The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-24
To Sail From San Fran
cisco Monday.
FOURTH EXPEDITION
To He Accompanied by General Otis
General Merritt Probably to go With
the Third-MutilatiOn Of Bodies OF
Marines Killed by the Spanish Dis
proved-Nore Army Appointments by
the President and Others COnfirme d
by the Senate.

Washington, June pa letter has
been received here by Surgeon Gen
eral Van Reypen, of the hospital ship
Sclace, which the officials think dis
proves the report that the Spaniaris
mutilated the bodies of the marines
who had been killed in the battle Cf
Guantanamo bay. The surgeon WHO
wrote t1o letter had an opportunity to
examine the dead as we'll as the
wounded and he writes to DR.. Van
Reypen on the subject as follows:
The wound of exit is an entirely
the Lee Crifie.) 1t is very ugly open
ing and led some to suppose that the
first dead had been mutilated. This is
| now believed to be an error"
QuartermaSter General Luddington,
of the war department, received a tel
egranr today from Quartermaster
Long, at San Francisco, saying that
the third military expedition for the
Philippines will leave San Francisco
Monday next on six transports, name
ly, the Ohio, Indiana, City of Para,
Morgan City, Valencia and Newport.
! IIe added that General Merritt, COM
| manding the new department of the
| Pacific, and prospective governor SEN
eral of the Philippines, probably will
| accompany the expedition on the Indi-
ana.
| Major General Otis, the next in COM
| mand. will accompany the fourth eX-
| pedition to the Philippines. Quarter
! master Long says also that the City
| of Pueblo, probably, will be Turned
| over to the government tomorrow
morning, but will hardly be ready tC
| sail with the other vessels on Mon
| day. Her departure will not be de-
layed more than a day or two and il
| is probable that she will Overta<a the
! expedition at Honolulu AMI accom-.
| pany it to Manila.
| NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The senate today confirmed these
| nominations:
To be postmaster at Hickory, n. g.
J. w. Shuford.
To be Brigadier generals, Henry V
| BOyntOn, of the District of Columbia
| additional paymaster, S. H. Tyler, o.
| Virginia. assistant quartermaster
with rank Of captain, E. B. Harrison
of Virginia.
Third Regiment Volunteer Infantry
j. A. TOole, Georgia, assistant sur
geon. with rank of first lieutenant; NJ
w. Harris, Georgia, captain; S. Il
Wylie, Georgia. first lieutenant; F. F
Crenshaw, Georgia, second lieutenant
Tenth Regiment of Volunteer Infan
try-R. Carroll, South Carolina, to b
| CT tarlain.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESI
DENT.
| The president today sent these nomi
nations to the senate:
| To be assistant quartermaster. witt
rank of captain, William M. Coultine
of Virginia, Nomination of William L
| Cowling, of Virginia, for above otfic
| withdrawn)
Third Regiment-Walker K Wheat
ley, Georgia, to be captain; Campbell
King, Georgia, to be second lieutenant
| Fourth Regiment-'To be captain
| Adam c. Carson, Virginia.
| Tenth Regiment-James S. Smith
Georgia, to be first lieutenant: JOSEPH
| S. Mcclure, South Carolina, to be sec
Ond lieutenant; George n. Stoney
| Georgia, to be assistant surgeon Will
rank of first lieutenant.