The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
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THGt.D MANILA ExrEn,r,o.
Frony VIII Probably Witu.s. n.
departure of the Troop sbfnx

sAN FRANCISCO, June 2o--rha t,,-,,
expedition 10 Manila will sail nex, ,r,,..s
Jay or Friday Al tie latest This a..
souneeineni was made at tIan. Merrstf.x
.seaa4aaftefs tns HoFning notgithstanJ-
ing report from other sources th.t a.,
transports cannot be gotten Ia eofnelc,e
Readiness by that time.
mo oiileers who are supervising .ba
p'snaEatioSss on board the vessels anne. !,
." oiier with the Steamship enrn,.a a.
concerning The time needed In rnnnIa,a
INC alterations, and have reported 10 t,en
'bat tfae transports ought to be
'er! 20 receive the soidsfs by THURSDAY
INV troops that arc 10 IA on the third
sspniuon. under commau nd ~ Brig, den
.aAe~ftiius. are row saxiously awaiting
inc order 10 embark on the trsnsnnyfs
IheF are ready 10 start on shor. natIce
ana hope thar they sill he aboard i,v uax.
Thursday "0N
THO i'nsi arrangement of the organixa-
uons 70 the transports ss made hy Mai
Cen OTIS today Is IA follows:
Steamed yaiencia-Sorth Dakota bat
taiIons. N"s
ottlo-First Wyoming battalion. head
quarters hand. Companies y and II. Of the
,saxh,nensf infantry, recruits for the First
battalion NJ the Eighteenth ami battered
u and l. OF the Third artillery.
iitana~~lfeaisuarters band cofnnan,es
=. a. and l. OF The Tweniy-thrd in
+.shtt A*Af b#tS kDF tftf FfFst b=ffpttN-1 If
the Iwsnty-th.r1 the signal corps and IN.
remainder o, Company A Of the engineer
corps,
City OF parls-Th.rtsent regiment Min.
1880 nsso,a .o'ut,ssfs. with the exception OF
Morgan Cisy-Idaho battsilons and re-
cruts Ia arrive for Nebraska and Oregon
regiments.
Tho report has been frequently circuiat-
Ell around army headquarters that Gen
Merritt will divert sha course OF the vcs.
sci In which he wiz Journey &c the phYlgn-
pines. so as To touch AZ Hongkonsy before
landing 1T Manila. Gen Merritt wflt make
this muye tn order 70 place himself in
communication with the authorities AT
washington before no commences opera
ITEMS IN the Philippines Further iastrue-
uofss Wit doubtless awat him AZ Hong
kong. which "a the ofl.v cable t,o.nt ~
which he can touch after leaving thfs city
IN orief not 70 DELAY ghs vessels os the
mira Nee'. supplies ana coal are now h.,lnv
placed on board, and II ths carIsrrtts;ss can
finish the attsng up Of The hunks hY Thurs
day the i've vessels may depart on sehesi-
nis time. but Il Is exceedingly Doubtful Il
this can aa done, especially - the working
forcs employed on fho vessels = bv no
means large
Just what ships viii ~ use-i rar the
fourth neet cannot ~ learned bstt the
fleet VIII probably c3n>izt u the Newport
TOW AZ Ter tfpfK. {He tffN or tHsha due
from Puget sound. aad the steamer pur,i
due from HaT}gkanE en June = the Ala
NETS. which Is scheduled 10 arrive from
Australia ar june e are the Acaaulre
which will doubtless arrive from Panama
or tha same .ta.e
Jaraa may Indirectly al Uncle sam
fhrra IS report current at tho Pscse-
Mail dock. that the SIS NETS ~ lhe JAP
anese Inc FnYo FcnFauy. NAV - ifsssA ~
substitutes for she ships -alartrrsa ssv the
tnted States ssUNs rSa1~at frrm pr.xt lent
g l., Huntington. g,sefe Is "a traffle agree.
nent hetvecs abe Tryo company ana sho
Pacific Mall fer Ghs opsfas on uf reu
steamers Tow tseIns hui,f goF she forrnsr
company, As taa u2U eampauY has given
up the rekine aut china sNH silf g{rs, ,a
the Peru. the Teyc nfse, NAscB operates q
number - large STEAMERS in me srsrnt
siii probably furnish sNt.s sor me trade
until - ngss steamers shall rs rosfsgtirss4
ona hundred ans nfty f8rn from the
Fifty Art Iowa reS mrnt arrive; rs
n1orHns ara marched - camp Merritt
wNers they wlii 20 equipped
AStor tSRat battery n3toars.ss }eI mes.
inri0eius tbeee officers also arrives ssia
narRsng- Iho N2co .owiefN'ng :ae battery
ate ~ Gar {he usoSs hsnt~erne sppeeFsaS
solaeT~ Yet ayfised $50 th3~ ely They ar~
thssusIshly v~eu.st~>f the oust NJ nx F'sa
regulation tw,vd Stairs HEhs @rtf.ir~>
equipment