The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
A Twelve Company Regi= ment to Complete the
 New Quota.
Seventh California Withdrawn From Third Manila Expedition and
 Regulars Substituted.

An early morning change in the designation of troops for the third Manila expedition completely upset the calculations of the Seventh Cali fornia Volunteers. The regiment was busy in arranging to go aboard ship, when Major General Merritt, U. s. A., issued an order to cut out the Seventh and put in two batalions of regular infantry-one from the Eighteenth and the other from the Twenty-third United States regi- ment. The command of the reform ed brigade was assigned to General MacArthur.
 The following order, issued from di- vision headquarters late Friday even ing, was transmitted yesterday morn Ing through the Third Brigade head quarters to the different commanders of the troops that have been selected to go on the next expedition to Manila: The following designated troops of the command will be placed in readiness to embark for the Philippine Islands on steamers hereinafter named by Thursday next, the 25d inst. They are assigned to transports as follows:
 To the steamer Morgan City, all of the First Idaho Volunteers and the enlisted men Of the First Nebraska awaIung transportation to that regiment
 To the steamer City of Para, all of the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers with the exception of that portion hereinafter assigned for transportation on the steamer Ohio.
 To the steamer Indiana, the Seventh California Volunteers
 To the steamer Ohio, the First Wyom- ing Volunteers, Batteries c and L of the Third United States Artillery, the recruits of the Thirteenth Minnesota, with com pigment or ofHceTs Tor same;
 To the steamer Valencia, all of the First North Dakota Volunteers.
 The above order had hardly been car ried through camp before there follow ed another that completely upset the calculations of the wise ones and brought disappointment to not a few The revised order states that the next expedition will be commanded by Brig adler General Macarthur in the place of Brigadier General King, and that = one battalion from the Eighteenth and Twenty-third infantries, along with the Signal Corps and the remaining de- Jachment of engineers, will be sent on the next expedition on the steamer Indiana, in the place of the Seventh California Volunteers.
 There is one significant paragraph in the order from Major General Merritt directing Major General Otis to change
 
 expedition to Manila. This paragraph reads:
 You are also informed that the num- Der of engineers may be reduced should 1t be decided to ship upon the Indiana the staff of these headquarters"
 The foregoing clearly signifies that General Merritt will go on the Indiana if he decides to go with the next ex- petition.
 The letter of instruction changing the detail directs that headquarters of the Eighteenth and Twenty United States Infantry Regiments shall go with the battalions. This implies that Colonel Valzah of the Eighteenth and Colonel Overshine are to go to the Philippines.
 The battalion of the Eighteenth United States Infantry to go to Manila will consist of companies D. H. F and C. Major Powell will remain as com mander of the battalion left behind.
 Companies B, c, c and L will com pose the four battalions from the Twenty third United States Infantry. Major GoOdale remains as command ing officer.
 Though there are at present only thirty-eight men now in the camp of the Signal Corps. a squad of twenty re- cruits will arrive on Thursday next from St. Paul, and from these will be made up the full quota of fifty men called for by General Merritt's orders. The detachment will be under com mand of CaDtain F. A. McKenna, First Lieutenant W. w. Chance, First Lieu tenant Perkins and three junior lieu ] tenants. They will also go aboard the Indiana.
 Lieutenant Eckles will command the thirty men assigned from the engineer ing corps.