Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-21
MORE MEN TO AID MERRITT
REGIMENTS FROM TAMPA.
As Military Governor of the Phillip
pines the General Wants IL LAR
ger Forcc-Spnin's Expedition to
Go Against Dewey ut Manila
Purchase of British Steamers.

Purchase of British Steamers.
Washington, May l7.-Inspector Gen
eral Hughes was at the war department
today i'll connection with the assignment
OF troops to accompany General Merritt to
the Philippines.
The department realizes that General
Merritt will have a delicate and import
ant duty to perform as military governor
and should have Il we'll disciplined force
to deal with the discordant elements
There are not enough regulars in the west
to furnish what Merritt thinks would be
necessary and Secretary Al9er has been
considering the adyisabiIity of withdraw
ing three regiments OF regulars from
Tampa.
General Greedy is making arrangements
to send with the expedition six officers
and 30 men, made up largely OF telegraph
operators and electricians.
VIII Get the Men
New York, May IA special to the
Times from Washington says:
The attention of Adjutant General Cor
bin was called to the dispatch from New
York stating that General Merritt refused
to 90 to the Philippines with less than
5000 regulars and that he said he would
not leave with Il lot of recruits only.
THAT can not be true" said the adiu-
tant general. General Merritt never said
he would refuse to 20 anywhere where his
orders carried him lie is not that sort of
a man. However, you may say that the
department is now arranging to give Gen
eral Merritt the regulars he wants.
General Corbin declined to say where
the regiments to accompany the Manila
expedition will come FROM but as prac-
tically the entire regular army, with the
exception of Il few companies scattered
throughout the Indian country, which it
would be unWi>e to withdraw from there
is modified at Tampa, it is considered
certain that some of the troops now at
the Florida posts will be sent across the
country to San Francisco for General
Merlitt's command
Denies the Interviews.
Washington, May Ii Secretary Algcl
has received a telegram from General Mer
rift saying the published interviews with
him in New York papers are incorrect anc
Unauthorized.
DcweN'S Purchases.
san Francisco, May Ii Hong k0ne
papers received here state that as soon a,
authority was received from Washington
Admiral Dewey bought the two larg
t Ia
transports, with the understanding tina
I they were to be cleared of then cargoe
; within n hours. The price for the formc
: was not given, but for the Xeafiro tn,
= United States paid 10000. 1t is sale
Z Dewey drove Il good bargain as he Sc
? cured a clause that the former owners vii
e take back the ships at the close OF Jh,
e war at ii good price.
! The rebellion in the Philippines ha,
I scattered to the island Of Cebu, the center
i, of the hemp and sugar trade. 1t is stated
, all foreigners other than Spaniards are
safe and that the natives will not seek tc
modest them,
Ordered To the Raleigh.
san Francisco, May Ii Lieutenant
Commander Thomas 3. Phelps Jr., [. $.
n, has been detached from the command
Of the United States naval recruiting office
and rendezvous in this city and ordered
to depart on the City Of Pekin for the
Asatic squadron, to take command Of the
United States steamship Raleigh.
Mules Wanted.
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