The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-08
Ostcnsibly Bound for the Philippines
Diverted to u Chinese Port.
CONSUL GooDNOw's ADvICEs
LEGATIONS AT PEKING WERE
STANDING ON THE 3RD OF JULY.
Boxers Were Then Trying to Starve
Out the Foreigners-Japan's
Military Preparations.

WASHINGTON, July 7--As result of
a thorough consideration of the subject
by the secretary of war, Lieutenant Gen.
eral Miles and Adjutant General Corbin.
orders were issued by the War Depart
| ment this afternoon for the dispatch of 6,2d
regular troops to the Philippines. with a
view to their utilization in China in case
IL is found necessary to divert them to
that country. These troops are intended
primarily to relieve the volunteers in the
Philippines and will only be diverted to
China in the event that circumstances de-
mand it. The force is made up of two
battalions each of the Fifteenth, Second.
Fifth and Eighth Infantry. two squadrons
each OF the First and Ninth Cavalry, one
squadron of the Third Cavalry and a COM
pany of engineers. These troops will be for
warded as rapidly as transportation ar
rangements can be perfected and the en-
tire fleet of transports at San Francisco
and New York will be employed in the
work
Among the changes are the following:
Headquarters. band and two battalions of
the Fifteenth United States Infantry, to be
selected by the department commander
from the department of the East, to the
division of the Philippine islands.
Company E, battalion of engineers, from
the Military Academy, West Point, N. Y,
to the division of the Philippines.
Troops A, and X, First United States
Cavalry, from the department of Missouri;
Troops B and L, First United States
Cavalry. from the department of the Colo
rado, and Troops d, I and NJ, First United
States Cavalry, from the department of
Dakota to the division of the Philippines
Band and Troops B, G, H and /, Third
United States Cavalry, from the depart
ment of the East to the division of the Phil
ippines.
Headquarters, band and two battalions
of the Fifth United States Infantry, from
the division of Cuba to the department Of
the Lakes.
Headquarters, band and two battalions of
the Second United States Infantry from
the division of Cuba to the department of
the Lakes.
Headquarters, band and first and. second
squadrons, Ninth United States Cavalry
CTroops A. B. C. d. E, F, G and H. from
the department of the Colorado to the di-
vision of the Philippines.
Troops A and b, Ninth United States
Cavalray, at Fort Grant, will be relieved
by the two troops of the Fifth United
States Cavalry, from Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, and one company of the United States
Infantry from Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Upon arriving in the United States the
Second United States Infantry will imme-
diately proceed to Fort Thomas. Kentucky;
the Fifth United States Infantry to Fort
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States Infantry to Fort Smelling, Minnesota.
Headquarters, band and two battalions
of the Second United States Infantry:
headquarters, band and two battalions of
Fifth United States Infantry to be selected
by the department commander from the
Department of the Lakes TO the division of
the Philippines.
Headquarters. band and two battelions
of the Eighth United States Infantry TO be
selected by the department commander,
from the Department of Dakota, to the
division of the Philippines.
II is the intention of the department that
the depot battalions having had year
on home station will, at the earliest prac-
ticable moment be relieved and ordered TO
0uty with their regiment, when In turn the
next battalion will return TO home station,
bringing in each instance the men from
the regiment having less than six months
to serve, excepting those who have de-
clared their intention to re-enlist; this rule
of exchange of battalions will be strictly
enforced so that officers concerned can
make the necessary arrangements accord
ingly The general order says: Company
commanders will make every proper effort
ind, licra n ha
pine islands and who have relatives de-
pendent upon them to make allotments of
pay. reporting their names to the adjutant
general OF the army"
The issue of the formal orders for the
dispatch to the East of more than 5000
troops from the army posts in the United
States was a manifestation of the energy
with which the government is about TO act
in the Chinese matter. True, as stated
these troops are nominally destined for the
Philippines 10 replace the volunteers, but
it is admitted they are being sent out by
a route that will easily admit of detection
TO Taku or some other convenient Chinese
port. Possibly Consul General Goodnow's S
cablegram. representing the legationers as
being alive as late as the Sd inst. may
have had something 10 do with this radical
action. Whatever the cause, If these troops
are landed in China, together with the
Ninth Infantry. supposed to be now at
Taku. and the marine and naval contin-
gent, the United States will have a force
in action commensurate with our interests
and In proportion to the European forces.
Japan is 10 begin the movement on Peking,
according TO to-day's advices, with the full
consent of the powers. and IL is calculated
that the foreign reinforcements. including
our own. will arrive In China, IL they are
landed at all, in season to finish the work