Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-19
Gen. Wheaton Sends Out Reconnoi-
tering Parties From linus.
10 MOVE ON SOUTHERN REBELS
Arrival of the Sherman at Manila
With Reinforcements.
RETURNING HEVOLUNrEERS

MANILA. June 19.-Military operations
against the insurgents in the south have
apparently been planned. General Whea-
ton. at Imus is sending accommodating par
ties today to locate the enemy, and other
recOnnaissances are being made from Ca
vite-
The United States transport Sherman,
which sailed from San Francisco May a.
with 1,s00 men and seventy-five officers un-
der command of Brigedier General Fred D.
Grant, has arrived here, after smooth
voyage. One private died after the trans
ports arrival. The troops brought by the
transport will go 10 the Island of Negros 10
relieve the California volunteers General
Bates. who arrived on the steamer. and
General Grant will probably be assigned
to the commands of the volunteer generals,
some of whom will leave for home soon.
Generals Hale and Funston desire to ac-
company their regiments home. The Utah
Artillery, it is announced, will accompany
the Nebraska troops on board the trans
port Hancock, leaving their guns here The
Pennsylyanians will start for home on the
transport Senator this week. The Indiana
sailed today with 500 discharged and sick
soldiers. She will go into dock for a few
days at Nagasaki, Japan.
It fofH "en. ot1s.
The following was received from General
Otis this morning:
MANILA, June 19, 1899
Adjutant General. Washington:
Sherman arrived this morning. Casualty
Edwin L. Gavett. 1, 9Th Infantry; Colonel
Kellogg, twelve men, left Honolulu sick;
seventeen cases typhoid fever en- route.
Sixth Infantry leaves for noilo to relieve
CalifOrnianS ar Tnl3;o,o
134 officers and soldiers discharged as sick
with civilians left for San Francisco via
Nagasaki yesterday. Hancock Sherman
with Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah.
leave Tor United States soon as troops
can be placed in readiness. California will
leave as soon as collected. Colorado to
follow on first available transport.
OTIS.
The arrival of the Sherman means that
General Otis will receive substantial rein
fOrcement The Sherman carried the 9th
Infantry and a number of recruits num-
bering fsrty-one officers and $50 enlisted
men, under the command of Brigadier Gen
eral Bates. Colonel Kellogg of the 18th
Infantry was taken i'll on the trip from
San Francisco to Honolulu and was in
valided home from the last named port.
The transport Grant left San Francisco on
the goth ultimo. with the 18th Infantry on
board. and is expected to arrive at Manila
early next week.
Desire Muster Out at San Francisco.
Another message from General Otis was
as follows:
MANILA. June Is, 1899.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
'All volunteer organizations here desire
muster out, San Francisco.
OTIS"
This statement was made by Gen. Otis In
response to a specific inquiry of the War
Department based upon its declared policy
of having each volunteer organization elect
whether il should be mustered out at San
Francisco at it's home station. The
I'd Oregon expressed a desire to be muster
ed out near Portland. Greg, and their
wishes will be respected. 1t appears. how
ever. from Gen. Otis cable message that
all the other volunteer organizations prefer
TO disband at San Francisco, IN accordance
with the original arrangements of the War
Department. \ model camp has been
tablished at San Francisco provided with
every facility for the comfort and conven-
ieHce Of the returning heroes. that their
necessary detention at that place until the
essential formalities connected with their
muster out Of the service may be rendered
as pleasant as possible. 1t has been deam-
ed advisable from sanitary standpoint to
keep each organization in the camp at least
two or three weeks before permitting the
men TO 20 to their homes aud scatter
through the country.