The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-23
The Order for Mastering Out May
Be Made To-Day
NOW IN TOUCH WITH MANILA
The Cable Has Been Repaired and
Dewey and Merritt Can Com-
municate Directly with the
Departments - The Presi'
dent Has Many tOiun-
tary Advisers.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.--The war De-
partment has not yet made out its list
of regiments 10 be mustered out of the
service. but has been IN constant cor
respOndence with various sections OF the
country upon the subject At first 1t
was thought that the demand to remain
in the service would prove embarrassing
10 the department as so many troops de-
sired TO continue I'm service. II is now
believed that there has been change
of sentiment, and the officers and men
of regiments that see no possibility OF
further fighting arc willing to 20 back
TO their vocations. Some want TO 80 TO
the new possessions. but others, it Is
said. see no glory i'm policing Santiago
and other captured points where there
is nothing 20 do. Some of The troops are
also becoming very weary Of camp lhe.
The lst Alabama, 80 is understood, mas
been selected for mastering out, at their
MAY BE MADE TOMORROW.
An order for the mastering out OF be-
tween 15.oo0 and l0o 90 volunteer troops
will DE issued by the Secretary oi war
tomorrow in case the selections no"
being made are completed in Time Inc
names of the organizations are as le1
an official secret There is reason LOT
the belief. however. that the l7l heHi
mont of United states Volunteers tCol.
Roosevclrs Rough RiderD viii De mus
tered out among the first. and thdL tne
District regiment is not included I'D lhe
list now in course of preparation. 1hey
will be dlsbaudcl later iu fhc year.
ORDNANCE OFFICERS RELIEVED. ,.
Ordnance officers are really relieved
that they will not have The care ana Ie-
uair of the small arms CAPTURED 40 Ma
Mia. which by the terms OF SURRENDER are
TO be returned To- the Spanish -olnlel
when they evacuate the city. II ls s'-l-
od by officers of eXpcrienee-that III Mouih
NOT he profitable FOR the United states
10 secure ammunition supplies Tor a dil-
ferent kind of gun. where there were ohly
"A small number such as those captured
at Santiago. or which might have been
captured at Manila. II City or one NUM-
drod thousand stands OF arms We're
taken. then the United States might WORK
prodtably in the matter or supplying
them with ammunition dluefehl lIoHl t"'
regular arm which has been adopted Tor
the troops and which are now in use. The
Ordnance Bureau had an opportunity 10
select the Mauser when the kfhe-Jpr-
peneon arm was chosen. The officers VINO
made tine examination found defects I'm
the Nauser which gave the other gun ihe
preference. They believe that the intro
duction of a small number of small arms
into the army of different make ann c"ii-
her would dO more harm ihan good anu
in the end the expenses would more than
rnele mo- for the temporary saving thar
mieht follow the use OF the captured
arms. I.,rrr
REPAIRING THE MANILA CABLE.
The Manila cable was repaired ana oper-
ated bv the signal corps ol inr OHlled
ctatcs army. The first intimation that
tho cahle was again in working order was
in "a dienatch from Lieutenant Colonel
THOMPSON. who toleeraphed 1eheiH iHl
Grocly that he had repaired the caDie
with the materials which he ha" t'N. u
~ Manila with General Mcrritls army
A cable rcnqir ship LEFT Singapore To re-
uair tho cable. but 10 was put ln working
order hv the United States officers before
tho cable shin arrived Two days AFTER
tna message from Colonel Thompson
message was received from the president
or tho cable company. announcing thal
the Manila line was again in WORKING 'i-
der. ,.,. ,,...,,
The signal corps has sent with every
9otachnoenf ordered To- the front com
D. d
ad al any place il was prepared to "t
once beein onerauons to place the gov
eminent at Washington in communlca-
tion with tho officers 10. The field. Out
0ts were carried 90 Sa-Htiago. ana also 70
Ponce. although the landing az ihe lailer
oiar. was unexpected. Yet with the m a.
ferlsls at hand AN improvised cable was
put I'm operation until supplies could pe
obtained from ST. Thomas
The President IS still being delusel
with communications upon the disposal
~ The philippines 30 is said-the views
of men of prominence in all sections.
Tho opini0ns expressed vary in many
.h.aos from the extreme TO the most
conserNativo. from the advocacy OF "a
rafic, of holding am the islands 10 "a
noiicy Of holding nothing but coaling
station.
NO REVIEW ~ HAMPTON ROADS.
me Navy Department is receiving many
inouiries as 90 whether the assembling on
many warships at Hampton Roads VIII re-
e,,it in q. naval review there No such Zee
view Is contemplated. as the assembling
NJ ships M that point Is purely for admin
,strafive reasons In .he main the vessels
are the small ones OF the auxiliary fleet
They are to be inspected with a view to
determining what repairs are needed
and what ones can be disposed of 20 ad-
vantage The big battleships ana cruis-
crs now al New York are not 10 go 90
HAMPTON Roads according % present
/ plans. Commodore Remey, who was I'm
command OF the naval base az Key West
will now take command Of the base at
Hampton Roads. He Is on his way from
Key West on the Lancaster Rear Admi-
raj Howell will continue in command OF
| this squadron Of the North Atlantic fleet
! Commodore Remey's duties applying
/ more particularlv 10 the naval basa