Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-23
||FF FOR MANILA.
nj, First Troops Leave San Francisco
Tonight.
o,res Transports Will Sail, and
NIL Be Conveyed by the HarbOr
Defense Boat Monterey-Troops
Donring into Frisco from as Far
aast as Pennsylvania-Over Ten
r,,ousand Now Ready in Camp.

pouring into Frisco from as Far
aast as Pennsylvania-Over Ten
n,ousand Now Ready in Camp.
c,v FRANCISCO, May 22-Ten thous-
rited states troops are tenting here,
az tnonsand of this number being vol
o.s lt camp Richmond, located on
s,tA of the old Bay District track.
-. thousand five hundred men, COM
-t..rp the recent arrivals from the var
.., states to the eastward, are COM
@r,ably ensconced, despite the drizzling
M which il was feared would soak ev-
.,.,birg. The soil of the camping ground
49,. iry sand which easily absorbs mois-
.,.a Abundance of firewood has been
..,,i5ed. the men are now literally sup
Il I'd with blankets, and they have no
+-oubIe either here or at the Preside
ANN In keeping dry. all the troops
ram Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and
Minnesota, which were ordered to San
francisco, are now here, but many more
treops will arrive from other sections
dIring the next few days. The Southern
pacidc company has been called upon to
nroride transportation facilities for bat
TALON of light artillery and cavalry from
Tiah. in addition to a lot of troops from
Montana and Idaho, and a regiment from
Pennsylvania. The light artillery from
cqt Lake will reach here tomorrow
morning and the Utah cavalry is due to
arrive on Tuesday, at the same time as
THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT.
seventy-ive empty coaches were started
back 10 ogden in several special trains
last night to accommodate troops now on
their way here from eastern points.
In addition to the troops coming via
ogden, trainload of volunteers from
Boise City, Idaho, is coming to San
Francisco by way of Portland The
lana barracks, want to go to Manila.
They want to highland especially do
they desire a chance at the men who
started the rumor that they were averse
70 foreign service, and that they had ask
ed 10 be retained for coast duty. Last
night Lieut.. Col. Fife assembled the two
Washington battalions in hollow square
and asked every man who did not want to
60 TO Manila to hold up his hand. No
HANDS were raised.
Those who want to go to Manila at
once, said he
HOLD UP YOUR HANDS,"
There was a reply that made the blood
tngle in the hearers veins. The growing
hands that shot into the air, but there
vas no mistaking the yell that made the
room ring. Manila or bust was the
trrden of the cry, and in their delight at
the chance to show their feeling they hug
gsd each other and cheered the colonel,
the flag and the State of Washington
The First California, the Oregon regi-
ment and twenty-five men each from
companies and D, of the heavy artir-
lery, under command of Capt. Geary,
will break camp Monday morning and
sail from San Francisco Monday night on
the City of Peking, the City of Sydney
and the Australia, with the Monterey ac-
eompanyng them
AS A CONVOY.
The two attachments from the heavy ar
dllery, and Col. Summers, of the Oregon
Regiment have been unofficially informed
That they are expected to break camp
Monday morning. The official orders will
oou6tess be received by Col. Summers
ana Capt. Geary tomorrow.
COL Smith, who has not been officially
aavsed to go, expects to go aboard the
eiy Of Picking Monday. All to-day he
Sas busy seeing to the hauling of supplies
10 the vessel. All company property was
taken from Camp and it is known that
me field orders of the First have been
called for.
zen Otis all along has been fighting to
nave the three transports sail together,
ana II now looks as if he had
CARRIED HIS POINT
"''u mat the three companies named will
saA Monday night. Gen. Otis said to-
day:
inc First Regiment California troops
VIII be loaded on the City of Picking early
Monday morning"
Further than this Gen. Otis refused to
" quoted, but it is understood that the
olesoh troops will sail on the Picking
j. decided that the Sixth California
and the Washington volunteers are to
=, IMAM here for Pacific coast defense.
-,e zenith United States Infantry, order
~ 90 ms city, will join the expedition to
'' Fhnlppines. The government will ac-
y ~ tAe eight companies of the Sixth
1N'orhia volunteers as regimental or
sanization
~ SOLDIERS WE'LL TREATED.
g.. 1Ds'e are 1899 enlisted men and Ala Of
% gathered at the two military camps
N'iS city this morning.
~ 'N camps were visited to-day by
of a'anHS of people from other sections
+. Us eity. Every car and train brought
ca, ,oda of sightseers, hardly visitor
P~,i, 10 the camps empty-handed.
cioa MOVERS and little boxes of delica-
IN. to'med the principal packages taken
HIN. -or the soldiers, and many of the
tboa. va'ea men were made happy by
M mule evidences of good will.
yr ne soldiers expressed themselves as
tbor, pleased with the reception given
on. ~ me people of California. At ev-
4o,.. oPping place they were deluged with
Tba,. ana good things to eat and drink.
lais. are particularly grateful to the
c,. u the Red Cross society of this
h., VINO took them in charge as they
with Terry boat, and supplied them
IA oU lunches, hot coffee and lemon
p,,h decorated their guns and haversacks
W.T., 'anous kinds of California flowers
a. thls season are very plentiful.