The record-union., 1898-07-21
St. Paul Will Perhaps Be Ready
Next Tuesday.
Camp Merritt Condemned and viii Be
Abandoned.
Guatemala Revolution Reaching
Alarming Proportions-Victim
of the Terrible Explosion Will
Have a Big Public Funeral
Chinese Actors to Be Deported.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-Orders
have been issued by Major General
Merriam directing the troops desig-
mated for the Rio Janeiro to embark
Friday afternoon, and directing her to
sail Saturday. Sixty officers and 9OO
men have been assigned to the Rio
Janeiro including many officers Of Ma
jor General Otis staff, who We're left
behind; Brigadier General Otis and
staff, two battalionS of the South Da-
kota Volunteers, fifteen officers and
men of the Utah Volunteer Artillery,
and fifty-three men of the Signal Corps.
The ST. Paul will be ready some time
next week, possibly by Tuesday, and
viii probably carry the troops orig
inally designated for her by Major
General Otis, one battalion of the
South Dakota Volunteers, recruits of
the First Colorado Volunteers, recruits
of the Thirteenth Minnesota Volun
teers, and part of the Signal Corps de-
tachment
Camp Merritt was formally con-
demned as a nuisance by the Board of
Health to-day. The camp has long
engaged the attention of the board,
and while it was the subject of con-
siderable legislation and correspond
SIlIS liz dctlSlN6 dCllOn w dS bdhSl1 I'LL
til to-day.
As the military authorities decided
to remove the location of the camp to
the Presidio some days ago the action
of the Board of Health was taken
merely for recording purposes, pre-
sumably.
The Scanda has been inspected, and
proves to be one of the finest troop
ships in the United States service. She
can easily carry 800 men, and has
much available space for accessories,
hospital conVenienceS, extra baggage,
and so forth. She is so large that it
will probably take about two weeks to
prepare her. The work has begun, but
her immense size makes progress slow.
What commands are to be assigned
to this troopship, the last to go before
the repetition of the first and second
expeditions, is agitating every soldier
breast in the camps at the Preside
and Bay District track
Although there has been no official
assignment Of troops as yet, this yes
sci Will most likely be filled up with
the smaller commands of the eXpedi-
tionary forces. leaving the whole regi-
ments at the further disposal of the
War Department The battalion of
1dliiOIHla f1eaNy Artllefy, MAJOR r. =.
Rice commanding. will be included
without doubt. They are in excellent
shape, and General Miles is anxious
that they should have the next oppor-
tunity.
The Battalion of Engineers Major
Langfitt commanding; the Division
Field Hospital, the remainder of the
Signal Corps for Manila and whatever
recruits are left over from the regi-
ments that have already gone to the
Philippines will make up the compile
ment.
This Will leave of the entire expedi-
tionary forces only about 5000 men in
round numbers, the four volunteer regi-
ments, the Seventh California, Tennes-
see, Kansas and Iowa Infantry. An
other arrangement decided on before
the Scandia is made ready may, of
course. include one of these regiments.
Active preparations have begun for
the abandonment Of Camp Merritt for
the Presidio The Post Quartermaster
at the Preside, Captain Thompson,
and his assistant, Lieutenant Hirsch.
Twenty-third Infantry, are making all
arrangements for the reception of the
troops at the Presidio. A new water
system of pipes near the surface of
the ground will be laid, and the ques-
tion of drainage carefully attended to.