Show SCARCITY OF TRANSPORTS Pacific Merchant Vessels Hay Ba Pressed Into Service San Francisco March 4The govern meat is looking for transports to carry men and stores to the Philippines There are six regiments of regulars togo to-go to Manila and there are on hand 4000 tone of commissary stores Cob neI Long depot quartermaster today inspected the Australia The latter steamer sails for Honolulu on Wednee day She Is now partly loaded and it is not thought that the government will interfere with her this voyage She will return in three weeks when she will probably be impressed into the service Colonel Long is said to be looking after other vessels and the government ty make another call on local shipowners Valeucla Sails Today San Francisco March 4The tmans port Valencia alIt sail at 3 oclock tomorrow to-morrow afternoon The West Pointers who are to have their first experience in army life at Manila arrised today and were assigned their quarters ore the vessel The most Important man on the ship failed to put in an appearance This is the paymaster who has in his keeping 1500000 with which to pay th troops serving in the Philippines He will be on hand tomorrow anti then there will be nothing to prevent the departure de-parture of the vessel List of Casualties Washington March 4The war department de-partment has received the following cx biegrams from Major General Otis Casualties near Cahoocan First Mon tans March 2 band Private Alfred Cashmere thigh slight Near 5an Pedro MacaU Third artillery artil-lery March 1 battery G Sergeant Den ale Shea hand severe Just reported as missing Grant Cul lam company C Tenth Pennsylvania sent outside lines for information Jan 27 not seeit since Money For Phulippina Troops San Francisco March 4When the transport Valencla sails for Manila tomorrow to-morrow she uill carry away i5iOes intended for the payment of the troops now in time Philippines This large amount of money will be in the custody of Major Eugene Coffin an additional paymaster of the volunteer service Major Coffin arrived here from Washington Wash-ington D C yesterday Thanks Front Dewey Washington Mareh 4Admiral Dewey Dew-ey today cabled Secretary Long as fol iosss Manila March 4Please accept for yourself the president and congress and my countrymen my heartfelt thanks for the great honor which hue bean conferred upon me meDEWEY DEWEY Lawton Reaches Singapore Washington Mareh 4General Lass ton has arrived at Singapore on the transport Grant The following cable gtani was received at the war department depart-ment from him today Singapore March 4Arrived tonight to-night Stop six hours for coai No serious illness Favorable condItions still Probably reach Manila early morning 10th Have so informed Otis The Grant has aboard all of the Ses enteenth infantry and four companies of the Fourth infantry More Piegular For Philippines Noss York March 4Colonel Kimball received word today fren Washington that orders have been issued by the war departznent requiring the Ninth Thirteenth and Twentyflrcst infantry and a battery of the Sixth artillery to be put in sertice immediately for the Philippines Bids for the transpcrta t4oa of these maim to San Franclseo from the places where they are now stationed are invited |