The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-21

San Francisco, May 2o.-The Nebraska
volunteers who were delayed at Reno yes
! terday arrived this afternoon and were
! given the same cordial reception that
greeted their predecessors who arrived
last night. The Red Cross society had
prepared a .bounteous lunch for the
travel-stained men. and after a short
rest they We're marched TO the old Bay
! district race track. where their fellows
| from Nebraska encamped.
| Troops from many sections OF the coun-
/ try are due to arrive here tonight. They
viii not get in before O'Clock, however.
and if their trains are not on time they
may spend the night in their berths on
| the other side of the bay, arriving here
on the early boats tomorrow morning.
a special train bearing go men and Off
GERS is due from Minnesota, Two divisions
from Kansas, numbering about SO men
will arrive about II o'clock and go men
from Colorado will arrive later in the
ANOTHER TRANSPORT
Arrangements have been made for the
chartering of the steamship Zealandia.
due here from Honolulu on the 24th of
this month. and negotiations for the
chartering of the steamer China, due here
from the orient on the 2Sth, are nearing
contamination. This makes FIVE steamers
chartered by the government to be used
as transports to the Philippine islands, as
follows: Steamer City of Pekln. City of
Sydney, Australia, Zealandia and China.
The first three named will leave this city
within a few days of each other. the City
of Pekin probably sailing tomorrow. The
China and Zealandia cannot go before the
18th of next month. and will probably be
escorted to their destination by the Phil
adelphia, which is almost ready to go into
commission
MAY LEAVE SUNDAY.
General Otis, who is to command the
first Manila expedition, has not been
officially informed when he is to start,
but thinks he will get away on the City
of Pekin on Sunday. Everything is in
readiness for the reception of the men
on board the steamer and provisions are
being slowed as rapidly as possible.
Rations to last 1400 men six months will
be taken. besides ammunition. arms and
machinery for the repairing of Admiral
Dewey's fleet.
The steamer Australia has been coaled
and the work of arranging the quarters i
for the troops is about completed.
DILATORY TACTICS.
The only thing that delays the depar-
tUre of the vessel is the non-arrival of
the government stores 1t would not take
more than a day to load the necessary
ably installed in few hours if hurry
orders were issued, but they have not
been issued.
in the case of the City of Sydney which /
is lying at her dock to receive both troops /
and supplies.
Major McCartl>, ranking surgeon at the !
Preside, has qUaraltined the men
stricken with measles. and there is lit !
tie danger of the disease spreading. Nine !
cases have been reported and all suffer
ers come from q town in Oregon. where |
measles were prevalent until the troops
left there. The general health of the !
camp is good.
The work of furnishing equipment to
the troops already gathered here is about /
completed. The men have been given
full uniforms, including understanding,
socks. shirts. shoes. hats and the reguia-
ton blue uniform of the army. and many
Of the men have received q second supply
Of both. This work Will be completed to-
morrow before the enbarkation of the
men bound for Manila