The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
WHAT TROOPS WERE NEEDED.
They AgseeA Approximately - -
49, Ss.k~r R~SssseA - Manila.
Mites Thssshs yss.atr~ss WssiA
u~-mssvtts Wass~a negussss-



ueos>~ to ss sesss 10 TIE isslsgEsns issassss
IN tss nTsz tsssAnrs
MstSs' T1sss EseSaass 81 Tssee-
'ImuecsaEasy apon rss.svfEG ths ns~s.
through 49, vr~ss 6s~Satshss. 81 Dsses.
yJGsssy NJ AaEsla Gssn, AsSss renua.saerss-
so ssss dsss<sasrh as = military fsre@ 80 TIE
Fshfli,,pssse. 1hs fsgs~~sEss h Ass letter
9ss~aa Starters * Fss- Asany. @sssszz
tssr II g. MAY 2 tsss ~~she HAn sseFs-
tary sf W4s sri have ssss koaos 10 rec
oma~ssd thai fsez. Tsemas n AnsssEssa sse
ssns 50 s<nssgsy ire Philippine is8sss<ss. ~
command % IRE folautEg tFesYss sso
tsafsasasssa fo9rteen isssanssv, s~8 sry@ss
yesrth cavalry. ssse regiment OF ssfsntFs,
California volunteers. tvs Batteries %
h@asy artillery. California; Snsa8sefFs. ems
regiment infantry. Oregon ses9steers. ore
reg frsxas % snfsnsry. washington sessss
tesrs the frelssss 81 so ElEn as sAs ESQ
.sry Appliances. supplies ard eesspmssts
'xeey respectfully
NELSON A. Mills.
Major ss.n~Tas sssanssnaIng United
States Army
rs~ssa~ss Approves Thss.
THE force aeess aesixaass6 vas approx.
smatetF s.sA nssa .ee txN SsSenHsnaAisoa
'Exsrafsve Mansion.
swashinxisa. u. g.. Mas T. lss
The troops designated by ten. Miles,
II approved ~ tar secretary % var, should
be asssnhI.d ~ san Francisea. Cad. fer
service. a. may = Sf3;sss, s ws.fpx
Dewey ThesxAs s.osso Eaassa.
Tip to shss tsas no communication haa
been received frsu Afniras Dewey. as
nrst dispatch. assea Nay ] not rszcaiaz
Washington until the TN. Th.n later tss
following Dispatch was rseeseA from hssn.
'fioAskonS MAJ -. Castss. Mas u,
- SECRETARY 81 the Navy. WsshsEEtgn. ID
G., ! ann maintaining sfrsot blockade %
hsmrntns N ~ land. although they are In
active and making no aem0nstYatsesas
;reas scasrisy ~ psevisssns In sha CRY !
H. osllsea 20 surrender soan. ! can take
Maria at any moment.
. TO retain possession and thus eeatrol
,aarmss2 val s1alppsd fosee 4 So"
men. although United Ssssss troops seat ~
rrhsps vii be very useful TO relieve the
,rs,nes s' sno.sa naks provistas fsr sxtras~ly
shat rnA4sf Ct mate 1aaaish force t. sssi-
ms&sst At $50 usen. Ths rei>ss are rss.sr,-
Ell AZ M.As ursn. DEWEY
makes TsssAes n~~cmaesAssssss
ga MAY is tsse after ss.inK ths ahoys
ssxssaf~h from Admisa' Dewey. Gen,
Niles made the following recommends
ton
= Washington, May n tss
The Honorable nssstsias9 ~ Mar I
have tho hur9r 90 submit ere following
In order 90 maze The Tnissa States
with a visw ga Us maintaining our pos
sessions ard fag ga the rhsuppsna
ISLANDS. and a. ths same tsnse ta relieve
our navy "a n3~eft!s ar possible, ! sug
Trst that tko command sent oas there
vnnsist ~ the Fourteenth ard Fifteenth
United States infantry fwo sanaarens
50 the Fourth cavalry ene battery Of
heavy arilFlrry from she Seventh ans
TIVE batteries ~ iighs artillery from the
Seventh ant. IN addition t2sfs soiaas
ts~r. from California coloraso, Kansas.
Nj 4
wsshsns,na, North Dakota. South pa-
ksts. iiafe. wysmtns, Minnesota. All
fvady designated also recommend
that swu Inch guns, two t0inek guns.
with disappearing carriages and eight
usnftsfs 90 b. dtsuoanted. atss two \.
inch guns Uow st Issrieia hsYracks~aft
On BE- placed an tssArss ships AZ San Fran.
eisee ard seat % Manila. there ,e be
Bsatsnted arssssiiy as rosstsIe for THE
defense ~ thai barber and used to-
gsshss with sny rapid ore guns that can
place When this ts accomplished. the
ne@t can tss rsiHS SD far ttsssfe fsar-rf.ant
service The guns ami massssaTs referred
90 should BE- replaced Aaer as possible
~ others ssas - ssn Fyamesss-o from
thn gun foanaFfe@ sas aszsnsIs IN the
Atlantic e'''s' vstx Responsibility years.
Mater rsereesi s>ss,sa AIMING
The sre@ps Delegated ta the above
enr nsu'aieastnfs annshsved ISs men,
which was aver rsn rsssys than asir.sFal
fnwvF had assss for but sssss~istssaaa-
ins ~ wa& Ger Miles apsutan thai j.,
view ~ ths ssHlral's statement TIA, the
rasn- h w0ess ~ #syisahi~ Tor "a 10
have aswppnaf@sA ftfss fsree
M~rrtts Wsss~a Regulars.
In tiir sBeaaitne sses Merritt bad
h~~n sskeftegf - command tar expedition
fps the Fhslippines and ta letter - the
rt@Sssssas dated May u fs@ hs eaes.ts.
se1 an estinsatv ~ troops So can~tfsass
surh ar expedition comprising a ssa sss.ss
ef whth h4f Z. 90 were s~ssssar@ ftu
Mas r. n &Hast44sssEAse.s taia hv an ssssf.
usste faF ~fsS~ BATTERY aHss small ard.
sAssse srfsetssFseHs
'*ien Milsa bad BaE vean Gen Merritt
estisssase y enn ne wraEe tha fesysr - Ma
u, gzFs0 above TAe faFtsV wAs Fss~4r.ss
g. Gen Merritt fet remark. art waa -.
essved ssHss wtsH she issssewtns fnesersst-
assTsss STAR. tataat~ers
headquarters Department - Rass
t}sysftsse'E fsksna aav - EssS
aSF+Fef stiAily fefpsrea &c tAs sdiwfant
( ssa@tisg tse Evlsnsszsf.as II iHs fasv~
seta'sgl ~ fhe assssee sgeefr7si commanding
ne 49, = ss's'a.is.i - - ea.a. T. ~
fsr tha es9setities - .sss FHtAr4snss
w. ~ q Fssfts & T~3NsAs safsrfsx
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