The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-29

Third regiment marched on board the New
port today. They were all In heavy march
ing order and presented a fine appearance.
They were given a great ovation as they
marched through the city's streets on the
way to the waterfront.
The Alger Battery
The Alger light battery from Wyoming
arrived at Camp Merritt today. The bat
terry consists of IL men and three officers.
The men are only partially equipped but
presented a very soldierly appearance and
made a favorable impression as they
marched to the camping grounds. The bat
terry was met at the Oakland mole by Gov
ernor Richards of Wyoming, Chief Justice
Potter of Cheyenne, Colonel Freedom and
George c. HUT. They escorted it across
the bay and at the ferry the Red Cross
ladies served the new arrivals with break
fast. The men showed their appreciation
by giving three cheers and the wyoming
cowboy yell.
All through last night and today large
force of men worked to prepare the trans
port steamer Valencia for sea. 1t was
nearly o'clock this morning when orders
mighty cheer from the 700 Dakotans gath
cred on her deck. the vessel swung into the
stream. AS she steamed slowly down the
bay the steam whistles saluted her with
long shrill blasts and the crowds on the
wharves waved their hats and handker-
chiefs in farewell to the departing soldiers.
The Valencia is not slow boat and al
though very heavily loaded. expects to
reach Honolulu only a few hours after the
four vessels which left this port yesterday.
By August LIST
General Merritt expects to reach Manila
by July 125th or August LIST at the very
latest. Before his arrival General Greene
will have consulted with Admiral Dewey
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of making a joint at
tack on Manila. General Merritt's installa-
ton as governor general will be attended
with as little ceremony as possible. In his
proclamation he will assure the people that
their forms of worship and churches will
not be interfered with. This will be made
clear, as will also the fact that property is
not to be confiscated, in order to offset rep
reservations to the contrary which have
been made by agents of Spain. The general
has requested the war department to ap-
point Major T. L. Rathbone as his personal
representative in San Francisco.
The Fourth Fleet
1t is believed the steamers Peru, City of
Puebla, Acapulco and State of California
will constitute the fourth expedition to the
Philippines. Information was received to-
night from Washington to the effect that
the Alameda, due here tomorrow from
Australia, would not be impressed into the
government service
The statement is made tonight on high au-
thority that fifth and probably final fleet
of transports will leave this port. so that
within a month the only United States
troops left here will be those assigned TO the
duty of home defense.
Want Steamers
TACOMA, Wash, June 29.-It is reported
that the Pacific Coast Steamship company s
steamer Umatilla will be impressed as a
Manila transport. She can accommodate
from 500 to 1000 troops, besides carrying 500
tons of freight
Twenty-Five Thousand
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The under
standing at the War Department is that
the total number of regulars and volunteers
which would be dispatched to Manila in
COHlLlduQ VI NdJOT 1eutTdl MtTTllt WILL
approximate 1000 men. OF these 10000 al
ready have left San Francisco in three de-
parting expeditions.
The Wyoming Battery of Light Artillery
Is now reported on its way to the coast,
while the First Regiment, New York Vol
unteers, received their orders to proceed to
San Francisco yesterday for duty with the
Philippine expedition. This regiment has
been quartered in several of the forts
around New York harbor and is COM
manded by Colonel Thomas NJ. Barber. I he
First will form an important addition to
General Merritt's corps. as the expectation
is that it will be recruited to its full maxi
mum strength of 1926 men before starting on
its long trip to the coast. The fourth expe-
dition to the Philippines is scheduled to
start somewhere between the 9Th and 10th
of July, and arrangements for it are making
al Washington and at San Francisco. The
fifth. and probably the last of the series of
expeditions the officials now hope to see
launched on its way by the LIST of August
the expectation being that some of the
transports used in the first expedition will
have returned from Manila before that
time and be ready to start again across the
Pacific with American troops aboard.