The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-15
Sent to Manila to Make Preliminary
Arrangements for Administering
Affairs of the Islands.
AN INDIANA BOYS LETTER
| INCIDENTS OF THE GREAT AMER
ICAN VICTORY IN MANILA BAY.
Amount of Ammunition Used by the
OIympia-PreparatiO Made for
Celebrating Dewey's Defeat.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-Thirty-five
hundred soldiers left Camp Merritt to-day
marched to the docks and boarded the
transports which to form the second
expedition against the Philippines. To-
morrow has been set for sailing day, but it
is doubtful if the voyage begins before
Thursday. The fleet will be made up as
follows:
Steamer China-First Colorado Infantry,
two Utah batteries, light artillery and half
of the Eighteenth United States Infantry.
Steamer Colon-Twenty -third United
States Infantry and half of the Eighteenth
United States Infantry.
Steamer Zelandia-Tenth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry.
Steamer Senor-First Nebraska Volunteer
Infantry.
Brigadier General Greene is in command
of the expedition. His adjutant general is
Captain Bates, of the Seventy-first New
York Volunteers.
Early in the morning the troops who had
received their orders to depart were stir
ring. The men who have been waiting so
long for the order to embark were delighted
at the chance to prepare for the journey
and the prospects of going to the front.
When everything was ready for the five
were lined up for the journey in heavy
marching order The streets presented a
wonderfully realistic military scene as one
by one the companies were marched to the
parade ground and the last evolutions in
Camp Merritt gone through. The companies
all passed inspection and as they marched
through the camp the nine thousand soldiers
who were to be left behind gave the de-
parting soldiers cheer upon cheer. One by
one the companies took their departure and
it was nearly noon when the last left the
camp.
Most of the commanding officers took their
men down Golden Gate avenue, which
thoroughfare was lined with people anxious
to view the parade. Business houses were
all decorated for the occasion; some had
hired bands to play patriotic airs, but the
music was almost drowned out at times by
the noises of exploding bombs.
This evening the transports left their
docks for anchorage In the stream, the work
of trimming cargoes having been completed.
1t has been given out that the vessels will
get away for Manila tomorrow some time,
but from unofficial sources it is learned that
much remains to be done before the fleet
can take its departure and that Thursday
will probably be the day set for commence
ment of the voyage.
Lieut.. Col Jewett, Judge advocate on the
staff of General Merritt, has received in
structions to go with the second Philippine
expedition on the steamer China. He will
be accompanied by Major Bell, head of the
department of military information. Col
Jewett. who is prominent lawyer of Indi-
ana, expected to sail later on, with General
Merritt, but it was deemed advisable to send
i'm {V, nd IN 10 raIiY oi1,,r
rangements for the administration of affairs
on the islands as soon as they are in actual
possession OF the Americans.
Assistant Surgeon Henry Page, of the
field hospital at Camp Merritt, reports that
there are eighty-five cases of measles and
one of mumps in the camp. The cases of
measles are divided among the various
State troops as follows: Montana, six; Kan
sas, sixteen: California enc; Oregon, three;
Iowa, one; regulars, four; Nebraska, seven
teen; South Dakota, eight; North Dakota
eight; Idaho, twelve. That the disease is
spreading is evidenced by a supplementary
report that nineteen new cases nave been
discovered within the last twenty-four
hours.
A general order has been issued to the eff
feet that no native of the Philippines shall
be enlisted in the army of the United States
Among the recruits for Company l., Sew
enth California Volunteers, is Ong Tow,
Chinese, who was born in this State TWEEN
ty-five years ago. He is a citizen and
qualified voter of the town of Santa Ana.
Lieutenant Bernard and detail of men
from the Tenth Pennsylvania have gone
back home to recruit the regiment to it's
maximum strength. They expect to return
with the necessary men within a month.