The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-15
TIE SEVENTH STAYS
FOURTH AND FIFTH MANILA
EXPEDITIONS MADE UP
BRIG. GEN. OTIS COMMAND
Southern California Boys Not Men
toned In the Assignments.
Another Expedition
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-The trans
port steamers City Of Puebla and the Peru
received their complement OF troops today,
and tomorrow, unless contrary orders are
received from Washington. the two steam
ers will sail for Honolulu and will arrive
there In time to participate In the ceremony
Of annexation.
Major-General Otis. commanding the
fourth fleet of transports. will make the
Puebla his flagship. Brigadier-General
Harrison Gray Otis will also sail on this
vessel.
The officers and troops which will en-
bark on the Puebla are:
Major-General E. s. Otis and his stafr.
Brigadier-General II. G. OTIS all OF the re-
manning companies Of the Fourteenth
United States Infantry, recruits Of the first
nd second battalions of the Eighteenth
and Twenty-third regiments, enlisted men
of the First North Dakota, First Wyoming
and First Idaho, medical officers and men,
bers Of the hospital corps, total Of S43
men.
The troops to go on the Peru consist Of q
squadron OF the Fourth United States Cav
airy, light batteries Of the Sixth United
States Artillery, a detachment OF the Third
United States Artillery. q detachment OF
the signal corps under Captain Russell, a
detachment Of volunteers, medical officers
and members Of the hospital corps. In all
there will be 1868 officers and men to en-
bark.
1t Is generally understood that the Pueblo
and Peru will remain at Honolulu after
coaling to await the arrival Of the other
vessels Of the fourth fleet. the Pennsyl-
vania, Rio de Janerio and st. Paul. though
from present indications the last three YES
sells Of the fleet cannot get away for at least
week or ten days, In which time the
Puebla and the Peru will sail from Honolulu
for Manila In command of Brigadier-0en-
eral Otis, Major-General Otis stopping of
at Honolulu to take command of the second
section on its arrival there.
Major Gen. Otis today issued an order des-
ignating the troops to sail for Manila or
the second section Of the fourth expedi-
tion, or the fifth expedition, as 1t may be
called. The order came somewhat as q
surprise, as 1t had been stated that the
troops for the expedition would not be Sc
lected until after the departure of Gen.
Otis and the steamers Peru and Puebla to-
morrow. The men have been assigned as
follows:
To the steamer Pennsylvania: The First
Montana volunteers and recruits of the
First California volunteers.
To the steamer Rio de Janeiro: Two bat
talions Of the First South Dakota volun-
teers, recruits of the First and Second bat
talions, Eighteenth infantry, signal corps
detachment, consisting Of three officers and
30 enlisted men; recruits Of the Utah light
artillery.
To the steamer st. Paul: One battalion
South Dakota volunteers, recruits of the
First Colorado volunteers, recruits of the
Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, signal
corps detachment, consisting Of two officers
and 20 enlisted men.
The Troops to 90
SAN FRANCISCO, July A.-The number
of soldiers to 60 to Manila next week, in
round numbers, Is as follows: On the Penn
sylvania, 1900; on the Rio de Janeiro, 1900.
and on the st. Paul 1000. AS no other trans
ports are available the troops which will
be left at Camp Merritt and the Preside
will probably not sail until early in August,
when the vessels of the first fleet are ex-
pected to return here. The troops to be
sent to Honolulu will be conveyed on
steamers chartered from the Johnson
Locke Commercial company. the contract
signed today calling for the deportation of
all the men before August TO-
Brig. Gen. Otis Command
According to information from headquar-
tiers received late tonight the transports
Peru and City Of Puebla will leave this port
about o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Maj. Gen. Otis, who will sail tomorrow,
has issued the following order:
BRIG. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, United
States volunteers. will accompany and as
sumo command Of the troops directed to
embark on the steamers Pennsylvania, Rio
de Janeiro and st. Paul. He will select the
vessel upon which he with his stan will
sail and will report to the commander gen.
eral at Camp Merritt for instructions"
The Rio de Janeiro finished coaling today
and the Pennsylvania will have her bunk
ers filled tomorrow. The st. Paul has not
yet arrived from Alaska, but Is due at any
hour and will not require much alteration
for use as a transport This fleet is ex-
pected to get away on or about July q. A
double force of men il at work on the ship
Tacoma, but It will be fortnight before
she can get away. She will take forty-eight
cavalrymen and $50 horses and six months
provisions to the Philippines.