The true northerner., 1900-07-20
GETTING
PREPARED
I'd SEND UNITED STATES TnOOPs
To take PART IN CHINA.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FEEDING,
CLOTHING AND ARnING FfYE1M.
oTHBR DETAILS NOW INTERESTING
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.

Washington, July 1S.-rhe ccn--cr
5ary general has made all aI7sElfxc-
ments for feszitng the Chinese lor-S
from the base already established at
Manila The Sixth Cavalry now afloat
and all the other troops following them
from this country will carry sixty
days 6eid rataots. The comaniSsar-y DE
paroment has been notified that IL Will
have TO feed a force of marines and
seanen engaged In shore service in
China and preparations have been
made for rhis contingency. Owing 10
the fact that the Gulf OF f'echili is
ice-bound about the first OF November
preparations have been made TO land
at Taku before that date six months
supply Of cunInassary stores. Fifty
thousand dollars IN gold for use in
China has been tnvoi,si 10 the chief
commiSSary at Manila and Mai H. j.
Gallagher, OF the confnrissary depart
ment, who Gnazie an excellent record
during the Cuban campaign, has been
detailed To report To Gen Chaffee as
chief cOnanfSSary of the troops in
China The cuRnmissary department
has made inquiries as to the possibil-
fties Of securing freh meat and vege-
tables for the troops in China and this
detailed information has been forward
ed 10 Maj. Gallagher. Owing 10 the
probable scarcity of fresh supplies on
shore the department hats had RECOURSE
again To canned beef, but for the pre-
sent campaign n has been pot In the
form OF beef stew. corned beef and
cCrned beef hash, and sufficient vege-
tables such us POTATOES and onions
have been ezInned with IL TO obviate
the difficulty experienced IN Cuba
where the troups Were forced 20 eat
beef from the CANS without further
cooking.
Scarcity OF Men,
The chief signal officer of Che army
reports 10 the djutant-gpnerh that
owing 10 the great scarcity both cf
men and officers in the signal corps
he has been seriously handicapped in
his efforts TO supply the eXpediJfonaIy
force to China In the aggregate there
are either In China or on their way
there four signal officers eighteen men
and 15O miles of field line. Mai. Geo.
G.. ScTiven has been ordered To report
To Gen. CiEiffee as chief signal officer
of the command C.-Ief Signal OfiiCer
Greedy recommends that Capt Edward
Il. Ives and Lieut.. Charles Is. Rogan
be relieved from duty in Cuba IN or.er
10 report here pending orders 10 China.
Complete Outat OF Clothing.
TroUIs leaving the statcs for China
Will carry a complete outfit OF comfort
ab,e clothing IN adSi1tion 10 their regu-
lation clothing and teIrtage- Owing 10
the severe weather that may be ex-
pe,-te,l In northern China during the
winter the expedition viii carry 1.4Oo
Sibley stoves, $500 overcoats, 6.oGO
prirs of Arctic overshocs 5000 blan-
canvass hoods and other eX-
ira heavy winter clothing in propOr-
tion sufficient for the $500 men.
The SqtriIterurrister's deprt1nenf
furnishes detailed liSt of draft anJ
pack animals, amtHiances. escort wag-
ons and veterinary and car1fer SUP
plies already shipped ON the various
transports from Manila and from the
Pacific cDast This Includes all the
mounts for the Sixth Cavalry. two
completely equipped pack trains of one
hundred mules each and supplies for
the same for 1875 days There are now
on route 10 Seattle 400 thoroughly
broken mules and 2S3 aTnrrejOs 10 ne
shipped wherever they are needed The
accompanying the eN-
pedition have been supplied with am
pie funds.
Ba-c OF Sup7>i~s.
The chief OF ordnance furnishes
list Of officers and material which vii
be available for use in China. The
following ordnance officers are now on
duty In the far east: Lieut. Cot ] Y.
McGinnls. Capt. VIM. CrOZier aTit
Lieut. L. VI. Fuller In this country
Capt. Geo Montgomery nj present tn
Baltimore ON station dirty. Will 10 In
me,Iiately available for Chtne%' ser
vice. The bsrse of ordnance o5ei-a f'"ns
viii be at Manila and the
Cavite arStnal viii be drawn upon for
su-h supplies as do not 90 direct ~
China 1t Is possible. however. that
Japan will extend the courtesy Of an
ordnance, base mt NaS;lsaH If we 50 de-
lire.
Machine Guns and batteries
The chief OF ordnance submits list
" orders which he placed ont he IAN
,f this month for additional machine
ynns and mountain batteries, but ow-
-. -, 49,. nj which fna