The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-09-23
ORDERED TO MANILA.
SEVERAL REGIMENTS WILL SAIL
At ONCE.
troops stationed ~ san rrsnclseo WIN
- Sent To- che rhinppine islands
nait'eships oregon and lows
may Accompany Them.

Washington. Sept e0-Five rcgi-
ments now At San Francisco have been
ordered 10 Manila. Arrangements FOR
their transportation will be- made At
once. The regiments ordered 10 Ma
Mia are the following
Fifty.hrst Iowa. Twentieth Kansas.
FIRST Tennessee. FIRST Washington and
a detachment ~ the Second oregon.
IL was stated at the war department
that no cxigcn,y had arisen which
made II necessary 20 send the troops
now NJ San Francisco 10 Manila, but
the order issued was In accordance
with the general plan Of the depart
ment regarding garrison for the
Philippines That plan Of garrison
duty included 10000 men for the Phil.
ippines; 1850 for Porto Rico, and
90. 900 for Cuba. The troops 10 be sent
20 Manila under order viii hll the
complement for that station. The
troops would have been sent before, Il
was said. except that the department
was awaiting the return " the trans.
ports.
II Il not expected that troops nov At
Honolulu viii accompany those Ca he
embarked At San Francisco, but that
more troops will be- sent 10 Honolulu
In the near future.
The following " the order directing
the movement Of troops from San
Francisco;
"Adjutant Generals Oncc. Washing
ton, u. e., Sept 10. ispsi Command.
Ing General, Department ~ California,
San Francisco With the approval ~
the acting secretary 81 war. the Fifty
first Iowa, First Tennessee. Frat
Washington, Fifth Tennessee aud de
tachmont Of the Orrgon volunteer In
fhntry, now ~ San Francisco, are here.
by relieved from duty In the depart.
ment OF California. and will proceed 10
Manila, Philippine Islands, reporting.
upon arrival at that point ~ the com
manding general. n. ted States forces,
for duty.
1.-THE qunrtermasters department
will furnish the necessary trhnsporia'
ton, especial care being taken Ia pro
vide sufficient space. aud the suhsist-
encc and medical departments are
charged with providing ample and suit.
able supplies furnished by their re-
apective departments, TO Insure the
comfort. we'll being aud health " the
troops en- route. by command OF Major
General Miles
I'll. q. ComiS, Adjn,ant General"
The war department has amended
the orders relative 10 the dispatch Of
reiuiorccmsnts 10 the Philippines, ~
~ 10 increase tho number by i.idi
privates and 20 officers These arr
made up Of four companies OF tho
Twcnty.third infantry aud recruits for
tho Tenth Pennsylvania, First Ne.
brasha and First Colorado These
troops made up the expedition under
General King, which recently left San
Francisco on tho Arizona for the Phil
ippines, but was stopped by the depart
mcnt's orders when two days out, aud
returned 10 port
The navy department IA rushing
preparations for the start Of the hig
battlcships Oregon and Iowa 10 Homo
lulu and orders have been sent 10 the
New York navy yard TO have the
mechanics work overtime ON these
ships. The purpose IA TO have them
start on their long voyage by tho end
Of the present month and according TO
the department calculations, they
should arrive at their destination by
the end Of January. There Il little
effort now made 90 conceal the fact
that the department will have the ships
met at Honolulu by a dispatch boat,
with orders 10 turn their prows west
ward To Manila.
Battleships Of this character are not
needed tokcep the Filipino insurgents
In order, and their assembling at Ma.
Mia, In conjunction with the dispatch
Of heavy achievements Of troops for
the American land forces, cannot but
be regarded a. significant In well.
Informed circles here Il Ia seen that
the real purpose Of tho president In
making these preparations "a TO Insure
the peace commissioners against any
interference Ia their work OF dluposlng
Of the future Of the Philippines accord.
ing to their best Judgment