Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Gen. Otis Reports Another Brush
With the Robbers.
VOLUNTEERS ANXIOUS TO RE-ENLIST
Departure of the 18th Infantry
for Manila.
SENDING HOME THE TROOPS

Three cable messages from General Otis
were received at the War Department to-
day. One reports another engagement with
bandits in CeEu. in which the American
force was victorious 1t bears date of to-
day, and is as follows:
Following from Cebu today: Bandits in
Cebu mountains robbing and impressing
people. coast towns. On Monday Iieuten-
ant Moore, with detachment 23d Infantry,
while scouting in mountains, fired upon
from strongly fortified position; one pri-
vate killed, name not given. No other
casualties. Enemy's loss, five bandits kill
ed. seven captured "
Another refers to the organization of the
volunteer regiments in the Philippines, as
follows
Bell has enlisted about 500 men Wal
lace still south. has about 400. Lockett
now enlisting; has over 400 applications.
which are coming in rapidly. Might raise
here an additional regiment, exclusively
volunteers"
Colonel Bell referred to in the dispatch is
in command of the Both Infantry. and Col
onel Wallace of the 37th. Colonel Lockett
is in command of the cavalry regiment
which is to be raised in the Philippines.
The third dispatch says:
Storm has abated. Sherman coaled,
leaves today with all troops, California.
Grant being coaled, leaves in about four
days with troops. North Dakota, Wyoming
and Idaho. Minnesotas preparing to leave
on Sheridan soon transport be un-
loaded and coaled Other volunteer organ
iZations leave soon as transports are avail
able
Returned From Manila.
The adjutant general received a telegram
from Gen. Shafter, at San Francisco, say
ing that the transport Morgan City arrived
from Manila yesterday with the following
military passengers: Officers on duty
Capt Moore, 21st Infantry; Major Card
well. chief surgeon; Acting Assistant Sur
geon j. NJ Williams. Officers wounded
Capt. A. Jensen, 1st Montana; Second
Lieut.. II. A. Pratt, 1st South Dakota, and
Dorman ]. Baldwin, LIST North Dakota
Seven hospital corps men, eight enlisted
men. Sd Artillery. as guards, four insane
soldiers. Enlisted sick as follows: Fourth
Cavalry, four: I'd Artillery, three; 4th Ar
tillery, one: infantry, 3D. ten; 4th. six; 9th
one; 18th. five; 18th, seven; 18th, five; 18TH
eight; 10Th nine: 2lst. one; 22d fif-
teen; I'D, three; hospital corps, four;
Oming Light Artillery, one Utah Light
ARTILLERY, four; LIST California, four; 1st
Colorado, eleven; LIST North Dakota, twen-
ty: 1st South Dakota. 115; 1st Idaho. twcn-
sixty-seyen; Ill Minnesota, thirty-eight;
1st Nebraska. fourteen; 10th Pennsylvania,
nine; 1st Montana, eighteen; 1st Tennessee,
six; 1St Washington tWenty-nine; 1st WyO-
ming, eight. Died during voyage-Private
Murray McCaslin. K, 22d Infantry; Sergt
jay l.. Rundell, l., 1st South Dakota; Pri-
vate Sylvester b. BOdds, Z, 10th Pennsyl-
vania, on July Is, 80 and 22, respectively.
Departure of Nineteenth infantry.
Gen. Shafter, commanding at San Fran
cisco, has informed the War Department of
the departure yesterday of the transport
Tartar, with Col. Simon Snyder, hcadquar-
ters. band. Companies r, d. F. G., H. l. K
and NJ. 10Th Infantry, . officers 94S men,
2"0 ROUNDS ammunition. ca,iber 80, per man
Attached to regiment, one assistant sur
geon. three acting assistant surgeons, eight
hospital corps Chaplain J. H. Sutherland
Second Lieuts. Cassils, 7th Artillery; Pur-
vIance 4th Cavalry: Young. 9th Infantry
and Weeks, 10th Infantry. Lieut.. Lenoir
with eleven men Signal Corps Recruits
Artillery, list, l; 3D., 4; 9Th. ,. Cavalry, ith,
"A. Infantry. 9Th, >: 9th, .: 9th. 3; 18th, -:
18th. 21; 10Th. 4: 18th. 49, 18th. 81: 10Th, 5;
2lth. /: 22d =: 2id. o; 24th. 3; 25tn 3. Pas
sengers. Gen. Wheeler and aid. Col. c. p.
Miller and Capt Horton, quartermasters,
Capt Hutchins, comncsary, and Major
Downey, paynaster.
Progress of Enlistment.
Returns received today by Col. Ward the
officer in charge of the recruiting service
show that 617 recruits were enrolled for the
new volunteer regiments yesterday. max
ing the total enrolment TO date 5,409 The
$lst Infantry, commanded by Col. Petit
at Fort Thomas. Kentucky continues to
head the list with 1,043 men. leaving that
regiment but $50 men short of it's maximum
strength of l,3t9 men. The regiments next
in order of success in recruiting are the
nth. commanded by Col. Bell at Camp
Meade, with g26 men; the 18th commanded
ty Col. Rice, at PlattsbUrg barracks, New
York. with 20 men. and the Both COM
manGed by Col. Gardner, at Fort Sheridan
Illinois, with 113 men.
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The following named officers, recently ap-
pointed have been ordered to join their re-
spective regiments at the places indicated:
Twenty-sixth Infantry. United States
Volunteers, Plattsburg barracks, New
YOrk-Capt. Edward ]. Gihon
Twenty-eighth Infantry United States
Volunteers, Camp Meade, Pennsylvania
Second Lieut.. James D. Danner.
Twenty-ninth Infantry United States
Volunteers. Fort Mcpherson, Georgia-First
Lieut.. James R Rash.
Thirtieth Infantry United States VoIun-
teers Fort Sheridan. Illinois-First Lieut..
Nirdcn c. PeckeEpaugh.
TAirty-first Infantry, United States Vol
unteers, Fort Thomas, Kentucky-Capt
| Charles a. Reynolds and First Lieut. Percy
II. Ha wilkins.
Thirty-second Infantry. United States
Volunteers. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
First Lieut.. Arthur B. Schaeffer
Thirty-third Infantry, United States Vol
Cnteers, Fort Sam Houston. Texas-Capts
John A. Hulen. James S. Butler James NJ
burroughs First Lieats. John w. Ward,
Dean Tompkins. William S. Cunningham
and Carol Power.
Thirty-fourth Infantry, United States
Volunteers. Fort Logan, Colorado-Capts
Clark Nj. Carr. Frank c.. Russell Charles
\. Green, Frank A. Sullivan, Christopher
J. ROLLS, Frank L. French. First Lieuts.
Grenville d. Montgomery and Cushrnan A.
Rice. ~
Soldiers Dying in Cuba.
Gen. Brooke. at Havana reports two
more deaths from yellow fever among the
troops at Puerto Principe, viz: Henry
johnson. saddler, E, sth Cavalry. died
22d. and William Goerick. private G. 14th
| Infantry, died 23d. Benjamin Hoggeman.
| quartermaster's employe, died at Santiago
| of apOpleXy on the Odd
Surgeon General Sternberg has received
| the following from Major O'ReilIy at Ha-
vana:
Havana telegraphs from Santiago the
| 25th: 'i-o
situation as follows: 22d, no cases. no
deaths; ODD, one new case, civilian ono