The Yale expositor., 1899-08-25
WAR NOT ES.

United States troops now serving In
Cuba are to be brought TO the United
States for the purpose OF giving the
men change of climate and an oppor-
tunity 10 recuperate All the regi-
ments will not be brought home at
once, but arrangements will be maoe
so that battalion of the different or
ganizntions may be absent at one Time
When they have remained what Is
deemed a sufficient period In TINS
country, they will return and relieve
their comrades in the regiments, TINS
practice Ueing kept up until the entire
body has enjoyed a rest in this country
Gen Brooke is TO be recalled 10
Washington for consultation with the
secretary of war. There is possioil-
ity of his remaining in this country
and his duties in Cuba being assumed
by Gen. Wood. The war department
officials profess the utmost confidence
in the ability of Gen. Brooke to admln-
lister the affairs of the island and say
that his recall to Washington is not
significant of a change in the admins
trative affairs of the Cuban metropolis.
While a detachment of the U. ).
troops were reconnoitering on the goth
They ncountered 100 of the enemy in
trenched OF Tibuan. Negro, mountains,
and drove them from their position
with the loss of two lieutenants killed
and three privates slightly wounded.
Nineteen dead insu"gents were counted
-, h. hn IVA
routed, and six rifles and a quantity of
reserve ammunition were captured.
1t is officially announced that Col.
Smith, with 10 companies of the 12ih
regiment ard wo guns OF Battery Il OF
the lst art,l cry, under Lieut.. K~mley,
attacked 2,5OO strongly entrenched in
surgents at the southern approach TO
Angeles on the l6 h, and drove them
back after a sharp fight The Ameri-
can troops had two men killed and IL
wounded. The insurgent loss was
estimated at 200 men.
Owing to the determination of Secre-
tary Root TO rush the new troops TO
the Philippines, the orig nal schedule
prepared in the quartermaster's de-
partment has been entirely disar-
ranged, and it is the departments in
tention to have not only the first 10
regiments aAoat by the last of October,
but also those to Oe raised under tue
last order
The TRANSPORT Siam has sailed for
Manila with $50 mules. which will lie
used Tor military service in the Philip
pines The vessel VIII stop at Homo
luiu for several days and the mules
will he given n ruo ashore as rest
from their steamer voyage.
While a reconnoitering party of the
| "a h infantr., der Can't. Crane, was
crossing he Mariquina yer on ra
! on the 2lst. the hLAs'r broke. The
current, very swi t at that point caused
the raft To cdpsize, drowning nine en-
] listed men.
| Eight hundred insurgen attacked
| Angeles on the 17th, but the l2 n regi-
ment drove them into the mountains.
/ Three ditched locomotives were captur-
/ ed. Noue Of the American troops were
| injured. The insursent loss is not
| known.
! The United States transport Tartar,
! from San Francisco july "a. with Gen.
Jos. Wheeler and his daughter, troops
of tn 18th infantry aud more than
81 80 100 in coIu, has arrived al
! Manila.
1t Is announced that Secretary OF
War Root is closely following tine ad.
/ tr"oDs w II ,e sent To the Philippines
and te ,erve force maintained.
The in ur ,ents recently cut the
cauie in Ldguua bay, leading 70 Ca
laInpa n the south shore of the lake
but e 'enk has been repaired.