The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

troops designated to embark upon the
transport Senator will be expected to be
aboard that vessel by noon tomorrow.
General Miller stated that the troops
would leave their camp at the Preside
as soon as it was convenient tomorrow
morning, probably about 10 o'clock 1t
is expected that the Senator will sail to-
morrow afternoon. Yesterdays fire may
modify all these orders.
The Valencia, which was to have sailed
with the Senator, will not be ready to re-
ceiVe her troops until Tuesday, and in
consequence will not sail until the follow
ing day, but being faster ship than the
Senator will overtake her Unless or
Valencia will reach Manila some time
ahead of her. The Valencia will probably
go to Angel Island if there Is enough
water at the dock there to take aboard
the Second Battalion Of the First WASH
ington troops, which has been designated
to go on her.
The Pennsylvania and Rio Janerio are
expected in to-day. The latter has 40
sick soldier aboard. Captain Thompson,
the assistant chief quartermaster OF the
department, stated yesterday that ne had
made all the necessary arrangements to
transport the sick from the Preside dock
to the Division Hospital. This will be
a short move for them, and can be made
with more convenience than II the men
were landed at the down town dock. Two
sets of barracks have been made vacant
for the use of these sick soldiers.
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accompany the troops to Manila. This
has been definitely decided upon by the
army authorities, who will see that their
will Is enforced. The Secretary OF War
alone will have the power in future to
grant an order which Will permit any OF
the gentler sex from accompanying
troops on transports. The rule thus made
does not effect nurses only, as the wives
of commanding officers, should they De
sire to accompany their husbands, must
do so on the regular passenger steamers,
unless they are favored by the Secretary
of War Conduct which created much
gossip on the part of the nurses on the
Arizona is what has caused the order to
be made The officials do not make this,
however, a particular ground Tor dlVorc-
ing women from the hospital department,
but say that the service Is Detter Without
them.
mel Long, authorizing the expenditure OF
such money as may be necessary to fix
up the Tacoma for the purpose or making
another attempt to transport horses to
Manila It is understood that First Lieu
whose troop is now at Manila, will be put
in charge of the Tacoma. The vessel and
all Government property aboard or her
has already been turned over to Lieuten-
ant O'shea.
Major Field, Second Artillery, who has
been wedding out the undesirable soldiers
completed his work. The majority of
these men will be mustered out upon the
charge of physical disability. 1t is eSU-
mated that the number of men thus
dropped will be slightly in excess of one
hundred. They constitute the disturbing
element which has so often brought the
regiment into ill-respute. The War De-
partment will be petitioned to allow the
regiment to recruit up to its maximum
strength.
Private c. B. Eshelmen, Company M,
First washington Regiment, who was
tried by a general court martial upon the
charge of larceny, was acquitted and has
been ordered released from confinement
and ordered to report to his company
commander for duty.
Private Harry Wallace, Company G,
Seventh California Regiment, died at the
Division Hospital late on Friday night.
His remains have been sent to his home
at Redlands.
Upon the recommendation of the chief
surgeon. Acting Assistant Surgeon A. J.
Pedlar has been assigned to duty at tho
Division Field Hospital