Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
Supplies to Be Kept From the
Insurgents. 80
J GARRISON ISLANDS PORTS
The Thxty-third infantry Given
Marching Orders.
ORG RECRUITS

ne HldttcT IN IlfdhfilS Gil c1lcCtlVc UioSh-
ade in the Philippines. and especially
around the Island of Luzon, so as to pre-
vent the insurgents from obtaining ammu-
milton and supplies. is giving the admins
tration considerable concern. 1t has not
been deemed feasible to proclaim block
ade. that would be an acknowledgment
of q state Of war and open the way to the
recognition Of the insurgents as belliger-
ents The United States does not care to
blockade it's own ports and the Philippine
ports. whether in the hands Of the insur
gents or in possession of the United States,
must be considered as ports of this country.
Whether not it Is advisable to attack.
subdue and garrison all the ports of Luz
zon which might be ports of supply for the
Fffipnos has not yet been determined.
Heretofore there have not been sufficient
troops in Luzon to make this feasible. and
the question will arise whether troops had
best be used for such purpose when the
army gets ready to move this fall.
The President has been advised to utilize
the navy for the purpose Of preventing the
introduction of contraband of war and sup
plies for the Filipinos, and will do so.
At the principal ports a naval vessel will
be stationed and under the military law of
the island every incoming vessel will be
made to exhibit its manifest and show what
1t carries. One trouble about this plan Is
the fact thatGthere are not sufficient
number of lisht-drausht vessels to go into
n
ceive their supplies Another difficulty is
that under the present arrangements the
resurrection may be put down before an
effective system Of blockade could be es-
tabllsned. 1t Is only the prolongation Of the
war that will make it necessary to blockade
and garrison every port Of the Island of
LuZon.
To Reinforce Otis.
Orders were issued at the War Depart
ment today relieving the 33d Volunteer
Infantry from duty at Fort Sam Houston.
Texas. and directing 1t to proceed fully
armed and equipped with 200 rounds of
ammunition per man and proper tentage by
rail to San Francisco for embarkation for
the Philippine Islands Mounted of1ie ers
will be allowed to take their horses. 1t 10
directed that the personal baggage be
limited to clothing actually necessary for
immediate field service. The uuartermas-
ter's department will provide the necessary
transportation. the subsistence department
suitable rattons and the medical depart
ment proper medical attendance and sup
plies.
three regiments Of volunteers for the Phil
ippineS. One-half, OF GOO, of the 34th Colo
nei Kennon, will sail September 8 on the
Columbia. The remainder Of the regiment
will sail September - on the Belgian King.
The 3lst Infantry, Colonel Petit, will sail
the 18th on the Sherman. The 9th In
fantry. Colonel Bell, will sail the 18th on
the Grant.
The number of enlistments yesterday was
231. making total of 2.S93 under the latest
call for volunteers.
Organization of Recruits.
The following named officers of the Both
Volunteer Infantry have been relieved from
recruiting duty at their present stations
and ordered to Vancouver barracks. Wash
tngton, for the purpose of organizing a
battalion of that regiment from among the
recruits now at that place: Capts. Frank
S Long. George NJ. Green and Mack Rich
a.dson, and First Lieuts. Frank Maloney,
Perrin L. Smith, Alexander B. Coke and
Robert 8. Welsh.
The following named officers of the 10th
Volunteer Infantry have been relieved
from recruiting duty at their present sta
tons, and ordered to proceed to San Fran
cisco for the purpose of organising a bat
talon OF that regiment from among the
recruits now at that place: Capts. Walter B.
Elliott. James J. Mayes, James G. France
and Charles M. Wing. First Lieuts Hamil-
ton Bowie and Henry p. Fletcher and Sec
ond Lieuts. John NJ Kelso, jr.. and Joseph
c. Fighter. jr.
Capt. Noel Gaines. Goth Volunteer In
fantry. upon his arrival at Fort Crook
Neb.. with recruits, is to proceed to Van
couver barracks Washington, for duty in
organizing battalion of his regiment from
among the recruits now there.
The Hospital Ship Relief.
Surgeon General Sternberg denies the re-
port from San Francisco that the hospital
ship Relief has been condemned. He says
that the only trouble with that vessel Is
Ter small coal capacity, which prevents
her making the through trip from San
Francisco to Nagaseki. She can easily,
however, he said, make the voyage across
the Pacific by stopping at Honolulu and
Guam. and will start on her next trip on
the 18th instant, with members of the
Hospital Corps and nurses and a full sup
ply of medicines and medical stores for the
medical department in the Philippines.
Owing to her limited steaming radius
she will be taken off the Pacific route and
will hereafter run instead between Manila
and New York over the Mediterranean
route. She will bring home sick and
wounded soldiers and will carry over medi-
cal stores and hospital attendants. Gen.
Sternberg says the Relief is an excellent
boat for the service for which she Is in
tended.
Work ON the TrOOpship Thomas
Cramp & Co. have notified the quarter
master general OF the army that the pres
ent strike at their works will not interfere
with the work on the transport Thomas,
which they are remodeling into a troop
ship similar to the Grant Sherman and
Sheridan the Pacific route. Under the
contract the Thomas is to be completed
and turned over to the government by the
18th Of October The troopships Meade
and Logan will be completed at New York
about the same time
These three vessels are to take troops
from New York to the Philippines by way
of the Mediterranean and SueZ route, and
Unless present plans miscarry they will all
start on their long voyage early IN Novem-
Der. Each ship will be able to take reg
iment of the full strength Of about $50
men and officers.
No Canned Roast Beet on Board.
Commissary General Weston today re-
ceived dispatch from Maj. Baldwin, chief
commissary at San Francisco. concerning
the reports that the transport Senator had
a large quantity Of canned roast beef
aboard, and the soldiers insisted upon it's
being thrown overheard. Mai. Baldwin
says there were shipped on the Senator
fifty-six cases of beef tongue for the COM
missary at Manila and /. Az pound tins of
corned beef. There are always on all
transports six days travel rations for each
man. in case Of wreck the abandonment
Of the ship. II Is said that there was no
roast beef on the Senator.