The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-15
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SOLDIERS GOING ABOARD


Oan yrsnciscn June N-rhirty-hve
hundred soldiers eft Camp Merritt
THE morning to march TO the transport
steamers which are to take them to the
Philippines. The camp presented an
exceedingly busy scene this morning.
but there was an air OF orderly excite
meat over the whole thing. The men
VIM have been waiting % long for the
order to embark were delighted at the
eAeuoe 20 prepare for the journey. and
the prospects OF going to the front.
One By one the different companies
took their departure. n IL was nearly
noon when the last soldiers left lamp.
The steamers China and Colon are
iying at the Mail dock and h men or
dored 70 these vessels marched down
Ther1 street to Brannan. hence to
Their respective vessels. Those who
boarded the China were the First reg
Inca Colorado volunteers. two Utah
batteries Of light artillery and half OF
TIE Eighteeuth regular infantry. On
board Of the Colon are the Twenty
third regiment of infantry and a por-
don Of the Eighteenth. At the Pacific
street wharf. where the steamers Zea-
iandia and Senator are lying. the
Tenth regiment. Pennsylvania volun-
teers md First Nebraska are waiting
for the order to TO on board.
General Greene who will be In com-
mand OF the expedition, with head
quarters on the China, has been or
dered TO report to General Merritt at
. O'Clock Wednesday morning to re-
celve nnal instructions from washing
ton.
One battalion OF the Twenty-third
ana o Of the Eighteenth United
1tateo infantry, the Colorado volun-
teers, battery A. Utah light artillery.
ana the detachment from the United
states engineer corps will embark on
tho China and Colon. The Tenth
P~ennsyivania n battery utsn
light artillery, 80 on the Zealandia-
The Nebraska regiment embarks on the
senator. Altogether the force will
number Sass men.
ID to s o'clock this afternoon none
Of the transports had left their docks
for Anchorage In b stream. the work
Of assigning h soldiers and iosding
Of supplies and the trimming OF car.
goes NOT having been completed. but
the vessels will promptly go into the
stream some time this evening. II has
been given out hat the vessels WI. get
away Tor Manila tomorrow some time.
but from unomcial sources II IL learned
that much remains to be done before
the feet can take its departure, ana
that Thursday will probably be the
day finally set for commencement OF
TIE journey.
L~Seutenant Colonel Jewett. Judge ad-
vocate on the star OF General Merritt.
has received instructions 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. Colonel Jew
EFT, who ID q prominent lawyer OF In
RfA~~ ~n~otoA ~ aon later m with
Major General Merritt, but II was
deemed advisable to send him In ad-
vanced make preliminary arrangements
for the administration Of affairs on the
islands a. 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 80 cases OF measles and
one Of mumps In the camp. The cases
Of measles are divided among the vari-
Gus states as follows: Montana 6. Kan
sas II. California 10. Oregon 8. Iowa l..
regulars 4. Nebraska II. South Dakota
9. Idaho II. That the disease Is spread
ing 10 evidenced by the supplementary
report that 10 new cases have been dis
covered within the last ~ hours.
The United States Army n Christian
Commission has been organized. Its
purpose h the uniting Of oil evangelical
churches for work among the soldiers.
70 cooperate with the chaplains OF the
United States army and navy. An ex-
ecutive committee. representing mapy
dencminaaions. has been appointed TO
formulate . plan OF operations and elect
ofacen for the organisation.
A general order has been issued TO
the erect that no native of the Philip
pine Islands b be enlisted In the
army Of the United States. Among the
recruits for Company L. 7th California
: velunteers. is 0ng Q Tow. a Chinese,
who was born in this state rs years ago.
He il . citizen and qualified voter in
h town OF Santa n Orange county
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett has gone
back home to recruit the regiment to
its maximum strength. He expects to
return with SUFFICIENT men within q
month. Private Fred seney. Company
I, lat South Dakota. is seriously Ill from
auinsy and has been removed from
camp 70 the French hospital. The troor
OF Utah cavalry. which was left out In
General Otis order for reformation o,
the brigade. viii be assigned to thu
Third brigade.
The monitor Monadnock and the col
lier Nero win probably leave Mare Isl
and navy yard on Wednesday In tim'
TO accompany the second expedition q
the Philippines. All the work necessar,
to be done On the M~onadnock will b.
completed by moor to-day. and thu
Nero will be out Of dry dock tonight
She will have to coal at San Francisco
but arrangements have been made 4,
expedite her loading. and there will b'
but little delay on this account.
Major Heuer OF the United States en-
gineer corps has given out the follow
ing for publication: Submarine mine
are being placed over an area embrace,
within lines drawn from Saucilito L
ne green buoy south OF Beividere an,
Angel island. thence TO shag rock
hence to Point Cauvilto. and that
NIL be unsafe for vessels of any char
scter . pass within these lines unles
nstructions are issued
UNDER the REVENUE LAW.