The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
FOR MERRITT
He'll Take Q Large Force of
Them to the Philippines.
SIXTY ENGINEERS
Manila Harbor Will Be Properly Mined
the First Thing-MontAna Regiment
Assigned to the Fourth Brigade.
Getting Transports Ready.

San Francisco. May 3I.-It now seems
Philippines will include a large number
of regulars. 1t is openly stated that
General Merritt will carry out his ideas
in this regard by selecting all the reg
ular forces OF this department as an
advance guard of the expedition. The
Sd artillery, consisting Of eight batteries.
one at San Diego and the other seven az
Fort Point. this city. expect to receive
orders to prepare for active service in
the Philippines. II is said that the 9Th
artillery, now stationed at Fort McHen-
ry, Maryland. will be brought here for
coast defense purposes. while the 18th
infantry, now stationed in Arizona. will
be brought here for the Philippine ex-
petition and their places filed by a
company Of California volunteers. Gem
eral Otis, who has taken up his head
quarters at Camp Merritt, will insist
upon the observance of military disci-
pline In the camp from now on. and the
picnic features which have been OBJ
served in some quarters, will be elimi-
mated and the public only allowed to
visit the soldier boys between certain
specified hours.
1T was definitely learned to-day that
the next expedition to the Philippines
viii include % engineers under Captain
to work Immediately upon their arrival
at Manila TO mine the harbor Of the
place. A large amount of cable and $50
submarine mines have been orwarded
and will be shipped to Manila in charge
Of Captain Longfitt, who is expected
TO return from the East tonight. where
he has been inspecting the work of lay
the mines recently placed In some
Of the harbors on the Atlatic sesboard.
General Merritt has instructed his
subordinates to have the work of pre-
pairing the next fleet of transports for
Manila rushed, so that the vessels can
get away at the earliest possible NOM
ent. Ii Is stated that the steamer
will be ready to receive troops
by the end of the present week. She
Is receiving her coal and the hunks for
200 men are nearly finished. Bunks
for 1900 men are being fitted up on the
steamer China. and she will be ready by
the middle of next week. The work of
preparing the Colon is progressing rap
idly and she will be fit for sea within a
Both the China and the Colon will pc
under the American flag when
sail for the Philippines.
General Dickinson, Gin command of the
guard of California, began to
day to ~reorganize the list, 9th and 9Th
to take the place of those
who nay gone into the volunteer serv-
The general will issue an order at
for the recruiting OF the regiments
to their maximum strength.
BY order of Major General Merritt,
Camp Merritt was brigaded to-day as
First brigade. 18th IT,. 8. in
18th u. s. infantry. s3d u. $.
infantry, Sd L.. S. artillery TO join; 4th
Q. 3. cavalry to join; one company L..
J. engineers.
Second brigade. 18th Minnesota vol
inteer infantry; Goth Kansas volunteer
infantry; LIST Idaho volunteer infantry
battalions), LIST North Dakota
volunteer infantry 1.-TWO battalions).
Third brigade. 10th Pennsylvania vol
lnteer infantry: LIST Colorado volunteer
infantry; LIST Nebraska volunteer infan-
ny; LIST troop Utah volunteer cavalry.
A and b Utah light artillery.
Fourth brigade, 18th California volun-
ieer infantry. LIST Montana volunteer in
LIST South Dakota volunteer In
LIST battalion Wyoming volunteer
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