The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
NINTH INFANTRY
IS ORDERED TO
THE PHILIPPINES
Will Reinforce Major
General Otis.
ARTILLERY FOR HONOLULU
PORTION OF THE SIXTH FOR
GARRISON DUTY.
ARTILLERY FOR HONOLULU
PORTION OF THE SIXTH FOR
GARRISON DUTY.
Recruits Wanted for Services in Our
New Colonial Possessions-Gen-
eral Shafter Will Return to
This City Monday.

Again the War Department has changed
its mind regarding what disposition is to
be made of the Ninth Infantry. Orders
were received yesterday that this regi-
ment is to be sent to Manila. and the
depot quartermaster Colonel Long, was
instructed that the City of Puebla and the
Zealandia would be held for the purpose
of transporting the Ninth to the Philip
pines. The former transport will be
ready in about a week, and the Zealan-
dia about ten days later. The regiment,
if orders are not again changed, will go
in two detachments. Orders had been is
sued from department headquarters as
signing the various companies OF the
Ninth to their respective posts in this
department.
AS was published yesterday in the press
dispatches from Washington, the war
Department contemplates sending a por-
ton of the Sixth Artillery to Honolulu to
do permanent garrison duty there. Gen
eral Shafter has also received a dlspatch
from General Miles intimating that II Is
contemplated sending a portion OF the
Twenty fourth Infantry TO the department
for garrison duty at Vancouver Barracks
and to new Fort Spokane
1t was given out from department mead
quarters Yesterday that the War Depart
ment is desirous of recruiting for the cav
airy service in the Philippines and also
for that of the artillery. The recrultlnE3
officers of the department. are authorized
to make enlistments for the light artillery
and cavalry service. 80
General Shafter, in accordance with Or
ders received from Washington, has is
sued an order to all the commanding oH-
GERS of military posts in the department
instructing them to put all members OF
the Hospital Corps, casually at post, un-
der the immediate orders OF the surgeon
commanding the detachment Hospital
Corps This order is made IN the interest,"
of discipline and to facilitate the fnal dlS-
position of these men, and that tney may
be properly accounted for upon the Hos
pital Corps return, as now required.
The following men at the genera nos,
pital at the Preside have been ordered
discharged from the service OF the nlteo
States by the commanding oHncer OF tndl
hospital, by reason OF SERVICES lo iOHSei
required:
First California Volunteer Infantry-Com-
pany D. Private James O'Leary Jr- -
First Colorado Volunteer lnfantry-Cohlpa4y I
A. Private Curtis r. Stillwagon; company g.
Private George F. Taylor; Company {, Private
William A. Berry; Company l, Private Charles
w Gardner; Company l. frlNate 09uhey W.
First Idaho Volunteer 1nfantry-Company D.
Private Walter Wright
First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry-Company
K Private John +. Webster.
First Montana Volunteer Infantry-Company
c. Private William Seaman: Company l. Cor
poraI Thomas G. Nielsen; Company l., PriVale
First First North Dakota volunteer Infantry
Company G. Private Matthias Peterson: Com
pany H Privates Clarence J. Allen, Thomas
A Green and Musician Delbert r. BuzzeL
Company K, Wagner George f Aidrich ana
Private Joe Marmon,
Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry-Company
L. Prlvates Sloan Hackney and Fred Hillert;
Company NJ Private Ray NJ. sherman.
Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Company A Private Herman II. Bates; Com
pany B. Private Charles NJ. Heck; Company
d private Augustus p. Mitchell; Company q.
Private oscar Fjelman; Company H, Private
Edward O. Cowden.
General Shafter will return to San
Francisco from Bakersfield next Monday.