The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-01
TRIMMING TRANSPORTS
FOR THE SECOND PHILIPPINE
EXPEDITION
ROUNDING UP THE REGULARS
California Volunteers Likely to Be
Given a Job Looking After the
Apaches in Arizona



SAN FRANCISCO, May Silt now
seems probable that the next expedition to
the Philippines will include large number
Of regulars. 1t is openly stated that Gen.
eral Merritt will carry out his ideas in this
regard by selecting all the regular forces
Of this department for the advance guard
of the expedition. ThA.rhird artillery. con-
ssting of eight batteries, one at San Diego
and the other seven at Fort Point, this city,
expect to receive orders to prepare for act
i've service in the Philippines. 1t is ex-
pected that the Sixth artillery, now sta
tione at Fort McHenry, Maryland, will
be BE- ught here for coast defense pur-
poseA while the Fifteenth u. s. infantry.
now stationed in Arizona, will be brought
here for the Philippine expedition and their
places in Arizona filled by company OF
California volunteers.
General Otis, who has taken up his
quarters at Camp Merritt, will insist upon
the observance of military discipline In the
camp from now on and the picnic features
which have been observed in some quarters
will be eliminated ard the public only al
lowed to visit the soldier boys between GER
tain specified hours.
1t was definitely learned today that the
include sixty engineers under Capt. Long
fits command. This corps will go to work
Immediately upon their arrival at Manila,
TO mine the harbor at that place. A large
amount of cable and 4SO submarine mines
have been forwarded and will be shipped
to Manila in charge of Capt. Longfitt, who
is expected to return from the east tonight.
where he has been inspecting the work Of
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of the harbors on the Atlantic seaboard.
General Merritt has instructed his SUBJ
ordnates to have the work Of preparing the
next fleet of transports for Manila rushed
so that the vessels can get away at the
earliest possible moment. 1t is stated that
the steamer Zealandia will be ready to re-
ceve troops by the end Of the present week.
She is receiving her coal and the hunks for
1000 men are nearly finished.
| Bunks for 1900 men are being fitted on the
steamer China and she will be ready by
the middle of next week. The work of pre-
pairing the Colon is progressing more rap
idly and she will be fit for sea within a
week. Both the China and Colon will be
placed under the American flag when they
sail for the Philippines.
General Dickinson, in command Of the
to reorganze the First, Sixth and Seventh
regiments, to take the place of those who
have gone into the VOLUNTEER service. The
general will issue an order at once for the
recruiting of the regiments named to their
maximum strength.
Troops Brigaded
By order of Major-General Merritt, Camp
Merritt was brigaded to-day as follows:
Fourteenth United States infantry.
| Eighteenth United States infantry.
Twenty-third United States infantry.
Third United States artillery.
Third United States artillery, to join.
| Fourth United States cavalry, to join.
One company United States engineers.
| Thirteenth regiment Minnesota infantry,
United States volunteers.
Twentieth regiment Kansas infnatry,
United States volunteers.
First regiment Idaho infantry, two bat
| talions), United States volunteers.
| First regiment North Dakota infantry
(wo battalions), United States volunteers.
| Tenth regiment Pennsylvania infantry.
United States volunteers.
First regiment Colorado infantry. United
States volunteers.
Firse regiment Nebraska infantry,
United States volunteers.
First troops Utah cavalry, United States
| volunteers.
Batteries A and B. Utah light artillery,
United Statesvolunteers.
Seventh regiment California infantry,
United States volunteers.
| First regiment Montana infantry, United
States volunteers.
| First regiment South Dakota infantry,
United States volunteers.
First battalion Wyoming infantry, United
| States volunteers.
At Camp Richmond
There are now 5000 officers and men at
Camp Richmond, divided as follows:
Regulars: Eighteenth infantry, 632
Twenty-third infantry. 622; Fourteenth in
fantry, 1877; engineer corps, 60.
Volunteers: Montana, 1927; Seventh Cali
fornia, 1925; Nebraska, 1922; Colorado,
1015; Kansas, 1913; Idaho, 6S4 Pennsylva-
mia, GAO; Wyoming, 1888; Utah artillery, $50;
Utah cavalry, SO. Total, $780,
Boys From Dakota
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.-Two bat
talions of North Dakota volunteers ar
| rived here about noon today. The men were
| accorded a splendid reception by the peo-
pie who had gathered at the ferry to wit
ness their coming. The Red Cross So
ciety served lunch for the tired volun-
teers and presented them with the CUSTOM
airy bouquets of California flowers. There
are $50 men in the battalions and they
came here in two special trains. They
marched to Camp Merritt after they had
lunched and attracted considerable atten-
| ton all along the line. The men are fairly
well equipped, but much will have to be
done for them by the army officials here
before they are made comfortable.
Officers Assigned
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The Call
says: General M. P. Miller, recently pro-
NOTED, has been assigned to command a
brigade Of the Philippine expedition. The
brigade consists of the Third U. g. artil-