The record-union., 1898-06-03
Many Of the Soldiers Now Counting
on Going to Honolulu.
Battery c, Captain Cookies Company, Form.
ally Receives Orders to Proceed
to Fort Candy Next
Sunday.

port from Washington that the annex
alton of Hawaii is about to be con-
summated is given much credence by
the officers at Camp Merritt, and they
are already figuring upon an order to
send troops to the islands to look after
Uncle Sans interests and some of the
volunteers who fear that they will not
be sent to the Philippines are counting
upon being ordered to Hawaii as a
place of second choice.
General Merritt is arranging the de-
tails of the second expedition TO the
Philippines, but has not yet made pub
lie the assignments of troops for the
expedition, and he will not make the
order public until the date of the sail
ing of the fleet has been determined.
1t is stated in some quarters that the
expedition cannot possibly sail for two
weeks yet. and it is even semi officially
stated that the vessels will not be
ready for ten days yet
Just who is to blame for the delay
is a mystery. The owners of the ves-
sells say that they have not received
any hurry up orders from Washing
ton, and that they can perform their
share of the contract at short notice
as soon as definite orders are received.
The Brutus, the collier recently bought
by the Government, will be ready to go
to sea next Saturday. Her alterations
have been completed, and she is now
fny
the Brutus and six spare blades for the
Monterey's twin screws will be in
cluded in the freight. The Monterey is
taking coal on in sacks, and her maga-
zine is well filled. She, too, will be
ready by next Saturday. The Monad-
mock is expected shortly from Puget
Sound 1t is believed in naval circles
that the Monadnock will be kept in
Honolulu.
Four batteries of heavy artillery,
now stationed at the Presidio. will be
filled by men from the ranks of the
heavy artillery volunteer force now in
camp at the Presdio.
The present formation of brigades at
Camp Merritt is only temporary, and
made only for administrative pur-
poses. A reorganization will be effect
ed when the second expedition reaches
the Philippines.
The scarcity of water on the Presidio
reservation has thrown the men now
encamped there in serious predica-
ment The supply in the reservation
tod 40
pumps which supply the water are not
powerful enough to keep the reservoir
filled Stringent orders have been is
sued cautioning the men stationed at
the Presidio again any unnecessary
waste of water.
General Merriam has issued an order
directing Troop E, Fourth United
States Cavalry, to proceed here at once
from Vancouver to join the four
troops now stationed at the Presidio.
The troop is expected to arrive in this
city within a week.
Battery c of the Heavy Artillery Bat
talon Of Volunteers, now stationed at
the Presidio, have received orders to
proceed to Fort Candy next Sunday.
The Pennsylvania volunteers are in
a serious predicament. They need
shoes SO badly that the regiment is Sc
riously crippled for lack of them. Many
of the men cannot drill on account of
the dilapidated condition of their foot
gear.
Company F of the Sixth California
Volunteers, Captain Lucey. will be
sent from the Presidio to Santa Cruz
for guard duty around the powder
works as soon as they are properly
equipped. Another company OF this reg
iment, not yet designated, will go TO
Alcatraz Island for guard duty, reliev-
ing some of the troops there for service
elsewhere. probably in the Philippines.
The work of coaling the transports
China. Zealandia and Colon is pro-
ceeding steadily. The Zealandia will
be fully coaled within twenty-four
hours. but the other two vessels will
not receive their supply before Mon
day or Tuesday. Patent hunks, con-
yertible into settees, will probably be
nut in all three vessels. The steam
ers Ohio and Centennial, now due here,
will join the fleet of transports. 1t is
stated that the accommodations for
troops on the China are even worse
than those on the City of Peking. which
carried away the first California Reg
iment. Military officers here hope to
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