The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07

Orders we're -.~sFres AZ tire Preside to-
day Tor the Fourth Tinted states cavalry
10 make ready Ser service in ghe Rai.-Is-
pines.
Mai Ge1. Otis today appointed court
martial which cnst ana organized VITA
Col. @. & C0tsnn. First Nebraska, rfsss-
dent. and Lieut. BenFasr ssnfia. 1'@1 e4s-
airy. judge advocate
Tina total amount subscribed 10 the Fed
Cross Society % California is Tow "a -.
Thirteen thousand banaagss for the troops
going 20 Manila we're packed yesterday,
ana 1us1 more Will ke ready by the time
the next expedition sails.
a.ae moa2tcr AoaaG1ock. noW az MaFe
sand Is beng prepared for the voyage 70
Manila. She VII be accom- panied By ina
collier whisgifs. which WAS today pur-
chased BY the government. The Nhitgift
was today towel 10 Mare Island. where
size will receive coat Of war pant AID %
fitted 10 tow the Monadreck, watch Wal
have br.dle fitted 70 her deck similar to
that on the Monterey, so as 10 quickly
SIP loose in case OF Storm Inc F" MT
gift wi,l be loaded with coal, ammunition
and stores.
The City Of Para. due from Panama to-
morrow, Is likely 10 be one OF the third
eest Of transports 10 leave this port
Today was pay day at Camp Mer-
rift The volunteers expected To re-
ee.ve their quota today along WITH
tha: which the regulars received. but
they were doomed 10 Disappointment The
paymaster visited the camp early TINS
morning. and took with I'm ss0.s1. Inc
yaymaster and his assistants. went directly
10 the camp or the regulars The TTen-
,y-shird got its money first, and then the
paymaster visited the camp OF the Elgn-
teenth and Fourteenth infantry battaiions
and the engineer corps
The money paid to the men today rep
resants two months pay. one month IN
advance. which the government last week
decided TO give all troops who are about
10 depart for Manila 1t is expected tnat
the Pennsylvania, Colorado and other vol
unteer organizations which are 10 start
for the Philippines this week. will receive
the money due them tomorrow.
The steamer Zeaiandia will he the first
of the second fleet Of transports ready for
sea The work of placing her stores. which
began yesterday, was almost completed
tbs evening. and little remains 10 be done
now before troops can be sent aboard
The carpenters and painters have hnlsIed
their work, and il is expected that the
first detachment of soldiers viii be sent
on board soma time "Wednesday. The YES
sci has been thoroughly inspected and
pronounced to be in first-c.ass condition.
after she has been boarded by the troops
10 await the fnish.ng of the work on the
China and Colon. Alterations being made
for the accommodation of the soldiers will
be finished on the China and Colon by to-
night and tomorrow the work of loading
the steamers will be taken up. 1t is now
reported that these vessels cannot sail
before the end Of this week, and even next
week Is mentioned as the most probable
inns ha r official
iy given out as yet what tropos will go
on the second expedition.
The steamer Centennial is being thor
oughly examined by the Inspector OF hulls
and boilers who win probably make his re-
port tomorrow. She has been looked over
by army officers, and they do not like her
condition at all. The vessel cannot sail as
she is and be healthy troep ship. and
the army officers have recommended sew
eral very radical changes for the conven-
fence, comfort and health of the troops.
The United States monitor Monterey
and the collier Brutus, which Is to accom-
pany her on her voyage to the Philippines
are still at anchor in the bay.
Troop f. Fourth United States cavalry.
arrived this morning from Vancouver bar
racks by train. II Is under the command
OF Capt. Ii. ]. McGrath with whom is
Second Lieut.. l.. Eltinge.
The next troops to arrive will be- two
trainloads of recruits for the regular army
from Fart Mcpherson. Ga. Company c,
Fourth New York volunteers. Will arrive
in two or three days, as Will also a COM
pany OF recruits from Ohio.
The F!fty-figst Iowa volunteers should
reach here Wednesday morning.
Iowans Entertained mt Dinner
DENVER, June 1.-THE Fifty-nrst bat
talon OF Iowa volunteer infantry. number
ing $50 men, arrived in Denver on a special
train over the Rock Island railroad ct
sis o'clock this afternoon and left soon
afterward for San Francisco over the Tn
lon Pacific. Ladies' OF the Colorado Sol
diers' Aid Society distributed sandwiches.
cake and coffee among the Iowans. who
acknowledge this courtesy with hearty
cheers
To Investigate the Centennial.
WASHINGTON. June Elm view Of the
newspaper reports that the vessel Cen
te1nial chartered as a transport for the
Manila expedition ia unseawotthy. Ass.s-
tant Secretary Meikeljohn today wired the
agents Of the department at San Fran
CISCO TO have another and thorough in
.pectlon made of the ship IF the assertions
regarding unfftuess for the service are
borne out, the charter viii be Cancelled.
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