.m nt
now that the examining board is bewnnii;.
to be not so striel as it was when t■ i- -
• inotion comm< n< ed. Had ii —mimu I
as rigid as nt first, the ex.itnmalion wottl l
haae rodue, d the enrollment of th. regi-
' incut about one-third. It is apparent t—w
I that l.i-twecn so and W per c.-ut of the
i men will lie accept'..l, th. examit p
tug less attention to height and we.ght .
I Th. y, Iscwevef, still insi t that alum 'ey.
. t, hcailng, feet, hi trt and : ■ ■ mu
I I><- good. A man with a corn on his foot
| will h. ve trouble. In passing m lli
I physieiims inst'fy their rigid examination
| by su;-g< I:. rg that the pension rolls ol
this ■■ ■ nment are alremiy out rage
i large aud that tt:ey don't want to tak-
I men into this war who can t -sand any
hardships tint might l>. present..!.
! The I ladi-.s of the state, beaded by '
those of I a ningham and Montgomery,
shipped today to tho Al.drama v fltmteers
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t'-a <> a A ‘ -A- ’*.-< .. 5
- . • '<- ■ CciKc. Txcißg * ‘ *
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I a carload of substantial food. It did not'
consist of | ..ei. cakes and dainties, but of '
I good, sub: lai lial, a; .pe> t • .-v 1 1-fying tilings .
I like iiur i. breakfast bacon, meal, butter and ,
I things of that sort, ■■ ■ 1 • >ll
ered (!■ in <••imp, 1
When Will They Go to Cuba?
I The in; r< sion t i i ir. v.'i ils in the First >
r im< nt camp tl t t it n gim ’lit
I bo ordered to Cuba p rhaps wit hie. a month. |
| The oi’.ieei ' of tin- 1 brigade in . nip I
I here 1 ibvi'ale about the same way. |
tlieor; is that as mon as an .-g .g.-n • n ■
is pad betwi.-.i .a.impsou and tin S.iatti.h
I f], . 1 tn ' 1 nit- d Stat’ will rush filly or |
| sixty thousa..'i ol its soldiers to Cuba, amt
will pursue • vigorous campaign there un
til the Spanish art' conquered or run into
ill-. a. They estimate- that tliirty-
liv.- thou and regular soldiers w 1) b- s"id. .
and from t.fieeu to twenty-live thousand 1
voltn.t 1 They believe that the southern i
volunteers will i"‘ sent lir: t forth. reason J
♦ h 1 ia'-v at’’ most *ie. netomed to hot I
wcalb.r. blvciy member of the Alabama |
y ohint 1c- s . r ’ y win 1 < a 11. •! on. and '
nmy ■' <!' pended 011 to on good work 11
the Heid as ilw'r 1 a-n v ui'd thei: '
nhj sical st r.'ic . h will : 1 r in-■.
,rm Ji t : ’■ 1 unci .1 I
the ... ■■■ ' ' ' :: '' ' “ ' ' r. ' ■■
merit volu.llers;
(’oiciud, iI. I- Higdon, of IT rm In ;■, bam. 1
J 1 ’ ■’• d- ’ll. ■' I .'d, 1 : >d, Ot I
the I'nitvd t-'.t.11• - arnij.
,\l:.tor. T. <>. .Smith, ol Ili rm.a;. ham. I
‘Major, J. I>. Mela . .1, of A...
A< 1 tilt:»nt, Edward J>. Jo:.::; ton. of I'.h - I
nut "Tim.
Itein-mtal qitar 1 or nt: I or. Richard Al. |
j.q ; :,. Jr.. of I lun 1 sville.
The following app’.iidments of company
TIIE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: AfLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 9, IS9S.
officers for the companies composing the
first re.’ T iment of infantry Alabama volun
teers, organ.-- in accordance with act of
congress and called out. by the presidents
proclamation of the 23d instant, are hereby
annouineed, as follows:
Company A, Woodlawn— XV. -I. Parks,
eaptain; Wood, first lieutenant; W. M.
Mart n. second lieutenant.
Companv I', florenee-W. M. Martin,
captain: It. L. Brown, first lieutenant;
it. l-l. Simpson, second lieutenant.
Company 'Gadsden -N. G. < a nun ng,
captain; .1. I- Daniel, first lieutenant; W.
A ‘ lla-'so'n, second lieutenant.
• n |,. n l iton ' 1 W. fi timlin.
lain; . It. l-.-'.d. fiist lieutenant; H.
Bush second lieutenant.
Comumv '■! D.eatur O. Kylo. captain;
I; ' Walla.’.’, first lieutenant; N. M.
i Pride, second lieutenant.
(■.nnpaiiy I'. Ihmtsvuie ,1. L. Hay. cap
p.q,. || i.atighlin. first lieutenant, 1».
«" i’i..ni.m sc. mid lieutenant:
Ctmiumv’G. Birmingham if- B. Kennc-
~ . r IJ. Going. ■ rst lieutenant;
j ' , X|, ~, . Id l-.’Utell mt.
t! - B me , T T. Huey cap-
P,;,, j j;. Houston, nrst. lnutenai.it, C.
>1 I'erl’ins, second lieutenant.
I .... i i I Harrison, cap-
tai| , i’: !l T’. 1 B. '■oouer. first lieutenant; C. L.
Sutton:, soeoud 1 utci ant. oOKot
~uv l< Birmingham ‘ ■ L. i.ciimt
ter Ruptai ’ L G : - ' \
II T Dean, second heulcll.l lit.
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rieute<nant. , ~
... r nor todav announced 11 e to!
. . ■ ; S< ■ I imet t
Alabama volunteers, wlilclt is eomp-i-' d o.
th" y-oluntee: coinpim "S from t lie . -econ.l
a „,) Third r. ■ im. b- ol th" ua'iimal guard:
Colonel. J. W. Cox. ol Mobil- .
1, ..Ulen mt cole:.’!, Giptaln W A- Thurs
ton, m tie 1 cited Si •>- - arm.
Major. Henry B. fost.-r, ot Tuscaloosa.
Vaior I‘. I’. Dumont, ot .'.T<»buc.
Surgions. S. S Pugh, ol Mobile, and G.
B. Scott, of Selma.
LEAVES THE BANK TO FIGHT.
' Patriotic Offer of a Wealthy Man of
Montgomery, Ala.
v■' ’ ' '
storv of the kind of patriot .o that
I w.. have seen a. go .d ileal ' ! 1 / R'' ’'' ‘
i ern newspapers about tiie ‘’J ’‘
; some northern mid: ma :> ‘ •• " 110 ’
. Merab .■ 11. nr h of trump, ts.
, I ; ( <• C '»V I IHU<’ll ,
I their willing!!! s to h t
I pave the use of their yachts; and th t.
I have been mere or less lurid pn-tnres of tn<
: pali-inti.-m of others who won < * <UI .
• th< 1» ■' emergency to accept m Pur;
t.-int commissions in the yirnty. ...it'
watched th! .■■• patriotic d> monstrat ons
v uh . ■ .ofl tie d ol int. rest. I have no
:lo myl ady an injustice but
il has st ruck mo that most ot th< ■ ■ -piofti i i
I, ive carried with them the idea that the
owners w re willing to let go of their prop
erty provided they were p.rni for it. That
is Hie "patriotism" of wlibh. we hear.
Ta.u -"■< ms to have, b -ii but one instance
, . insisted on the govern-
j im nt taking his ya. lit Ire: of cost, ami
I most of th. offers "f money seem to have
I . H ni.’idc after everybody knew that the
I governim nt eoi.ild n’t a.■ ■■pt sueii gitts.
i 11. m y.r, some of these offers may not
have h:e! .-my strings tied to them, and
! perhaps we ought to take them for what
i !!)■• iit-w-u i|c i - muke them out.
Tib- <.;Tt i- to w!i • h i i-iurK’tl out to r<‘fcr
: proi’iiit nl <-:i z- ii of A: He is Mr.
Joi -, ( >’( '.tlti. ; i. . ■ • to
i’ • •-t NitlitUi.il l-.tuk of Montgomery, .. man
of w .tlib. with a iiiimlsune fortune in
si < as .iisi bonds and other such ev:d(‘n«‘<-s
.mil h-s tendered his services
to th- enuntiy, <»i ring to take a place
s-• .i - win r«.- in :'it ts: ticers’ corp: - , of the
' n ny, b i he believes tb.it in time of such
eine: ;■ m y it. is the duty of ov-ry man
i.» •: > his b< st to uphold the eountrv s
Mr. </(’. m il krb»v,s engines and engin-
I in; . ' i ' d \v;n ill
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|. • ii mi) .1.; t Ii 11 i 1 !: •i 11 ••. H' h'»> 1111 his
ii-. wuri. eis !:.- l b n him ia ■ ntir l.v differ-
< il .a h ! * i< dways k' Pt up on <n-
-1.. Tn;. - i.t - n h ' hM/oy As
. ■ M ' v.'.m ('< •!;■ ■■ d M.• < )'Coi>n •!
‘ . nt. i:i (:.i ir<• ■. •> ♦ !!>• a not
eb re al wH’? whom he s- rved in
ilie war. and -asl Hi.it if ex-contb ra 1■ ■ ’
•
for ; in th- :■ rvuv wb re
'. : ' ’ 1 . '■ i if <) ' iif• Uillt, the
Tho W jUiW’l Sc'll.it )T Morgan,
who km-w lie man and b.s qn a liliou i : ohs,
abti at <Hb- ( wrote to th< seoftarx es lie
; ivv <:i.b.'y >. - "mnb'iitlii Mr O'Uon
i' 11. H- r'i'irii mail a. fccni.tl p< mi l for
■
<; co \h.mon of '■ st iiosition a Ii! who
•i\ sm •• i i dcsir.- to take a hand
i i is,, war h.iV'- ..j with that sim-
i ai ;; •;•H1 •<• r to the effort that, a high
« i. imis. 'on o: sonic sort would be t ’>*•
;..-r !b : m< ;.>r them. Tlmy a»'e after tin
• ’i is man. on t’i«- coutraiy, asks
:amply for tlm opno’-tuni'y to sm’ve the
!’. •. -'ain -t uiilrh im m <-e fought and to
: i • t ’Alib.Mh,' van do It the gn ate t
SERGEANT CROWLEY KILLED.
The Officer Lost His Life While Try
ing- To Make an Arrest.
Mobile, Maj ■■ (Sp< lai.)—Major
Gener.d < ’ <p. iny.-r and three members of
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IN CAMP AT MOBILE.
j his staff left at midnight in the private car
; of I':. m Rmmoll, of the Mobil, and
i Ohio railroad, lor Washington, in response
I to an ord. r me. iv d today to report to the
j adjlitani general.
I tr ■ail." O’ tirrcd it the tegular army
' ."imp t. : i:,!,:. f'mp.mit t.'lowley, of com-
I pan.'. / Thi I imaiury. wm shot ami kill-
■ p. .' p‘.\ ... of the N.!m i. 1-m i’. wi.oin
1 he t rying • • 1 ’ es for di unkenness.
I At ■ >: ' '■. :;• tlm I’l a lit hori t. ■.' had not
1,0. n : ..till, d of the crim.', wl'.'eb com. s
■ tu.d'. " : ord.-: oi their jurisdiction.
I 1..111 'iii I-..- iv.rt. who is crazed from
I ( ink, is <Ol tied in a tent under a strong
jcl. :1. at: i ■ nt i: 11 ry authorities r. fused
: to -et- d* ' ' will: newspaper men.
fctricture Positively Cured. .
| I'm lat th...: (lures ana r.i ntee-?. Dr
Tin 1., r r. ■. id a feet. Atlanta. <IP-
NEGRO WMENT
WILL BE MOVED
Twenty-Fiftli Infantry Will Get Away
frera Chickamauga.
TENTH CAVALRY WILL FOLLOW
Instructions Came from Washington
for the Two Companies To Go.
CHATTANOOGA IS GLAD OF IT
Colored Soldiers Are Among Toughest
of Mankind—Their Departure
Is Welcomed.
Ch.itt.-inoogi Tenn, M:i. (Spt'ld.) As
originally foretold in The Constitution of
several days ago, s ■ troops ;ir- b ginning
to move. Aft. r .leiia.-tlire of tin Ninth
cavalry, the l.c t i intent io mov. , it was
stated in The int 'on that the Twenty,
tillli infantry a>ij tiie Tenth cavalry would
be the n. x t to .1:01 ■
Although iknii.j bi the commanding offi
cers. both of t o <• i gimenlrf'fiave been tin
der orders to m ve for sevir.il days. They
were under ord-rs l:, l ready t<> move as
nnnouiKcd in '1 :e Coustiiulion some days
• : tile lilt.! tile ot tier end ■
of the line and th- r .b partur was post
poned for a few .1 ys. In th m< mtime I
the railroads havi been busy getting in I
for ■ iat i '•■ coming.
The rii; Ii ord’ s e 'it. today to send the
Twenty-fifth regiment of infantry to Tampa I
with di I il ; >at< h. 'I he r illroads |
have been noti id by tin officers here to
have the trains in readiness at daylight in :
the morning ui.l the troops wi I commence i
loading at that :nu . i d. . .irtiir. ot t lie |
Twenty-lilth tom t'li.el-.-initiuga will be
hailed with <b I flit bv th" t ■ iple b- re.
The Tw< ntj lifth is i regiment of negroes
j and thev .ire i ted for being th" most des
i perate and wot t behaved set of men in the .
, army. They ;.d o the largest men in ,
the army and have caused a reign of t.-tror .
since thev ariivid here. .
'the ofll.-ers .-ill not give -mt , anything j
about the departure of other troops, but it j
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v cord a . ■ nf< ■" ' ' :
y ln-r.’. and whose <• ne-r ,s consul general at Havana Ims won
: for him i world wide reputation.
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, -h in 1 tne oj < <»v- ;
I alrv will mat.m to Rmgßo'd and take the ,
Vashville Chat-
1 I’-a ms ma. ..Ita. t. >l. »• ; ■
: tanooga aid St. I.<”d« •’>i road Ihe
track at Rimmold . . -ml two mm.- 10t,., ;
I and for several days limdr.-ds ol ears ~iv (
en mass d there t dy to meet the pr< ■-
I <nt movement Six il” f.‘S' ( at 1 m• l
.1 . iging to the r< td h iv< lx ■n 1 •
s( am in Xtlanta f<> th. past two days
aw aiting orders and >' Yw< re te.cgt apm.' 1
!,r and left under fm speed for Itinggo,.!. |
Third and Sixth Cavalry To Go, Too. ,
; It is also known tae Third ami S.xtli j
I cavalries will be rm '! away as noon as |
t11 ,. y C an be loaded .. Um raiload trains. |
' They wHI follow on < > heels of the lentil ,
■ ‘ T'a r.-' has be. 11 S' •- delay in sending i
j th.- cavalry to Tamp on m count ot b-"' ■
I for 11" 1101 -es not b' C..' there, but this has I
I rem- .l - d jmw, -d ample prownd •
! will b. th. re when t ■ • 'oek arriv. s . ;
I i:i .. cavalry here now will probably le-.w ,
1 before tin infantry i rushed to lamp.'. 1
■ but it will take but a P w days to get them
all away if sired, the. Clnu la nooaa . |
. Rome and Soutnerri ...dr'ad has i0’..0 .
... . VI ry emerge ivy ’ 1 are prepa-red to
i mt et it.
The wildest joy exi'C here tonight among
the soldiers ami the.: otli-ers. J'lyen. the
. infantryin.'U are celeb: .(ting. f,,r t-iey see
that tlw general mov- meat loretol.i in Ihe
Constitution Sunday h- - arrived, am. the.t
know now that it will only boa matter ot ,
I a few days before t V are all ordered 1
i away from this plac. J heir joy at the,
' prospects of getting . hauee to fight the
' Spaniards is increas. . b> the tact that
' th. V are to get away from Chickamauga.
; It L believed l>\ the here who ar.- 111
I a position Io know t! ■' tin- state militia
1 will not bo sent In i- until all of th<
i regulars have departed
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Black Warriors Sturt for Tampo.
| Chickamauga Naimr Park. <'.a.. May
■ fi. -The Tw< iu> til: .1 io r.try left th: ato r
' noon at 3 o'clock for Tampa, in command of
I Colonel Burt, who. thigh ofncv'.ly notl
‘ tied of his appointin' a as a brigadier in
. th.- volimie.. r army, w. order.il to aeeom
' pany his regiment sou’’'
Other regiments now n camp hav.- been
I ordered to rid themselves of all heavy
' equipments of every ■ rt and hojd tliem-
■ selves in light mareidm' order. No otxl rs
i tor movenu ni earn, tod y. but it is stated
I or good authority ti.at all bm two regi
' ment.s will 1" s. lit so' Mi within the mxt
• week or t.-n days.
! cap! iln L' of th.' Ilnecsh .army, who
I has been at Camp Ti. cc s tor lb. past two
I weeks .<■ in observer .'. now th" \im rie:.n .
I army itself r< idy for w ir. it-avis in J
tin? mo ing r rumi Cai>t i K ins |
been the I'e.ipietil es gl 'I 'Urt'S.V Hom |
1 the Othe rs and nr n. for whi'dl he expresses .
.himself as being highly appreciative.
' A small pirtj of r..emits arrived today
1 from th.- Ixiuisville. Kv.. station, for the
S. . ond in fa n: ry nd S■■ ■• ■>d <■ .\ a I ry. A moi’::,
i tl.‘- number was a young man dressed ;n
i the h' ig.H of f.i Ilion i. nt .1 ’.ocd. patent
! b ather .shoes, s'aii'.ii:r.. co'.i.tr vid lb -by
.. i : ... .. .v hit ;iml th. other habili-
I meats of th. man of f ■ iron. He was im
; m. di.ib Iv dub .i.l ■•tlw dud but snd
■ that ho was willing to give it all up tor h’.s
1 country, a s. ntinr nt that w v iaudly ap- 1
' j,lauded, and he le cam. at once a popular '
■ man.
I ral 11. V. Boynion arrived tmm
Washington list nTht. anil at once gav |
: orders to sink a I ir:v number of dditionai i
j well- at ' ' mv. nietil points on the park
grounds. Them ai not. tw. nty of these |
wells to be inen id to thirtj -live. Gen- 1
er.il Boynton slard that while it had not |
I b. i'll determined m.-o ily how many volun-
GENERALS FOR THE ARMY ARE NAMED BY
PRESIDENT AND CONFIRMED BY SENATE
Washington, May I.—The president today sent these nominations tn the senate:
To in- major g. n. rals-Brigadler General Joseph C. Br.-ekint i.lge, inspector gen
eral U. S. A.; Brigadier General Elwell S. Otis, 11. S. A.; Brlgadiet Gen< i a•" m• .
Coppinger, Brigadier General William Shatter, Brigadier <ietier.il ~n.
Graham, Brigadier General Jam. s E Wade. Brigadier General Henry <”. Merriam,
James 11. Wilson, of Delaware; Eitzliugh L< e, ol \irginia, M idiam . . . w , o
New Ji rs« y; Joseph Whech r. of Alabama.
Colonels to be brigadier generuls-Thomas M. Anderson. Fourteenth infantry-;
Charles H. Compton, Fourth caviliy; Abr.ih .an K. Arnold, F»i>t « . • u
Poland, Seventeenth infantry; John Bates, Second infantry. Andtew ~
Twenty-lift li Infantry; Simon Snyder, Nineteenth infantry; Hamilton, S. Il.iw<tns
Twentieth infantrv; Royal T. Frank, First artillery; Jacob F. Kent, Tw.nt v-four a
Infantry . Samuel S. Sutnn. r, Sixth i .valry; Francis L. Gm-ntln-r. Fourth artill. ry;
Guy V. Henry, Tenth <-ai ihv, John I Rodj-.rs, Fifth artillery; Louis II <';.r 1 ..- 11 .
ter. Fifth cavalry Sunni. I B. M Young, Third cavalry, John M. Bacon, Eighth
cavalry; Edward B. Williston. Sixth artill.ry.
Lieutenant colonels to be brigadier gener.ils-Hcnry W. Lawton. inspector gen
eral-George \I Randall, Eighth infantry; Theodore S<-hwan, assistant adjutant gen
eral: William Ludlow, corps of engineers; A.lna fl. Chaffee, Third eav.a ley .George
W Da\ s l-’ourte. nth inf.intri; Altnd E. Bates, deputy paymaster g. m ral.
Subsistence department Colon.-1 Charles Patrick Eg.in, to b< .-ormniss.iry gen
eral of subsistence, with rank of brigadier general.
Lieutenant Colonel. John Francis, to be assistant commissary general of sub
sistenee. with rank of colonel.
Majcu- Wells Willard, commissary of subsistence, with rank of lieutenant
colonel. , , ,
Captain Tasker Howard BIB'S, to be commissary of subsistence with rank o
First Lieutenant John Little, Fourteenth infantry, to be commissary of subsist
ence, with rank of captain.
Pay department Harry L. Rogers, to be paymaster, with the rank o. major.
toers would be here, h w.is •-=;«t: H> <1
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tho park ;s a, camping' ground among oi-
i ticors of the army, that tlwre would
I from 40,009 to S ; ',000 m u stationed i; i<‘ to
i l)o prepared for the army and active sor-
j General Brooke was notified todi.v by
I th'- war department th:.t all regiments
i cavalry would at once be equipped with
1 rapid-firing Hoti hki s guns, whi<
i riv" here in a few days.
• Second Lieutenant S. I'. Lyon. Twcnty-
[ fifth ini inti y. was today relioveil frm
nt commis try of G i r
provisional corps, and ordered to his i
command it Tampa: Ln ut..no nt Airasnien. i
of Hi. Third infantry, was deiaibd .n ms
Weep When They Are Rejected.
Columbia. S. C„ May- •■■ (Si-.ial.i The
sixteen •eomp inbs of infantry 1 b nt' i
| of artillery called out as South Caroli
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MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER.
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... n, | la remain :ii om ev< r since the war, at i
who is lo'd.od upon us one of the active of the w.ir
now in progress.
quota are in < amp het", ami ar. b'' i:, '<
examined by the in-.1.-al boar.l. 1.."
companv will b<- forced- to recruit. A- a
result ol tli-’ first two days 310 men w-r.-
a<-cepte,l and 17 i rejeeied. Til b-ard was
telegraphed that the strictest requ.i'crncnl:-.
. ... t’nited States . rmy must b ■
hered to, and that it would b - h-Id r- s.-nm
sible for oversights. The chief wi n
;. on ... . . ight Men wbo pa -■ t.l '
and color test for ongim ers ‘on tlm South
ern raitr.eid failed imr". I u.b -w. e
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fellows eonte out wild tears in tin-.r . -
North Carolina Army Appointments.
11.i’.c::,1:, N'. May is ."-’’al.) The
following military ap;> ;i ■.' m.-n:- are ■<-
: ~. Lieutenant M tarn T. \\
Twenty-fifth infantry, l.’nied S-at.-s :i:m-'.
to he major of flr.«t natt tl on Si ■ nd i
tnent volunt-'ers. lJ.outon.l nt !' Alex:-, mi- r
to b.- regimental adjutant of First H giro o'
y.yliiuleers; Thomas W I’.nton ami .1 c:-i
M. All son to be batt iiion adjut: nts The
third baralion adjutant will be appointed
tomorrow.
sinned staff of th- Firs' regimen: is foi-
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MAJOR GENERAL JAMI S 11. WILSON.
The Celebrated Union Cavalry Leader, Whose Deeds Will Be Recol
lected in Gcoryda and Alabama. Since the War lie Has Devoted
' His Talent to Railroad Building,
lows: Sergeant major. W. T. Heritage;
quart ermast.-r sergoa nt. Roy .■■ Llnster.
el. es musician. Arihur W. l-'reeinnn: prm-
,1 .im-'. : 1:1- v G. Sim- and John M.
Norwoi I. liosnit stewards, Hattert 11.
MeKnigtit and Biix'.cr 11. Hunter.
TENNESSEE'S OFFICERS.
Every Officer Is Worthy of the Rank
ch He H • is.
Nashville, T-nn., May ■ tSpeci d .I—Act
ing on Governor Taylor's suggestion, the
. tlb-i rs of the companies composing the
i Third re: intent bad an election for re’-.-
; mental officers this morning, with this re
i sul t: , .
J. P. Pyffe, of Chattanooga, wno
has been major of th. second battalion.
I.ieutcn int colonel. A It- Brown, capta.n
of eompany C. of Knoxville
Major, E. C. Ramage, of Knoxville, wno
has been major of tlm first batta.lon.
[ Maj.-ir, Fred H. Pliillips, captain of com- '
■ p,-iny' H, of Chattanooga ,
Major. Clarence S. Steward, captain oi ,
I r..n,i;>.niv E. o. Chattanooga.
' ' Sirv m>. Dr. G. M. lii ! . ■■' Chattanooga. |
The Governor Will Approve.
J Th. r. per: was m id" to Governor Tay
lor toni'.ht ami he. assured the men that '
. I their wishes would b" observed.
' Tlm officers <>f the Third regiment are
> : a in their praises Governot
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i : r- 1 r:'g- to make thi’ir pia.-es subject to
| poiiti".d patronage. The Tennesst”: j
I na-tonal guard has been kept In such good
( comli.-ion ami its oflici rs have been sO|
I uniformly chosen with regard to active ;
I duty !.■■: Governor 'I found that, ho ■
of d>. "in: nation, and be resolved upon |
I a plan wh: li lias recognized tli*? 'dlieicm.-y i
; of Hi" for' ", entliu.s.d the m.-n and met the :
I approval of dll the officers. He has in-
• divnantly refused to listen to suggestions
I that h. should dl.-eriminate or even list* it i
; to in.-iiiuatioiis ug iin< .my of the officers.
Take c.'iro of your pennies and some one ;
j A pi c,.ni, along with i scheme to tak-- :
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FLAGS PRESENTED '
TO THE SOLDIERS
Patriotic Scene at tha Camps ol tho
Alabama Volunteers.
REMARKS OF A CHAPLAIN
Believes That This Is a New Era In
American History.
COLONIES FOR UNITED STATES
Its Flag Will F’oat Over Land Con
quered by Its Soldiers—Recep
tion at Headquarters.
Mobile, Ala.. May 7 -<Sp>■< iai.) —Two thO’l'
sand Alabama, volu'e "■ i at Camp Claris
Hi's afternoon pari;<-!patcfl in a ceremony
which was witri. ■■! b - Itl.fttjO people and
furtr. h< <] the most tirring Incident since
tli. state e "zen . '■: were called to
arms. Adel. gat on of representative Bir
mingham women pr< -■ iib’d to -the volun
teers two band .me fl o- m>- of blue bear..
mg Alabatna’s "<> it. of arms and the other
the stars and stripes. At the train tho dele
gation of lovely women won met by a
■ -,i.. t. gham bats
talion, beaded by tho Third regiment. I.'iih
ted States :t:f.ini ry. band acting as escort.
Av ■ ' isiasm att< nded
the proves-ion through the city, culminat
ing on ilie <■ .mp -dr'll ground, where the
seen" was surprisingly inspiring. From tha
gulf tho i.re. ze of C'lrban freedom lifted the
folds of tho national and stat, colors, and,
unit" i, "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle"
eehoed tlm sentiment- expressed by beau
tiful women and gallant soldiers in tha
presence of tho multitude who could se.o,
but could seareoly la-ar the patriot!" pro-
Miss Louisa Chisholm presented the. na
liomtl flag, "which." with omO- ~
tion, “was never raised ii for liberty and
must never trail in di.- I’.onor.
Colonel Higdon : race 'illy ac.-.‘pted tha
trust.
Miss Bertha Tx-wls placed tn th<> hands
of Colonel McDonald the stalo emblem,
he responding appropriately to the sweet
. . sos th< ’ ■ ■ > stood in tha
. bevy e,f maid ; ■ ■: . <in 1
In white wit h ribbons of old glory adorning
their gowns.
The Chaplain’s Remarks.
In behalf of tli" volunteers Rev Dr. Fitz
simmons, cha,plam, aeknow.edged the flag
every stitch of which represented l wo
man'.- blessing. | ,
"Though I am a minister of 'he c-spe.,
said lie. "I r. iliz- that tm>e has coma
when the gospel of civilization must lie
spoken from iron lie:', a D<?wey has suokcii
Manll. . 1 believe this not .ii has <-n-
tereil upon a new cra -the gr.-atest in its
history :l henceforth the man who says
we must not acquire fore an territory j
an Imlie. :le. Alabama is ready to to .;■ th s
flag of :v united country- anywhere npo t t '.o
earth where by so doing we carry light
and liberty ..nd tli.- Influence of a. free peo
ple."
Fol'owlng t>'« presentation ceremony a
brlttian' re?-' '.t m was In Id at Colonel Hig
don’s headquarter-.
The Birniingtiam delegation will return
home tomorrow.
Hol..nd Cox tonight assumed command, of
tho Second ' dunteer regiment with eight
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<d .Monday
<-,.,! ,in W. J. Parkes, of the XVooula«nX
fom. rlv capta n of Capital City \
‘ \nint i will be. reinstated. He
on Account of .underweight.,
in answer to an urgent appeal, ttm
Xd.p.-uHO’rt at Wart.ugton has‘ordere.l
his accentam-e. wn(w «f smalW
There has .. . n no recurve nee or sm-iau
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Kimball, a-- ■—
, >-, ..or-ttv of Georgia alumnu.-.
'vas iemor-’l today'by b- ’G ntm*
bear.-r in tiie flag
THEY WERE IN GOOD SHAPE
Soldiers Are Fine Looking and WiU
Make Good Fighters.
z- <■ Xf ~v 7-(Special.)—within the
Griffin. Ga., May <• <>■
v. r w divs Ci'Hip Koethen w.b b
next few nays
of mon- hustle and activity tna-t .v
tins known during its exlstenci • Ai<o< £
, , ~q 1; .- WO the troop." will be 111
c.imii’in I. fev. days and then tho real work
■ . physical
. . , v :...■, ... . ond’i 'ted. tn tho
state by a I "g'' ' ,llnl>
vobmu • rs Is pusa.-d
men over the Soutiiern railway, and tney
W( .r. mmediately- Iran ferrod t’> th''
~... .; . I’ben tin found thing
t t , r<:r tlii-m -Inil though the ■ - f - r
was' .(u'.te .-old they began tlielr service m
j_: <ll i . ;' i•■ 11 -.
Captain Wilcoxon'- ."mpaiiy I n m'.b'n
,li,l body of m<-n. He rays those, to follow
w 11 show up equally a.- well.
(•..jonel Oseiii J. Brown, who will om
nland ibe < itnp, came down this mon..ng
~,, • ■, ruined charge. He is getting overy
.ollie next week, wlvm alt the volunteer.'
have airiv.d and wlum the recruits will
I to be taught 'he many things that it
is" n> ■ • ary lot- h < >w ‘‘ '•’ va
light lug elllively
NEGRO KILLS POLICEMEN.
Citizens Surround a Bam and. Shoot
the Desperado to Death.
New Orbans. May <-’<>rporal Anthony
Cleary was shot and killed today by Den
nis Burrell Brown ' negro.
Burrell th d and . ft<r a b”'g chase took
i-efugi ill a barn at tin- corner ot Berna
dotte and Solomon streets. The police and
citizens surrounded the building The ne
gro'.-am.- to one of th. doors guarded by
Patrolm m Trimp .nd shot him throi
th., right Sid. Os the body, < msing almost
dL.te death. Bun-.lt was Anally
I :,v the police and citizens and h.»
body w . riddled with bullets.
Burrell yy .is wanted in the parish of S
John, win r be s ole a SIOO bill from ti e
house of a negro named Johnson. Ho
boarded a train on the Mississippi X alley
ro'i.l and on the way down to the city be
(ame' involved in a roe with Conductor
Morris. He shot the latter in the ilffnl
hand and jump d from the train.
Tips morning he was pointed out to 'he
police by Mary Johnson. S< rgcant Jacobs
and Corporal Cleary (ttempted to arrest
hjlll ; , n d he opened lire on them. The first
shot grazed Jacoba's neck and the second
il.t. r.L I'l’ ivy's head. Jacobs drew- hts
pistol and tired v. r.il stmts at Burrell,
and the latter returned the tire. Burrell
ran away, but was tin.illy killed.
Stricture Positively Cured
By latest nwtltod: Cur. :-, guaranteed. Dr. .
Tucker, Broad street. Atlanta, Ga. % )'
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