The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-12
-Four Regiments to Leave for
Manila by the End Of
the Month.
VOLUNTEERS COMING HOME
OTIS VIII Commence Their Dispatch
Within q Week Six Transports
for San Francisco.

NEw YORK May IA special 10 lh'
Tribune from Washington says The wai
department 10 preparing 10 send four
regiments of regulars to Manila by way
" Now York Cily ana The SueE canal
utilizing tho transports Thomas Meade
and Logan. which are 70 permanently
| transferred from the Atlantic 10 the "a.
cine nrrt These vessels will be pre-.
pared fpr thclr new duty as speedily a.
possible, ana work has already begun
under urgency orders On the Thomas,
which ia the largest and finest trans.
iplft owned by tho government, and
which should be- ready 10 depart win
one complete regimen, ana an additional
battalion before the rnd of the present
month Tho Thomas reached New YORK
lasi sunday from Guantanamo shc has
capacity for carrying gOoo men, In ad'
Al ion 10 large quantities of stores ana
f,slm,nDai baggage
Tho Logan, which viii quickly follow
lhr Thomas is practically a uiaIor ship
81 the Grant. the sherman and the shcr.
idau She Wlli carry i.ilo men Sho 10 a.
Galveston and should report a. New
Yufh ln about Two weeks 1hr Meade,
which has ,apariIy ~ ~ mrn. EFT
Sow Yofk f,r San Juan on May 1T. on
her iaal trlp hcfore being made ready
ne 10 Philippines. These hhipa Will bc
iu,krd ln order thst they may attain
tbg.r blRhrat spced on the outward voy-
age. and lhclr accommodation for the
troops will boz thoroughly renovated 10
Fuafd against possible infection after
their West Indian yoyagrs
Thry arr rrprctgd to transport the
Seventh and Nineteenth regiments OF a..
fanlt, ana tho First and Seventh rcgi-
n,nta n ARTILLERY. although some other
command may br substituted for one or
these before ,hrir calling dates. Tn"
Seventh Infantry is NOW distributed a.
posts ,asi NJ lhv Missouri The Nine
teruh 100 Porto Rico the seventh arm.
rf} 30 along the Atlantic coast north
of Washington and tho t1rsI ia In the
coast dofrnscs south ~ tho Ch"aapcakc
and a.oug the sulf
Tho project TO send these r,gimcnls hy
wa, of NcW York Ci'y ana Ru'E is based
on conuldrfaliuus similar 10 those which
governed the var department In send.
inR the Grant. the sherman and tho
sheridan by that route. The expense Of
of the tronpa by rail-
across tho hnuncnt. amounting 10 80.
Ui a regiment. l. saved and ihe trans
porte are sen, 20 the Pacific, where they
are mosl ncrdrd. a. few Cuban and
Porto R,an garflsons Will require NOV
ms about, f3r long lime TO come. II
10 also essential at this time 20 release
a number uf chartered vessels now used
by tho army In the Pacific. and the
Thomas Meade aud Logan are required
in their places ON the Pacific coast
Two moro regiments, the Sixth and SIX.
Irvnth regiments of infantry, Will start
Tor Manila this month The former VIII
leave sAn Francisco on the sherman on
May q and the latter ON tho Grant a
week later within week II il he.
llrycd that General OTIS will be In po-
sl,un 10 begin sending home the volun-
lccrs from the Philippines by every avail
able steamer. as important reinforce
mcutH afc about due TO reach him.
These consist ot regular Infantry
regiment and eleven batteries ~ artll-
lcry. The latter are believed to be more
needed at Manila just now that any
thing else. a. they will rclicvc practically
al tho small arm soldiers volunteers
and regular now required for the forces
VI the city
II ls explained by army officers that
while infantry and cavalry troops are
needed for aggressive forward move
mcnts well trained battery OF artillery
IN almost equal to n regimen, OF In
fantry Tor holding an lntrcnchcd pon-
ton and the arrival OF eleven such bat
Irrlra ut this time Will be n incalculable
advantage to General Otis In maintain
ng positions already taken, and deter
ring the Insurgents from threatening the
,lty " Manila. The rwcnty-nrsI In
'nn,ry and light battery T. Of the First
artillery lcf, San Franclsco on April IS
rhc transpor, Is relied upon 10 make
The run across the ocean In y days, and
should arrive within week
The Newport. which ncar:y year ago
onk General Merritt TO Manila, has made
he trnns,Pacihc voyage In - days, and
AZ sho left San Francisco on April o.
.hc Ii nearly due she carries light bat
cry T. ot the Fourth artillery, and llght
,uttcry r Of the l1fth artillery ars a.
number of recruits. The Warren also
1T San Francisco on the @th, with eight :
batteries Of the Sixth artillery, ana Is
,cheducd to arrive next week
General OTIS has Informed the war de-
,nr.mcut OF the sailing OF six chartered
transports for san Francisco, the city |
Il pucbla and Zcalandla having started i
oday. the Pennsylvania and the Nelson
viii leave tomorrow and the Cleveland /,
,rxt day, ana the ST. Paul on Friday.
rhc Cleveland and Nelson are freight /
boats. but the others could have brought |
,ame volunteers Il It had been consid- |
red advisable TO reduce the effective |
orccs during the negotiations now be- !
ng conducted with view OF ending fur |
her resistance TO the American govern
ncnt. The Para, which carries Loo men,
ias been stationed for several months at
'cuha. aud the ST, Paul, with capacity |
or regiment, has been ot lilo lilo since
ALI
These vessels will be returned to their
,wuers when they reach San Francisco,
md az rapidly as possible all the re-
naming chartered vessels will be re-