The herald., 1898-05-16

day. but this i9tmpossible, unless the mer
60 almost totally unprepared for the du.
ties they may be required to perform in tn,
Philippines. They have not been supplied
with sufficient clothing. or their arms and
ammunition. The troops need shoes, over
coats, underclothing, rifles and ammuni
ton. 1t has been determined by the officer.
to ask for Krag Jorgensen rifles, and Il
these cannot be secured, 1884 model Spring
fields will be asked for. The quartermas
ter's department Is unable to supply thu
thirty days rations necessary for the frs
months service. and these must be secured
before any of the troops can leave.
The City of Peking will doubtless be thu
first vessel ordered to the Philippines, ant
she is not in condition to receive the
troops, but large force Of men is at work
on her and she can be prepared for the re.
ception of the men at twenty-four hours
notice. Orders have been received to get
| the First regiment ready for departure
but this cannot be done until the necessary
supplies have been received Several small
steamers and schooners are engaged ir
transporting supplies from Mare island
to this city for loading on the Picking.
The steamers Australia, City of Sydney
and Ohio are being gradually prepared for
service as transports, but 1t will take al
least week or ten days before they are
| ready for sea. 1t was given out this MORN
ing that the steamer Conemaugh has not
been chartered by the government as pre-
viously stated.
Nearly 5000 troops from Minnesota, Colo.
RADIO, Utah and Oregon will arrive here on
Wednesday and Friday next and will go
in n mr., at ba
infantry regiment Of Minnesota, compris.
ing 1860 men and officers, will leave St. Paul
tomorrow and arrive here on Friday MORN
ing.
One complete regiment from Colorado,
numbering over 1000 men, battalion from
Utah, numbering several hundred men and
officers, and another special trainload of
men from Oregon will arrive here on
Wednesday morning.
The transportation of troops and supplies
is testing the carrying capacity of the
Southern Pacific company's lines to the
limit. There is shortage of passenger
cars In consequence.
The rain. which began yesterday, con-
tinued last night and at intervals today
TO the great discomfort of the regular SOL
diers and volunteers encamped on the Pre-
sidio reservation. The grounds were wet
and soggy, and the sloping hillside on which
the tents are pitched rendered it almost
impossible to prevent rivulets of water
from flowing beneath the canvas. The men
have not yet been supplied with sufficient
bedding, and the lack of blankets was es-
pecially noticeable last night.
However, no complaints were made, and,
as If in anticipation of hardships they may
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