Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-23

SEVERAL REGIMENTS WILL SAIL
AT ONCE.
Troops Stationed at San Francisco VIII
be Sent to the Philippine islands
Battieships Oregon and Iowa
May Accompany Them.

| Washington, Sept. 20.-Five regi-
nents now at San Francisco have been
ordered to Manila. Arrangements for
their transportation will be made at
once. The regiments ordered TO Ma
Mia are the following:
Fifty-6rst Iowa, Twentieth Kansas,
First Tennessee, First Washington and
detachment OF the Second Oregon.
1t was stated at the war department
that no exigency had arisen which
made it necessary to send the troops
now at San Francisco to Manila, but
the order issued was in accordance
with the general plan OF the depart
ment regarding garrison for the
Philippines. That plan Of garrison
duty included 10000 men for the Phil
ippines; 1880 for Porto Rico, and
so, 900 for Cuba The troops to be sent
to Manila under order will fill the
complement for that station. The
troops would have been sent before, it
was said. except that the department
was awaiting the return Of the trans
ports.
1t is not expected that troops now at
Honolulu will accompany those TO be
embarked at San Francisco, but that
more troops will be sent to Honolulu
in the near future.
The following is the order directing
4 ~
Francisco:
"Adjutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, ID. c., Sept. 10, 1898: Command
ing General, Department of California,
San Francisco With the approval of
the acting secretary of war. the Fifty
first Iowa, First Tennessee, First
Washington. Fifth Tennessee and a de-
tachment of the Oregon volunteer in
fantry, now at San Francisco, are here
by relieved from duty in the depart
ment of California, and will proceed to
Manila, Philippine islands, reporting,
upon arrival at that point, to the com
handing general, United States forces,
for duty.
'The quartermaster department
will furnish the necessary transporta-
ton, especial care being taken to pro-
vide sufficient space, and the subsist-
ence and medical departments are
charged with providing ample and suit
able supplies furnished by their re-
spective departments, to insure the
comfort. well-being and health of the
troops en- route. BY command of Major
General Miles.
III. c. CoRBIS. Adjutant General"
The war department has amended
the orders relative to the dispatch of
to the Philippines, so
ms to increase the number by 1,161
privates and 26 officers. These are
made up of four companies of the
Twenty third infantry and recruits for
the Tenth Pennsylvania, First Ne
braska and First Colorado. These
troops made up the expedition under
General King, which recently left San
francisco on the Arizona for the Phil
ppines but was stopped by the depart
nent's orders when two days out, and
returned to port.
The navy department is rushing
for the start of the big
Oregon and Iowa to Homo
ulu and orders have been sent TO the
Sew York navy yard to have the
work overtime on these
hips. The purpose is to have them
tart on their long voyage by the end
Il the present month and according to
he department calculations, they
hould arrive at their destination by
he end of January. There is little
fort now made to conceal the fact
hat the department viii have the ships
net at Honolulu by dispatch boat,
With orders to turn their prows west
yard 90 Manila.
Battleships Of this character are not
eeded tokeepthe Filipino insurgents
, order, and their assembling at Ma
lila, in conjunction with the dispatch
I heavy reinforcemeuts of troops for
,e American land forces, cannot but
e regarded as significant. In we'll ]
,formed circles here it is seen that :
he real purpose Of the president in
alsing these preparations is to insure '
he peace commissioners against any
Interference in their work OF disposing ,
the future of the Philippines accord J
'g to their best Judgment.
Garrison for Cuba.