The herald., 1898-07-22
Almost SURE 10 GO
THE SEVENTH WILL SAIL ON THE
sCANDIA
SENATOR PERKINS GETS WORD
a Busy Time at the Bay-The Troops
Being Rushed to the Transports.
State ofhcers Indignant
Associated Press Special wire


SAN FRANCISCO, July Alan after
noon paper asserts on the authority of an
unnamed army officer that 10000 troops
viii be sent to the Philippines from this
city. The assertion is based on the sur
mise that the insurgents will give the
United States trouble and that 1t will re-
uuire at least 10000 United States soldiers
to preserve order in the Philippines.
Preparations are being made to rush the
available transports, and nearly 1000 SOL
diers will be dispatched in two weeks The
transport Arizona, recently purchased by
the government, and which arrived from
Puget sound today. will be fitted out i'm
mediately, as will also the transport Scan
dia. No troops have been designated to go
on these vessels, but they will be selected
and fully equipped before the steamers are
ready to receive them. Their exact capac-
ity cannot be learned until the hunks are in
place. The st. Paul will sail next week
and the Tacoma, with cavalry horses, will
also be dispatched at the earliest possible
day. The government is stir looking for
available troop ships. and one or two now
It Puget Sound ports may be added to the
list.
The Fifty-first Iowa volunteers have, in
All likelihood been selected to 20 to Manila
IN the transport Arizona. Today detail
Of men was ordered to take rations. pro-
coed to the steamer for the purpose of
guarding 1t and preventing any OF the Chi
nese crew from going ashore.
On the Rio, which Will sail SATURDAY.
nifty omcers, SAS enlisted men ana ten CIV
ilians. total Of sos, Will take passage. OF
these III comprise two pattalions OF the
South Dakota regiment, So are men OF the
signal corps and lo4 recruits Tor the utan
light artillery. Brig. Gen. H. q. otis Will
oe IN command
The Seventh regiment has not yet peen
told that 1t Will go on the Scandal nor mas
detail been sent TO tnat vessel out II Is
pretty generally conceded tnat the Seventh
Will go ON her. we think 1t no more 'har
proper, said one OF the coioneis wao mas
been In the neio Tor long time' tnat inc
Seventh should Co. but we consider II very
snappy treatment wnen regiment which
mas arrived very recently gers aneao OIL
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Senator perkins' Telegram
SAN FRANCISCO, July Alt is re-
ported that Senator Perkins has received
telegram from Secretary of War Alger
stating that the Seventh Regiment of Cal
ifornaa Volunteers will sail for Manila
next week on the transport Scandal.
state officers INDIGNANT
~. state military authorities are indis-
nant over the statement reported to have
been made in Washington that California
has been tardy in responding to the second
call for volunteers. The facts are directly
to the contrary. and the state has been
praised by the president for its splendid
showing. In a statement made tonight to
the Associated Press, Adjutant General
Barrett says:
..It will be seen that California was called
mon to furnish as her second quota 2,52O
enlisted men and officers. Her first call
consisted of about 1927 men and officers,
-..r,r1 a total NJ about K 656 men that had