The herald., 1898-06-05

cisc, where the First of this city under
Colonel Bratt is already located.
One More Transport

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GUATEMALA, May IA, via San Fran
cisco, June 4.-Instructions have been re-
ceived by the agency in this city of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to retain
in the port of San Jose for further orders
the steamers City of Panama andthe New
port, both of which are now anchored off
the roadstead. 1t is believed that the New
port may be ordered to return to San
Francisco to be utilized as a government
transport and will transfer her cargo, mail
and passengers to the City of Panama,
which will proceed with them southwark.
A Full Blown Romance
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4-Camp Mer-
rift is rejoicing tonight over full-blown
brated by the Twentieth Kansas regiment.
Capt. Fred Buchanan of Company B, an
attorney of Kansas City, Kan. was major
when his regiment was part Of the Kansas
National guard. Now he is senior captain,
and when his regiment, as part of the
United States volunteers. was ordered to
San Francisco, his fiancee, Miss Lucinda
NJ. Smith of Lawrence, Kan. followed him
to San Francisco to marry her betrothed
before he sailed for Manila. Miss Smith
reached this city today, and this evening
Capt. Buchanan obtained leave from his
duties at the camp and came into the
city, sought the services of a clergyman
and welded the woman of his choice.
Four heavy batteries of the regular army,
two of the volunteer service and two Utah
light batteries, now at Camp Merritt, will
on Monday make their headquarters at
tho Preside on the ground formerly oc-
cupied by the First California regiment.
The purpose is to concentrate all of the
artillery organizations in the field, In
order that their condition for active SER
vice may be better determined.
Battery C of the volunteers will start for
Fort Candy on Monday, and three troops
of the Fourth United States cavalry are
expected to arrive at the Preside tomor-
row from their former posts at Walla
Walla, Boise barracks and Vancouver,
Wash. Their arrival will make a nine
troop organization at the Preside.
Company A, Sixth regiment, California
infantry, will tomorrow be transferred to
Acatraz island in San Francisco bay, to
take up its station and guard that port
and the militry prison there.
Officers and men at Camp Merritt su-f
fered considerably today from the sudden
heat, which, with their military duties,
made camp life exceedingly irksome. 1t
was 80 degrees in the shade here today, but,
fortunately there were no cases Of sun
stroke nor prostrations. 1t was clearly
illustrated. from the evident distress of the
soldiers by the sudden rise in temperature,
that canvas uniforms will be imperatively
necessary as part of the regimental equip
ment before the troops can comfortably or
safely land at Manila.
One of the Washington volunteers at
Fontana barracks tainted today while on
drill, having been overcome by the heat.
For the purpose of supplying the army
at the Philippines with brand-new-made
ice, the military authorities have ordered
the construction of an ice-making plant,
with capacity Of 5000 pounds of ice pei
day. A plant will be placed on each trans
port ship.
The First Colorado was put through an
extended order drill and sham battle or
the Preside grounds today The men of
the regiment were subsequently vaccin-
ated, as were also the soldiers of the two
Utah batteries.
No little excitement was aroused in
Camp Merritt late this evening by the an
nouncement that five, instead of three
transports will compose the next exped-
tion to Manila, and that 5O00 instead of
$500. troops will be sent. The transports
will be ready to be boarded by the end OF
next week, an inspection by board OF
survey from Major Gen. Otis headquar-
ters determining this fact today. 1t seems
to be definitely decided that the First Ne
braska, Seventh California, Utah cavalry,
Fifteenth Minnesota and Twentieth Kan
sas will be among the troops to leave San
Francisco next week. The only doubtful
proposition on this military slate is the
Utah troop, Gen. Merritt being undecided
as to the advisability of attempting to
transport the horses to the Philippines. II
has been suggested that the Utah troops
be sent to Manila as infantry, 1t being un-
derstood that the United Statse govern
ment will be unable to secure horses at
Manila. The Tenth Pennsylvania will
probably be included in the expedition to
sail next week, partial arrangements hav-
ing been made for the accommodate ton of
this regiment on the Zealandia.
Cavalry Coming
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