The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12

WANTS THEM IN A HURRY
Osnsral Merritt Has Asked That the ORR
Gsnal ouoes Of 10000 De Filled Inn
Dsdiassay-Osnssunial TO Be
noanspoceod.

san Francisco. June n--Major Gen.
eeal Merritt wants more troops. He Is
bow In standardization with Washing
ton on the subject and hopes TO receive
word within . few hours that the addi-
tlonal forces have been granted him
and have been started on the way.
That he wants them in q hurry is
that he contemplates leaving San Fran
cisco for Manila about 10 days from
n wednesday,, n is DESTROYS that
his entire expeditionary forces shall
peecede him to the Philippines. With
b troops that arrived yesterday N
to-day be has a force Of about $1,000.
Prom good sources 1t Is learned that
during the past 70 hours he has been
n oommunication with the wal depart
me0t and ~ finally demanded a
, original quota OF 10000 specified by
b1x be 6lled.
The steamer Centennial. which was
rejected BY the government. will be
Uo1cspected. ~ her owners insist that
shs 10 thoroughly seaworthy. despite
landia, Colon n hin are being
loaded with supplies and are expected
10 be ready for departure early next
week, but nothing definite IL known by
the oflcerS Of the respective ships. The
senator and Morgan City are being
fitted up for the troops. and both these
vessels win be ready by the enc of
next week. They were built for the
Klondike trade and have q large carry
ing capacity, and Q few days work viii
Put them In shape a. transports. The
third 1sst will probably comprise the
Senator. Morgan City. Ohio and the
Centennial, II the later IL accepted after
rsinspection-
The work Of organising the engi-
neer and signal corps for Manila Is
proceeding slowly. as not enough men
can be found. % far only 81 men have
been enlisted by Major Thompson.
Fifty men are wanted TO each corps.
ana - California cannot supply them
Major Thompson has telegraphed East
and asked for volunteers. This branch
Of the service II better paid than any
other.
This VA pay day for the Nebraskans
ter. dis6ursed about $40, 900 to the regi-
msnt. The treasure was escorted to
The hssd0uarters by q squad OF Utah
cavalrymen a. upon other pay days.
Major Kilbourne visited the North
Dakota camp and paid the troops for
~ months. There ARE So men In the
two battalions and about e25. 900 was
paid out to the officers and men.
Major j. r. Bell. engineer offcer on
Major General Merritt's stan and chief
of the bureau OF information of the
Philippine expedition, this morning re-
celved orders to leave for Manila on
Tuesday. He will depart on the first
transport and will be accompanied by
q large corps Of assistants.
Rsessved the Governor.
San Francisco. June n.-wyoming's
battalion at Camp Merritt this morning
received with honors their governor. Will
liam A. Richards. At II o'clock the gov
ernor and his party. Including Chief Jus
tice c. N. Potter Of the supreme court of
Wyoming and J. B. Freebarn of the Stock
Growers bank at Cheyenne. A. c. Rich
ards. the governors brother. a resident
OF Shasta county, Cal, and George &.
Hunt Of Oakland. Cal. the governors
brother-inlaw. with the ladies Of his fam
lily. arrived at the camp and oun the
battalion drawn up TO receive them. At
an order from Captain Mnlar the men
presented arms.
Governor Richards then addressed the
volunteers briefly. telling them how much
Il pleased him to be among them again
n thanking them for the reception given
the party and complimenting them on
their nne appearance.
When the governor ceased the battalion
gave three cheers and a tiger fer the gov
ernor. The companies were then dismiss
ed. In camp the governor visited every
solder. He knew many of them person.
ally. At 1 o'clock . banquet was held in
the ofncers' mess room
win Sail Wednesday.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise, Idaho. June 1~1.-Governor
Steunenberg has been advised through
Colonel Jones. commanding the Idaho
forces at San Francisco. hat the Ida
no boys would sail Wednesday for Ma
Mia on the Morgan City. The colone
also reports the death at Camp Merritt
OF Private Adamson OF Company c. He
came from Albion and was a relative
Of Prosecuting Attorney J. c. Rogers
Of the Fourth district. General Wick
ers OF this city. recently nominated and
confirmed ~ an inspector general. to-
day received orders to report at once
for duty at Chickamauga. He will be
assigned to the Sixth corps.
nssssrsy o. Again.
Gan Diego. Cal. June 1.-The work Of
loading the Monterey with q deck load
Of zeal was completed at 10 o'clock this
negnfng and At l2;s the vessel got under
vay. he val Joined outside the bay by
the conler Brutus, which 10 to accompany
her. and the two vessels steamed rapidly
70 the westward ON their way to the
Philippines II n expected that they will
touch at Honolulu In about ten days.
To tire Philippines.
Denver, June n.-Orders have been re-
ceived At army headquarters for the dis
patch Of the Nevada troops of Colonel
Torrey's rough riders. now at Cheyenne.
20 San Francisco. and Colonel Atwood.
chief quartermaster OF the department.
has asked for bid from the railroads for