The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-01
SECOND EXPEDITION.
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Gen. Merritt Selecting Regular
Troops to Act as an Adj
vance Guard.

SAN FRANCISCO. May Silt now
seems probable that the next expedition to
the Philippines will include a large num-
Der Of regulars. 1t is openly stated that
Gen. Merritt will carry out his ideas in
this regard by selecting all the regular
forces of this department rs an advance
guard Of the expedition. The Third artil-
lery, consisting of eigh. batteries, one at
San Diego and the other seven at Port
Point this city, expect 10 receive orders
to prepare forective service in the Philip
pines. 1t is expected that the Sixth artil-
lery. now stationed al Fort McHenry. Nd.
will be brought here for coast defense
purposes while the Fifteenth United States
infantry. now stationed in Arizona, viii
be brought here for the Philippine eXpe-
dition and their places filed by a COM
pany of California volunteers.
Gen. Otis, who has taken up his head
quarters at Camp Merritt, viii insist upon
the observance of military discipline in
the camp from now on and the picnic feat
ures which have been observed in some
quarters VIII be eliminated and the pub
lie only allowed 10 visit the soldier boys
between certain specified hours
Il was definitely learned today that the
next expedition 70 the Philippines would
include sixty engineers under Can't Long
fits command. This corps viii. so 10 work
Immediately upon arrival at Manila to
mine the harbor at that place 4 large
amount OF cable and 4so submarine mines
have been forwarded and will be shipped
10 Manila in charge of Capt Lougfitt. who
is expected to return from the east to-
night, where he has been inspecting the
work OF laying the mines recently placed
In some Of the harbors on the Atlantic sea-
board.
Gen. Merritt has instructed his subora-
mates 10 nave the work Of preparing the
next fleet Of transports for Manila rushed
so that the vessels can get away st the
carries, moment. II is stated that the
steamer Zealandia viii be ready 10 receive
troops by the end OF the present week
She is receiving coal. and hunks for + n0o
men are nearly finished. Bunks for /. 300
mon are being fitted on the steamer China
and she Will be ready by the middle OF next
week. The work OF preparing the Colon
Is progressing rapidly. and she Will be n,
for ssa within a week. Both the China
and the Colon vii, be placed under .ha
American flag when they sail fer the Phi
ippines.
Zen. dickinson, In command OF the Ma
iional Guard Of California, began TODAY
20 reo-ganize the First. Sixth and Seventh
regiments 20 take the place OF those who
nave gone into the volunteer service. The
general VIII issue an order at once for the
recruiting % The regiments 70 their maxi
mum strength.
BY order OF Mai. Gen. Merritt. Camo
Merritt was brigaded today as follows:
First brigade Fourteenth United States
Infantry Eighteenth United States irT9n-
Try Try Twenty-lhird United states infantry.
Fourth United states cavalry - Kin NJ ION ON
company United States engineers.
Second hr.sade-Thvteenth regiment
regiment Kansas infantry. L. V. Ftrs!
regiment Idaho infantry 1.-TWO hatta-s0 inns,