The herald., 1898-09-21
A LACK Of TRANSPORTS
WILL DELAY DEPARTURE FOR
TWO WEEKS
THE SEVENTH IN MOURNING
Because the Order to Muster Out the
Regiment Will Certainly Not
Be Revoked
Press Special Wire.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2o.-The Call.
fornia heavy artillery, Major E. S. Rice
commanding, has received instructions tc
proceed to the Philippines.
An application has been forwarded tc
Washington, requesting that Genera
Miller be assigned to the command of the
next expeditionary forces.
1t Is generally understood that 1t will be
at least two weeks before any of the next
expedition can get away. Several Of the
transports of previous expeditions are ex-
pected to arrive within a few days, and II
will take at least ten days to fumigate and
load them for the voyage.
The rearrangement of the department of
California is now being considered The
Wyoming battery of artillery and the Ne
vada cavalry, 1t is understood, will be as
signed to Angel island, the Fourth United
States cavalry will garrison the Preside,
and portion of the Third United States
artillery will be kept at Fort Point. II is
considered probable that another regiment
Of regular artillery will be sent here.
Anxious to Start
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.-The troops
just ordered to the Philippines are all anx-
ious to depart soon as possible and their
wishes are likely to be gratifled. for Gen.
Miller. who hopes to head the expedition, is
doing all he can to expedite their transpor-
tation. The numerical strength OF the
forces ordered to the Orient Is about as
follows:
First Tennessee regiment, 1856; Twentieth
Kansas regiment, 1851; Fifty-f1rst Iowa,
1151; First Washington, 1851; recruits, Ore
gon regiment. 100: battalion Twenty-third
regiment United States army, 400 Total,
$3.50 All OF the troops named, except the
Washington regiment, have been attached
to the Philippine expeditionary forces
The Washington men have belonged to the
Department of California.
Although the Sixth and Seventh Califor-
MIA regiments are anxious to see active
service there seems to be little prospect OF
their being added to the eXpeditionary
force. In case no Generals should be as
signed to this expedition the command will
devolve upon John f. Wholly of the First
washington troops. He ranks Colonel
Funston. by reason OF prior service in the
army, both having been mustered out from
their commands on May l.
General Miller has made application by
telegraph to the chief ordnance officer for
enough Krag-Jorgenson rifles to arm the
four full regiments that are going with
the expedition.
The Wyoming battery of light artillery
will be retained here. The Eighth, Califor-
MIA now doing garrison duty villa tobably
be left undisturbed.
Seventh Won't Go
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2o.-General
Miller has declared emphatically that the
Etyth and Sevanth California roUip,opt.
would not go to Manila. He said both SEN
ators from California had been exerting
their influence to have the mastering out
order revoked. but he did not think they
could bring enough pressure to bear to
accomplish this.
Colonel Berry also said that he had done
nothing to interfere with the mastering out
order, as the old charge that he was work.
Ing to keep fat official position would be
revived were he to follow his own inclina-
tions
Col. Berry expects that his regiment will
be disbanded and enabled to go to their
homes for the thirty days furlough pre-.
vious to mastering out by the beginning of
the week.
Private Edward N. Montgomery, Battery
d, California heavy artillery, has been dis
honorably discharged from the service Of
the United States and ordered to be con-
fined at hard labor for three months.
Spain Cannot Protest
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Some question
has arisen as to the right of the United
States to send troops to Manila under the
terms of the protocol and the armistice that
followed. Upon this matter being brought
to the attention Of the officials of the war
department, it was stated that under the
protocol Manila city, harbor and bay were
placed under the control of the United
States, and that we have the same right to
reinforce Manila that we would have to
send troops to any other army post. Spain.
It was said, would have no right to protest
against the action of the United States, as
the movement OF troops to Manila was not
like sending them to an island or station In
dispute.
Merriam's Return
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O-Najor Cen
eral Merriam, who returned from Honolulu
on the Australia said today:
II do not know when barracks will be
built at Honolulu. If any are put up in the
near future they will be merely temporary,
The troops now there are in tents and may
remainf SO for some time. Harbor defense
for Honolulu is an important and weighty
question. Engineers are now giving the
subject attention, but 1t will require months
to solve the problem. AS far as know at
present the First New York will remain on
the islands indefinitely
The general Is known to have remarked
to some intimate friends that he did not
think Honolulu was suitable for q large
permanent camp and that he was not in |
favor of establishing extensive barracks
there. He said that the troops ordered to
Manila will be dispatched as soon as pos-
Bible. The transports now on the way |
back from the Philippines will be utilized |
Tor the purpose