Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-01
North Dakota Troops Now Probably
on Their Way Across the Pacific
to Manila.
Their Transport Was Billed to Leave
San Francisco With the Trans
port Newport Today.
Some Interesting Personal Gossip from
the Camp as to the Members of
the Regiment.
Perhaps on the Road.
From Wednesdays Daily.

APPAiioo' 4Ae N1lI!ueeOtd regiment le1C
at noon Monday. The Valencia was
not quite ready aud was expected to
sail Tuesday: A news telegram,says:
The berths on board the Valencia are
not finished yet, and the men will be
compelled to sleep ON the decks tonight
Sunday under cover. Colonel True
man, when seen this afternoon, was we'll
pleased at the prospects. Arrangements
have been made with the ship steward
for cooking, and an excellent supper
was served this evening. Colonel True
man had received orders to report at
headquarters Tuesday morning for in
structions, and the Valencia may sail
Tuesday alone and overtake the others
at Honolulu, but should the vessel not
be ready it will sail with the Newport
or Wednesday.
Gossip from the North Dakota regi-
ment says: The North Dakota regi-
ment is II Of the quietest in camp and
excellent discipline is maintained at all
times. Very little sickness has been re-
ported and this morning only three men
reported at sick call; but one of them,
Private Bert Burgess, Company D,
Devils Lake, was sent to the field hos.
pital, suffering from acute tonsilitis
The hospital corps has received it's
full supply of medicines and has ma
terial enough to equip a ten.cot hospi.
tai tent, mattresses and all. Major
Pease said this morning that he was now
ready to go aboard the boat aud pre-
pared to take the best of care of all the
men, having just received one medical
and one surgical chest. The members
of the hospital corps who were assigned
to the brigade medical department have
been ordered back to their regiment.
The new appointments are Howard B.
Huntley, Company B, Fargo; Roy II.
Berry, Company X, Dickinson; Donald
Mcintyre, Company G, Grafton; Guy r.
Wheaton, Company D., Devils Lake.
The members of the corps have all re-
ceived their new white suits for drill
and to wear in a warm climate.
The field officers today visited the
Union iron works.
Private j. w. Murphy, Company G,
Valley City, was today detailed as order
]y o Co.onel Trueman.
The officers have dubbed together
and will purchase a camera and photo
graph outfit to take on the expedition
| with them.
The guard detail commissioned Off
GERS in North Dakota consists of the
officers of the day and one officer of the
guard.
The coaling of the Valencia com
menced today and the loading of stores
is progressing swiftly.
j. G.. Quinlevan, formerly a printer in
the TRIBUNE, writes his friend Lee from
| San Francisco, as follows:
went to Captain Moffet last week
and told him I wanted to join his COM
pany. He Immediately set about to
make a vacancy, which was easily done.
told the boys, and every one of them
discouraged me except Newcomer and
Mclean. They wanted to see me go.
I haven't given Moffet my answer yet,
but will tonight, and take the privatee
advice and stay at home. So far as
going to Manila is concerned, I have an
opportunity to go as a civilian and not
cost me much, but would prefer to wait
and see what will be the final DISPOSE
ton of the Philippines. The next expe-
dition leaves here Tuesday and North
Dakota goes with it. The boys are very
anxious to get away, as are all the regi-
ments, but North Dakota's pull with
Quartermaster Pope helped them to get
away with the expedition. Newcomer
comes down town about every other
night. The boys all like him better
than any of their officers, and they say
he's as good a drillmaster as there's in
the regiment.
Billy McHugh is making a splendid
soldier. He stays pretty close to camp
and attends to business like a general.
All the boys are in good spirits and
are kept that way by Comedians Dolan
and Slattery.
Invent out to camp Sunday morning.
but found the regiment had gone out
to the Preside grounds for rifle practice
Returned in the afternoon and founc
the boys in their tents.
Gorsuch was sick a few days as =;
result of vaccination.
Johnny Peterson is as brown as al
Indian and eats like a horse. In fact
all the boys are stronger and healthie
than they ever were.
Mclean has more sweethearts than
millionaire Mormon. The boys thinl
Frisco is the greatest city on earth
1t is ven too fast for them, and that
pretty fast.
Furious Hail Storms.