The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-31

/, practicable 20 make even an ap
.o,imate estimate Of the COS,
date of tie war in the Philip
ines. If the vast expense Of trans
,,,jug troops from the time tie d,st
.,,chment was started to Mani
!,er the destruction of the Spanish
ct by Admiral Dewey is considered
8 connection with the expense of the
kupaiga against the natives during
L past two months, it is believed
At operations in the Philippines
An already very nearly equal, if not
aeeed. the cost of the war in Cuba
ID Puerto Rico.
/. Neither treasury officials or war de-
,tment authorities possess any ac-
mate idea as to the cost of forward
the troops to Manila or maintain
II them there. There are under
barter between twenty and thirty
Gamers, besides five large vessels
sued by the department, all of which
I've been actively engaged for nearly
e year in transporting reinforce
9.nts. carrying thousands of tons of
s@buunition and hundreds of thous-
ds Of pounds of supplies, medicine,
bthipg and everything necessary to
Saiptain in effective condition the
fge army now under command Of
10. Otis.
sSIa its campaign against the Filipi-
the government has depended
On the islands, especially Luzon,
IS practically none of its supplies,
d practically every pound of meat
Ii bread and every stitch Of clothing
d all the ammunition used. had been
patched from the United States.
cepting perhaps the Soudon cam
a;5gn and other expeditions, Of the
itish in Africa, it is doubtful if a
ge body Of troops operating against
enemy in foreign territory was ever
lore 80 dependent upon home sup
|E1ss as have been the American land
ICES under Gen. Otis and Admiral
aTey's squadron. Not alone has the
}itary arm been supplied directly by
lips flying the American colors, and
visioned with American goods,
pts and bread, but the same has
aRn true cf the two thousand and
be men now with the feet under
miral Dewey.
81 rom the moment he sailed into the
bor and smashed the enemy's
hadron Dewey has not depended
SBn Manila for any supplies neces-
sly for his command, but has receiv-
Il all from this country. save some
and vegetables shipped to him
81 3n Australia shortly after the sur.
der Of the Spanish vessels.
rs the campaign in the Philippines
jan with the attack on the Spanish
81 august, when Manila was forced
3 Surender, it is the opinion of the
VI department. authorities that when
laounts are settled it will be shown
'5t the cost of the war must be dated
east from that period, if not from
ID time when the first troops vere
out, on May 25, 1898.
nv far the most expensive item Of
aa aa in ransporting the army has been
81 charter Of steamers, cf which all
rs #4 i've are under agreement to serve
|F government as long as they may
required. This great feet costs
s. nation thousands Of dollars day,
| the exact rates are not announced
VI the authorities. There are now
lnty ships either at sea between
erlcan ports and Manila or under
Of which three.fourths have
@ sailing from the Pacific cost.
|a rom the day of the first departure
| Foops across the Pacific there have
P between thirty-five and forty
ages made from New York and
francisco to Manila Of transports
81 troops, ammunition and supplies.
returning the ships, have brought
f 'nvalids and discharged men, but
IS rule these have been inconsidera-
The twenty steamers are all own
10y private concerns except Eve,
s. fe having been purchased outright
rs renamed after civil war generals.
y are the Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
Hancock and Warren. Tie first
e sailed from New York. this vim
with reinforcements for Gen. Otis.
E two latter are en- route from San
g nc'sco. This feet Of transports
carried to Manila during the past
$4,000 officers and men, besides
Pably the families of one hundred
efs. They have returned not over
" men, Including xhe Astor bat
t3 and theiuvas;dnA nf6nare.c1 ,o,,