The record-union., 1898-06-25
General Merritt and Staff to Go
With the Latter Vessel.
The Transports Will Carry Nearly Sil
Thousand Soldiers, Making Close to
Twelve Thousand Men Sent to
the Philippines.

third expedition to Manila will leave
port Monday. 1t is probable that the
regiments composing the force Will
morning. AS yet the Astor battery and
the remaining batteries of the regular
artillery have not been officially es-
signed to the expedition, but they will
soon receive the expected orders. They
will travel in the Newport with Major
General Merritt. Brigadier General
Macarthur announced to-day that he
would have quarters on the Indiana for
himself and his staff
All the fleet of transports will not sail
until Wednesday, and, being swifter
than the other ships, will overtake
them in the harbor at Honolulu.
When General Merritt departs Major
General +. S. Otis will command the
Manila expeditionary forces on this side
of the Pacific. The army at Richmond
has been formally organized as the
Eighth Army Corps
The Eighth Army Corps just organiz-
ed by Major General Merritt includes
the entire Philippine force. The troops
not yet named as part of the expedi-
tionary force will constitute an inde-
pendent division of the new corps and
Will be under command of Major Gen.
eral E. s. Otis. On arriving at Manila
the entire army will be reorganzed.
General Merritt to-day designated a
number of officers for positions in the
Eighth Corps. His personal staff will
be constituted as follows: Major Lewis
H. Strother, IT, S. W., acting aid; Major
Harry c. Hale, U. s. ", acting aid;
Captain T. Bently Mott, u. S. ". aid:
Brigadier General r. p. Hughes is
named as chief of staff and Inspector
General under Major General Otis.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Barry
is named as Adjutant General.
An order has been issued by General
Merritt stating that he will sail for the
Philippines on Wednesday on the New
clerical force, the remainder being in
structed to go on the Indiana with the
other transports which are to depart. on
Monday. The Astor light battery, TWO
batteries of the Third United States
Artillery and ten men of the Hospital
Corps, will go on the Newport.
Brigadier General Macarthur has for
mally assumed command of the third
expedition and the troops have been
ordered to break camp early Monday
morning.
With the departure of this expedition
there will have been sent from San
Francisco nearly $4,000 troops, leaving
about 5000 to go.
Orders have been issued for the i'm.
mediate Improvement of the sanitary
condition of Camp Merritt.
Governor Budd has granted permis-
sion to Colonel Charles L. Pierce, di-
vision commander Of the Sons of Vet
Grams of the State of California. to
meet, drill and parade the members
of the different camps under arms.
The Sons of Veterans all over the
State are now mastering themselves
into companies to form regiment. and
will offer themselves to the Government
for duty.
Arrangements for the sailing of the
next expedition of troops for Manila
are practically complete. Major Cen
eral Merritt has left the matter OF en-
barkation to the control of General
Otis. 1t is very probable that the ma
jority of the soldiers will not embark
until Monday morning, though some
have been ordered to embark on Sun
day.
The whole quota of troops, includ;n.
those who are to go on the Newport
with General Merritt on Wednesday,, as
well as those that have been assigned
to the five transports scheduled to sail
on Monday. numbers roughly 5000
men. =
The Indiana and the Morgan City
are completely ready, and to-day both
vessels began to receive their fresh
meat and put it into their ice chests.
The Ohio is rapidly receiving her
freight, and though not so far ad-
vanced as the other steamers, will be
entirely ready by Monday. The City
of Para has most of her freight on
board, and the Newport, which has
come off the dry dock. is loading both
freight and COAL The Valencia will
begin coaling tomorrow morning.
1Continued on Eighth Paxe.l