The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
NILES ON THE ARMY
The Commanding General Talks
About the Disposal Of Troops.
THE SENDING OF TROOPS TO MANILA.
Spain Has No Right TO Protest Under Terms
OF the PFotOcOl-TroOPs for Fort
Riley, Kan.-FOuFth Missouri
Nay Go to Cuba.


Washington, Sept 2f.-Gen- Miles,
when asked how many regiments
would be stationed with the vOlun-
teers at the different garrisons, replied:
about u, coo regulars in Cuba, LOCO
in Honolulu, 1000 in. the Philippines
and I, 900 in Porto Rico" He said he
expected that Cuba would be garri-
soned with about so, 600 men, the Phil
ippines with about %, GOO, Porto Rico
with about IA 600 and Honolulu with
about 1000 All the regiments which
were at MOntauk, with the exception
Of the Twenty-fourth infantry, Twen-
ty-secOnd cavalry and Ninth cavalry,
viii be sent to Cuba and Porto Rico,
and the First and Fifth cavalry were
yesterday added TO the Seventh and
Eighth cavalry, all Of which troops
will 60 to Cuba
Gen. Miles said the decision thus to
dispose Of the troops was largely a re-
suit OF a conference held Saturday be-
tween the president, Assistant Secre-
tary Meiklejohn and Gen. Miles The
Seventh cavalry, now stationed in
Arizona and New Mexico, and the
Eighth cavalry, now stationed at Fort
Meade, have, however, been ordered
to Huntsville, Ala, whittier most OF
the regulars for Cuba viii 90 The
Second and Ninth cavalry, now at
MOhtaulz, viii 60 respectively to the
departments Of Dakota and Colorado.
It is not expected that the troops
viii be ordered TO Cuba before the FIRST
or middle Of October, when the details
Of the evacuation viii have taken some
shape and the dangers from fever viii
have become less menacing. In addi-
ton to the Seventh army corps, Of
about 5000, it is planned that the
remaining six immune regiments, also
now in this country, viii go TO Cuba
-Four Of the immune regiments are
now IN Santiago, namely, the Second,
Third, Fifth and Ninth, the first three
being white and the Ninth cOlored-
There are three other cOlOred immune
regiments, namely the Seventh,
Eighth and Tenth, now at Lexington.
The others are white, namely, the
Fourth, at Jacksonville; Sixth, at An
nistOn, and the First, at Galveston.
Gen. Miles said there would be plenty
Of soldiers for the programme, as
there We're left, he said, loo. 900 volun-
teers and 90, 600 regulars. Those regu-
lars not needed will be distributed at
army posts. The volunteers will, it is
expected, remain in winter camps.
THE SENDING OF TROOPS TO MANILA.
Washington, Sept 2L--SOme ques-
ton has arisen as TO the right of the
United States to send troops to Manila
under the terms of the protocol and
the armistice which followed. Upon
this matter being brought to the at
tentiOn Of the officials of the war de-
partment, it was stated that, under
the protocol, Manila city, harbor and
bay were placed under the con troll of
the United States, and that we have
the same right to reinforce Manila
that we would have to send troops to
any other army post. Spain, it was
said, would have no right to protest
against the action Of the United
States, as the movement Of troops to
Manila was not like sending them to
an island or station in dispute.
TROOPS FOR FORT Riley.
Washington, Sept 2L-Orders were
issued yesterday to the commanding
officer at Montauk, directing that
headq quarters and one battalion of the
First United States cavalry, to be
designated by the regimental CON-
mander, viii proceed to Fort Riley,
Kan, and the remainder of the regi-
ment TO the department of Dakota to
relieve the troops of the Eight cavalry.
The horses of the First cavalry will
be sent with the other cavalry horses
to be shipped to Huntsville, Ala, for
the use of the Eighth cavalry on its
arrival. to be replaced by horses Of the
Eighth cavalry which viii be left at
their present stations
FOURTH MISSOURI NAY GO TO CUBA.
Washington, Sept -9L-The Second
army corps, now at Camp Meade, Mid
iIetOwn, Pa, is soon to be sent south
Probably the greatest portion Of
the corps viii go to Columbia, S. c.
Later the regiments sent south Will be
included in the army Of occupation for
Cuba The Fourth Missouri is likely
10 be included In the regiments Of the
Second corps, whieh-are likely to see
duty in Cuba 1t is IN good condition,
Is well equipped and fairly disciplined.
II Hung Chang Gets Consolation
Pezin, Sept 2L--The diplomatic rep