Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-17
FOR THE THIRD MANILA FLEET.
seven Vessels to Take the Next De-
tuchmemt of Troops.

San Francisco. June l2.-So lar as is
known the third Manila fleet will consist
of the City of Para, Ohio, Indiana, Vic
toria. Olympia, Arizona, and possibly the
City Of Puebla.
The steamship Peru is the next Pacific
Mail vessel due from China. She Is an
American ship and may be taken for
transport The City OF Rio de Janeiro
and the Alameda are also likely to be
chartered or impressed into service when
they arrive from across the Pacific.
The government has fixed the following
war valuations OH Pacific Mail steamers
already taken
City of Peking, S650.00O.
City of Sidney, $4,000.
China, $9OO,OOO.
Colon. $350,OOO.
If any of these vessels should be de-
stroyed by the enemy the government
would have to pay the valuation. If any
of the vessels are lost by the action OF the
elements the company must stand the loss.
1t is understood the government pays
$500 day for the use OF the Zealandia
and Australia. For the tug Fearless,
$l5O,OOO was paid; the tug Active, Sio,-
OO0 and the tug Nigilant. %bO.OOO. The
golfers Peter Jebsen and Wright, now the
Brutus and Nero, cost the nation $2l5,O0O
each. The charter price of the Morgan
City is 5000 per day.
The Senator and City of Puebla hav-
ing been seized, must be returned intact
or their value, which is considerable, paid
to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
1t is regarded as probable that they were
impressed because Senator Perkins is one
of their owners and no member of con-
gress can be party to a contract with
the government.
Light Artillery to Go.
Seven batteries of light artillery will 60
to Manila if present plans are carried out.
Orders have been issued for Batteries
b, II. X and l. of the Third artillery, now
at the Preside, to join the command OF
General Merritt for duty in the Philip.
pines. Light batteries ID and G from the
Sixth artillery, stationed at Washington
barracks and Fort Myer, Va, will leave
Tuesday for San Francisco. They will
also report to General Merritt.
Besides the batteries now at the Pre-
sidio and those from the Sixth, the expe
, dition will probably have one from the
Third.
The battery of mountain howitzers fol
use in the Philippines has arrived at Tho
Preside. 1t has been placed in charge O
Lieutenant Carson.
) brigade Officers Chosen.
=, "a ; a ll,-o nuounooI hat Rr;r
adler General Otis has chosen for adj
tant general Of the Fourth brigade, Cap
4 tain Murphy, son of United States Sena
tor Murphy of New York, and for brigade
4 quartermaster, Captain A. w. Kimball
1 son of Colonel A. S. kimball u. S. A., a
n present depot quartermaster in New Iorl
city.
n Washington Boys Ready.
The Kansas regiment has received
II beautiful banner from the Ladies' Relic
Corps of Topeka.
The distribution of new uniforms L
II the Montana men has begun and the com
II mand will be completely equipped in
I" few days.
The Washington volunteers are now fu
E. ly equipped and ready to march at
u moments notice.
q Regulars From Atlanta.
The $50 recruits for the Twenty thir
! and Eighteenth U. S. infantry regiment
= who left Atlanta last Saturday, will al
- rive at Camp Merritt today, having sper
. the night on the Oakland Mole. They a,
y all uniformed and completely equipped.
d" One of the men under guard for DRUM
)" enness attempted to escape at Los Bant
!" by jumping from the train and was nearl
run over. He is now charged with d.
sertiOn.
:" Recruits to the number of $50 arrive
- from Fort Mcpherson, Ga, this mornin
~ and will go into camp at Camp Merri
~ today.