The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-09
MEN FOR MANILA WILL SAIL ON
WEDNESDAY
TEN DAYS MORE TIME GIVEN
To Make Preparations for the Third
Expedition-Camp Life at the
Preside and Chickamaugs
Associated Press Special Wire


ing the second Manila expedition, will sail
next Wednesday. 1t was hoped that an
earlier start would be made, but this does
not seem possible. The third expedition,
which may get away within ten days. will
consist Of the transport steamers Senator,
City of Pueba and Ohio, conveyed by the
monitor Monadnock, the cruiser Philadel-
phia and the collier Nero, recently the Whit
gift. The Senator is already being prepared
for the trip. Their is possibility that the
Indiana may take the place of the City of
Puebla, which will be held until the fourth
expedition is ready. This will be composed
of the Morgan City, Alameda or City of
Para and either the Indiana or City of Pu-
eba A number of vessels mentioned in
dispatches from the east as possible trans
ports are not available for the reason that
they are coasters and have no means OF
transferring coal from the hold to the bunk
ers at sea.
Nearly rs per cent fthe applicants for
enlistment in the United States regular
army are rejected at the recruiting offices
in this city. The principal causes of rejec-
ton are impaired vision and defective chest
expansion. Several natives of the Philip
pines have applied for enlistment, but all
have been rejected One of those who was
very anxious to go to Manila with the troops
was suspected of being Spaniard.
There is lull at Camp Merritt The vol
unteers have again settled down to the
daily routine life of a soldier and have given
up the idea of getting away to Manila this
week.
The men are drilled every day, but that Is
about all the men have to think of.
The transport vessels which will make up
the second fleet to be sent to Admiral Dewey
are still being loaded with supplies, ammu-
milton, etc, but the work is being done in
such leisurely manner that unless the
stevedores employed are actually driven to
work faster the vessels will not get away
for a week yet. Then again the government
supplies are arriving very slowly and this
has much to do with the slow work of load
ing the vessels. OF the three vessels, the
Zealandia is about ready and can sail on
short notice
The board of health of this city has de-
cided to confer with General Otis with a
view of promoting better sanitary condi-
tions than now exist at Camp Merritt. 1t is
feared that the presence of 900 men in
camp may threaten the health of the city,
and the board has decided that some means
must be taken to alleviate unsanitary con-
ditions that may result in epidemic.
The Fifty-first Iowa regiment Of volun-
teers will not arrive until tomorrow, the
trains all being delayed. The troops from
Georgia are expected tomorrow night.
Colonel Berry of the Seventh California
regiment has heard nothing definite regard
Ing the disposition of his regiment. The
regiment was today inspected in heavy
marching order by Colonel Hughes and
Captain Mallory. The men were all vac
cnated today. Captain d. c. Williams, ap-
pointed quartermaster of the Seventh Cali
fornia in place of Captain Kimball, ordered
to General Merriam's headquarters, re-
ported for duty today.
The Sixth California volunteers expect
to be completely equipped by next Satur-
day evening. Within week all the COM
panies of the regiment now at the Preside
will be distributed to various points for
duty. Company A, Captain Charles Dash
er, was today transferred to Alcatraz island
to relieve Battery X, Third United States
artillery, which joined the artillery camp at
the Preside. This makes Captain Dasher
commander at Alcatraz.
Company c, Captain George Duncan,
and Company G, in command of Captain
j. H. Cook, both of the First battalion, will,
on or before next Saturday, go to Benicia.
Company F, under Captain Lusy, expects
to go to Santa Cruz before the end of the
week to perform duty at the powder works.
The remaining companies of the Sixth
expect to be paid off on July I, when they
will be entitled to two months pay.
At Chickamauga
CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK.
Tenn, June S.-Hard drills and meneuvers
are employing the various regiments of
General Brookes big volunteer army To-
day.
A movement is now on foot to have
President Mckinley an such of his cab
met officers as can accompany him inspect
the park army on the Fourth of July. a
formal Invitation will be extended. If it
be accepted the president and his party
will be deliberately entertained by the city
and at the park.
The Letter hospital will probably be
opened tomorrow. All the most serious
cases will at once be transferred to it, A
large number of the volunteers are still
suffering with sore arms on account of
vaccination.
Recruiting officers are leaving the camp
in numbers, almost every regiment having
completed it's detail.
There is absolutely no truth in the stories
sent out from here that soldiers letters are
being robbed. There have been one or two
Instances where letters have been reported
lost but if there has been any complaint
that letters have been robbed, the authori-
ties know nothing of it. The mail for the
soldiers does not leave the postal cars I'M
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