Show TROOPS ORDERED TO cliff officers of the war department decide to send over thousand men across the pacific to be in readiness for active service in opposing boxers washington july As a result of a thorough consideration of the sub eject by the secretary of war aleut 1 gen miles and adjutant general cori bin orders were issued by the war dej apartment part ment for the dispatch of regular troops ito the philippines with a view to their utilization in china in case it Is necessary to divert them to that country the troops are intended primarily to relieve the volunteers in the philippines and will only be diverted to china in the event that circumstances demand it the force is made up ol 01 two battalions each ot pe second fai and eighth infantries tries two squadrons each of fhe first and ninth cavalry one squadron of the third cavalry and a company of engineers these troops will be forwarded as rapidly as the transportation arrangements range ments can be perfected and the entire fleet of transports at san fran casco and new york will be employed in fhe work havana july 7 military governor wood has issued orders to the departments to have the second fifth and eighth infantry regiments ready for embarkation soon as transports dball arrive the eighth Is practically ready now as it has not been scattered while the second and fifth have been divided among various districts three companies of the tenth regiment proceed to morro castio at santiago ito the fifth while troops of fhe eighth cavalry will relieve the companies of the filth stationed at guantanamo and de canamo baracca baracoa will be relinquished as a military post A company ut the tenth will relieve the second at trinidad the members of the eighth regiment are delighted with the prospect 0 soon being home though many officers hope that they will be rushed right to china indeed ane latest cables have aroused the feelings of the americans here particularly in army circles and a gen eral desire is expressed among the officers to be allowed to go to the far east san francisco july 8 the transports in port available tor the transfer 0 troops to the philippines are the meade sheridan and sumner the sumner is practically ready for sea and is scheduled to aall on the she has accommodations for 57 officers and men the meade Is scheduled to eail on august 1 she can accommodate 61 officers and 1171 men the sheridan 1 undergoing repairs and the department had planned to have her ready to sail on october 16 on the way from manila are the II ancock 18 days out and the warren seven days out hancock will arrive here the middle of next week and Is scheduled to sail on august 16 she has accommodations for 54 officers and 1062 men i the warren is scheduled to sail on september 1 she has quarters for 42 officers and 1142 men the thomas with accommodations tor 1670 officers and men and the grant for 1854 are at present on the way from this port to the philippines in addition to these there are nine transports at manila and vicinity macarthurs MAC ARTHURS casualties OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED IN LATE july T gen macar thurs latest casualty list Is as follows manila july 7 killed july 4 ma alling luzon company C twenty fourth infantry will webb june 10 at lao panay company D twenty sixth infantry frank II 11 july 1 rosarlo company M thir ty fourth infantry clyde M davis wounded july 4 manning luzon company C twenty fourth infantry second aleut edward B mitchell wounded in the shoulder slight thoe brown wounded in shoulder moderate Pen ardra luzon I 1 thirty fourth infantry sergeant sam uel bardelson wounded in slight july 3 damadeo bridge on company B thirtieth inta first sergeant ernest L HamU tS wounded in arm slight william ni cook wounded in mouth slight 6 hilongos Hl longos leyte company I 1 siw ty third infantry transferred H twenty third infantry caffery Cat fery wounded in thigh slight washington july 7 en macar thur at manila cables the war depart i ment the following list of recent till ed and wounded july 3 luzon H third infantry sergeant aanal W merryam Merr lam william cheatham cha cadby july 4 near malolos T third infantry corporal albeit cooke charles hippler patrick uallen i wounded may 29 polo leyte ivr pany A forty abird infantry pint sergeant wllliam wounded 1 abdomen Ee rious may 5 company D forty third volunteer infantry cop lain luclus E polac wounded in ar slig fit company C forty third te lantry musician george R shaner wounded in arm serious john J frances wounded la hand blight may 22 tabaco luzon company G forty syrenth infantry frank caa ney wounded in slight A trach californian LEAVES A NOTE HIS cami FA Mi jollet july 7 charles lew said to be a prominent cluzen st fullerton california committed ari cide in a sleeper on the banta fe arria today as it arrived here he shet himself through the head A cote wae left addressed to his wife and cah dren at saying he had te die he was en route to to visit his brother the coroner b took charge of the body washington july 7 mr paw esCUe comptroller of the currency baa a call for reports of the ot national banks at the close ness friday june 29 1900 |