Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-12
All Quiet Along the Ameri.
can Line.
THE FAMILIES OF OFFICERS
nr.,cr ForbiddIng Women and ChiI.
dren to Go 10 tho PhiIipp:ucs-
Last Batch OF Spanish Soidters
sent Homo ASuinaiuO Changes
Frout-ArrnuSing For TrRnspOr-
tnttpn of Kcinforccmcnts.
nv telegraph to virginla-Pnot)

(By Telegraph 10 N!rSiniA-Puot)
Manila. March ll.-3:i5 p. m.-ENten-
siye preparations are being made for
4 general advance of the American
forces. The movement Will probably
take place soon. All is quiet however.
along the line.
AT daylight the rebels were caught
working on enfiladIng a trench at Ca
Desultory firing also took place at
SAN Pedro Macau
The United states cruiser Charleston |
has relieved the armed transport Buf- |
faio. off ParanaNue.
The last batch OF Spanish soldiers |
numbering $50 men. excepting a few |
who are in the hospitals. were EMBARK
FL ON hoard the transport Buenos Ayres
to-day.
FAMILIES OF OFFICERS.
Washington, March 1.-THE War De-
partmcnt to-day issued the following:
Adjutant Generals Onice.
Washington, March IL. 1899.
Commanding General.
Department of the East.
Governors Island, New York:
The following cablegram has been re-
ceivcd from General Otis:
Manila is not Il safe place for Off
GERS families. Great difficulty is eN-
perlcnced in caring for those now here
and their safety is one of the chief
causes of anxiety Officers families
should remain in the United States.
(SignedD Otis"
MUST REMAIN AWAY.
Under such conditions the Secretary
of War regrets that no more families
of officers or enlisted men will be per
mi,ted to accompany troops. Famllic,
OF officers and all non-cunnii sslonAd
officers for which quarters are lsgaily
provided will be permitted to retain
their quarters at the posts from which
troops depart, according to the pro-
visions of memorandum circular dated
Adjutant Generals office, January 10,
1899.
BY command Major General Miles.
(SigneD IT. c. CORBIN.
Adjutnnt General.
A copy of this order has been sent
"a ill generals commanding depart
mcnts OF the army.
AGUlNALDO CHANGES FRONT.
Madrid. March lit is reported
here that Auginaldo had redoubled his
opposition To tho release OF the Spanish
prisoners now in the hands of the in
SurSSntS. because General lNl1Nictn.
now Minister OF War. caused Dr. Rial
who drew up the statutes in the Philip
pine League. and was therefore. prac-
tically the instigator of the revolt I'm
the islands. to be shot in December.
1896.
TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS.
New York. March 11.-Bids were to-
day opened in the quartermastcr's de-
M ~ in this rifx IN
tation of troops from their stations to
San Francisco. whcner-t4itr-t+ VIII ss,-to
Manila. The troops are of the COM
panies OF the Thirteenth Infantry
(about 400 men) and two batteries OF
the Sixth Artillery. (about 200 mcn).
now at New York.
The West Shore, Lchigh Valley. Della
ware. Lackawanna and Westrcn New
York. Ontario and Western. Chesa-
peake and Ohio. Baltimore and Ohio.
Delaware and Hudson Canal railroad
New York Central and Norfolk and
Western railroads all offered in the
bids. No award was made. The bids
will be forwarded to Washington.
ENLISTMENT OF GENERAL oFFI-
GERS.
Washington. March 1.-THE War De
partrnent has asked Judge Advocate
General Leiber for an opinion rs to the
authority of the President to enlist
general volunteer officers for services
in the Philippines. and General Leiber
makes the following reply:
II am of the opinion that under the
proviso referred to. general officers of
volunteers may be enlisted for abso-
lutely necessary purposes in the Phil
| ippine islands The President is by the
! proviso authorized to enlist officers and
| men individually or by organizations,
and this. in my opinion. gives him au.
thority 10 enlist general officers indl-
| vidually. | attach no significance 10
| the word enlist"
| Under this construction of the law.
| the President can appoint or enlist ;"
as the law says, such general officers
and volunteers as may be necessary.
This Will mean that the troops in tho
| Philippines viii be supplied with gem
eral officers in sufficient numbers.
The COR Club Contest.
(By Telegraph to Virginia Pilot)
Miami. Fla. March 1.-THE Miami
events of the annual tniirnooon. os