Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-24

WASHINGTON, May 24.-In antici-
patton of an early occupation of the
Philippine islands by the military and
naval forces Of the United States, the
treasury department has already begun
the formulation of regulations and q
scheme Of customs tariffs, which will
be collected by the military authori ties
and turned into the treasury of the
United States as a military contri-
button"
The tariff rates now being prepared
by the treasury department will closely
follow the Spanish customs laws in
force in the Philippines. Just what
revenue they produce is not known,
but the assumption is that inasmuch as
the home government realized from
them last year approximately SIS, 900, 900
the actual amount collected was $751;
100000. The government will assume
control of the revenues as soon as the
principal seaports are in our possession,
and will continue to control them at
least until congress takes specific action
i'll the case or until peace has been de-
clared between the two countries
Naval officials have calculated to
their entire satisfaction the possibility
of getting the Monterey safely across
the Pacific to Admiral Dewey's squad
ron at Manila. The principal difficulty
in making such trip as this is the
small coal capacity of vessels of the
Monterey's type. She carries normally
200 tons of coal in her bunkers, which
at her most economical rate of steaming
would take her about 800 miles less
than the distance from San Francisco
to Honolulu. In an emergency such as
now exists, it is possible to store good
deal of coal ON the main deck.
The ship will take southerly course
after leaving Honolulu, in company
with a steam collier. The south seas
are full of islands as soon as Hawaii
has been left 1000 miles behind, and in
the sheltered harbors of these it should
be very easy for the Monterey to lie
alongside her collier and coal through
her superstructure. 1t would not be
surprising if one of the harbors chosen
for such transfer was in the Caroline
islands. another Spanish possession in
the South seas, for by so doing there
could be no possible complaint of a
breach of neutrality laws on the part of
any neutral nation. From the Caro-
lines to the Philippines the way is easy
is no probability of failure in the at
tempt to get the Monterey across the
Pacific.
The naval orders issued this morning
announced the assignment to command
the Monterey of Captain Eugene FL.
Leutz, lately in command of the Alert.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-Y esterday
Major General Otis issued an order in
which he said:
The First California and the Second
Oregon volunteers are one battalion of
the Fourteenth United States infantry
and detachment of heavy artillery, con-
sisting of an officer and so men, will con-
stitute q brigade of the expeditionary
forces about to depart from this port and
it is placed under the command of Briga-
der General Thomas Anderson, United
States volunteers. The vessels designated
to transport this command are the City
of Pekin, the CiGy of Sydney and the
Australia.
The First California regiment will ship
on the Pekin this morning, the 23d inst,
and will reach it at the Pacific mail
steamers wharf at a. IN. The head
quarters and two battalions of the Second
Oregon regiment will ship on the steamer
Australia, Tuesday morning, the Gath, re-
porting at Pier No. z, Ocean Steamship
company's dock, at s a. IN. The head
quarters and battalion of the Four
tenth United States infantry, battalion
of the Second Oregon regiment and the
detachment of California heavy artillery
will report at the Pacific Mail company's
wharf for shipment on the City OF Sydney
at clock on the oath inst
When the First California boarded
the Pekin yesterday, the regiment was
given great demonstration.
CHICAGO, May 24.-The formal an
nouncement of the engagement of Miss
Laura Williams, daughter of Mrs. and
Mr.. Norman Williams of Chicago and
granddaughter of the late Judge John
Dean Cation, to Major General Wesley
Merritt, military governor of the Phil
4pine islands, was made yesterday
General Merritt left for the Pacific
coast last night.