The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
How Johnny" Will Leave Ma
Mia for Home.
FIRST CALIFORNIA AT HEAD
This Command was First i'm the
Field-Second Oregon-John
Barrett's Opinion,

NEW YORK, April ia Sun spe7
cial from Washington says: At con-
ference between the President, Secre-
tary Alger and Adjutant Cor
bin this afternoon it was decided that
the volunteers should be returned to
the United States in the order. of their
arrival at Manila. Instructions to do
so will be sent to General Ois. Accord
ing to the rule of procedure estab-
lished, the several state organizations
First California Infantry, Second
Oregon Infantry, Battery B, California
Artillery, which reached Manila June
80, 1898; Batteries A and b of Utah
First Colorado Infantry, First Nebras-
ka Infantry, First North Dakota Infan-
try, Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry,
First Idaho Infantry, First Wyoming
Infantry, First Montana Infantry, First
South Dakota Infantry, First Washing
ton Infantry, part of the battalion of
the California Artillery, Twentieth
Kansas Infantry, First Tennessee In
fantry, Fifty-first Iowa Infantry, First
troop Nevada Cavalry and Wyoming
Battery.
1t is the intention of General Otis to
send home all the volunteers. The first
expedition will leave for San Fran
cisco between May 5th and 10th.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-The fol-
loving cable has been received from
GenzTal Otis:
MANILA, April 19.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Washington: Lawton returned
from Lake country 18th inst, bringing
captured vessels. Insurgents are much
scattered, retreat before our forces and
await an opportunity to attack detach
ments The better class of people are
tired OF war and desire peace. Enemy
build hope on the return of our volun-
teers to the United States. It's army is
much demoralized and loss by desertion
large. Will probably prosecute a guer-
rila warfare, looting and burning the
country which it occupies. The health
and spirits of the troops good. VOlun-
teers' return will commence about May
5th. Will render willing service until
return transports are available En-
barkation will continue through June
and July.
continue very encouraging. Inter-isl-
and commerce heavy, customs receipts
increasing. OTIS
NEW YORK, April ia Tribune
special from Washington says: Four
teen thousand regulars are to be sent
TO re-enforce General Otis at Manila as
soon as the necessary marine transport
alton can be procured. The first regl-
ment to be ordered will probably be the
Seventh Artillery, of which two light
batteries, G and NJ, have been ordere
home from Porto Rico for the purpose.
They will be sent at once to San Fran
cisco to await an available transport
steamer. Thirteen heavy batteries of
the regiment will be equipped as in
fantry, according to present plans, al
though one of them may be used as
light artillery. 1t is not expected that
the bulk of this large body of re-en-
fCrcements can reach Manila until the
end OF the rainy season, which has just
begun, but they will follow closely the
departure from the Philippines of the
volunteers.
LONDON, April 19-John Barrett
former United States Minister to Siam,
who has just arrived from Manila. en-
phatically declares that the gloomy
fOrebodings expressed in some quarters
relative to the Philippines are not JUS
titled by the facts.
The United States naval and mill
tary authorities" he says, "have done
everything possible in the difficult and
exceptional circumstances, and the
united support of all parties in the
United States in the present juncture
will enable them to bring matters IN the !
Philippines to a quick and lasting set |
tlement, honorable to the motherland. |