The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03
No Effort to Hasten Departure For
the Philippines.
NAY BE TWO WEEKS MORE
NO ONE KNOWS WHEN ExPEDI-
TON WILL SAIL.
Vessel Owners Say They Have Re
ceived No Hurry orders-Merritt
Making Assignment of Troops
Iowa and Tennessee Volunteers
Ordered to the Philippines.

San Francisco, June 2-The report from
| Washington that the annexation OF
Hawaii is about to be consummated Is
given much credence by the officers at
Camp Merritt, and they are already fgur-
ing upon an order to send troops to the
| islands 10 look after Uncle Sans inter-
ests, and some of the volunteers who fear
that they will not be sent 10 the Philip
pines are counting upon being ordered TO
Hawaii as a. place of second choice
General Merritt is arranging the de-
tails of the second eXpeoluon 20 t tne
+, Philippines, but has not yet MADE pubic
| the assignment of troops Tor the eApedl-
ton, and he will not make the order pub
lie until the date OF the saliinS OF the
| fleet has been determined
| 1t is stated in some quarters that the eA-
petition cannot possibly sald 1or Two
weeks yet, and it is even senl-omcialiy
/ stated that the vessels Will not De reau!
| for ten days. Just who is to blame Ior
| the delay is a mystery. The owners OF the
vessels say that they have not recelsd
any hurry up orders from Washington
and that they can perform their share OF
the contract at short notice as soon as
definite order are received
The Brutus. the collier recently oousn ~
sea next Saturday. Her alterations nave
been completed and she is now RECEIVING
stores. spare propeller Tor the Brutus
and six spare blades for the Monterey
twin screws will be included in the
freight. The Monterey is taking coal on
in sacks and her magazine IS well niled
The Monadnock is expected shortly from
Puget sound. 1t is the belief in naval
circles that the MOnadnOck will be sent
to Honolulu
ARTILLERY FOR MANILA
Four batteries of heavy artillery. now
stationed at the Presidie, VIII go 20
Manila with the next expedition and their
places at the Preside will be filled oy
men from the ranks of the heavy artillery
volunteer force now in camp at the
Preside.
The present formation of brigades at
Camp Merritt is only temporary and made
only for administrative purposes A re-
organization will be effected when the sec
ond expedition reaches the Philippines.
The scarcity of water on the Presldio
reservation has thrown the men now en-
camped there in a serious Drecicament
The supply in the reservation reservoir
is about exhausted and the pumps winch
supply the water are not powerful enough
to keep the reservoir filed Stringent or
ders have been issued cautioning the men
stationed at the Preside against any IN
necessary waste of water. and the men
have been ordered to discontinue bathing
until the situation can be remedied.
General Merriam has issued an order di-
recting troop E, Fourth United States
cavalry, to proceed here at once from
Vancouver, to join the four troops now
stationed at the Preside. The troop is ex-
pected to arrive in this city within a
week
Battery c, of the heavy artillery of
volunteers, now stationed at the PreSidio
has received orders to proceed to Fort
Candy next Sunday
The Pennsylvania volunteers are in a
serious plight. They need shoes so badly |
that the regiment is seriously crippled for
lack of them. Many of the men cannot |
drill on account of the dilapldated con- |
dition of their foot gear.
DAKOTAS ARRIVE.
A regiment of volunteers from South /
Dakota, numbering 1,008 men, arrived in 1
this city this afternoon. The regiment /
was divided into three battalionS, each /
trains came in about 40 minutes apart, /
and while the first train load was await /
ing the arrival of the second and third, /
the ladies of the Red Cross society enter |
tanned them. The men were given a fine /
luncheon and during the intervals the |
volunteer band discoursed mill |
tary music. The second and third bat |
talionS were equally well received. After \
a short rest the soldiers were mustered /
into line and started on the march to
Camp Merritt. They We're greeted along
the line of march by cheers and other
of welcome, including the
firing OF bombs.
The South Dakota, like their neighbors
from North Dakota, are a fine body of
men. but are lacking in equipment
Several of today'S arrivals had to be
taken to the camp in the hospital ambu-
lance as they were suffering from slight
ailments. otherwise the health of the
Dakota boys is good.
COALING THE TRANSPORTS.