Show 15 1 for I 1 philippines IN athington ma mn IS 18 TI a number of troop troops to be sent to the philippines Is 1 now nou placed at one fourth of will be seasoned regular regulars general Nl Mer erritts rlUe suggestion that it would be almost to overcome tho spanish regulate regu lare larn with half the number of rk recruits haa has been conceded to be bound sound hence the change chani rc it will require some timo to move this number of troops na as transports la ili the pacific are bard hard to secure |