The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
Transports NOT READY.
SECOND EXPEDITION To PHILIP
PINES STILL DTsI.aYED.
start Hay BE Made Fram sas Fran
cisco s~xt Taesday--The Cenfen-
NAL Arrise.-Hoafter Monterey

fsos that fha i've vessels whl~n were 70
have made - the feet % Transports are
Hot Eeaay NOR ~.Hi aay OF ;hess be ready
b. TIE tine stated unless TIE govern
nent harFles the supplies which have
Beer decided Gbon 10 fsAke ap tae ceTg8es
81 Tho veHseie
80 far no supplies - any kind have been
Placed On board the China the Zealandsa
Of sac C0scn. ard fAe work az fitting up
The hunks i9r tie soldiers il progressing
- somewhat aesultory manner. but -as
viii hot keep tae vessels back. once hug
fy-tip" orders orders are issued by The de-
lisftment.
TIE lack Of supplies Is the main reason
fog the delay e iae departure of the ves-
SEA-. Had Ammunition ssd stores been re-
eesFed here ia sufneieTgt quantities the YES
se.s could easily have left here early This
Neek
II Is lmposdbls for the Centennial which
arrived from Seattle today, or tie Ohio.
alfleh Is due from that city soon. "a GET
ready IN time 20 start with the second ex-
pedifson. The owners of tne Ceatenniai
have resolved no word from the govern
gnent az % what disposition is 10 lie made
Of their vessel aad she IL anchored In
the stream awaiting orders. The Ohio IN
fully loaded With coal and much time vii
b saved liz taat respect.
The steamer San Bias which arrived
from south American ports yesterday.
officials. ard il Is generally understood
that the city OF Para. which will arrive
here early next week from the south. will
also be Inspected. and that those two YES
ssls. WITH the ohio and Centennial. will
compose the tAird feet 81 transports 20 be
ssnt 20 Admiral Dewey.
TIE government X saiil considering the
purchase OF the steamer Morgan City.
which IS capable OK carrying so men in
comfort. The vessel can be made ready
for SEA Ia twenty-f0ur hours. providing
she IL prOvis!oned by the government
without delay.
An order was Issued today from Gen.
Nsrrftts headquarters designating yae
fnll companies of the Eighteenth and
Twenty-,hlrG regiments az United States
Infantry as part of Of the second expedi-
ton. so far as known the troops 10 20
besides these regulars will be the First
FennsylVanla.: First Colorado. Seventh
California, four batteries of the Third
United States artillery aud four troops of
tins Fourth United States cavalry
The Colorado troops are the bast equip
ped In camp and are almost sure 20 go.
eA'en II no other volunteers are called or
e. Join the expedition.
TIC men from Minnesota and Psnnsyi-
@vania are also very welt equipped. though
not quite 80 thoroughly az the men from
Colorado, and 1t Ia reasonable 10 assert
that they vii. receive offers 10 join the
expedition.
The Colorado and Pennsylvania volun-
TIERS were inspected today by Gen. Otis.
The men appeared "a heavy marching ord
a. and were put through the usual military
ln8neu.eFs Gen. otis expressed himself
as much pleased with the appearance AMI
operations OF the men.
Camp Merritt will receive no further
additional troops until about this time
next week. when 2.seo men will arrive
from Tennessee and another regiment is
expect ed 90 reach here from Iowa.
The monitor Monterey arrived from
Mare island this evening. She Is ready 70
depart FOR Manila. hut will hardly get
away before Saturday ~ Sunday. as she
will wait Tor tae collier ETutus which is 10
accompany her ana waich will not leave
thu island un;il tomorrow. The Bgutus
ggl stay by the Monterey All the way
dawn. and Ia case OK emergency VIII take
the monitor IA Tow,
The citizens % Idaho have subscribed
$3.50 Ia be used FOR the purchase of instru-
ueu,z for an Idaho volunteer band. and
within IA few days The Idaho boys VIII
have a fu, hetiaCd military bard
&, FAR as has be-n given ous tA0 second
expedition - ths Philippines VIII consist
~ tina First Colorado aad tbs Tenth
Peunzy lvanis, volunteer infantry regiments,
tae F'.fvt battalion 81 sne Eighteen regu-
lar infantry: tba First battalion of the
Twenfy-third regular infantry and TWO
uwht batteries % the Utah volunteer ar
talefy
Tee U4ah artillery waa tot included !n
tho ORDERS originally issued. but II Was
seuat-oHlc.Auy stated toniEh; a the head
quarters of Mat. t3en. OTIS that Batterv A.
Gap Young and Battery II. CAPT. Grant.
would go with tho next transport fleet.
II - also regarded ~ rrobalri,s that enc
battery os the THIRD tnttca States ar
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