The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-24
Fifty-First Iowa One Of Five Regi-
ments Ordered to the Philip
pines Yesterday,
GENERAL PLAN OF DEPARTMENT.
This Detachment viii Completethe
twenty Thousand Men for
Garrison Purposes.
GRAND NAVAL EXPEDITION
Ships That Accompany tin. Oregon
aud iowa on tho long
Cruise Around the
Horn.

Washington, Sept. 21.-five re2i-
ments now at San Francisco have been
ordered to Manila. Arrangements for
their transportation will be made ut
once.
The regiments ordered to Manila are
the following: Fifty-tirst Iowa, Twen-
tieth Kansas, First Tennessee, First
Second Oregon.
1t was stated ut the war department
that no exigcncy had arisen which
made it necessary to send the troops
now at San Francisco to Manila, but
the order issued yesterday was in ac-
cordance with the general plan of the
department regarding u garrison for
the Philippines. That plan of garri-
son duty included 10000 mel for the
Philippines, 1850 for Puerto Rico and
10000 for Cuba. The troops to be sent
to Manila under yesterdays order will
fill the complement for that station.
The troops would have been sent be-
fore, except that the department was
waiting the return of transports.
1t is not expected that the troops
now at Honolulu will accompany those
to be embarked at San Francisco, but
that more troops will be sent TO Hon
olnlu i'll the near future.
The following is the order directing
the movement of troops from San
Francisco:
'"Washington, Sept. 1o.-Command-
ing General, Department California,
San Francisco: With the approval of
the acting secretary of war, the Fifty
first Iowa. Twentieth Kansas, First
Tennessee, First Washington and de-
tachment of Second Oregon volunteer
infantry, now at San Francisco, are
hereby relieved from duty in the de-
partment of California, and will pro-
coed to Manila, Philippine islands, re-
porting upon arrival for duty to the
commanding general of the United
States forces ut that point.
The quartermaster's department
will furnish the necessary transporta-
ton, especial care being taken to pro-
vide sufficient space; and the subs;st-
cnce and medical departments are
charged with providing ample and
suitable supplies, furnished by their
respective departments, to insure the
comfort, we'll being and health of the
troops en- route. by command of Ma
ior General Miles. II. G. Corbin,
"Adjutant General"
The advance guard of the naval ex-
petition for Honolulu and eventually
for Manila started yesterday when the
Abarenda, a collier, sailed from Fort
ress Monroe via Brazil. The plan is TO
have two of the golfers precede the
battleships and two to go along with
them. III addition to these Acting
Secretary Allen yesterday ordered
that the Celtic, a refrigerator and sup
ply ship, and Iris, n distilling ship, be
added to the expedition. Their capac-
ity is enormous and Mr.. Allen said
that no such perfectly equipped naval
expedition ever sailed under any flag.
Thus equipped the squadron will be
able to KEEP at sea for an indefinite pc
Rod of time.
1t was stated at the quarte-Inaster
generals department that the return
ing transports which have been to Ma
Mia OF one trip will be used to take
the troops now at San Francisco to the
Philippines. Two Of these steamers
are expected to arrive in a day or two.
Other steamers now on their way will
be sent back as soon rs loaded with
troops.