The Mena star., 1899-05-11
REIURN OF VOLUNTEERS.
All Regiments in the Philippines Expected to Be on Their Way
 Home by July I.
MAJ. DIGGLES WOUNDED IN THE HEAD.
Filipino Rebels Fire voiIey from n Trench at an American Reconnoitering Force Near San Miguel -Dissensions Among the Filipino Leaders Rebel Gen erals Nearly Have Battle.


 
 Washington, May 10.-Adjt. Gen. Corbin sent a cablegram to Maj. Gen. Otis this morning requesting him to in- form the war department at once of his plans for the return to this country of the volunteer regiments now in service in the Philippines. Gen. Corbin said the departure of the volunteers from Manila would be entirely under the direction of Gen. Otis and that he would adopt whatever plans for their departure that he deems expedient He has, however, been informed of the desire of the president that the volun- teer regiments be returned in the order which they left this country and this will doubtless be done.
 Col. Bird, of the quartermaster's de- partment said to-day that the govern ment had about 20 transports availa- ble. Seven of these are now at Manila, according to dispatch from Gen. Otis. Two others, the Puebla and the Ze- landia, have just left that port for San Francisco. Five are at San Fran cisco repairing and the others are now on the way from San Fran cisco to the Philippines with regular troops and supplies. When these trans ports reach Manila they will load inn mediately for their return trip with the volunteer regiments. All the vol untcer regiments will be brought by the Pacific ocean route, which is the shortest. The government will fill their places with troops Of the regular army, most of whom are now on their way to the Philippines and the re- mainder are awaiting their transporta- tion.
 1t is interesting to note that the war department has received no complaints from the western volunteers who have been doing the greater part of the fighting around Manila. The reports from the various regiments indicate that the men are cheerful, contented and desirous of remaining in the serv- ice until the conclusion of the cam paign. There is no intention, however, of the government to retain the volun- teers in service single day beyond the time when the proper transports can reach Manila and they can be afforded comfortable return to San Francisco.
 If the regiments are returned in the order in which they left this country the Twentieth Kansas will be one Of the last to leave Manila. Gen. Corbin said that the dates upon which the volun- teer regiments would start would de- pend entirely upon the efficiency of the transport service, but that the war de partment expects nll the volunteer reg iments to be on the way home by July 1. The first regiment, Gen. Corbin said, would leave next week.
 American Force Accommodating.
 Manila, May I0.--A reconnoitering party from Maj. Gen. Lawtons com mand, and which consisted of two com panies of the Minnesota regiment and two companies of the Oregon regi- ment, under command of Mai. Diggles, of the Minnesota regiment, advanced yesterday to point near San Miguel, which is about 12 miles north of met with volley from force of rebels behind trench. Maj. Diggles was wounded in the head. He and private, together with ten typhoid pa- tients, were brought by special train to Manila. The Don Jose, the last of the missing steamers under the Ameri- can flag which were detained by the insurgents since the beginning of the war, was found by the gunboat Manila at Batangas and arrived here to-day.
 Dissensions Among Fiiipinos.
 New York, May l0.A dispatch to the New York Journal from Manila, under date of May g, says: Only the entreaties of Aguinaldo averted civil war last Tuesday between the forces of his two rival generals, Luna and Mascardo. They were actually drawn up in battle array. This and positive confirmation of the news that Luna has been dangerously wounded in the battle of San Tomas are reports brought by the army gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga, which returned from brisk expedition up the San Fernando river.
 The Cruiser Raleigh Aground.