The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
TRANSPORTS READY FOR
SECOND EXPEDITION.
-Four Thousand via Go AhosFd mt
One~--Montaua Regiment Auaost
Naffni~s Over Poor Food.

SAN FRANCISCO. June I5.-~Ths most
important orsSsr issued from army head
quarters to6as ass afSs notifying Ma.
Gen Otis that Tbs steamers 10 comprise
the B4cona flee; Of transports TO go TO
the Philippines were practically ready FOR
the reception 81 troops and troops 10 the
number % about i.g0, comprising ias
Tsnth Pennsylvania, under Col. Hawkins.
the First Colorado. under Col. UaIs; the
FRS; Nebraska. under Col. Gsatt. two
ostiAions af regulars from the Eigsi-
tenth and Twenty third regiments. under
Co. French. "a detachment from the en-
g.r~srs corps and the Two battallons Of
Utah light Infantry under Capt. Young
VIII raise their camps. lead their tents
and baggage into wagons don their heavy
mare hing gear and form luto columns for
the march 10 the waiting transports.
Col jones and aas two hAttai.ons frons
Idaho Viii rot be Included In The second
EXPEDITION. the steamer Morgan Clay.
which Is To convoy them. not being ready
for the voyage. TIE Idaho men viii ge.
away with the t:iiFd expedition. which
viii leave here about june D. All day
today str"asn of wagons has been con
yeying camp eaulppage and baggage to
The different steamers and this work will
be completed Tomorrow.
The ne.spaie rs continue TO call atten-
ton 10 ihs uHssia1tayy conditions existing
al Camp Merritt, and insist thar the soca-
ton or she camp he changed 10 preserve
the health Of the civilians living in that
section OF tha city. a. well as thai of the
soldieFs nog ID tho camp. An afternoon
paIsr says
"Measls h. very prevalent in the camp
and threatens ~ become epidemic. About
sixty cases are IN ;he felJ hosyital al
ready, and new ones are coming III At the
rate OF six or eight a DAY. The doctors
Isolate the cases they are discovered.
but II II taoaghg quite likely that al who
are susceptible wii have 20 gake fnrir turn
wita the snalady The spread Of tbs dis
ease may delay The start 81 the third ex~
psrsMtioai. The camp conditions are favor
able &c tha spread ~ any disease that may
ges foosho'a Typhoid fever has already
shown itself"
T'ha Evcnlng Post Gays: ''srh, men IN
the Montana seEit5cns arc complaining az
tire foos Earvssi gncm. While tar mcr have
been dissatisfied with she Fonsiigtosss thA :
have prevailed for sotste 1ays 40 strong
pT>otent Was entered u8tN t0.ay. wAeu the
scssisera ~ Company h. II Eutie went out
on strike ard refused 10 drsI urstsr the
present conditions
This fThsrrkn& the regiment assembled
az tho camp "a urtler 4, march unt 10
HutrO baths. The officers II Company u
calsd on their men 70 fan in. bat they
dsvlsaed o1e af the numieg stating their
rease.aa for the Rctlrsu col kesS;er was
cent fea'. ard he addressed the nten calling
their attention - the serious consequences
OF dss.sbe>l,eEce of Orders, one 81 the men
tod A03t hFa%tNr tAAE A4HfHfsafy II ufH mot
wish to disotsyN orders. bat th, merg were
hungry and could not 1FiA on the food
they We're receiving Naala Ell kessseF
Sas speaking ono oF t6e man tainted bs~
fore At1n ard vas later removed - a tent.
After Tol ks~sier concluded speakiuG "a
the company ho asked how mary men
were whiting - tlgiu and only a sergeant.
y corporal afd Three pftv8teS stepped for
wArf TIE cssmF8uy MS dismissed and
the regiment proceeded 80 the baths A.,
tha Eaen ~ company Is complained TODAY
st-cu; he so<si They say they SIRE given
had tsacpn 4ri F~ssf veEet8 hes. aG3 ,Aa'
tho fresh nleat teeF ~ consists pflUci
ysslIy NJ tg9ea. These statements made
by tn men were supported ~ 5he COM
pauy os~ak wlss exhibited a p3sVs ~ pork
~ evidence"
rfsa idait0 Hat;&l5one received a 1Ir}-
s=1ns Amct1cAu fHz tsis ueeutsE e
having bean ~enl 20 them hy ghe laA'r@ ard
.shskt.cn - isolse I'e1e eaE RS "a -ar9e aHi
coss1iy affair Tee inscription "F1-si RcEI
meat fusseee Idaho Netuntertz+ ~
wsrsea in she Gss l&gat Cu} Jgacz IA.
received ~v4l t7.N = handsome state ssg
Sc a.@s so tAe Wy here fvana t'afeaeo
whsrv a was sssAs ou sn ef,.xr f~.tp 'as
ladies' II Idaho.