The herald., 1898-06-04

about midnight and was received with
manifestations Of the greatest delight by
the men chosen for the second Manila
expedition. The Colorado regiment is
zoos strong and there are GAO men from the
keystone State. The order of General Otis
read simply that the Colonels Of the regi-
ments would take their commands on
board ship on Tuesday, with 400 rounds of
ammunition to each man and six months
rations. More definite instructions will be
published within day or SO. No state
ment was made of when the ships would
leave the harbor.
1t is not expected, however, that the
transports will sail before Thursday. 1t is
stated that the Zealandia will be ready
by this evening, but the China and Colon
will not be in condition to receive the m sn
for several days and then stores will have
to be taken on board. These vessels will
carry more troops than are contained in
the regiments named and there is strong
probability that the Twenty-third Regi-
ment of the United States regulars will
form part of the expeditionary force.
Both the Pennsylvania and Colorado
regiments are sxcellently drilled and
equipped organizations. Colonel Hawkins
of Pennsylvania and Colonel Hale of
Colorado ara experienced soldiers. Hale
graduated at West Point with the highest
honor ever known at that institution, and
Hawkins is a veteran of the Civil War.
Both regiments are to be inspected today.
Supplies for the Manila fiotilla are being
bought in immense quantities and the
stocks of some merchants here have been
exhausted. General Merritt Is using every
effort to collect reliable information re-
garding the Philippines as scene of mill
tary operations. Data of every kind is
being collected and books and maps are
purchased. A bureau of military informa-
tion has been established at headquarters
and placed in charge Of Major ]. F. Bell
of the Engineer Corps
The Monterey Sails
VALLEJO, Cal, June 3.-The monitor
Monterey left the Mare Island Navy Yard
this afternoon for San Francisco. AS the
vessel steamed away from the dock she
was greeted with cheers from hundreds Of
sailors and people on shore who witnessed
the departure. All the steam whistles In
this vicinity saluted the vessel as she
passed down the bay.
The collier Brutus, which is to accom-
pany the Monterey to Manila, will leave
for San Francisco tomorrow and the two
vessels will probably sail from San Fran
cisco on Saturday or Sunday.
Officers Assigned
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Brigadier-Gen
eral Macarthur recently stationed at st.
Paul. Mimi, has been ordered to proceed
to San Francisco and report to Major
General Merritt, commanding the Depart
ment of the Pacific for assignment to duty
with the expedition to the Philippines.
Other officers also assigned to duty with
the same expedition are Captain VIM. A.
Tucker, Commisary Of Subsistence, with
was assigned to the staff of Brigadier-Ge
eral Anderson; Major II. w. Caldwell, who
will be made Chief Surgeon of the Division;
Acting-Assistant Surgeon G. H. Penrose.
who is assigned to duty with the Utah bat
terry. Captain G.. H. Rubin, Assistant
Quartermaster, Is ordered to report to Gen.
eral Merritt for assignment to duty.
A Transport Arrives
SAN FRANCISCO June 3.-The steamer
Centennial, which was chartered by the
government some time ago to carry troops
to Manila, arrived from Seattle, Wash.
this morning in ballast She will be emptied
at once and turned over to the govern
ment.
The Centennial came to this coast from