The Portland daily press., 1898-05-23
Many More Are Expected to Arrive
Today.
WASHINGTON MEN ANXIOUS TO
JOIN THE EXPEDITION.

San Francisco, May 22.-Ten thousand
troops are tenting here, 5000 of this num-
Der In volunteers, at Camp Richmond.
located on the site of the old Bay DISTRICT
track, where 200 men comprising the re-
cent arrivals from the various states to
the eastward are comfortably ensconsed
despite the drizzling rain whioh it was
feared would soak everything.
All the troop from Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado and Minnesota which were or.
dered to San Francisco are now here but
many troops will arrive from other
sections during the next few days. The
Southern Pacific company has been called
upon to provide the transportation for 9
battery of light artillery and cavalry from
Utah, in addition to lot of troops from
Montana and Idaho and a regiment from
Pennsylvania.
The light artillery from Salt Lake will
reach here tomorrow morning and the
oavalryiis due to arrive on Tuesday at the
same time as the Pennsylvania. Seventy.
five empty coaches were started back to
Oregon in several special strains last
night to accommodate troops now on their
way here from eastern points
In addition to the troops coming via
Oregon train load of volunteers from
Boise City, Idaho, is coming to San
Francisco via Portland. The Washing.
ton volunteers quartered at Montana bar
racks want to go to Manila. They want
to fight and especially do they desire
chance at the mon who started the rumor
that they were averse TO foreign service
and that they had asked to be retained for
coast duty. Last night Lieut. Col. Fife
assembled the two Washington battalions
In hollow square and asked every man
who did not want to go to Manila to hold
up his hand. No hands were raised.
Those who want to 60 to Manila at
once," said he. There was a reply that
made the blood tingle in the hearers
veins. The growing darkness partly OBJ
scured the field of hands shot into the air,
but there was no m1staklng the yell that
made the room ring. ''Manila or bust,
was the burden of their cry in their de-
light at the chance to show their feelings
and they hugged each other and cheered
the colonel, the flag and the state OF
Washington, The first California, the
Oregon regiment and 70 each from Co. A
and d from the heavy ARTILLERY under the
command of Capt. Geary may break camp
Monday morning and sail from San Fran
cisco Monday night on the City of Pekin,
the City of Sidney and the Australia
with the Monterey accompanying them aE
convoy. The two detachments from the
heavy artillery and Col. Summers OF the
Oregon regiment have been unof1icially
informed that they are expected TO break
camp Monday morning. The official
orders will doubtless received by Col.
Summers and Capt. Geary tomorrow.
Col. Smith who has not been officially
advised to go expects to go on the City of
Pekin.
All today be was busy seeing to the
hauling of supplies to the vessel. All
company property was taken from camp
and 1t is known that the field orders of
the first have been called for.
Gen. Otis all along has been fighting to
have the three transport vessels sail to-
gether and it now looks as If he had
carried his point and that the command
will sail Monday night.
Gen. Otis said today: 1.-THE f1rst regi-
ment of California troops will be loaded
on the City OF Pekin early Monday morn
ing" Further than this Gen. Otis re-
fused to be quoted, but it is understood
| that the Oregon troops will sail on the
Pekin.
1t is decided that the 9th California and
the Washington volunteers are to remain
q. S. infantry ordered to this city will
join the expedition to the Philippines.
The government will accept the eight
companies of the the California volunteers
as regimental organization.