The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-16
ON THE WAY TO MANILA
General Otis Leaves for the Scene
of Dewey's Victory.
WILL STOP AT HONOLULU
The Remaining Transports VIII Leave
as Soon ss They Can Be Made
Ready-The Utah Troopers
Are Disappointed.

san 'ianCIsco' July l~o.-Snortly AFTER
3 o'clock this afternoon General OTIS,
from the flagship City Of Puebla, Gig
nailed the transport Peru TO get un-
DER a The signals were understood
by the anxious watchers on shore and
by those who had surrounded the Two
vessels in small boats. and were re-
ceived with great cheering. Al the two
vessels got under way the cheering IN
creased in volume, and to the accom-
paniment OF hundreds of steam whis-
ties and the firing Of bombs and cannon
the W vessels proceeded slowly down
the bay past the water front and out
10 sea. The vessels had some din
Guilty making their way through the
maze OF small boats. which constantly
interfered with their passage until they
attained such speed that nothing but
the powerful ~tugboats. loaded with
friends and relatives of the soldiers,
could keep pace with them. The SOL
uIers OVID into the rigging II the
vessels and answered the cheering "t
the civilians with hearty good Will, AMI
responded to the dipping flags OF the
merchant vessels by waving tneI. hats
n handkerchiefs.
AS the two vessels and the small craft
accompanying it passed the forss the
big guns from the batteries sen. their
laundering ~salutes. to which the trans
ports responded with their steam sir
ems. Long before dark the last good
bys had been said to the vessels from
the decks of the tugboats and the heav-
lily laden transports proceeded on h az
way TO Honolulu. where they Will stop
to participate In the annexation ce"a-
monies and to a k on fresh provisions
and refill their coal bunkers.
Major nn,nRn heEa ..I asaIf HA,.n
their quarters OF the City of Puebla,
which also carried the Companies of the
14th, the remaining companies of the
18th u. 5. Infantry; recruits Of the LIST
N I'd ~bsttalions OF the 18th and 2jd
regiments; enlisted men of tine LIST
North Dakota, LIST Wyoming and Jst
Idaho: medical officers and membe.s
of the hospital corps, a total of S43 men.
The troops on the Peru consist Of a
squadron of the 4th Y. S. cavalry, light
batteries Of the 9Th u. 5. artillery, a
detachment of the Sd u. 5. artillery, a
detachment OF the signal corps under
Captain Russell, a detachment of vol
unteers, medical officers n members
OF the hospital corps. about 800 men.
The last orders of General Otis he
fore leaving were that the remaining
transports should sail as soon as posi-
Bile, irrespective of fleets or other ex-
pected vessels. Each one, he said,
should go by itself, II necessary. Sur
prisingly quick work has been done on
the Pennsylvania and City of Rio jan
Giro. They are both nearly ready. and
will probably be prepared to sail by
next Thursday. The loading of the
commissaTy stores on these two yes
sells began to-day.
The next feet will consist of the
steamers Rio de Janeiro, st. Paul and
Pennsylvania. The steamer st. Paul
is due from st. Michael. and should no
delay i'm the arrival occur she can be
made ready for Manila in a short time.
Among the other officers to go on this
expedition will be Major Ruhlen. chief
quartermaster. and Lieutenant Colonel
Whipple, chief ordnance officer.
The remaining expeditions to the
Philippines will be repetitions Of those
hat have gone already. All the troop
ships will be utilized as they return
for the purpose of transporting tie
forces waiting here.
To-day was moving day at Camp
Merritt. Colonel Barber of the LIST New
York TOOK his regiment to the Pre-
sidio. He requested permission to
cross the hill and camp on the reser-
walton, having been Informed that
Richmond was unhealthy. The request
was granted.
The war department has instructed
General Otis TO relieve the list Utah
cavalry from expected duty In h Phil
ippines and to ransfer the troop 10 the
department Of Major General Merriam.
No reason is given for the change, and
now the Utah troopers are among the
disappointed ones. They may be sent
to the Yosemite to do guard duty there.