The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-20
Sudden Outburst of Activity in Both
Army and Navy-=Five Regi=
ments Under Orders.
TWO BIG BATTLESHIPS
To Be Fitted For the Voyage With All Dispatch
Agunaldo Has subsidized, Hence the Inference
That Trouble Is Expected With Germany.

washington, u. T., sept t.-f1Ve IeSl-
ments now at San Francisco have peen
ordered to Manila. Arrangements for their
transportation viii pc made at once. The
regiments ordered to Manila are the fol-
lowing: Flfty-first Iowa, Twentieth Kan
sas, First Tennessee. First Washington
and a detachment Of the Second Oregon.
1t was stated t1he war department that
no exigency had arisen which made it nee
essary to send the troops now at San Fran
cisco to Manila, ut the order issued today
was in accordance with the general plan
of the department regarding a garrison
for the Philippines. The garrison plan in
Guided 5000 men for the Philippines, 12,-
500 for Porto Rico and $1,000 for Cuba. Teh
troops to be sent to Manila under todays
order viii fill the complement for that sta
ton. The troops would have been sent
before, it was said. except that the depart
ment was awaiting the return Fl trans
ports.
1t is not expected that troops now at
Honolulu viii accompany those TO be en-
troops would be sent to Honolulu in the
near future.
The following is the order directing the
movement Of troops from San Francisco:
Adjutant Generals Office.
Washington, D. c., Sept. IS. 1898.
Commanding General. Department OF Cali
fornia. san Francisco:
With the approval of the acting secre-
tary of war, The Fifty-first Iowa, Twen-
tieth Kansas, First Tennessee. First Wash
iagton and detachment Of Second Oregon
volunteer infantry, now at San Francisco.
are hereby relieved from duty in the De-
partment Of California and viii proceed to
Manila, Philippine islands, reporting upon
arrival for duty 10 the commanding gen.
eral United States forces al that point.
The quartermaster's department will fur
n.sh the necessary transportation. espe-
cial care being taken - provide sufficient
space; and the subsistence and medical
departments are charged with providing
ample and suitable supplies furnished by
their respective apartments TO insure the
comfort, well being and health of the
troops enroute.
II. c. CORHIN, Adjutant General.
FIRST ORDER INCREASED.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 19.-The war
department this afternoon amended the or
ders relative to the dispatch Of reinforce
meDts to the Philippines so as to increase
the number by 1161 privates and Sc Of
ficers. These are made up of four COM
panies Of the Twenty-third infantry and
recruits for the Tenth Pennsylvania, First
Nebraska and First Colorado. These
troops made up the expedition under Cen
eral King, which recently left San Fran
cisco on the Arizona for the Philippines,
but was stopped by the departments or
ders when two days out and returned to
port
SAME OLD TRANSPORT FAMINE.
San Francisco. Cal, Sept. 19.-The news
received from Washington today to the
heffct that five regiments now encamped
IN this city had been ordered to Manila.
created quite an excitement. civilians and
soldiers alike being affected. Conjectures
as to the sudden change of policy on the
part Of the government once more aroused
the almost dormant war fever which
swept over this city two or three months
ago when departures of troops were Of al /
most weekly occurrence. The official in
telisence had already been given out that
no more soldiers would so 10 the Philip
pines and the work Of disbanding the regi-
ments was even then progressing. but
would, Of course. be brought TO a halt as
soon as official Instructions should be re-
received.
The Associated Press bulletin announc-
ing the decision Of the department at
Washington, said that arrangements for /
the transportation of the troops were in
progress. \ call on the Merchants Ex-
change elected the information that the