The San Francisco call., 1898-10-19
MORE TROOPS
 ARE DEPARTING
 FOR MANILA Valencia Will Sail his Afternoon.
INDIANA LOADING SUPPLIES
LIEUTENANT MERRIAM EXON
 ERATED BY GENERAL KING.
The Commanding Officer at Honolulu Afirms That Young Merriam Was Not Intoxicated
 as Reported.

The Valencia will sail through the Golden Gate this afternoon bound for Manila with her freight of human fight ing machines. The troops that are to de- part to-day are the Second Battalion of the First Washington, a hundred men from the California Heavy Artillery and two assistant surgeons with several hos. pital stewards. The Second Battalion will be brought over from Angel Island at o'clock this morning upon the Mcdowell, and the men will immediately go aboard the Valencia. The detachment from the California Heavy Artillery will leave the PresidiO early in order to be on the yes gel when the Washington soldiers arrive. The Valencia will sail about 2 o'clock, or before that hour, if all is in readiness. The next two transports to leave will be the Indiana and the Ohio. They should get away the latter part of this week. The remaiRng battalion of the First Washington and detachment from the California Artillery have been as- signed to the latter, while it was de- cided by the department commander yes- terday that two battalions of the Twen. tieth Kansas, with headquarters, and possibly the remainder of the California Heavy Artillery, are to go on the former. The Indiana was loading yesterday, and a guard of fourteen men from the Kansas regiment was sent aboard of her. The Ohio will probably begin to load to-day. It is now probable that the Indiana will
 
 was given out at department headquar- ters last week that the Ohio would be the next transport to sail after the Va lencia.
 Major General Merriam has received the official report of Brigadter General King, commanding at Honolulu It con tains much interesting data concerning the health and discipline of the troops, and an account of the recent dis diers and citizens. The report completely generates Lieutenant Merriam, son Of General Merriam, who was reported to have been under the infiunce of liquor and to have behaved in a manner unbe- coming an officer and gentleman The following Is that portion of General Kings report relating to Lieutenant Mer- riam:
 As to discipline the depredations up the Manoa Valley have ceased entirely. Only one unfortunate incident has occurred On Monday evening last the men having been provost marshal to be in town with a dozen mounted soldiers to arrest members of the command who might be creating disturb
 The officer had been most efficient in expressing lawlessness in the suburbs. but this occasion he appears to have com pletely lost his head and also to have in- volved the junior aid-de-camp on my staff. The former had fracas with merchant Eailor The sympathies of the crowd were against the officers. There were jeers and threats. and 1t seems that Lieutenant Wheelock ordered the streets cleared. rode of in pursuit of gang of sailors who were cursing him and left an inexperienced sec
 
 Town Marshal (Brown), man of marked fairness and intelligence. assures that hls inforrnants told him that Lieutenant Merriam was not drunk. but merely kept telling people to move or off and unfor- tunately asserting that 1t was martial law
 I was awakened after midnight by Com
 nander TaussiR of the navy, with hur- red report that martial law was being en- !orced by Lieutenant Merriam. sent Cap taIn SaNton to the scene Co stop the trouble, ana If necessary place the officer under arrest was dressing rapidly as could titeA the captain returned, reporting every him --e-'e ~
 After investigation the following day I i, ieIu i.eutenant Wheeock responsible. re- neyed him from duty as provost marshal .L,n a,ig sent hlm 10 his regiment. The civil authorities announced their intention to rt IaNe acton. @ and expected them to do act. anu oe4SN ' eo General Merriam is also in receipt of private communication from General King m which he expresses his highest regard Tor Lieutenant Merriam. who. he states, was not drunk and who Is a model The following deaths occurred at the division hospital late Tuesday night:
 Private Humphrey Sullivan Comnanv I, Twenty-third Infantry, tynboid fever Private Frank S. Denison, Comnanv R South Dakota, typhoid fever.
 The resignation of Lieutenant Thomas