The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
TRANSPORTS NOT READY.
SECOND ExrgDFTfns TO PHILIP
PINES STILL DELaYED.
start MAY fss Made From san FRAN
cisco Nest Tuesass-The Cen.en-
niai ArFis e.-Nonitor Menfer-.


fast 1ast tes fige vessels which we're %
Rave n1Aae - tae Tees q transports are
res re25y. nor %sl! say % sas1l b. reaay
BY lbs gt7zs sfates unless Ire govern
iaent aaFT.es fAs sspplles which haze
been declasa gr1n % make up sae "a rsoas
o. tas yeasais.
So far IL supplies % arg Kind have beer
placed on board the EatGa. the Zaasanila
~ Fae Coon aEa tae wark AZ fitting ~
the bpuka for tho sJi3t6rs "a progress *
2 ~ sQEEe R{at f!esalilogy manner. but tA.s
Nit nOi ksep the vessels back. once hug
rE>Up' orders ORDERS are issued ~ The de-
psrtnoHt
Iae lack If supplies Is fhe main reason
for ibs dssay 81 tae departure OF the yas-
seH, Had ammunition ard stores been re-
easycd n@fe Ia sufficient quantities the ves-
sess could easily AaYe saft here early this
week
il "a iFspozsihle far the Centennial. which
arrived from Seattle today. or the ohio.
y nsca ~ due from that city soon, "a get
ready !a tine 10 start with the second ez-
pediti0fa The owueTs cf the Centennial
have resolved 10 word from the govern
s1sgl2 as 10 what disposition Is 10 be male
Of tAetr vessel. and she Is anchored in
t1e stream awaiting orders. The ohlo IL
fully loaded with coal and much time wi
D. saved - t1at respect
The steamer san tiias. which arrived
from South American ports yesterday.
sVss# ss9Sdy inspected ny the government
pHsSiA!s. and Il is generally understood
that the city OF Para. which viii arrive
here early aext week from tho south Hlll
also De Inspected. ard that those two yes-
gels. vita the ohio and Centennial. WILL
compose tho tn!fd feet of Transports 10 ne
sent & Admiral Dewey.
The government Is sasl considering the
purchase az The stea amer Morgan City.
which is capable of carrying 30 men In
comfort The vessel car be made ready
for sea IN tHenfy-fonr hours. providing
she is provislonsd by the government
without delay.
An order was issued today from Gen
Merfttss headquarters Designating NE
full companies Of ths Eighteenth and
Twenty ta.rd regiments or United States
Infantry as pare Of or the second expadi-
ton. 50 Tar as known TIE troops to 20
besides these regulars will be the First
Pennsylvania: First Colorado. Seventh
California. four batteries az the Third
United States artillery and four troops of
the Fourth United States cavalry.
The Colorado troops are the best equip
ped in camp. and are almost sure 20 GO
even II no other volunteers are called a.
60 Join the expedition.
The men from MINNESOTA aud Peausyl-
vanla are also very well equipped though
D0t quite so thoroughly - the men from
Colorado. and II ia reasonable 80 assert
that they viii receive orders 10 join the
expedition
The Colorado and Pennsylvania volun-
feers were inspected today hy Gen. Osis
The men appeared in heavy marching ord
er and were pat through tho usual military
msneuveFs. Gen. Otis expressed himself
as much pleased with the appearance and
operations OF tho men.
Camp Merritt will receive no further
additional troops uutii about this time
next week when ssoo men Will arrive
as fssF q < q Z
expected 10 reach here from Iowa.
The monitor Monterey arrived from
Mare Island this evening. she Is ready -
depart for Manila. but win hardly Eet
away before Saturday or Sunday. as abe
VIII wait Tor the collier fgYutus which Is IA
accompany her and y nieh VIII not leave
Gge Island until tomorrow. The Bsgtus
will stay rs the Monterey aiI the way
down. and IN esse of emergency w}ll take
the Monitor in tow.
The citizens az Idaho have subscribed
$3.50 io be used for the purchase of lnstru-
ncnis for an Idabo volunteer band. and
within a few days tire Idaho boys will
have "a ful'-Hedged military band.
So far as has heen given ous the second
expedition - She PhiiipP'rs@ Nj consist
- tha First colorado and the Tenth
PENNSYLVANIA volunteer Infantry regiments.
the fHcs3 battalion Of the Elshieva regu-
lar Infantry, sbe Fu7<t battalion oc the
TweatF-thtr4 regular infantry and two
igshf batteries ~ the tJah volunteer ar
tltegy.
Tee Tlab ARTILLERY waa nos included IN
t,.r Orders originally iss'}sd, bat 4 was
seHst-aglicislly stated tonight at the head
quarter ~ MAJ Ger. 61iS thai battery 4.
Capt Young ana Battery r. capt. Grant.
would "a w.gA TIA next transport flrey
u u Also regarded 8s probable shat one
battery of tAa Thi~3 Unitea States ar
tlilery viii also he detected ;o go With the