The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-01
SECOND EXPEDITION.
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Gen. Merritt Selecting Regular
Troops to Act as an Adj
vance Guard.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.-It now
seems probable that the next expedition 10
the Philippines will include a large num-
Der of regulars. 1t is openly stated that
Gen. Merritt will carry out his ideas in
this regard by selecting all the regular
forces OF this department as an advance
guard OF the expedition. The Third artil-
lery. consisting of eight batteries. enc at
San Diego and the other seven at Port
Point, this city, expect 10 receive orders
TO prepare for active service in the Philip
pines. Il Is expected that the Sixth artil-
Iery. now stationed a. Fort McHenry Md.
Will he brough. here for coast defense
purposes while the Fifteenth United States
infantry. now stationed In Arizona, will
be brought here FOR the Philippine eXpe-
dition and their places filled by a COM
pany OF California volunteers
Gen Otis, who has taken up his head
quarters at Camp Merritt, viii insist upon
the observance of military discipline in
the camp from now on and the picnic feat
ures which have been observed in some
quarters win be eliminated and the pub
lie only allowed TO visit the soldier boys
between certain specified hours.
II was definitely learned today that the
next expedition to the Philippines would
include sixty engineers under Capt. Long
itt's command. This corps will, go TO work
Immediately upon arrival at Manila TO
mine the harbor az that. place. A large
amount OF cable and 4So submarine mines
have been forwarded and win be shipped
TO Manila in charge Of Caps. Longiitt, who
is expected 10 return from the east to-
night, where ne has been inspecting the
work of laying the mines recently placed
In some of the harbors on the Atlantic sea-
board
Gen. Merritt has instructed his subora-
mates 20 have the work Of preparing the
next fleet OF transports for Manila rushed
so that the vessels can get away ut the
earliest moment. II is stated that the
steamer Zealandia win b. ready 10 receive
troops by the end az the present week
She is receiving coal and hunks for I nso
men are nearly finished. Bunks for ]. 800
men are being fitted on the steamer China
and she will he ready by the middle OF next
week. The work Of preparing the Colon
"a progressing rapidly. and she will be 1T
for sea within a week Both the China
and the Colon VIII he placed under the
American flag when they sail for the PhiI-
ippnes.
Gen. Dickinson, IN command Of The Ma
uonal Guard Of California. began TODAY
20 reorganize the First, Sixth and Seventh
regiments, 10 take the place Of those who
nave gone into the volunteer service. The
general S!n issue an order at once for the
recruiting OF the regiments 10 their maxi
mum strength
BY order OF Mai Gen. Merritt. Cann
Merritt was brigaded today as follows:
First brigade Fourteenth United States
infantry Eighteenth United States lnfan-
Try, Twenty-third United States Infantry
Third United States artillery TO toIn
Fourth United States cavalry n ioin one
company United States engineers.
Second hTigade-Tairtpe1th regiment
Minnesota infantry. I. :. V: Twentieth
regiment Kansas infantry. l. s V: First
regiment Idaho Infantry two batta.iousl.
= $ v; First regimen; North Dakota in
tantTy Cwo hattalionsl. L. :. V
Third hrtEaae-Teuth regiment Pennsvf-
YanIa Infantry. L. =, Y: First regimen
Celoraso Infantry. L, :, y: First regi-
troop Ulsh cavalry. I. :. Y. batteries p
and r. Utah light artillery. +. S. Y.
Fonr'h brigade Seventh regiment Cali
M ifns ia'f l5f5y.r9 : W rs r rssi rg
men: South Dakota infantry. = = =.
First battalion Wyoming Infantry. L.
Cavalry for the Philippines.
WASHINGTON. May af.-sena.or pat,j-
grew today introduced biz temporarily
20 Increase the army If the United States.
II provi3ee tor fhe appointment 81 IA
HuHa g English OF xaukton. : d as
co,onel, ana Sc r. authorized unse< tha
direction of tAe secretary - war 20 erils.
ard eqata twelve troops u light cavalry
fer tw0 years or more fer special services
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armed wiih rapia-aring rtses ezsrs a-,a 70.
vcivers. The troops are - consist 90 r,r.
jess thaa ssxty nor more than etxhts--fges-
cffScers ana 17ss. An appropriation Of e. =
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