New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-04
GENERAL MERRITT RETURNS
IN WASHINGTON

IN WASHINGTON
Msjor-General Merritt returned yesterday morn
ing TO the headquarters OF the Department Of tn.
East Governors Island from Washlr gton
whittier he went urgent summons on Monday.
He attended several conferences th~ War De-
partment and no White House al which the
President, Secretaries Alger and Long, Major
General Niles and Admiral Slcard present
When seen by reporter for The Tribune. on
Governors Island. General Merritt said
Il am back from Washington and performing
duties here. but precludcd by the orders
, Of the War Department rom saying anything
about my trip or the purpose OF g."
General Merritt declined 70 say whether not the
proposed advance upon Cuba hnd been postponed or
whether the sending OF an army 70 Manila had
been rnooted He cd say that he contemplated no
immediate trip away from his headquarters and
no visits any ~ tho fortincations Rad been
planned.
Lieutenant Hale who accompanied General Mer-
hit TO Washington said yesterday that ne not
al the conferences attended BY General Merritt.
but he saw President Mckinley. who looked .x-
trenely well. He was much interested In a report,
that Il troops from San francisco 70 tho
PHILIPPINES General Merritt was likely N COM
rand them. but he could not confirm .he state
ment.
Lieutenant Hale VIII 60 in q day or two - the
State Camp az Hampstead Plains 10 inspect the
forces there as soon they mustered into m.
service o, the United States. Az Camp Black and
Camp Townsend and Camp Voorhees, a. Sea Gr,
\ j.. are IN tho Department OF the East they
Will come under the direct supervision Of General
Merritt as soon United States soldiers occupy
them as Will be the when the mastering s
completed General Daniel Butterncld OF
the visitors 70 Governors Island yesterday. An
other was Major Howard Of General Pumes stan
at Tho Sea Girt camp and con OF General o. o.
Howard He was arranging for supplies for the
New-Jersey troops
Lieutenant Weeel. quartermaster AZ Camp Black
for Colonel Adams. the mastering officer. called
a. the Army Building yesterday TO get supplies FOR
the clerks who Will keep the records nj the mus
tering In to-day at Hempstead. He wanted twenty
four tables a Ike number OF lamps. stationery.
cots and mattresses and other equipments. 70 be
delivered this morning The work will occupy sev-
eral days and the clerks expected TO work
until midnight.
/ Arrangements have been made by the quarter
masters department. In the Army building, 10
ship FOOD and supplies OF ali kinds 10 Tho State
/ troops as they enter the Government ser
vice The first load went by boat 10 Pcekskill yes
,e-day There will ebe hundred thousand ra lions
.en, 70 Camps Black and Townsend tomorrow six
~ thousand 10 the former and forty thousand TO the
latter Arrangements have been made by which
I, will be possible to feed Of one hundred
! snd oighty-nve thousand from the Army Head
( quarters in this city alone A. officer expressed
we can feed million men AZ easily as thou
sand" .,.,,,-, J., . -. .,.-.-..a.s a. 81.
work q purchasing commissary in the Army
| TviId,ug by Major Charles a. Woodruff. one Of
70 court which tried Captain Carter In Savannah
Ma.or willard VIII take up tho duties of com
- on Governors Island.
' large quantity Of equipments designed Tor the
cnhsr INSURGENTS Is being handled by the Govern
| ,nant authorities in this city. Some OF the sup
~ are at Governors Island, ana the reHt are
Ptiar,be-e They include one hundred thousand
n,,rds Of ammunition for Remington rifles. twelve
t.'ndred rnachetes. pontoon wheels. gun carriages
nuH n,stols These are 10 be shipped 10 Por'
nroposed 20 instruct some OF the State mill
-. 80 q, ne use Of the old-iashloned smOothDoIt
TAM IAN a, Fort Columbus, go that they may gam
suIn or.,IIery practice In case or any emergenc!
some az cemped on Long Island can be sent
IN" .uroDd Forts Schuyler. WilIets ana Hamilton
70 ~ Jersey troops 10 Forts Hancock ano
! Wadsworth
co,. FUNSTON WANTS TO GO BACK TO CUBA
,roo.ka KAN May S.-Colonel Frederick Funs
oho has charge OF the recruiting Service II
.oN. nv appointment from Governor Leedy ha'
NJ" naued 20 Washington by the war Depart
ment. Ia, ,ho Insurgents IN Cub,
N"' -. and has information about IN
/ countrv and condition OF u" pe''
par Ineht Washington he will make a persona
WINE - Inc Uepartmcnt to be perHl,teu 10 20 20 =
appeal - rith the first twelve companies osaHAe'
In Kansas