The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-23

outbreak of the Spanish-American war
Three companies of the Fifteenth United
orders TO leave Governors Island toInor-
row for San Francisco, and the soldiers
China before they return to this part of
the world Relatives and friends, the ma
hours of Sunday with them as the rules
and regulations would permit
Many a fearful farewell was taken by
the visitors; but the soldiers themselves
as if the PROSPECTS of lighting IN a for
efgn land were pleasing to them The
three companies that will begin the long
journey tomorrow will be under the COM
n1and OF Major Cornish Preparations for
departure have all been completed. bag
gage is packed. and officers and men are
ready Tor the sound OF the buglerS FAN
in" At Ogden. Utah, company NJ, of the
same regiment, will join the contingent
for a year has been at Fort Mcpherson
Ga The companies will go into camp at
the Preside at San Francisco, prepara-
tory to shipping for the Philippines or
China as may be determined by the war
department
The departure of the companies of the
Fifteenth regiment will leave General
Brooke with a small garrison at Cover
nor Island, until the arrival of troops
now in Cuba
The island, which is the official head
companies of the Fifth artillery, now sta
toned around the harbor.
Army officials in this city. particularly
those attached to the quarternasterss de-
partment, are very busy IN looking after
the troops ordered home from Cuba to
their old stations The belief is general
that these commands viii not long be
permitted to enjoy the comforts of theIr
home stations, but after a. brief rest will
be recruited and sent to the east via San
Francisco.
Company E. of the battalion of engf-
neers. two officers and $50 men stationed
at West Point, is under orders to pro-
coed to the Pacific coast This detach-
ment will get away tomorrow
More troops are expected here this week
TRANSPORT RaNIlnS
the way with part of the Fifth infantry,
Chicago. TEb hattaiions of the Second
infantry. p officers and $50 men are on
the transport Sedgwfck, which is expected
here tomorrow These troops will be sent
west at once to recuperate and recruit
Orders have been issued by the Wash
ington authorities to withdraw the First
Pinar del Rio, in Cuba, and early next
month part of the Tenth Infantry will
leave Cuba A squadron of the Fifth
cavalry has also been ordered from Cuba
to Fort Myer, Wash. These are all sea-
soned troops and it is expected that they
will be able to give good account OF them
selves, if 1t becomes necessary for them
to go to China Army officers stationed
around New York, are inclined to the be-
lief that most Of the troops now under or
ders to go to San Francisco will be landed
on Chinese soil
Army officers say that the Chinese trou-
BILE and the prospects Of United States
troops seeing service in that country have.
given a great impetus to recruiting in
this city. Nearly all the regiments in the
officers in charge of the recruiting sta
lions have received orders to redouble
their efforts to secure men for the regi-
uents now in the field Most OF the ap-
pIicans many of them veterans of the
Spanish war want to be assigned to regf-
rnents under orders or likely to receive
ticipated by those in army circles in Sc
curing all the men necessary.