The record-union., 1898-06-20
Transports With Troops Expected
to Reach Santiago To-day.
Adjutant General Corhin Characterizes as
Absurd the Report That He is TO
In a Measure Succeed Gen.
eraI Miles in Directing
Military Affairs.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The pig
State, War and Navy buildings pre-
sented almost a deserted appearance
to-day, in contrast with the rush and
hustle Of business on week days. Of
the high officials who have since the
war began found it necessary to spend
a part of each Sunday in their offices,
only few were seen to-day. Adju-
tant General Corbin, who is one of the
hardest workers of the officials in the
service of the Government, was at his
desk as usual Captain Crowninshield
was at the Navigation Bureau for sew
eral hours. No news of importance,
however, was received from any direc-
ton.
The transports with the troops for
Santiago are expected to arrive not
later than some time tomorrow, but
nothing of special interest, beyond the
fact of their arrival, is anticipated for
two or three days at the earliest. The
movement of the army on hostile
coast, it Is pointed out, is not a matter
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circumstances, and the officials will not
be surprised if a land movement is
not begun before late in the present
week
At the White House the usual quiet
Sunday prevailed The President at
tended church in the morning, and
spent the remainder of the day with
Mrs Mckinley and their guests.
Adjutant General Corbin character
ICES as absurd the published report that
he would be given an important COM
mand at the front and in a measure
would succeed General Miles in the di-
rection of military affairs. Such a
thing, he said, had never entered his
any one else in authority. He had
never heard it intimated from any re-
sponsible source that General Miles
might be relieved of some of his duties
and he did not believe that such a
thing was ever considered. And even
We're it true it was beyond reason, he
added, that his (Corbin's) position
would be changed in consequence.
With reference to the report. that he
is to take the personal command of
the American expedition which is to
be sent to Porto Rico, General Miles
said to-day that the matter of his fu-
ture movements was in this respect too
indefinite to discuss. Il expect to go
ID Cr,Io
time, but 1 cannot now say when.''
If practicable, the commissary
branch of the War Department will
make arrangements for the supply Of
the troops which go to the Philippines
with fresh beef and fresh vegetables
in reasonable quantities. The soldiers
who have started already to Manila
have a supply of canned beef, but the
preference of the men naturally is for
the fresh or refrigerated article, and it
is probable if adequate room aboard
the steamers can be secured the de-
partment will send a large quantity to
the islands. Onions, potatoes and
canned tomatoes constitute the princi-
pal articles Of the soldiers diet. and
an effort will be made to send an
ample supply with each ship that goes
to the islands that can accommodate
them.
AT a late hour tonight Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin made public the names Of
the l90 young men who have been Sc
lected for appointment as Second Lieu
tenants in the regular army to fill the
vacancies created by the Act of Con-
gress adopting the three battalion or
ganization of infantry and the addition
of one Second Lieutenant to all batter
les when filled to the war strength.
Each Of the 19o men selected will be
obliged to undergo an examination
that will be a thorough test of his men,
tai and physical qualifications for the
army service. Those who pass the ex-
animation will be named by the Presi-
dent to the Senate.
To the selection of the men both the
President and the Secretary of War
have devoted time and consideration.
Out of the 1875 appointed 50 are known
to be college graduates, five of them
honor men of their classes of colleges
having military instructors, in all rep
resenting sixty-seven different institu-
tions. Forty-eight are now in the vol
unteer or military service and thirteen
are enlisted men in the regular army.