The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-14
TROOPS MAY
Be ORDERED
TO HONOLULU
Gen. Miller Confident
of Such a Move.
AWAITS MERRIAM'S RETURN
SUSPICIOUS OF GERMANY'S
INTENT.
AWAITS MERRIAM'S RETURN
SUSPICIOUS OF GERMANY
INTENT.
Seventh Regiment Ready to Go Home
Next Week-The Sixth Wants
to Be Mustered Out in
Stockton.

Brigadier General Miller is confident
that the return of General Merriam will
mean a lively stirring up among the
troops now at the Preside. He still holds
to the opinion that he has expressed all
along, and that is that when General Mer-
ram arrives he will advise the sending Of
the forces now here to Honolulu. AS the
general puts it, the only thing to be done
is to wait. He believes that more men will
be needed in the Philippines. His reason
for SO expressing himself is the defiant
and aggressive attitude assumed by Ger
many recently. II we should become in
volved in any trouble with that country
more men would certainly be required,
and as 1t is, it may be found that the
present force is insufficient to deal with
the insurgents. General Miller has never
given up the hope that the present forces
will be sent to Honolulu, and he believes
that two weeks will develop something
definite OF q most pleasant nature to the
soldiers now here.
The board of officers recently appointed
by General Miller to assess the damage
done the property, OF the negro, Zero
Regiment, will act as the board OF In
quiry to determine to what extent the
regiment Is responsible for the damage
done. Colonel Smith has the money ready
to pay the damage, but inasmuch as there
were soldiers from some of the other regi-
ments in the crowd that DESTROYED the
property he is unwilling that M ms regimehh.
financial consideration is nothing to the
regiment; 1t Is the principle of the affair
that now. causes the hitch in the adjust
ment, and as soon as the board has made
it's report the damage will be paid.
Captain Pratt, who is mastering out the
Seventh Regiment, stated yesterday that
he thought he would have everything In
shape for the regiment to go to Los An
geles some time next week. Those SOL
diers who do not want the thirty days
o., rx,f1l ~ nl,or rod hnr
will get no transportation or pay for the
thirty days. Some of the men Of the regi-
ment were enlisted here, and the majority
of these will no doubt take their discharge
here. Regarding the muster out OF the
Sixth the order is for the regiment to go
to Stockton for this purpose. This is the
the officers are opposed to 1t, and 1T is
thought that they have sufficient influence
to carry their point and have the regiment
mustered out here. II they work their In
fiuence properly there. is little doubt
that the War Department will accede to
their wishes in the matter.
yesterday for July and August The men
were hard up, and the visit Of the pay
master was great blessing.
General Miller issued an order yesterday
calling upon all of the regiments to fur
nish their pro rata of the police detail to
daily to the chief
sas Regiment, has been granted ten
days leave of absence.
General Miller yesterday teltgraphed
the War Department for authority to
send upon the Conda. about to leave for
Manila, detached recruits not to exceed
forty men in number, who have not their
descriptive lists here, to Join their re-
spective regiments now in Manila 1t is
thought that the authority will be
granted.
The recruits Of the Pennsylvania, Min
nesota. Nebraska and Montana regiments
Chat have been temporarily attached to
the Seventh California Regiment were
yesterday assigned to the Third Battalion
of the Twenty -third Infantry.
Second Lieutenant G. II. Ball, Company
E, Twentieth Kansas Regiment, who was
recently promoted from the sergeantcy
of Company K, was presented with a
sword yesterday by the members OF his
former company.
General Miller has issued an order in
structing guards to prohibit 1.-The admis-
sion of women inside the camp line after
o'clock p. M The officer of the day
will be authorized to pass such women as
in his opinion are entitled to admission to
the several camps.