The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-01
BRIG GEN. HARRISON GRAY OTIS.
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South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyo-
ming.
Lieut. l. H Lien, adjutant of the South
Dakota regiment is a bright young news
city editor of the Press, a morning daily.
He will write up Honolulu for his col
umns.
Some of the South Dakota men have
suffered bit from the heat After five
hours among the pineapples and man
goes and the march back to the ship two
of the men tainted just outside of the
gate to Oceanic wharf.
Twenty-one men, all privates. down
with the measles, were taken in shore
boats off the City of Puebla Sunday
morning to the quarantine station. Three
male nurses of the hospital corps, from
the Puebla, went along to attend them.
First Lieut.. Henry Murray, quarter
master of the South Dakota regiment has
been with the regular army since the
Civil war Recently he was civilian
clerk, but, when hOstilities broke out
with Spain could not withstand the
temptation of active service again.
Remember the Maine" Dewey" and
Bonnie are the names painted on three
of the boats at the landing. Just what
Bonnie" the one bearing this name, was
to honor was question which was ans
wered by its owner warbling in L. s.
Hawaiian Me Bonnie Lives over de
Ocean"
Outside of what the officers may have
it is said that there is not $1,000 in the
South Dakota battaliOns, and they will
get no more until Manila is reached. At
San Francisco the DaxOtas We're given
two months pay, which was a month ad-
vance, and, of course, most of it was
forthwith expended
Private Jenks of Company L, South
Dakota died on the evening of July 26
and was buried at sea. at 10 o'clock the
following morning. Pneumonia was the
trouble. He had just recovered at San
Francisco from an attack of measles
Young jerks leaves mother and broth
ers at Spearfish, South Dakota.
Major General Otis, after consultation
with Brigadier General Otis yesterday
morning, announced that the four trans
ports now here will sail for Manila next
Wednesday morning, al the latest, with
out waiting for the st. Paul. According
to present plans all the men will be called
aboard tomorrow evening and the ShlpS
win leave port soon after sunrise the
next morning.
Col a. D. Frost, of the South Dakota,
was at one time d first lieutenant IN the
Twenty-ffth Infantry. He was later. Tor
years, military instructor IN the ASilcul-
turaI College at BrOOkings, $ D, ana
when he joined the Volunteers Tor the
Spanish war was acting adJutdnL anu
inspector general on the Governors stan
Col. Frost is regarded as the best mill
tary taCtiCian and authority IN ms SLdIe'
J. w. Bergstrom entertained several
hundred Boys in Blue at his store IN Clt
Progress Block Saturday night win
music. Mr.. Frasier, with the mandollH
and piano accompaniment. presented SeE
eTa1 selections and native VOcalStS OF
fered a number of Hawaiian airs. PIlNale
McClOskey. of Company L, CaII1OfHla ie-
cruits who presided most Of the time at
the piano. lived near AIr. Bergstrom IN
San Francisco.
The army badges worn by Brigadier
General Otis. which are shown IN the PIC
ture. are as follows: Society Army OF the
Potomac. Army of West Virginia, Second
Division Army of West Virginia. Elghta
Army Corps. Ninth Army Corps, badse ~
MILITARY Order of the Loyal Legion. -
A R and Eighth Army Corps Of 1S9s.
The latter is the official designation OF
the Philippine Islands eXpediuohaIs
forces under Major General Merritt