The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
THE TROOPS HAPPY
GEN. MERRITT'S DEMAND FOR
MORE SOLDIERS WELCOMED
It Us Now Believed That All the Troops
on the Coast Will Be Rushed to
Manila-Will Not Be Enough

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3O.-Brig. Gen.
Charles King has been selected as the brig
adler general to sail with the troops on the
Scandal and Arizona.
Gen. Merritt's telegram, stating that he
would need all the troops originally des-
tined for the Manila expedition, has revived
the dropping hopes of the companies that
were excluded from the Arizona and Scan
dia, and these vessels Will no longer be re-
garded as carrying the last brave men to
the Philippines.
In the meantime preparations are active
for getting off the Honolulu troops and the
engineers. They will not be able to go on
the date first named by contract, but every
effort will be made to get off the battalion
of engineers and at Least the first half OF
the New York regiment some time next
week Lieut.. Col. Stackpole, who is IN
command of the New York regiment in the
absence of Col. Barber, will remain unit.
the last company of the regiment leaves, so
as to see that everything is accomplished in
a satisfactory manner. 1t may be some two
weeks or more before the whole of this
eastern command shakes the Preside dust
off it's heels No word has been received of
Of brigadier general, although it has been
expected for some time
Lieut.. George II. Cameron, Fourth cav
airy, in charge of the detachment of horses
and mules to be transported on the Tacoma,
expects to set sail by next Thursday.
In view of the fact that Major Cen Mer-
rift cables from Manila that all the forces
assigned to him will probably be needed,
owing to the bold and defiant attitude Of
Agunaldo, as cabled by Admiral Dewey, 1t
is quite likely that the surplus of troops
remaining after the quota of 10000 has
been forwarded 20 the Philippines will
also go to the front. This surplus will
amount to over 5000.
There are now belonging to the Eighth
army corps in San Francisco four full regi-
ments, aggregating 500 men and 1900 re-
cruits, making 1000 troops. The Scandal
and Arizona will carry away 5000, leaving
the First Tennessee, the Fifty-fifth Iowa
and the Twentieth Kansas to follow, and
possibly the Eighth California from Camp
Barrett at Oakland, in case there should
be a call for more troops for the Philip
pines.
The transports that were first sent to the
middle of August, and will probably make
another trip to Manila.
1t is expected that the First battalion of
the First New York and the Third bat
TALON of the Second regiment of United
States volunteer engineers will sail Mon
day or Tuesday on the Lakme and North
Fork for Honolulu.
The sailing ship Tacoma, with cargo of
mules, horses and wagons, will sail some
day this week for Manila.
The Utah cavalry is to proceed next week
to the Yosemite valley and the Sequoia
National park
The volunteers of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment were this evening informed that
their services at the front would soon he
required, and that they would proceed to
Manila on the next expedition. The Fifty
first Iowa will probably sail at the same
time.
Major General Merriam is convinced that
the many deaths and numerous cases of
pneumonia among the volunteer troops is
due to carelessness on the part of the
men in needlessly exposing themselves and
to the fact that they go about at night
insufficiently clad. Officers will be adj
vsed to be more strict in the matter OF
giving leaves of absence to their men al
night and to warn them to wear their
heavy clothing at night and early in the
morning. The number of cases in the di.
vision field hospital had increased this
evening to 26O During the day twenty
seven new cases were admitted and four
teen discharged.