New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-20
INCREASING MANILA FORCES'
MORE TROOPS ORDERED TO SAIL foR
THE PHILIPPINES.
rSEAsISEss OVER THE SITUATION FELT BY

decided to increase the force ullue' "'"o'
at Manila by sending strong reinforeemen'S
from San Francisco. The order direc''hs ''e
| movement is as follows:
Washington September ID. 1888
| Commanding General Department VI N"Ni''"'N
San Francisco. cal 49, co.,r,, -
with tho approval of the Acting Secretary OF
war the n ST iowa Goth Kansas, LIST tennessee
Ter Washington and a detachment OF I'd oregon
Volunteer Infantry. now at San Francisco are
hereby relieved from duty In the Depar'iiIeI,i VI
California and will proceed 10 Mama 10 drtu 70
pine Islands. reporting upon ARRIVAL IoI uuty W
The commanding general United States forces
at that point. ~ Ill, >,,,,sb
the necessary transportation. especial care De
! ING taken to provide sufficient space anu tiIe
! subsistence and medical departments az
charged with providing ample ana suitdu . out
niles furnished By their respective dcPartihe"Es
70 insure the comfort well-being and health or
the troops en- route All.
BY command Of Major-GeneraI Mics:
H. c. CORBIN. Adjutant-1enera"
This order was amended later ~ the day so
as TO increase tne number Of troops py lloi
rr,,ates and tbirtv.slx officers These are made
I'd Of four companies Of the sd Infantry anu
recruits for the 10th Pennsylvania the LIST Ne
braska and the list Colorado regiments Ihese
troops made up the expedition under General
King which recently left san Francisco on tne
Arizona for the Philippines. but was stopped BY
! the Departments order wneh Nv" u"'' '"' "'
returned 10 port
| TIN, WAR DEPARTMENTS EXPLANATION
It was said at the War Department thal ho
| exigency had arisen which made IL neoesSa''
- end mare troops 70 Manila. but the order Is
| sued to-day was In accordance "Ih TIC sV"'. %
MAN Of the Department regarding garrison for
/ no phuinnines That plan included 2o.GO men
for the Philippines 1880 for Porto Rico ana
| co o0o for cuba. The troops to be sent 70 the
/ Phil,ppines under to-days order VIII NIL the
! CONFINEMENT for that station Tho troops woulh
/ have peen sent before. Il was said. except that
/ N, Denar;unen, was awaiting tie return OF
/ TRANSPORTS Il Is not expected that troops now
! N Honolulu Will accompany those 70 be en-
/ barked at san Francisco but that more troops
will he sent TO Honolulu IN the near future.
Il was said at the commandments
oence tha, the returning transports which have
/ made one trlp - Manila will be used to take
| the troops now AZ san Francisco 20 the Philip
pines Two % these steamers, which VIII ac-
conmolate about half the command. arc eX-
! pecied to arrive In dag or two other steam
/ c-s now IN thoir way VIII be sent back as soon
as the, can be loadeI with troops -Four steam
ers will be sus Kat for the transportation Of
the troops and ;uDpHes !, is believed that less
time Will be consumed ty using these transports
than IN h,tng up new vessels
AGUGNALpos MESSAGE WELCOMED.
The dispatch conveying Aguinaldos message
was REGARDED rith' much interest al the White
House The Presiten, read IN" statement with
evident appreciation - its importance. but did
not volunteer any Information as 10 the att-
,ude Of this Government officials near him
spoke o. the message as YER important
document" The officials Al the State and War
,bo he
American people Of the fslsty q the stories
describing the friction between the FiIipnos and
the American forces IN Luzon. While theyed did
not care 10 discuss tho matter for publication,
II was evident that the chief cause Of their
satisfaction was the internal evidence contained
in the document that Aguirado had prohted by
the warnings of the American commanders, and
had gracefully receded from the arrogant att-
tude assumed hy him just before General Mer-
rltt left Manila for Paris
While there is little in the official records tina.
| tends ~ contradict what tho insurgcnt chief
says it must he recalled that both General Otis
] and Admiral Dewey in cable dispatches TO
Washington have pointed out threa tenng COM
| pllcatons arising from the attitude Of the in
| surgents. The last advices received at the War
: Department from Manila came from General
! Otis on Friday. and, while ne referred to the
care TO say that he had troops enough In his
| opinion. to meet any emergency.
IIuRRYING DEPARTURE OF BATTLE-sHTPs
| The Navy Department is rushing preparations
| for the start Of the oregon and the Iowa to
Honolulu and orders have been sent to the
| New York Navy Yard to have the mechanics
work overtime on the battle-shps. The purpose
! is to have them start on their long voyage by
| the end OF the present month. and according 10
the calculations of the Department they should
| arrive at their destination by the end OF Janu-
AIRY Th"re is little effort now to conceal the
fact tina; the Department will have the ships
met at Honolulu by a dispatch boat with orders
to proceed to Manila.
Battle-ships OF this character are not needed
to keep the Philippine insurgents in order, and
their assembling at Manila in connection with
the dispatch of heavy renforcemonts of troops
Is regarded significant In wel-informed cir
cles here IL Is said that the real purpose OF the
President in making these preparations is to in
sure the Peace Commissioners against any in
reference with their work in settling the future
OF the Philippines according 10 their best judg-
ment. Not having disclosed his plans respect
ing the islands outside Of Luzon. the President
reserves for the American Peace Commissioners
the right to dispose OF the remainder OF the ISL
ands as they may deem best
THE PRESIDENTS PURPOSE
A long line OF curious Incidents, which one
of the great European Powers has been party
has beyond question done much to cause feel.
ing of uneasiness on the part OF the Admins
tration. as tending 10 snow a purpose to inter-
fere with the free action Of the United States
in the Philippines. and this has been only
slightly diminished by apparently frank dis
Chalmers OF an Interior purpose because the In
cldents continue quietly and In cal
culated not TO attract attention Such. for In