The record-union., 1898-07-02
Preparations for the Fourth Expedi-
tion to Manila Progressing.
Difficulty ia Securing Steamships Leads the
Government to Seek for Sailing
Vessels to Carry Stores and
Military Supplies.

Budd and Adjutant General Barrett
have practically closed up the details of
the organization of the new Eighth
California Regiment, and the work of
mastering it in will be completed early
next week. There will be very few
officers to be appointed aside from the
regular company officers. L. is said
or four Lieutenants will be chosen out
side the ranks. These appointments
will not be made until early next week.
The Governor and General Barrett
have worked hard 70 make the new
regiment one of the best turned out by
the State, and they have succeeded.
The steamship Acapulco. from Pana-
ma and way ports arrived to-day. The
Umatilla, from Puget Sound and British
Columbia, also reached quarantine, and
Central America this evening. 1t is
understood that these three vessels will
be taken by the Government for trans
port purposes.
The City of Puebla and the Peru are
rapidly being fitted up, and the depar-
ture of the fourth fleet to Manila Is
expected to be set for July 10th. The
idea of sending each ship off as it is
ready without waiting for fleet, has
not been favorably considered, and the
next expedition will be similar to those
that have preceded it, although the
term fleet is variable, and may in
clude anything from three to one Of the
vessels.
The difficulty experienced in obtain
ing steamships for transport service
has caused the Government to seek for
sailing vessels which may be available.
Several have been examined, and it is
understood that the ship Tacoma will
be chartered to carry stores and mill
tary supplies to Manila.
Major General f. S. Otis has an
nounced no definite plans in regard to
his own departure. According TO pres
ent Indications he will not go until the
final fleet sails through the Golden
Gate.
One hundred and four recruits for
Batteries A and d of the Utah Artillery
arrived ait Camp Merritt to-day. They
are in charge of Lieutenant Wedgewood
and are not equipped. The men were
received at the ferry by the ladies Of
the Red Cross Society and giver break
fast. They then marched to camp and
waited in the hot sun for some one to
furnish them with tents.
The Alger Light Artillery Battery will
probably move over to the Preside to-
morrow to join the forces az Camp
Miller.
AT CAMP BARRETT
CAMP BARRETT, OAKLAND, July
1.-Colonel Park Henshaw of the
Eighth California Regiment, has an
nCunced his intention of making this
model encampment. Rigid discipline is
to be maintained, and no chance for
scandal will be permitted. There are
about 1900 men in camp, but as only
three have yet been mustered in as vol
unteers, the Colonel, himself still a
militiaman, has not yet carried into
effect his intention of barring button
women" and other feminine nuisances
from the camp.
The three soldiers who are entitled to
call themselves United States troops
are Lieutenant Colonel Darlington,
who is a Captain in the regular army;
Adjutant d. A. Smith and Quarter
master Heller, both of whom were mus
tered in to-day by Captain Murray.
The other officers now here complain
of the delay in making them full fiedged
volunteers. In the meantime they are
engaged in drilling their men.
One half of the companies have al
| ready been passed by the examining
surgeons. Company D of San Rafael,
Captain W. Elliot, lost but one man.
Company of San Jose, Captain Part
ridge, suffered most severely, sixteen
men being rejected. Company E of
Santa Rosa, Captain c. E. Haven, did
not lose a man.
To-day Companies l. of Marysville,
Captain G. H. Voss; M Of Woodland,
Captain J. j. Ward, and K of Colusa,
Captain H. Ford, were examined. The
average of reflections was only two or
/ three to the hundred, but the figures
have not yet been given out. The re-
manning companies will go before the
examining surgeons tomorrow.
A windstorm last night leveled sew
eral tents, and did some other damage.
Captain w. S. Barnes Of the Petaluma
Company was in camp to-day, becom-
ing acquainted with his men.