The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09

Moving West Under Orders of the
War Department to Report at
Seattle for shipment-JOhn Tip
ton, of the U. S. N, on Three
Months Leave of Absence, Talks
OF Affairs in the Philippines.
Troopers of the Third United States
cavalry will arrive in ST. Paul this after
noon and evening, and tomorrow the
remaining troops of the regiment will be
in the city. The Third is moving west I'M
der orders of the war department to re-
port at Seattle for shipment on transports
10 Manila. The troops of the Third,
which were to have left Fort Ethan AL
len on Sunday, were delayed and did not
start west until yesterday. They will ar
rive from Chicago over the Great West
ern on a special train, some time during
thursday afternoon or Friday morning,
One troop stationed at Fort Sheridan. Ill.
left yesterday for st. Paul 1t will arrive
this evening over the Omaha on a special
tram, carrying troopers, horses and bag
gage. Three troops from Fort Movers
are on the way, and will arrive tomor-
row or Friday. The troops first to arrive
Will await the eastern detachments in st.
Paul, and the city will have the first
chance for several years to see a regiment
of cavalry together
NAVY DOES POLICE WORK.
John Upton, U. S. N, on three months
leave Of absence from the U. S. S. Prince
ton, now at Manila, was in the city yes
terday on his way to his home in
Alberta, Northwest Territory. He ar
rived at San Francisco last week on the
transport Adams, direct from the Philip
pines, and was able to give considerable
information regarding the naYy's part in
the present campaign
There's not much amusement to be
had on the fleet now" said he Dewey
mas gone, and the fleet is partly in Manila
harbor and partly scattered in a dozen
dlfterent places looking for Filipino iunI1s
ana small craft. The work reminds me
vi Hsn!ng Tor pollywogs. You have to
work like an Injun to catch a Junk and
when you get 1t there's nothing there to
pay you for the trouble. The 'tincIads.'
vessels captured from the Spaniards are
beings used in chasing Filipinos I'D the
rivers and In doing scavenger work In
the little bays about the isIano. Chere
aren any large vessels left to chase and
The navy is doing police duty now
| and its much like the good old DAVIS when
| we were on blockade, except that it lacks
| the chance to get into a scrimmage Oc-
! caslonally. The Filipinos have a large
number of small boats which they term
navy, with which they operate to some
extent on the navigable rivers They
never venture out at sea, and getting a
chance at them is as hard as shooting
! We a.
ways and 1t will run into shallow water,
! where we can't CO. and then its to the
! boats and after them. When we get near
| enough to begin business they run ashore
and scamper to the tall timber. Then We
burn the boat, and go back after more.
They like to shoot at US from long range,
though they never get near enough to
do damage. That's all right, I suppose.
1t amuses them and keeps them happy.
NO TRUCK WITH OTIS.
THE forces on land are getting all the
! really good fighting. The navys work
is done, with the exception of policing the
islands. The army has done well, and
! the volunteers have put up a better fight
| than would have been expected. 1 have
| heard that Gen. Otis and his crew aren't
liked. The navy has no truck with that
outfit, but our officers think that If
really good naval commander could get
a S4AeilNS dl the OF the cam
| patgn for few months, he would put
a crimp into the Filipinos which would
make them walk lame forever and ever.
THE Spanish vessels captured by Dewey
are worth all that it cost to sink the
squadron which used to pervade around
in those waters. Thousands of dollars
worth of guns, equipment and armor has
! been saved from the wrecks, and the yes
sells which were captured have been put
in shape and are being used under our
flag. They filled need which would have
cost the United States a large amount. as
they are mainly light draft craft, and
can be used in shallow bays and on
rivers"