Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-27
HAVE STARTED At LAST.
CHARLEsT0Ns LONG JOURNEY.
Troops viii Go Observation-Disclosures
Volunteers Not of the First ReWi-
ments to Leave-OrcHOnia na Will
GO-ReHuinr Army Boys Among
Those Chosen.

San Francisco. May 22-The Charleston
is we'll on her way to Manila The big
cruiser passed through the Golden Gate
at $3.50 this morning after having been
anchored in the stream all night. She adj
justed her compaSseS at an early hour
and then passed up the bay through the
Raccoon straits and past the docks on the
northern frontage of the city. Every
steam vessel in the harbor blew au revoir
to Captain Glass and his crew. None of
the forts in the harbor saluted the Ves-
sci but the demonstration made by the
6QO0 soldiers gathered at the Preside was
tremendous. When the vessel was sight
ed coming down the bay the soldiers gath
cred on the beach to bid her bon voyage.
They lined the beach for a mile and cheer
upon cheer rang out from the men who
are to soon follow the Charleston to
the scene of Admiral Dewey's triumph.
The CharlestonS big siren answered the
boys on the beach time and time again
and the whistling was heard from one
end of the city to the other. Never did
a war vessel leaving this harbor receive
such a send-off was given the Charles
ton, which was the first of the American
fleet to be built on the Pacific coast. She
was launched from the Union Iron Works
in this city 10 years ago and was one
Of the nest eggs" of the present Ameri-
can navy.
Washington Boys Left Out.
San Francisco May 22.--Major General
Otis has issued the following general or
der:
1.-The First California and the Second
Oregon, United States volunteers, and one
battalion of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, and a detachment of California
heavy artillery consisting of an officer and
50 men, will constitute a brigade of the
eApedit.onary forces about to depart from
this port, and is placed under the COM
mand of Brigadier General Thomas NJ
Anderson, United States volunteers. The
vessels designated to transport this com
mand are the City OF Pekin, the City OF
Sydney and the Australia.
The First California regiment will ship
on the Pek.n tomorrow, the sd inst.
at s "A. M. The headquarters and two bat
talions of the Second Oregon regiment will
ship on the steamer Australia Tuesday
morning. the Gath inst, reporting at Pier
No. 7,Ocean Steamship Companys dock,
at a. m. The headquarters and a bat
TALON of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, a battalion of the Second regi-
ment of heavy artillery will report at the
Pacific Mail Company's wharf for ship
ment of Oregon and a detachment of the
California heavy artillery will report at
the Pacific Mail Companys wharf for
shipment on the City Of sydney at a. m.
on the cath inst Orders affecting the
supply departments and concerning the
freighting of vessels have been or will
be issued in due season, and executed
SO that the vessels may Immediately de-
part as soon as the troops are placed on
board
Gen. AnlerHOn's stan.
San Francisco. May 22.--Brigadier Gen
eral Anderson arrived today from Port
land, Ore, and tomorrow will go on board
the steamer Australia, which Is already
/ loaded with supplies and Is ready for the
reception of troops. He win have charge
of the advance brigade of the Manila ex-
petition. He In accompanied by Iieuten-
ant Clark of the Fourteenth infantry
| who is his aide-de-camp. Major ], r.
| Jones' who came from Omaha, will be
| the quartermaster of the expedition. Ma
| jor X. Il. Thompson Of the signal corps
| who arrived from Tampa, will be the
chief signal officer.
Arrival of Idaho Troops.
! Today's arrival of troops included tive
| battalions of the First regiment of Idaho
They were received by the ladies of tn.
Red Cross Society. Many OF the mer
| had no uniforms, some of them were
| poorly dressed, but all Of them looked
well. The fact Is that but two compa
MES of the eight. that Is to say, 16S mel
out of 697 are fully equipped, and onl,
about 2l0 have Springfield rifles. the 9th
ers being unarmed. Still. though shor
| Of the outward visible signs of the sol
| der, they have good supply of blankets
| and enough to eat. Before marching
| to Camp Richmond the men were pre-