The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-22
MANILA OR BUST.
Ten Thousand Troops Ready to Sail for
the Philippines.

Ten Thousand Troops Ready to Sail for
the Philippines.
San Francisco. May 2L-Ten thous-
and United States troops are tenting
here tonight, 5000 of this number be-
ing volunteers. At Camp Richmond.
located on h site of the Old Bay
District track. $500 men, comprising
the recent arrivals from the various
states to the eastward, are comfort
ably ensconced despite the drizzling
rain, which IL was feared would soa
everything. All the troops from Ne
braska, Kansas, Colorado n Mime
sofa which were ordered to San Fran
cisco are now here. but many more
troops will arrive from other sections
during the next few days. The South
ern Pacific company has been called
upon to provide transportation facili-
ties for a battalion of light artillery
M cavalry from Utah. in addition to
a lot Of troops from Montana and Ida
no and q regiment from Pennsylvania.
The light artillery from Salt Lake
will reach here Tomorrow. and the
Utah cavalry Is due to arrive on Tues
day at the same time as the Pennsyl-
vania regiment. Seventy-fve empty
coaches were started back to Ogden In
several special trains tonight to ac-
comodate troops 10Y on their way here
from Eastern points.
In addition to the troops coming via
Ogden a trainload of volunteers from
Boise City. Idaho, is coming to San
Francisco by way of Portland. The
train left Portland Friday evening and
is expected to reach San Francisco to-
morrow morning.
The Washington volunteers quartered
at Fontana barracks want to go to Ma
Mia. They want to fight-especially do
they desire a a at the man who
started the rumor that they were averse
to foreign service and hat they had
asked to be retained for coast duty. To-
night Lieutenant Colonel Fife assembled
the two Washington battalions in q
hollow square and asked every man
who did net want to go to Manila to
hold up his hand. No hands were raised.
Those who want to go to Manila at
once?" said he.
There was a reply that made the blood
tingle In the hearers veins. The grow
ing darkness partly obscured the field Of
hands that shot into the air. but there
was no installing the yell that made
the welkin ring. Manila or bust" was
the burden of the cry, and in their de-
light at the chance to show their feel
ing they Rugged each other inc cheered
the colonel. the flag and the state of
Washington.
1t is all among the volunteers that
tomorrow night will be the last night
of the LIST regiment in camp at the Pre-
sidio. The LIST California, the Oregon
regiment and % men each from comoa-
MES A and d of the heavy artillery, I'M
der the command Of Captain Geary,
may break camp Monday morning and
sail from San Francisco Monday night
on the City of Picking. the City of sgd
ney and the Australia, with the Mon
terey accompanying them as a convoy.
The two detachments from the heavy
artillery and Colonel Summers of the
Oregon regiment nave been officially in
formed that they are expected to break
camp Monday morning. The ofici9 or
ders will doubtless be received by Col
onel Summers and Captain 0eary to-
morrow. Colonel Smith. who has not
been officially adviled to do 90. expects
to go aboard the city Of Picking Mon
day. All to-day he was busy seeing
to the hauling Of supplies to the vessel.
All company property was taken from
camp, and il is known that the field
orders of the first hay been called for.
General Otis all along has been fight
ing to ave the three transport vessels
sail together. n II now looks As IL he
had carried his point. n that h three
~egsnandsc narued will sail Monday
night.