New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-27
ARMY FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
r,,prr sUIPLOADS OF TROOPS TO START
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ANOTHER TRANSPORT AND A COLLIER TO
ACCOMPANY THE MONTEREY SECURED

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WASHINGTON. May Military and naVai au-
thori,!es evinced unusual satisfaction 'o-uav
over the favorable turn taken by 'he p'ep"ia
t,ons FOR dispetcfing the rehai"uei VI '''e
pbuinn,ne expedition from san Francisco and
announced with certainty the departure oI 'n'ee
more TRANSPORTS filed with troops early next
,.oaL and three more the following week. The
>a,,, D.ror,roent has had the good fortune to
- .ha sn,st collier on the Pacific Coast
A. - so,, 20 Manila as convoy to the coast
Seteroa hatt,e-shp Monterey. The vessel ac-
.r,roa to-6av already had 400 tons OF coal
.hoora and was on the point Of departing for
1,oro,r,r when her purchase was effected She
os rorn,arly the Norwegian steamer Peter
-, h,t few weeks ago she secured Ha-
,,o,or register and hosting the flag Of
49, r,;d.ccean republic. went TO Vancouver
h-. she loaded for Honolulu With Wellington
oo,l which is considered the hest fuel obtain
sh,s On the Pacific. The Navy Department has
nrornptly changed her name to the Brutus. and
Will Immediately fit her out with supplies and
towing apparatus. In order that she nay assist
the Monterey on her long voyage.
THE MONTEREY ALMOST READY.
An official report was received from San Fran
cisco to-day that the Monterey had been thor
oughly cleaned and repanted in dock there and
after the addition Of some tubes In her boilers
and cOndonsers. requiring about five days work
she Will be ready to depart II Is the intention
70 have proceed 20 Honolulu under her own
steam the Brutus standing by 10 offer assist
ance II It is needed. Both vessels will recoal al
Honolulu and then set out for the MarshalI
Islands. which are nearer to Honolulu than San
Francisco Thence the two ships will be almost
continually in sight OF small islands. most OF
them IN Spains Caroline group. until the Philip
pines are reached
The commandant Of the Mare Island Navy
Yard telegraphed 10 the Navy Department TO-
day that the cruiser Philadelphia would ne
ready for commissioning a week from to-day
snd nrenarations were begun 10 supply her with
q crev within that time. officers Will he or
dered TO her tomorrow and every effort MADE
"a start her across the Pacific 10 reinforce Ad-
noiral Dewey IN the briefest possible time. II
was at first thought that she would not De ao'e
20 leave the coast before the middle or June
but by working on her night ana DAY s"e -
almost completed. and It is believed that she
will be as far as Honolulu by 'hat u'He' anu az
Manila ten days later.
PPIGADE TO START MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
The next brigade OF troops Is expected 10
,eeve san Francisco Monday or TUESDAY on 'he
.,aamers Centennial. Ohio and Zealandia under
the personal command OF
The Ohio belonging to the International Line
was secured to-day at Seattle and ordered I'M
mediately 10 San Francisco She is alreaoS
aovinned with the necessary sleeping arrange
,nents for 1900 men. having been fitted win
hunks and an unusually large kitchen ana
storerooms for the Klondike invasion OF eo'o-
seekers The Zealandia nd the CentennlaI are
nov undergoing alterations. and VIII be ready
<or OCCUPANCY on Sunday when they VIII be
,oined bv the Ohio On these vessels VIII be
TRANSPORTED the 18th and 23d Regular Infantry,
which were transferred last week from New
Orleans TO San Francisco TO join General Mer-
r,tt's army Of occupation. A detachment or
cavalry and a considerable force OF expert ar
tiueryn1en will complete the force on these three
ships and IL is expected that they Will be lahoed
az Cavte about the middle OF June
The third division will be made UP entireiv
y, volunteers. who have already been assembled
m the coast and while confidence is expressed
,ba. AZ least three vessels Will be ready for
NE jr accommodation within the next ten days.
fhs War Department believes that nv NeSsvIo
will he secured by that time. TWO OF thess III"
China and the Colon. are expected AZ San + ran
cisco by the end Of this week, ana among Ie"eas
Seattle the Tacoma, which only a"aI.s an
American register and the victoria "hioh 10
exnected home from Japan on Saturday.
The Denartnent officials express no doupt that
General Merritts entire command. assreeatlhB
nearly 10000 men, will be on the way acIoss
the Pacific before the middle OF June, anu ', 80 W.
eral Merritt himself promises that there VIII De
a,nh r@i Anericans at Manila to have thor
e,,,hI,, natriotic celebration on the Fourth or
.Iuly