The record-union., 1898-06-01
The next
EXPEDITION
TO MANILA
Will Include a Large
Number of Regulars.
The Third Artillery Will Proba-
bly, be First to 60.
VfYinf uiIi{orv nicninIiro IN ho Nh
Strict Military Discipline to be Oh
served at Camp Merritt.
Hereafter Picnic Features Are to be ELM
mated and the Public to be Allowed
TO Visit Soldiers Between Ger
tain Specified Hours.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31-It now
seems probable that the next eXpedi-
tion 10 the Philippines VIII include 4
large number of regulars. 1t is openly
stated that General Merritt will carry
out his ideas in this regard by selecting
all the regular forces Of this department
for the advance guard of tie expedition.
The Third Artillery, consisting Of eight
hattalions, one at San Diego and the
other seven at Fort Point this city.
expect to receive orders 10 prepare for
active service in the Philippines. 1t
| is expected that the Sixth Artillery,
/, now stationed at Fort McHenry, Mary
| land, will be brought here for coast
defense purposes, while the Fifteenth
United States Infantry, now stationed
at Arizona, VIII be brought here for the
| Philippine expedition, ar.i their places
| filled by company of California vol
| unteers
| General Otis, who has taken up his
quarters at Camp Merritt, will insist
upon the observance of military dis
| cipline in the camp from now on, and
| the picnic features which have been
| observed in some quarters will be
eliminated, and the public only allowed
to visit the soldier boys between certain
| specified hours.
1t was definitely learned to-day that
| the next expedition to the Philippines
would include sixty engineers, under
Captain Longfitt's command This
corps will go to work Immediately upon
their arrival at Manila to mine the
harbor at that place. A large
|
inc mines have been forwarded. and
will be shipped to Manila in charge Of
Captain Longfitt, who is expected to
return tonight from the East. where
he has been inspecting the work of
laying the mines recently placed in
some of the harbors on the Atlantic
Seaboard
General Merritt has instructed his
subordinates to have the work Of pre-
pairing the next fleet OF transports for
Manila rushed, so that the vessels can
get away at the earliest possible mo-
ment. 1t is stated that the steamer
Zealandia will be ready TO receive
troops by the end of the present week.
She is receiving her coal and the hunks
| for 1000 men are nearly finished.
Bunks for 200 men are being fitted on
| the steamer China, and she will be
ready by the middle of next week. The
work of preparing the Colon is pro-
crossing more rapidly, and she will be
| fit for sea within a week. Both the
China and Colon will be placed under
the American flag when they sail for
the Philippines.
/ General Dickinson, in command of
the National Guard of California. be-
gan to-day to reorganize the First.
/ Y16
the place of those who have gone into
| the volunteer service. The General will
! issue an order at once for the recruit
| ing of the regiments named to their
maximum strength
BY order of Major General Merritt
| Camp Merritt was brigaded to-day as
| follows:
| First Brigade - Fourteenth United
| States Infantry, Eighteenth United
States Infantry, Twenty third United
States Infantry. Third United States
Artillery Ito join), Fourth United States
Cavalry Ito john, one company United
States engineers.
| Second Brigade - Thirteenth ReGi-
ment Minnesota Infantry, United
States Volunteers; Twentieth Regi
ment Kansas Infantry. United States
Volunteers: First Regiment Idaho In
I
Volunteers: First Regiment North Da-
llota Infantry two battalions), United
States Volunteers.
Third Brigade - Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania Infantry. United States
| Volunteers; First Regiment Colorado
Infantry, United States Volunteers:
First Regiment Nebraska Infantry.
United States Volunteers: First Troop
Utah Cavalry. United States Volun-
teers; Batteries A and B, Utah Light
Artillery. United States Volunteers.
| Fourth Brigade = Seventh Regiment
California Infantry, United States Vol
unteers: First Regiment Montana In
fantry. United States Volunteers; First
Regiment South Dakota Infantry,
United States Volunteers; First Battal-
| ion Wyoming Infantry, United States
| Volunteers.
Two battalions of North Dakota VOL
unteers arrived here about noon to-
day. The men We're accorded a splen-
| did reception by the people, who had
gathered at the ferry to witness their
coming The Red Cross Society served
lunch for the tired volunteers and
presented them with the customary
bouquets of California flowers. There
are $50 men in the battalions. and they
came here in two special trains. They
marched to Camp Merritt after they
had lunched, andr attracted consider
able attention all along the line The
men are fairly well equipped, but much
will have to be done for them by the
army officials here before they are made
! comfortable.