Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-29
TROOPS REACH MANILA.
Fresh Soldiers to Aid Gen. Otis--It is
Snid the Latter Will Not
De Relieved.

Manila, July 25.-The United States
transport Sheridan, which sailed from
San Francisco June 25, with reinforce
ments for Gen. Il. S. Otis, has arrived
here. On July 16, great waterspout
was discovered directly in the course
of the ship, and to avoid it, it was neces-
sary to make detour of several miles.
On board the transport Sheridan, the
arrival of which at Manila is reported
above, were Brig. Gen. Samuel b. M.
Young, and aides, Col. Daggett, Maj.
Quinton; companies b and ii, of the
Fourteenth infantry, 230 enlisted men
and two company officers; troops A
and f, Fourth cavalry, seven officers
and 173 enlisted men; Lieut.. Moss and
25 men of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
eight hospital corps men and Al mem
bers of the signal corps, as well as 1,24S
recruits for the regiment already in
the Philippines.
Washington, July 25.-The president
has no intention of relieving Gen. Otis
from the military command in the Phil
ippines. He had seriously thought at
one time of assigning an officer of high
rank to command the forces in the
field, leaving Gen. Otis to perform the
administrative duties as governor gen
eral. The president had two PROPOSE
tions before him-one to make Lawton
the commanding officer of the fighting
forces, and the other to send Merritt
back to his old place. The latter as
signment would mean the subordina-
ton of Gen. Otis as governor general to
Gen. Merritt, who outranks him by reg
ular as well as volunteer title. Both
ideas have now been abandoned.
Washington, July 25.-Reports re-
ceived by Adjt. Gen. Corbin from the
colonels of the new volunteer regiments
show that about one-third of the pro-
visional army has been enlisted. There
was slight falling off in recruiting on
| Friday, but the returns for Saturday
showed an increase, bringing the total
up to more than 4,500. Two regiments,
Col. Petitt's and Col. Bells, are more
than two-thirds full. The regimental
recruiting officers will begin active
work this week, Independently of the
recruiting stations, and from reports
Gen. Corbin is encouraged to believe
that the remaining 10000 men will be
secured within a fortnight,
The authorities are building great
hopes on this new army, which will
have been organized in such short
period, and whether it's services will be
required in the Philippines or not, il
is the presidents expectation that il
will become part of the permanent mil
itary establishment. Even if peace is
made soon, it is estimated by officials
that with the new dependencies we will
require a standing army of at least
$4,000 men, which will be the united
strength of the regular forces and the
provisional army. 1t is largely for this
reason that the president determined
to appoint only men with military rec
ords to officer these new regiments
The politicians We're given to under
stand that they must contine their can
didates to men in the regular or volun
teer service whose military records
were withou blemish.
Even if Gen. Otis succeeds in bringing
peace before the end of the rainy sea
son, part of the new provisional army
at least, will probably see service in til,
Philippines. AS soon as the war end
the men now in those islands will b.
entitled to come home for rest. This i
equally true of the soldiers stationed
in Cuba, Porto Rico and Hawaii.