Evening star., 1898-06-07
Gen. Skaters Command All Loaded
on the Transports.
SECOND MANILA EXPEDITION
Gen. Greene Stands High in Esti.
nation Of His Troops.
AT CHICK PARK

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from a reliable correspondent to the Chi
cago Daily News says the work of loading
| troops. horses, guns, ammunition stores
equipment and medical supplies for ths
| first great invasion for the Spanish West
| Indies is almost completed, and before
| many hours General Skaters corps, the
| 9Th, is expected to sail away. The destina-
ton Is known only to a few, and may not
be given out until the fleet of TRANSPORTS
| with its convoy of war vessels, is well on
its way to Cuba
| Gen. Greene fs Popular.
SAN FRANCISCO, June THE men who
| will compose the second Manila expedition
\ are pleased that Brigadier General Greene
is to be their commander. Besides being a
| splendid soldier, he has a record as a diplo-
| mat and manager of business enterprises
He has been decorated in Europe for bray-
| cry, is an author Of repute and an active
me mber of several scientific societies. 1t Is
| surmised that his diplomatic experience viii
| be of service to Gen. Merritt in the govern
ment of the Philippines.
The troops which will be under his COM
| mand are the LIST Colorado Volunteers, the
10th Pennsylvania Volunteers part of the
| 18th and 23d United States Infantry and
either the Utah Light Artillery or the Sd
oHted states Artillery.
Quiet Call on Col. Hawkins.
Gen. Greene visited the camp of the 10th
Pennsylvania Regiment, and, before maxi
| ing himself known to any of the officers OF
the regiment, inspected the company
streets, visited the cook tents looked in at
the guard house and examined the hospital
He then introduced himself to Col Haw-
kins and spent nearly an hour inquirins
| into the condition of the regiment, asking
| about the health of the men, their pro-
| ficiency in drill and the amount and kind
of drilling to which they were daily SUBJ
jected.
| General Greene stated that the Ching
| would be his flagship, and that General
| Merritt would not accompany the second
| expedition.
Orders have been received at the Preside
| for the 4th United States Cavalry to make
ready for service in the Philippines. The
Instructions given to Colonel Morris were
| to have six troops go to Manila within twa
| weeks He answered that the men wer{
ready now. 1t was finally decided that tho
| cavalrymen should take their horses to tho
number of 400 If the animals are trars<
| ported without much loss and stand tho
| climate in the islands, another regiment OF
| cavalry will probably be sent on later.
Interesting Court-Mnrtial Case.
The court-martial appointed by Major
| General Otis has organized with Colonel G.
| B. Cation, 1st Nebraska, president, and
| Lieutenant Benner Smith, Utah cavalry.
| Judge advocate. One of the most Interest,"
| ing cases that will come before the court
| will be that of John Campbell, ffer in the
| 10th Pennsylvania, who has been under
arrest ever since the regiment left Mount
| Gretna. Pa. for cutting the breeches of a
negro striker" who belonged to Company
| c of the Pennsylvania Artillery, which was
| then camped at Mount Gretna.
General Merritt has issued orders directs
| ing Company of the Washington Nolun'
| teer Regiment to go to Angel Island foi
garrison duty. 1t is only temporary asS
| sgnment, as the company has been prom'
| ised it will be allowed to go to Manila II
case its regiment is ordered to that place
At ChicLamauga Park.
CHICKAMAUGk MILITARY PARK
Term, June THE very warm weather.
which has been the only drawback to tht
work of the park is relieved today by {
steady breeze, and the men are getting
| through their drill work with much lest
| trouble than usual. Regiment and com
pany drills, and in some regiments caml
| inspection, are the order of the day.
The main work of the regimental COM
n anders outside of the regular ROUTINE
during the next few weeks will be Tho
work of recruiting eacn compeny 10 iu
| full strength of 1o6 men. The major OF
each battalion. accompanied by four men,
will be sent out to do the recruiting. ofsces
will be opened in the best places in all
| the states represented here, and every
effort will be made to get the work finish
ed in short time. When the regfmenu
are recruited to full strength the park
army will number $4,000 men, The Isl
Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, undeI
Col. Thompson, arrived this afternoon. II
was taken through to the park soon afteI
arriving here.
Visit From Gov. Bradley.
Gov. Bradley, with a large party OF
prominent Kentuckians, arrives this even
ing at 6 o'clock on a special train. Tho
party will remain in the park several days.
All the light batteries of artillery at :ht
park are now fully equipped, and the in
fantry regiments will soon receive their
equipment.
Three division hospitals are now complete
and in operation. These are for the I'd and
Sd Divisions of the 1st Corps and the I'd
Division of the Sd Corps.
Col. Hartsuff, surgeon-in-chief states
that he has sufficient medical supplies on
hand to last some time. The volunteers,
however, he states, expect more and rfee
more medicine than the regulars. A large Z
consignment of surgical instruments is en-
route.
Major Nye. commissary of subsistence,
stated this morning that one-third of four
and a half million rations last ordered had
been received and that the balance was
coming as fast as train could haul IL.
Capt. w. K. Wright, assistant quarter
master, states that up to O'Clock last
evening the volunteer army had been fur
nished by the quartermaster's department
with 4 500 horses and 500 mules. The
army is now about fully supplied with cav
airy, artillery, wagon train and officers
horses and mules, and only few more are
needed.