The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-05
KAUTz AT HONOLULU.
More Soldiers Have Distin-
guished Themselves
For Bravery.

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Department has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kautz, dated at
San Francisco June 81
THE Department cable of the 18th in
| stant received. Will instruct the COM
mander of the Badger to send the Brutus
to Honolulu as soon as she can be spared.
Expect to sail from here on the 21st with
the remains of Lieutenant Lansdale and
Ensign Monaghan. Will probably reach
San Francisco June 25''
This dispatch was evidently brought
into San francisco by steamer and is
therefore about thee weeks old. Accord
ing to Admiral Kautz's programme he is
probably now at Honolulu. The run from
Honolulu to San Francisco is about eight
days, so that he will evidently be there
for some time before sailing for San Fran
cisco, as he makes his date of arrival
there June 25.
Reports from the chief signal officer at
Manila, and Major A. c.. Davol of the
Quartermaster's Department were made
public by the War Department today.
The report of the signal officer sketches
in considerable detail the work of the
Signal Corps In the islands and speaks in
terms of high praise of the work of both
officers and men.
A number of instances of rapid work
and distinguished bravery on the part of
officers in the fight at Caloocan, where
the laying of long line of wire was
necessary, a signal office was set up at
the extreme front and was doing busi'
ness In a few minutes after the action
ceased.
In the fight at Tondo an office was
opened and doing business in the heart
of the burning town before any attempt
was made to put out the fire.
Every command, depot or outpost of
the army can be reached from % differ
ent telegraph officers. Among the Off
GERS mentioned for distinguished service
under fire are:-Capt. Edgar Russell,
Lieut.. Chas. E. Kilboure, Jr., Lieut.. F.
H. Bailey Lieut. Chas. G. Gordon,
Lieut. E. E. Kelly and Lieut.. George
Gibbs, Jr. Among the men and non-com-
missioned officers who are especially
mentioned are:-Sergeant Thomas Nc
Kinstry, CorporaIs VIM. F. Schonoman
and Fred Shalda, and Private Tracey e.
lnman. for repairing line under heavy
fire; Sergeant Dan L. Hopkins for similar
work through a burning village, Cor
poral Fred Gellerman for carrying
wounded from the field under fire: Ser
geant Emmel r. Jol>-s and W Nnuc1-
Howser, Corporal Fritz Biebel and Pri-
vate Allan Forman for maintaining sig
nails with the navy from Fort Malate
while standing up under fire, Howser and
Biebel also marking the advance line
with flags during a charge; Sergeant
Paul o. Paulson, David T. Flannery and
Ar,fh nd
Kirby for the excellence of their signal
ing under fire at Caloocan; Sergeant A.
N Maxeiner and Privates Wier and
Prendergast for long and trying service
under fire at outposts and Private H. B.
Young for carrying a message to
hlocghouse i nthe face of a heavy fire.
The report of Major Devol of the Quar-
termaster's Department relates merely to
the number of conveyances, pack trains
and saddle animals in service with the
troops, the statment being that they
came well supplied for all requirements.
General Otis advises the War Depart
ment that the Oregon Regiment will leave
for the United States this week. 1t will
be sent direct to Portland, Oregon, for
muster out at vancouverx Barracks.
Secretary Hay was a party to the con-
ference a fact not generally known last
night 1t is believed that advices were
received from President Schurman of the
Philippine Commission. The conference
prepared some Instructions to govern the
conduct of the officers in the Philippines,
in accordance with the suggestions con-
tanned in the cable advices, and these
were promptly cabled to Manila.
The fact that the Secretary of State
was called into the conference by the
President is aaken as an Indication that
the subjects discussed were not purely
military in character, but related in some
manner to large questions of policy con-
nected with the Philippines; perhaps re-
lating again to some fresh overtures from
the insurgents. The matter, is said to be
in such shape that publication at this
time would defeat the object in view.
No definite information was obtainable
today as to the subject Of discussion dur
ing the conference at the White House
late last night between the President Act
ing Secretary of Ward Meiklejohn and
Adjutant General Corbin.
The latter refuses to refer to the mat
ter in any manner. Mr.. Meilejohn says
the dispatches received referred exclu-
sively to future military movements
which it would be impoliticto make pub
lie at this time.