Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
COAST TROOPS TO GO
Dewey's Reinforcaments Will Come
From California National Guard.
ORDERS TO ADMIRAL KIRKLAND
There Are Only About 800 Regu-
lars at San Francisco.
BASE OF WAR IN THE EAST

VALLEJO. Cal, May 5.-Admiral Kirk.
land has received telegraphic orders to
prepare stores OF provisions and necessities
for 1900 men for four months. This is
being done.
Paymaster Stanton, when asked who the
1000 men Were who We're being provided
for, indicated that they were Californians.
1t could mean no other, for there are not
so many men available
There are about 600 men at the marine
barracks and 200 on board the receiving
ship Independence available for duty.
These will have 10 go on board the Charles
ton, which is expected to convoy the ex-
pedition to aid Commodore Dewey.
Frisco the Base of Eastern war.
SAN FRANCISCO. May St is obvious
now, in the light of Commodore Dewey's
triumph at Manila, that San Francisco will
at once become the base of important mill
tary and naval operations. Before many
days 5000 men will be encamped on the
Preside reservation. 1t transpires that
ders have been issued directing the 14th
United States Infantry, now stationed in
the Department of the Columbia. to take
station Immediately at San Francisco. II is
believed that further orders will be pro-
of the 4th United States Cavalry at the
Presidio.
Orders have been received from Major
General II. c. Merriam, commanding the
Department of California and the Colum-
bia, instructing Colonel Louis T. Morris.
commanding the posts at the Preside, to
select locations for the encampment of
5000 volunteer troops from the states of
Oregon, Washington and California. About
500 men, ii is said, can be cared for on An
gel Island.
Artillerymen for Manila.
1t is the opinion OF Colonel Morris that
some Of the men manning the batteries Of
heavy artillery here will be sent to Ma
nila to man light batteries, and that
their places will be filed from among the
California volunteers recently enlisted and
about to be mustered into the service Of
the United States.
The two battalions of infantry which are
to make up the complement of California
foot soldiers, which have not yet been ap-
portioned, will be made up of two COM
panies from sacramento, one from Grass
Valley, two from Stockton, one from
Bakersfield and one from Fresno. Possibly
two companies may be taken from the I'd
Regiment. commanded by Colonel FAIR
banks, but if he arrange it the gov-
error will try to keep the I'd intact for
mastering in as an organization when the
second call comes from Washington.
Work at the Union iron works on the
United States battle ship Wisconsin is de-
layed by the non-arrival of her armor
Plates. Otherwise the completion of the
vessel is being rushed with all possible
speed. There are over 1900 men employed
In the yard, working night and day shifts.
Cable Facilities Needed.
The present war with Spain has impressed
upon the people of San Francisco the ne
cessity Of a telegraphic cable between this
city and the Farallon Islands, which are
located twenty-eignt miles west OF the
Golden Gate. signal station could give
early information of the approach OF a
hostile fleet and would be of great value
in times of peace, as incoming vessels could
be sighted much earlier than now possi-
BILE. Governor Budd has wired 10 Senator
White asking him to call the attention OF
the administration to the matter. a cable
would not cost more than SS5.0oo, and
could be laid within month.
PASADENA, Cal, May 5-The United
States government has completed arrange
nents for borrowing the electric search
light at Mount Lowe. 1t will be Used at
Gate. This searchlight was at the time OF
its construction the largest in the world.
1t was used at the worlds fair at Chicago.