The herald., 1898-06-08
HOME FROM HONOLULU
WITH NEWS OF CRUISER AND
TRANSPORTS
SEVENTH REGIMENT JOYOUS
Over q Report That the Men From the
South Will Soon Be Sent to
Manila
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-THE steamer
Belgic arrived from the Orient via Homo
lulu early this morning, but was sent into
quarantine, three cases of smallpox having
developed since her departure from Hong
Kong. One case landed at Nagasaki, an
other at Kabe, and the third at Honolulu.
No new cases have developed since the
steamer left Honolulu and 1t is thought
that the disease has been stamped out.
The vessel and cargo will be thoroughly
fumigated today. and it is possible that
the mail and passengers may be landed
tonight.
The Belgic reports sighting the first feet
of transports which left this city May Is,
about $50 miles east of Honolulu. No news
of the Charleston was brought by the
Belgic. at least nothing was given out
to the Merchants Exchange man who
went alongside as she entered the har
Dor, but 1t is generally believed that the
mails will tell of the safe arrival of the
big cruiser.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Merchants
Exchange received word from the. Belgic
THAT lldl VESSEL fldu Sdlltu lTOIH
on June / and that the Charleston has ar
rived at Honolulu two days before and
was being coaled at the time of the de-
parture of the Belgic. Great preparations
were being made at Honolulu for the re-
ception of the troops which were expected
to arrive there on the day the Belgic left.
The town has been beautifully decorated,
and a public reception was to be given
the men on the troop ships.
Among the passengers on the Belgic were
DR.. Kidelberger of the Olympia, and Gun
ner Evans of the Boston. Both of these
men had been ordered home before the
battle of Manila but when they learned
that battle was imminent they asked per-
mission to remain with the fleet and par
ticipate in the fight. This was allowed and
after the battle they started
for home. When the Belgc left Hong Kong
on May 10th, the bubonic plague was raging,
many deaths occurring among the white
population. One hundred and fifty miles out
from Honolulu the Beigic sighted the trans
port steamers Australia, Picking and City
of Sydney, which vessels signaled that all
were well on board. The Storage passen-
gers and crew of the Belgic will be detained.
but the cabin passengers will be landed
this afternoon.
Joyful News
. SAN FRANCISCO June THE Call .
. says: .
. There is joy in the Seventh Califor- .
. mia Regiment, for from a report that
. leaked out at headquarters late last
. night, it is now learned that the sole
. diers from the southern part Of the .
. Stale will certainly go to Manila. .
. When the Oregon volunteers left there .
. remained behind them several of their .
. men who were sick with the measels. .
. They were temporarily attached to the .
. Seventh and when they were fit for .
. duty Colonel Berry reported such fact .
. to General Otis who issued orders that .
. the men should join the Tenth Penn .
. sylvania Regiment as that was one of .
. the next to go to Manila. There was .
. also left behind one of the men Of the .
. First California Regiment, who was .
. sick when the San Francisco boys .
. sailed and when Colonel Berry re- .
. ported to General Otis that the man .
. had recovered he was instructed to
. take care of him, as the soldier would
. be sent with the Seventh to Manila to .
. join his command. .
Where Blame Belongs
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-The Call
prints an interview with General Wesley
Merritt. in which, after praising the troops
now here, he says:
my only complaint now is the delay in
the furnishing of transports. I have repre-
sented to the War Department that the
transports are coming in very slowly. After
[ make the shipment of troops contem-
plated by the three vessels-the China,
Colon and Zealandia-I will have forwarded
to the Philippines but one-fourth OF the
command.
1.-THE need of transports is the crying
want Of the expedition. Twenty thousand
men are to be sent to Manila The three
vessels which 1 have just mentioned will
carry only about $500. There are now on the
way across the Pacific $500 troops, so you
can easily see the situation. I do not wish
10 be understood as making any complaint
Or any criticism of the War Department.
am merely making statement of facts in
reply to your inquiries"
Waiting the Word
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-The United
States ship Monterey and the steamer
Brutus. which is to accompany her, are
still in the harbor, but both vessels are
ready for sea and all the officers and men
have reported to their respective vessels.
1t may be probable that the Monterey is
waiting advices from Washington, in re-
ply to kilograms brought by the steamer
Belgic, which arrived from the Orient and
Honolulu this morning
Cinching the Nation
SAN FRANCISCO, June High rates
Of charter and scarcity of ships is pre-
venting the War Department from getting
the third Manila expedition under way.
The three transports engaged, the China
Colon an Zealandia, will constitute the
second expedition. The fleet will not wait
for the Ohio and Centennial, as these two
craft will comprise part of the third ex-
petition.
Ship-owners are demanding extrayagant
prices for steamers and their demands will
not be met by the War Department. I'm
less some of them make reasonable pro-
posals it is a foregone conclusion that a
number of steamers will be seized and
drafted into service.
There is reason to believe that all the
regiments stationed here, except, perhaps.
such companies of the heavy artillery as
are needed for coast defense, will be sent
to Manila