Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-28

was a most enthusiastic one. Stirring
speeches We're made by United states
Minister Sewell, United states Consul
General Haywood, w. q. smith. Attor-
ney-General for Hawaii. William kim
ney and others. committee OF lOV
prominent was appointed to handle the
nffair. Meetings have been held from
day to day, and all preliminary ar
rungoments have been made. over go
900 will be provided for the entertain
ment
The San Francisco Chronicle says
that II has authentic Information re-
gnrding the movement of troops TO
Manila from an officer In close touch
with the leaders OF the expedition soon
to sail. He Is quoted as saying: THE
next expedition win not leave so early
as Thursday. but 1t viii start within
the next ten days. Not regiment Is
yet prepared to 30 and not one OF them
viii go until 1t is prepared. The men
have no suits yet for the tropical ell
mate. They Will have to be furnished.
There are nearly enough on hand in the
quartermaster's department. but other
things are wanted. More, many more
abdominal bandnges are needed. Every
thing possible will be done for the pre-
the men may be able to go aboard ship
within ten days hence In the best or
health for the long voyage"
The Red Cross fund, San Francisco,
now amounts to S3l,l7O. The benefit
given to the society at the Oakland
race track Friday Melted about $1,000.
The San Francisco and Northern Pa
clflc Coast railroad has turned over the
society Il check for $3.50 the amount
realized by carrying passengers to
witness the departure Of the troops for
Manila. The officials of the German
hospital have notified the Red Cross
society that its doors are open TO the
United states soldiers who are i'll. All
the resources Of the hospital will be
placed at their disposal. No charge
will be made for medicines or attend
ance, The directors Of the French
hospital have placed ward at the dis
posa of hte Red Cross society. The
sick soldiers cared for by the French
hospital for the past week have aver
aged 20 a day.
Gen. Merritt, who will command the
American forces In the Philippines and
who arrived at San Francisco from
Washington Thursday night. has es-
tablished his headquarters at the Pal
ace hotel. He held long conference
with Mai. Gen. Otis Friday morning,
but will not divulge any of his plans
for the future. Gen. Otis Will take UP
his residence at Fort Richmond, and
there under his eye at all times. He
will enforce strict discipline in the
camps, from now on. Friday Capt.
c. J.. Hooper received instruc-
tions from Washington ordering
him to proceed to Manila by the next
transport, to assume command Of the
cutter Hugh McCulloch to succeed
Capt. Hodgson, who is ordered home.
Arrangements have been made by
Gen. Otis for the establishment OF a
| military hospital near the site of Fort
Richmond. Tents will be erected for
the sick soldiers and nurses will be al
| ways in attendance. There are many
| cases of measles and bronchial affec-
| tions among the soldiers, dan the Ma
rine hospital, which has been used tenn
poraiily, is inadequate to the demands.
| 1t is not expected that the trans
port fleet of five vessels which will
make up the second expedition to go to
Manila with endorsements for Adj
miral Dewey will get away for at least
ten days.
Rain Friday afternoon and night
| caused considerable discomfort 10 the
troops at Camp Richmond and the
| Preside, San Francisco, those at the
| latter place suffering the more on ac-
| count OF the heavier nature of the soil
| Few complaints were made, however
| the men all realizing that greater
| hardshlps than a mild rainstorm are In
! store for them. The Washington vol
unteers who occupy dry quarters In
| the Fontana warehouse, made merry
at the expense OF those who fled from
that structure some time since, think
ing 1t unsafe, and are now camping or
the wet ground. Every day sees tbs
soldiers better equipped for service
The First Wyoming battalion requires
about 300 pairs of shoes, $50 suits OF
underwear and 100000 rounds of am
munitlon to complete Its equipment
The acquisitions of the Pennsylvania
Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho forces
are in and are being rapidly filled
Colonel Little of the Kansas regimen
denies the report that his men lacl
food. but says they are in pressing
| need of clothing. HIS men have beer
drilling hard and will be ready to tax,
the field as soon as fully equipped
The Minnesota men expect to hav,
their ammunition and new rifles soon
Corporal Van VOORHEES, of company II
Pennsylvania volunteers, has beer
promoted to the rank of captain ant
commissary of subsistence on the stat
Of General Otis. The captain Is a soi
| of Congressman Van VOORHEES, of Ohio