The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20

| troops in the immediate neighborho ood of
Santiago but reports recently brought to
the Cuban officials here show that they
! lack ammunition sufficient for an effective
assault on Santiago If the Spanish feet
| is at Santiago Mr. Quesada says about all
it can accomplish is to secure a base Of
operations in a fairly well fortified mar
| Dor. and also to lay in coal from Golfers
4 which are understood to have preceded
the feet there.
If President Mckinley received any in
formation before the meeting of the Cab
iret today it was not of such nature as
| to be made public and he had none 10 di-
| vulge to those who consulted with i i'm
before that time. Colonel Richard jxerens
/ of st. Louis was with the President in
the interests Of Missouri patronage.
Senator Gorman of Maryland. took ocea-
sion to have the nomination of one of the
recent appointees from his State cor
rected
Repres entative Otey of Virginia and
others called TO urge the candidacy Of Ad-
jutant General Nalle of Virginia, whose
papers for brigade generalship are now
before Secretary Alger for action. The
President stated that he was much
pleased with General Males endorse
nents but that he was not yes ready to
take ur the civil list of army appoint
ments but would do so as soon as possi-
! bic.
| REPRESENTATIVES Underwood. Clayton
and Stallings. of Alabama, in behalf of
| the Alabama Congressional delegation,
urged Mr. John r. Lankhead son of Rep
| resentative Lankhead of that State for a
lieutenancy in the army. Representative
Elliot, Of South Carolina presented a re-
| quest from Frank r. Frost, am attorney
| of Charleston, s. c., TO serve with the
volunteers and expressed the hope Afr.
Frost might be given a high post. sena-
! tor Shoup. of Idaho, who spent some time
with The President today. expressed the
/ belief that the reported arrival of The
Spanish nee at Santiago was rue ard that
| it might have the effect of bringing about
an earlier close of the war than had been
| expected. He thought, however, the in
| dicaions were the war might last a
year.
/ Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, said he
believed Congress would adjourn within
| a month
Attorney General Griggs and Secretries
| Wilson and Bliss We're early, but the pre-
| scrfbed hour of eleven o'clock had passed
by before the others arrived The cab
| met was a little late in assembling.
Major-General Wesley Merritt, who is
i to command the expedition to the Philip
pine, accompanied by several members
Of his staff, reported at the War Depart
ment this morning and was in consulta-
ton with Secretary Alger and the regular
army officials concerning his future work.
Later in the day he will have a talk with
FS1.1 aofr ir1- frtIa-
tions for his guidance in the delicate and
| important duties assigned to him. Cen
eral Merritt will leave here probably to-
morrow for San Francisco, stopping en-
route day or more at Chicago.
He is yet uncertain as to precise date
on which he will sail for the Philippines.
but it is now evident that he will not be
able to depart with the first ship that
goes to Manila. The General expects that
he will have an ample force of men to
establish the mission on which he is sent.
Between 600 and Il, 900 troops, he thinks,
| win be allotted him OF this number he
confidently hopes there may be approx
mately 5000 soldiers of the regular army,
who, because of their thorough discipline
and usage to actual military life, are re-
! garded as absolutely essential to the suc-
cessful completion of the work in hand.
There is ample evidence already that
the authorities are disposed to meet Gem
| eral Merritt's views This is shown by
| the orders issued yesterday, which direct
/ ed the Eighteenth and Twenty-third
| Regiments of Infantry now stationed in
/ the South, to proceed at once to San
| Francisco, for duty with the expedition.
| The Tenth Regiment of Pennsylvania
/ Volunteers, which are regarded here as
| the best material in the volunteers or
! line, also lave been ordered to the
| Philippines.
| Mr. William Howell of New York, who
| was private secretary to former Assist
ant Secretaries of the Navy Roosevelt
and McAdoo, and later has been con-
nected with the Strategy" Board, has
been appointed private secretary to Cen
eral Merritt, and will accompany him to
| the Philippines. Mr.. Howell is we'll known
| in Washington and has rendered excep-
| tionally good service during his connec-
| ton with the Navy Department particu-
| larly during the war preparations, when
| everybody was compelled to work at
high pressure in putting the navy on
war footing on short notice.
/ By direction of the President the fol-
| lowing assignments of brigadier generals
| of volunteers to do duty with The several
army corps, departs, divisions, etc, We're
made today
Brigadier General Francis L. Geunther.
| to the second corps, Falls Church, Va
| Brigadier General Alexander =. NJ Pen
nington. to command of camp at Hemp
/ stead N. Y.
Brigaoier General A. M Arnold, to the
cavalry division, Tampa, Fla.
Brigadier General John S. Poland 10
| the first corps. Chicamauga Park, Ga.
Brigadfer General Simon Snyder, to the
/ first corps Chicamauga.
| Brigadier General Jacob f. Kent, to the
| fifth corps, Tampa, Fla.
| Brigadier General Guy v. Henry, to
| the cavalry division, Tampa, Fla.
/ Brigadier General Thomas Anderson,
| to the department of the Pacific
| Brigadier General Hamilton W. Hawk
| ms to the seventh corps. Tampa, Fla
Brigadier General Samuel S. Sumner,
4 to the cavalry division, Tampa. Fla
+ Brigadier General John G. Bates, to
the fourth corps, Mobile, Ala.
!! Brigadier General Andrew S. Burt, to
/ the seventh corps, Tampa, Fla.
! Brigadier General Edward B. Williston
to the first corps, and to the command of
/ the light artillery brigade, Chickamauga.
Brigadier General Charles e. Campton,
to the third corps, Chickamauga Park, Ga.
Brigadier General Louis Fl. Carpenter,
| Brigadier General Henry w. Lawton, to
! the fifth corps. Tampa, Fla.
Brigadier General George w. Davis, to