Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
HAVE STARTED At LAST.
cHARLEsToN's LONG JOURNEY.
Troops VIII Go Observation-Disclosures
Volunteers Not of the First Regi-
ments to Leave-OregOnians Will
Go-Regular Army Boys Among
Those Chosen.

San Francisco, May 22.-The Charleston
is we'll on her way to Manila. The big
cruiser passed through the Golden Gate
at $3.50 this morning after having been
anchored in the stream all night. She ad-
justed her compasses at an early hour
and then passed up the bay through the
Raceoon straits and past the docks on the
northern frontage of the city. Every
steam vessel in the harbor blew au revoir
to Captain Glass and his crew. None of
the forts in the harbor saluted the YES
sci but the demonstration made by the
60O0 soldiers gathered at the Preside was
tremendous. When the vessel was sight
ed coming down the bay the soldiers gath
cred on the beach to bid her bon voyage.
They lined the beach for a mile and cheer
upon cheer rang out from the men who
are to soon follow the Charleston to
the scene of Admiral Dewey's triumph.
The Charleston's big siren answered the
boys on the beach time and time again
and the whistling was heard from one
end of the city to the other. Never did
war vessel leaving this harbor receive
such a send-off as was given the Charles
ton, which was the first of the American
fleet to be built on the Pacific coast. She
was launched from the Union Iron Works
in this city 10 years ago and was one
of the nest eggs" of the present Ameri-
can navy.
Washington Boys Left Out.
San Francisco, May 22-Major General
Otis has issued the following general or
der:
THE First California and the Second
Oregon, United States volunteers, and one
battalion of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, and a detachment of California
heavy artillery consisting of an officer and
90 men. will constitute a brigade of the
expedit.onary forces about to depart from
this port, and Is placed under the COM
mand of Brigader General Thomas NJ.
Anderson, United States volunteers. The
vessels designated to transport this COM
mand are the City of Pekin. the City of
Sydney and the Australia.
1.-The First California regiment will ship
on the Pek.n tomorrow, the sd inst.
at s a. m. The headquarters and two bat
ta1ions of the Second Oregon regiment will
ship on the steamer Australia Tuesday
morning, the oath inst, reporting at Pier
No. 7,Ocean Steamship Companys Dock
at 8 a m. The headquarters and bat
TALON of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, a battalion of the Second regf-
ment OF heavy artillery will report at the
Pacific Mail Company's wharf for ship
ment of Oregon and a detachment of the
California heavy artillery will report at
the Pacific Mail Companys wharf for
shipment on the City of Sydney at a. m.
medical attendance of the troops, also
supply departments and concerning the
freighting of vessels have been or will
be issued in due season, and executed
so that the vessels may Immediately de-
part as soon as the troops are placed on
board
Gen. Anderson's STAFF.
San Francisco, May 22.-Brigadier Cen
eral Anderson arrived today from Port
land, Ore. and tomorrow will go on board
the steamer Australia, which Is already
loaded with supplies and Is ready for the
reception of troops. He win have charge
Of the advance brigade of the Manila ex-
petition. He Is accompanied by Lieuten-
ant Clark of the Fourteenth infantry.
who Is his aide-de-camp. Major j. R.
Jones, who came from Omaha, will be
the quartermaster of the expedition. Ma
jor r. e. Thompson of the signal corps.
who arrived from Tampa, will be the
chief signal officer.
Arrival of Idaho Troops.
Today's arrival of troops included two
battalions of the First regiment of Idaho.
They were received by the ladies of the
Red Cross Society. Many of the men
had no uniforms, some of them were
poorly dressed, but all of them looked
we'll. The fact Is that but two compa-
MES of the eight, that is to say, 1853 men
out of 6s7, are fully equipped, and only
about 210 have Springfield rifles the 9TH
ers being unarmed. Still, though short
of the outward visible signs of the SOL
der, they have good supply of blankets
and enough to eat Before marching
to Camp Richmond the men were pre-
scented with fruit and flowers galore.