Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-18
FOR THE THIRD MANILA FLEET.
Seven Vessels to Take the Next De-
tachment of Troops.

san Francisco June l2---So far as is
known the third Manila fleet will consist
of the City OF Para. Ohio, Indiana, Vic
tori;a, Olympia, Arizona, and possibly the
City of Puebla
The steamship Peru is the next Pacific
Mail vessel due from China. She is an
American ship and may be taken for IL
transport. The City of Rio de Janeiro
and the Alameda are also likely to be
chartered or impressed into service when
they arrive from across the Pacific.
The government has fixed the following
war valuations on Pacific Mail steamers
already taken:
City Of Peking, S65O.000.
City of Sidney, $4,000.
China 100000.
Colon, $35O,O00
If any of these vessels should be de-
| stroyed by the enemy the government
would have to pay the valuation. If any
of the vessels are lost by the action of the
elements the company must stand the loss.
1T is understood the government pays
$500 Il day for the use of the Zeaandia
and Australia. For the tug Fearless,
Sl50000 was paid: the tug Active, $75,-
600, and the tug Vieilant, 100000 The
colliers Peter Jcbsen and Nitgift. now the
Hrutus and Nero, cost the nation S2l5,OOO
each The charter price of the Morgan
City is 5000 per day.
The Senator and CITY of Puebla hav-
ing been seized must be returned intact
OF their value, which is considerable, paid
to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
1t is regarded as probable that they were
impressed because Senator Perkins is one
OF their owners and no member Of con
gress can be a party to contract with
the government.
Light Artillery to Go.
Seven batteries of light artillery will 90
to Manila if present plans are carried out
Orders have been issued for Batteries
b, II, X and L of the Third artillery, now
at the Presidio to Join the command Of
General Merritt for duty in the Philip
pines. Light batteries d and G from the
Sixth artillery, stationed at Washington
barracks and Fort Myer, Va, will leave
Tuesday for san Francisco They will
also report 10 General Merritt.
Besides the batteries now at the Pre-
sidio and those from the Sixth, the expe-
dition will probably have one from the
Third.
The battery Of mountain hoWitzers for
use in the Philippines has arrived at the
Pre~ido 1t has been placed in charge of
Lieutenant Carson.
brigade Officers Chosen.
It is scmi-ofliciaIly announced that Brig
adler General Otis has chosen for adiu-
tant general OF the Fourth brigade, Cap
tain Murphy son OF United States Sena-
tor Murphy of New York, and for brigade
q1atermaster, Captain a. w. kimball,
son Of Colonel A, S, kimball, I. S. A., at
present depot quartermaster in New York
city.
WASHINGTON Boys Ready.
The Kansas regiment has received a
beautiful banner from the Ladies Relief
Corps of Topeka.
The distribution Of new uniforms to
the Montana men has begun and the com
mand will be completely equipped in a
few days.
The Washington volunteers are now full
ly equipped and ready to march at Il
moments notice.
Regulars From Atlanta.
The $50 recruits for the Twenty third
and Eighteenth L. S. infantry regiments,
who left Atlanta last Saturday, will ar
rive at Camp Merritt today, having spent
the night on the Oakland Mole. They are
all uniformed and completely equipped.
One of the men under guard for drunk
enness attempted to escape at Los Banos
by jumping from the train and was nearly
run over He is now charged with de-
sertion.
Recruits to the number of $50 arrived
from Fort Mcpherson, GA, this morning
and will go into camp at Camp Merritt
today.