The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
TRANSPORTS READY FOR
SECOND EXPEDITION.
Four thousand VIII ao Aboard at
0ncr--uontana Regiment Almost
Matsafes Over Poor Food.

BAN FRANCISCO, June l3.-Tae most
important order Issued from army head
uusTtEf4 tnaas Was one notifying Ma.
Grss Dtia that the steamers 10 comprise
toe second fleet Of transports to 30 10
tue Philippines we're practically ready Cor
the reception n tto0ps and troops 10 the
number Of about Aess. comprising the
Tenth Pennsylvania. under Col. Hawkins;
tse First Colorado. under Col. Haze. the
First Sengask8. under Col Egait. twJ
hattsiions Of regulars from the Eigb-
tenth ard Tweniy-ihird regiments. under
Ga. Ffench. a detachment from the en-
gsgssnEs corps ana the two haftaIions Of
faaa light iEfaatry under Capt Young
wiu raise their camps, load their tents
aaa baggage Into wagons. den their heavy
marching gear and form into columns for
III. march TO tbs waiting transports
Col Jones and HE twb battai,0na from
Idaho VIII rAoi tas Included In the second
on petition. the steamer Morgan city.
waish IL III convoy them, not being ready
far the voyage The Idaho men wiil get
away with the laird expedition. which
VAN leave here about June - All day
today stream ut wagons has been cen
Fsysng camp eqgtppage and baggage 10
he different steamers and this work viii
be completed Tomorrow.
Fhe newspapers coutlnue 70 cali atieI.-
ton 10 ths unaan4ary conditions existing
AZ Camp Merritt. and Insist ssi4a the i2ca-
tEon OF the camp be changed 70 preserve
the. health OF the civilians living in that
see.aon CT lhe city as well as tina, - The
solaiers now iu the camp An afternoon
psasg says:
"Mnasl II very prevalent n tina canap
aud threatens 80 become epidemic About
sky cases are ~ the Held hozpitat Mt
Ready. and sew ones are coming In at the
rate II ak or eight g day, The doctors
ISOLATE the cases as thsy are discovered
but II IL thought quite likely THAI ali who
are susceptible viii have to- take taetF turn
VITA the nalady The spread Of tbs dis
easa may delay the start Of The third ex-
ptluan, TIE camp conditions are favor
able TO The spread 81 any disease that may
Net fooiho,d Typhoid fever has already
@hewn itself.
the Montana regiment are complaining Of
the food served them While the men have
been dissatisf with the conditions that
have prevailed fof some days. no strong
soldiers 81 Company u of Butte. went out
ca strike ard refused e. ar.li under the
pfss4nt conditions
-T'sgsa morning the regiment nssefnb lesl
AT the cagnB in order % march cat q
SiitEo ttths The officers Of Company IL
called on their men - fall in bat they
declined enc of the numhes stating their
reasons for the action Col k%=slrr vas
gunJ fer, ana hr addressed the gHen, calling
their attention "a the serious consequences
az 3isoaea9enCe Of orders. one ~ the mEn
told tNal kessier that Company II "a not
wish 10 tiiSalSsN elders but thG men were
hungry nra could nos drtIt en- tse food
they ~eFTH- receiving White Col kess,er
YVES speaking one 81 tEe mFn tainted be-
fote him. ARA Was later removed 10 a teuI
Aver Cot. keSsseg concluded SUea king 80
the company DE asked how mAsy men
~eFS i!inS go df@A and us n a serEca a..
a corporal and Three NffEdt's stepped for
MaF0 TIE company AS Dismissed ma
TIE geE n}Hi,t pi'>>ecr''t / 80 the baths Al
the taen " Company - complained TO-DAY