The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
WASHINGTON SOLDIERS
SHOW THEIR COLORS.

Every Man Of Then In Anxious 70 Get
. Chance to Get Away to Ma
Nils with the Expedition.
SAN FRANCISCO. May n.-Ten thou
sand United States troops are tenting here
tonight. s.eoo Of this number being voiun-
teers. At Camp Richmond. located on
the site Of the old Bay district track.
$500 men. comprising the recent arrivals
from the various states to the eastward,
are comfortably enconsed. despite the
drizzling rain. which II was feared would
soak everything.
All the troops from Nebraska, Mime
sofa. Kansas and Colorado, which were
ordered TO San Francisco. are now here
but many more troops from other sections
are expected during the next few days.
The Southern Pacific Company has been
called to provide transportation facilities
for q battalion Of light artillery and cav
airy from Utah. In addition to . lot OF
troops from Montana and Idaho and .
regiment from Pennsylvania. The light
artillery from Salt Lake will reach here
tomorrow morning. and the Utah cavalry
is due to arrive on Tuesday a. the same
time as the Pennsylvania regiment.
seventy-five empty coaches were started
back to Ogden in several special trains
tonight to accommodate troops now ON
their way here from Eastern points.
In addition to the troops coming via
Ogden. q train load Of volunteers from
Boise, Idaho. Is coming to San Francisco
by way OF Portland. The train left Port
land Friday evening, and is expected to
reach San Francisco tomorrow morning.
The Washington volunteers quartered
at FontanA barracks want 20 so to Ma
Mia. They want Ia hght-especially do
they desire q chance at the man who
started the rumor that they were averse
20 foreign service. ana that they had
asked to be retained for coast duty. To-
night Lieut.. Col. Fife assembled the two
washington battalions in a hollow square
and asked every man who did not want
to 60 to Manila to hold up his hand. No
hands were raised.
.Those who want to go to Manila At
once" said he.
There was a reply that made the blood
Jingle In the hearers veins. The growing
darkness partly obscured the field OF hands
that shot into the air, but there was no
mistaking the yell that made the room ring
.Manila or bust" was the burden OF the
cry, and in their delight at the chance to
show their feelings. they Rugged each oth-
er and cheered the colonel. the flag and the
state of Washington.
II is talk among the volunteers that to-
morrow night will be the last night OF the
First regimen. in camp at the Presidlo.
The First California, the Oregon regiment
and twenty-five each from Companies A
and d, OF the heavy artillery. under the
camp Monday morning and sail from San
Francisco Monday on the C:ty of Picking.
the City of Sydney and the Australia,
with the Monterey accompanying them as
a convoy. The two detachments from the
heavy artillery and Col. Summer, OF the
Oregon regiment. have been unoficially In
formed that they are expected to break
camp Monday morning. The official orders
viii doubtless be received by Col. Sum-
mers and Capt. Geary tomorrow.
Col. Smith, who has not been officially
advised to do so. expects to 60 aboard the
City Of Picking Monday. All today he
will be busy seeing to the hauling of sup
plies to the vessel. All company property
was taken from camp and 1t is known that
the field orders Of the First have been
called for.
Gen. Otis all along has been fighting to
have the three transport vessels sail to-
gether. and 1t now looks as II he had car.
ried his point and that the commands
named will sailed Monday night