Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-12


SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.--The presi-
dent has appointed General Wesley
Merritt of the regular army to the COM
mand of the volunteers from the Pacific
coast.
General Merritt will rank as brigadier
general and will lead the invasion of
the infantry upon the Philippines. He
has been proclaimed governor general
of the Philippines and as soon as posi-
BILE will establish his position as such at
Manila.
The quota of California volunteers is
now complete. The two battalions
have been mustered into service and are
now stationed at the Preside and the
cavalry went to Fit. Mason. The work
of supplying the soldiers with supplies
is progressing as rapidly as possible, but
owing to the large number OF met to be
outfitted this work will not be finished
for some days. The order from Wash
ington directing that the Charleston
proceed to sea at once has changed
plans regarding the departure of the
troops for Manila.
Instead of being conveyed by the
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Australia will proceed unprotected by
warship, but it is stated unofficially
that the City of Sydney and other trans
ports, which are to sail later, will be
looked after by the Philadelphia, which
is being prepared for service as rapidly
as possible. The transports will call at
Honolulu to coal and take on fresh sup
plies.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The navy de-
partment has decided to have the
cruiser Charleston start at once on its
relief mission to Admiral Dewey's fleet
at Manila.
Owing to the hurried departure of the
Charleston it is not expected that she
will wait for any considerable number
of troops, as these will follow later ON
the other relief ships.
Her coal bunkers are rather limited,
SO that she probably will have to stop at
Honolulu to recoal. Her trip to Manila
will take about two weeks. The City of
Pekin, which will follow her, is very
feet merchantmen, capable of being
pushed to IS knots or more, SO that even
with the handicap she has of starting
several days after the Charleston, there
is prospect she may overhaul her in
the race across the Pacific and reach
Manila first.
The Charleston is commanded by
Captain Henry Glass. Aside from car
rying ammunition and supplies to Ad-
miral Dewey the Charleston will prove
a valuable adjunct to his squadron. She
will come next to the Olympia and Bal
timore in point of size and effective
ness.
In determining upon this speedy de-
parture of the Charleston the authori-
ties have had in mind not only the need
of giving early relief to Admiral Dewey,
but also have been somewhat apprehen-
sive of the attitude of the Philippine in
surgents.
The news reports reaching here from
the Philippines indicating that the in
surgent forces might resort to massacre
are received with serious attention by
officials, as they recognize that our pres
ent position in controlling Manila bay
imposes a certain degree of RESPONSE
bility in seeing that civilized methods
prevail and that the insurrectionists do
not resort to lawless and incendiary
measures.
The following volunteer troops will
go to San Francisco:
Wyoming, one battalion of infantry;
Colorado, one regiment of infantry;
Kansas, one regiment of infantry; Mon
tana, one regiment of infantry; Ne
braska, one regiment of infantry; Utah,
two light batteries and one troop of
cavalry; North Dakota, two battalions
of infantry; Idaho, two battalions OF
infantry.
The war department purchased $5,-
600, 900 rations, one-fourth for the Phil
ippine troops and the balance for Cuba.
The presumption is that number OF
these men will be sent with the expedi-
ton to the Philippines, although it by
no means follows that all will go, as
some will be retained to take the places
of such of the regular army men who,
because of their experience in actual
military life, will be sent across the