The herald., 1898-05-28
The new BRIGADIfRS
TO COMMAND TROOPS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
LATE NAVY Department NEWS
3 Thought to Cover Both Cuba and
Manila, but It Is Not Made
Public
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, May N.-Adjutant-
General Corbin announced tonight that
three of the brigdner-generals appointed
by the president today would be officially
assigned as soon as the senate had con-
firmed their nominations to command
troops in the Philippines. The generals
selected for the Philippines expedition are
George A. Garretson Of Cleveland, Ohio;
Francis v. Green of New York, and Charles
King of Wisconsin.
Late this evening General Merritt, who
is to be military governor OF the Philip
pines, wired General Corbln requesting
that General King be sent with him to the
Philippines. The request was approved
and forwarded to General King and SO be-
comes, to all intents and purposes conf
mand. General King is a novelist and an
ex-of1icer of the United States army.
Generals Garretson and Green have IL
ready signified to the war department their
acceptance of the orders to proceed to
Manila. Both are experienced officers Of
marked ability.
1t is understood. unoff1cially, that Har-
rison Gray Otis, editor Of the Los Angeles
Times, who served with the president dur
ing the civil war in the Twentythird Ohio
and who was nominated today to be a
brigadier general, wilL.tlso go to the Phil
ippines.
Early next week another list of brigadier
generals will be sent to the senate. The
list will contain probably from eight to
twelve names. All Of the officers nomi-
mated for brigadier generals will be from
the Southern states.
| News From the Fleets
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Navy officers
tonight confirm the news of the Associated
Press that the auxiliary gunboat Zafiro
had arrived at Hong Kong from Manila.
She brought to Hong Kong Captain Charles
Gridley Of Admiral Dewey's flagship
Olympia, who is reported i'll. The navy
department officials are in receipt of con-
firmatory news of Captain Gridley's i'll
ness, but no information is given as to the
nature or seriousness of his sickness. Who
the other two officers reported invalided
were could not be ascertained.
| That the Zafiro brought to Hong Kong
dispatches from Admiral Dewey is certain,
but their contents beyond the mere an
nouncement of the officials at the navy
department of Capt. Gridley's illness are
| yet locked in the recesses of the bureau of
| navigation. There is reason to believe
| that the naval officials tonight received
dispatches from Admiral Sampson. al
though at II 80 p. M, no bulletins had been
made public. The Associated Press has
already announced that at 2 o'clock this
morning the dispatch boat Dolphin of
Commodore Schley's squadron ran along
side the flagship New York, which was
then off Havana, and informed her that
she bore dispatches for Admiral Sampson
| from Commodore Schley. 1t Is considered
probable these dispatches contained in
formation of the precise whereabouts of
the Cape Verde squadron, and quite natu-
rally the information would be sent to the
naval authorities here as soon as boats and
telegraph wires could carry 1t.
That the naval officials have received in
| formation is not doubted, but as yet they
have not admitted the fact.
Troops for Manila
| SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-The First
regiment of Montana volunteers, consist
| ing Of about 900 men, will arrive in this city
about o'clock tomorrow morning and will
march direct to Camp Richmond. The
Eighteenth and Twenty-third regiments
of the United States regular infantry will
also reach here tomorrow from New Or
leans and take UP their quarters at Camp
Richmond, where all soldiers destined for
Manila are being massed. A battalion of
North Dakota volunteers will arrive on
Sunday and will be followed on Monday by
another battalion from the same state.
Rain this afternoon and tonight caused
considerable discomfort to the troops at
Camp Richmond and the Preside, those
at the latter place suffering the more on
| account of the heavier nature Of the soil
Few complaints were made. however, the
men all realizing that greater hardships
than a mild rain storm are in store tor
them. The Washington volunteers, who
| occupy dry quarters in the Fontana. ware
house, made merry at the expense of those
| who fled from that structure some time
since, thinking 1t unsafe, and who are now
camping on the wet ground.
Vessels at Seattle
SEATTLE, May 2.-Arrangements for
the sailing of the steamers Centennial anu
Ohio, chartered by the government to car
ry troops to the Philippines, have about
been completed and 1t is expected that they
| will sail for San Francisco next Sunday
Both vessels are being carefully guarded
to prevent any injury by Spanish ennis
saries.
Rivera in Error
MADRID. May 27.- p.m.-1n the senate
today Marshal Rivera, former captain
general of the Philippines, defended his
administration OF the colony. He said he
could not believe his ears when he was
told of the disaster at Cavite, adding:
THAT rag, called the American flag, shall
never float over the walls of Manila
"The Yankees are deceiving themselves"
Marshal Rivera declared, "as to the stu
alton at the Philippines. 1t is absolutely
impossible that they should become mas
ters of the islands, for the natives to an
immense majority, are determined to de-
fend the territory to the last and to main-
tain Spanish sovereignty
In the chamber of deputies, Senior Romero
Giron, minister for the colonies, replying
to questions respecting the authorization
given the governor of the Philippines to
concede administrative reform, said CAP.
tain-General Augusti had been authorized
to act In the manner he deemed most de-
sirable to draw the natives to the Spanish
side.