The San Francisco call., 1898-08-13
On Monday the Trans port Arizona Sails.
sCANDIA GOES ON THURSDAY
ARMISTICE NOT TO STOP PHIL
 IPPINE OPERATIONS.
Three More Large Transports Will About Make a Clean-Up of the Troops Assigned to
 Major General Merritt.

It is not believed in local military circles that the signing of the peace protocol and the declaration of an ar 1nistice will interfere with the forward ing of the balance of the Philippine ex- peditionary forces, which no doubt will be needed to protect life and property at Manila during the interim, and until the Philippine question is definitely settled by the peace commission. Tele- graphic orders were received four days ago to rush all the troops to Manila as fast as possible. It is evident that this was done with the full knowledge that peace was to be at once declared, but nevertheless the necessity of a large force of troops at Manila was recog- nized. Orders of revocation are, there fore, not expected by Major General Merriam.
 The troops that are to sail for Manila on the transport Arizona will embark tomorrow afternoon, an order having been issued at General O1iller's head quarters at Camp Merritt to that effect yesterday afternoon, in accordance with instructions received from Major Gene ral Merriam. This order designates the remaining battalion of the Eight eenth United States Infantry, the re- mainin@ battalion of the TWenty-third United States Infantry, and recruit de- tachments of the First Colorado, the Tenth Pennsylvania, and 120 recruits of the Second Oregon, all of whom are or dered to be on board the Arizona. not later than o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 The Eighteenth Infantry Battalion includes seven officers and 365 men, with five lieutenants attached; the ID. cludes three officers and 409 men, with six Heutenants attached: Tenth Penn First Colorado, two officers and l24 men; Oregon, 120 men. There are also nine civilians and eighteen members of the Hospital Corps, making a total of 1928.
 The Eighteenth Infantry Battalion, to which the Oregon recruits are at tached, is commanded by Major Paul. The Twenty-third Infantry Battalion, with the Colorado recruits, will be un- der command of Major Goodale; and the PennSYlvania recruits will be com manded by Lieutenant Colonel Bar nett.
 Brigadier General King and staff and a number of cOmmissaries, quartermas- ters and surgeons will also sail on the Arizona.
 With the departure of these troops
 
 Seventh California. 191 recruits of the Second Oregon and a few others, all of whom will sail on the Scandia on or about next Thursday. The remaining Oregon recruits are attached to the Seventh California. The sailing of the Scandia will wind up Camp Merritt.
 The Arizona will pull out into the stream at o'clock tomorrow evening, as owing to her great depth she is obliged to take advantage of the high tide at that hour. The mail will go on board at g o'clock Monday morning and the steamer will sail before noon.
 Three more large transports, such as the Australia. City of Sydney and the City of Picking, which are expected in the next few days. will carry to Manila nearly all of the remaining expedition ary forces.
 Adjutant General Corbin yesterday afternoon telegraphed Major General Merriam as follows: Protocol has been signed. Hostilities are at an end" As no orders were received regarding the Philippine forces General Merriam will proceed to forward the troops in accordance with recent instructions.