The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
WORK FOR THE NEW TROOPS
REGIMENTS ORDERED TO GET READY
TO 90 TO SAN Francisco.

TO 90 TO SAN FRANCISC0
Two Moro Transports secured for the Phii-
ippinss Voyago-All the Twenty ReEi-
nients to He In Manila By Dec. 31-Ths
Subordinate Onioers Of this Commands.
WAsuINuToN. Aug. 10 Orders directing ID,
commanding officers OF the 9th Infantry. al
Camp Meade. Pa. 3lst Infantry, at For
Thomas. Ky, and saith Infantry. al Fort Log an
Col, TO prepare 10 depart from their stations
wero teleFrnphcd by AdIt Gen. Corbin to-day.
The telegram was;
"ordsrs OF to day will direct that your regi
ment DO placed route for San Francisco az
soon az transportation can be provided by the
Quartermaster. @ cneral On arrival at San Fran
cisco your regiment will 20 into camp AZ the Pre-
sidio and ts instruction in large, practise. 90.
continued until transports are ready TO take your
command TO Manila
Your reg imcnt will be fully armed and equip
ped with 200 rounds OF ammunition per man,
and tentage and clothing needed for field use. "
Tho Quartermasters Department announced
10 day tbs purchase OF two moro transports Tor
use in transporting troops TO tho Philippines
Tho vessels ore the Glcnobie and tho Tacoma.
steamships hitherto employed In merchant ser
vice on the Pacific. The Glenoble has a capacity
fIr carrying 20 officers and 800 men, and tho
master. ieneral Ia acting under instructions
rom Secretary Root directing him to secure
,nough additional transports 10 increase the
carrying capacity OF the War Departments feet
on the Pacific by 1880 men at a trip Tho
Glenoble and tho Tacoma were purchased In
accordance with these instructions and the
Quartermaster's Department IL still looking fol
ships Three more vessels Of capacity about
equal to that OF the Glenoblc and tho Tacoma
would meet the needs OF tho seryica
Secretary Roots instuo lions further provided
that the vessels should be chartered at reason
able rate. and 10 avoid unreasonable charges, II
necessary. by purchasing outright. The Quar-
tcrmaster. General estimates that whom tho two
or three vessels still needed shall DO obtained,
the whole volunteer force OF twenty regiments
destined for tho Philippines can be landed a
Manila by December 81.
The following have been appointed officers In
the new volunteer regiments:
To be Majors--Harry G. Hale. ILL., NJ NJ
McNamce, Wis: John II. Parker. Mo; l. G.
Andrews, n. Y; GUY IL Preston. Mass; John
{. Gilmore Jr., N. Y: W. C. Brown, MINI.
Henry T. Allen, KY: D. A. Frederick. Ca IL
Il. Milford Neb.; Putnam b. Strong, N. y;
V. d. Du Boce, Cal VIM. C. Dows, Iowa; Joseph
+. Armhed, n. C.; Hugh d. Wise. n. Y; A. A.
Wiley, Ala: Ii. W. Hubbell, N. Y; W. A. Hol-
,.
Mich.
+ To be Captains-R Robert Sewell. N. j.; l.. NJ.
Goldsborough. N. Y. Elmore +. Austin, N. Y;
W. j. Kcndrick Ga Claude T. Sawyer. S G.
Nool Gains, KY: George ID. Lee. Ky: Horny
Woicoit, II. l.; Arthur @. Rogers, Ohio Willia am
l. Murphy. Iowa; Luther s. Kelly. at large;
Henry Walsh, District Of Columbia; William IL.
Collier Ky.
To be First Lieu;s: II. H. Pitcairn, Pa; Hal
Sayre, Col. Silas Mclaughlin. s. c.; Fred
Mobley. S. c.; Lewis A. Grifith s. O.: Clarence
S. Netues. S. C.; John b Galsher, Ky; Fred l.
Wilson, Ky; Oscar Bishop. KY: Fred T. Austin,
Mass: William Brown, Mont; George f..
Kumpe Mont Prank f, Hopkins. r l.; James
NJ. Shnlleu bergcr Ohio; Richard X. Cravens. In
dian Territory; Albert NJ. Petite, Iowa; Milosh
II. Hilg ard. Ill C. s. Wood at large; william j.
Watson, Kan; Vernon l.. Everett. Kan; Clyde;
b. Parker, Kan; T. b. Soigle, N. G.
To he Second Lieuts: william X Taylor, N.
y; william e NJ Mckinley, Ill; Edward
Francis ITscket Ir., n. Y. Fred ". Bugbeo Ariz,
Arthur II Jones' Ill Charles Raymond Wood.
Ind. Carlos W. Pierce VI; Charles II. Morrow,
Ky; Walter l. Slack. KY; VIM. A Haycrah
Ky; Lewis W. Dillon, KY; Cherries !. Lanham
ID c. Richard b. Kavnnagh, at large Lawrence
z. Butler. at large W. o. Thornton, Ga. Cor Ion
johnson. n. Y; William Ray Harrison. atla'ge
Burton J. Mitchell. Kan; Howard NJ KoontZ,
Kan Robert b Mitchell. Kan; Arthur j. Cad
den, Kan: Fred w. Mills, JE. at large; Edmund
7. Patterson, at large
The following statement WAS Issued to-day by
the Adjutant General OF the Army:
IAN Majors. Captains and Lieutensnts appoin
led from volunteers will be placed In recruiting
b,rvice at once. on acceptance OF their commits
lons and will assist the nearest regular recruit
lg officers. say for one week, when they will b.
ordered 10 conduct the men they may have enlisted
10 the rendezvousof the reg inient 10 which the!
belong
The following orders assigning Coloncls TO du
ties OF recruiting their regiments woro ISSUED TO
day;
Col Robert ]. Bullard, seth Infantry, now a
Atlanta, Ga, Will proceed TO Fort Creek. Neb
and enter on duty pertaining TO tho organizatto
OF his regiment
Col Walter Howe, 47th Infantry. now at Fol
Washing ton, Maryland. will proceed to Cam
Meade.
Col Arthur Murray, 43d Infantry. now In th
city, will proceed to Fort Ethan Allen, VI
Col Edward A. Goodwin. 10th Infantry, now
81 Paul, MINI, will proceed to Fort Riley. Kal
sas.
Col. George S. Anderson, 3Sth Infantry no
in this city, will proceed to Jefferson BArrack
Mo
The number OF mrn enlisted yesterday at II
various recruiting stations for the new Phil
pines regiments was 238 This makes the tot
to date Il sos. Tho first ten regiments are mo
than complete the surplus now being 2.575.
BABY PARADE IN THF FOH.
All Sorts of Boya and Girls Get Prizes Il
Various Accomplishments.
AsBuRY PARK. N. j.. Aug. 19-The wealth,
to-day interiercd with the tenth annual parac
ON thu hon I'd Walk A haaYX fnR hung over III