The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

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department has decided to send more
troops to Porto Rico. Orders have
been issued directing that the Fifth
regular cavalry, now at Huntsville,
Ala; the Sixth United States volun-
teer infantry, o at 'Chickamauga,
and the Forty-seventh New York, now
at Fort Adams, shall proceed to such
point in Porto Rico as may be desired
by the commanding general in that is
land. The Eighth United States vol
unteer infantry and two companies Of
the Indiana cOlored volunteers, now at
Fort Adams, KY, will relieve the Sixth
volunteer infantry at Chickamauga.
The troops which nave been ordered
to Porto Rico will relieve a like num-
Der of regiments now in the island, the
organizations to be designated by Cen
eral Brooke.
All the troops at Camp Mead will
soon be ordered TO points in the south.
Some Of them may go to Cuba, but the
majority will, for the present, occupy
the new camps recently selected in
Georgia and South Carolina. 1t is
thought that troops sent to garrison
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when they have seen service for a
few months, will return to this cOun-
try. The same is probably true as to
Porto Rico. 1t is also m that
when the troops return the volunteers
will be given sixty days furlOugh and
mustered out. By that time congress
will AVE an opportunity to determine
what shall be done in regard to gar
%riSOning the new possessions.
This determination is no doubt due
to the pressure that has been brought
by members of Ongres for the mus
tering out of the volunteers from their
states and districts. The responsible
ty for furnishing troops for garrison du
ty and for army duty generally will
be upon congress-. The reports of the
president and the war department will
AVE been made before the return of
the troops from either Cuba or Porto
Rico, and the necessities of the case
made known
Although there has been less pres
sure for mastering out of volunteers
since the announcement was made that
the troops could not be spared, the
demand continues with sufficient per-
sistence to convince the var depart
ment officials that a reorganization
of the army will be necessary, and
that some arrangement will lave to
be made to secure q force for garri-
son service in the islands and the
states, which will not be subject to the
same difficulties experienced in the
case of the volunteers.
COLONEL BRYAN WELL AGAIN.
Colonel William J. Bryan left here
today after a stay of ten days, dur
ing which he talked with the president
and the war officials concerning the
future of his regiment, and incidental
ly suffered from a touch of malarial
xvD~ l. o~I@~o Il I,if Ynnny-
cred from his illness. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Bryan. who will go
with him for a short rest in Viz
ginia and then to Florida where Colo
mel Bryan rejoins his regiment. A day
will be spent at Culpepper, Va, and
several days at Hot Springs, Va, the
plan being to reach Florida next Sat-
urday. Colonel Bryan had heard moth
ing final as to the disposition of his
regiment UP to the time of his de-
parture.
CONTRACTS FOR THE MONITORS
AWARDED.
Secretary Long has decided to award
the contracts for the four coast de-
Tense monitors, in accordance with the
lowest bids, namely, one monitor to
Lewis Nixon at $3.50, 900, Newport News
at $3.50, 900, Bath Iron Works at 1852
900 and the Union Iron Works at $685.
600.
SAVANNAH CHOSEN AS POINT OF
EMBARKATION.
Secretary Alger today announced
that Savannah, Ga, had been selected
as a point of embarkation Of all troops
which may hereafter be sent to Cuba
or Porto Rico. 1t is stated at the war
department that Savannah was Sc
lected because it afforded the best ia
%cilities.
The following dispatches have been
received at the var department.:
Manila, October 3.
"Adjutant General, Washington, D. c.:
THE deaths among, troops in the
Philippines for July were: Four Off
GERS, eighty-three enlisted men. Au-
gu two officers, fifty enlisted men,
of aom one officer and sixteen enlist
ed en- were killed in action, seven
die + wounds. Deaths for September,
twenty-five enlisted men. Total deaths
seventeen killed in action, seven died
of wounds, fourteen Of typhoid fever
Cause of remaining deaths, accident
otis"
a Manila, October 3.
"Adjutant General, Washington, DC.
Steamer Scandal arrived today
without accident. Private Jacobs, hos
pital corps, died at sea of typhoid fe-
yer. Drought mere.
OTIS"
AUGUSTA THE CORPS HEAD
QUARTERS.
1t has been decided to make Angus.
ia, Ga, the headquarters of the army
corps which is to be stationed in Geor
gia and South Carolina Augusta i:
found to be the central point of tn
places named for camps.
uvT%TEp FOR THE
TROOPS.
The following statement was givel
out at the war department today:
"The secretary of war being Ques
toned as to quartering of troops dur
ing the winter. has had the matte
under very careful consideration an
has determined, for the good of tn
service and the welfare of the mer
that they should be in open camps, i
a climate where, during the wintel
they can drill and have free open a
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