The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-28
Two BattaIions Sailed
on the Indiana.
WASHINGTON DEPARTS TO-DAY
COLONEL WHoLLEY's COMMAND
WILL SAIL ON THE OHIO.
The Morgan City or the City OF
PuebIa to Be Selected for
the Last Trans
port.

The First and Second Battalions of tbs
Twentieth Kansas Regiment made their
final exit from the Preside reservation
at 10 o'clock yesterday. Colonel tuhsloh
the newly made benedict, was in coII-
mand. The line of march was down Loll-
bard street and thence direct 10 pier 80
where the Indiana was tied up. "A laI t
crowd congregated at the wharf 10 pio
the soldiers good-by and witness their
erobarkation About 8 o'clock IN the
afternoon Colonel Funston called at de-
partment headquarters to receive his hnal
instructions from General Merriam. 1t
was an hour later before the transport
weighed her anchor and began hef long
voyage to Manila.
This morning the same scenes Will pe
repeated at the post of the Preside. Inc
First and Third BattalionS of the First
Washington Regiment, Colonel John
WhoIIey commanding, will go on board the
Ohio. which will sail this evening. To-
morrow the companies of the El&hlh
California Regiment, now at Fort IoIlt'
will come into the Preside to do garrl-
son duty. They will be quartered in the
post and succeed to the duties Formerly
performed by the Washington soldiers.
The latter were formally relieved from
duty at the post by an order pupllshed at
their final parade yesterday afternoon
The formal ASST gnment OF troops 70 inc
Zealandia has not been made. put II Is
practically settled that seven companies
of the First Tennessee Regiment VIII go
on this vessel. On the Newport Will pc
the Third Battalion of the Kansas, the
remainder Of the California heavy AIta r
lery and General Miller and his stan
The third transport that Will be secured
will be either the City Of Pueblo or the
Morgan City. General Merriam VIII TO
day communicate with the War Depart
1nent relative to including the wyoming
Light Battery and the Nevada cavalry
among the eXpeditionary forces; nj.
ont
Washington, will not sail with MS regl-
ment to-day. He has been ordered 10 re
main behind for the purpose OF accom-
panying First Lieutenant John y Shea,
Fourth Cavalry, on board the transport
Tacoma to Manila.
In compliace with Geographic instruc-
lions from the adjutant generals office
Recruits John r. Frost and Carl Stolten-
berg enlisted in this city, have been as
lowstone. Wyoming, and ordered to JOIN
their station. Recruits Ira n. Stanley and
Ellis Silsby, also enlisted here, have been
assigned to the Twenty-third Infantry
and will be temporarily attached to some
organization of the Eighth Army Corps
for transportation to Manila.
The formal orders assigning the Fifty
first Iowa Regiment to the Pennsylvania
shows that the organization is exactly
1000 men strong. 1t has fifty officers; these
with eight hospital stewards make
total of 1858 men for the Pennsylvania
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Lang
horne Allen. U. S. A; has been ordered to
duty, pending his assignment to a station
by the War Department.
Private James Tague, Troop A. First
Nevada Cavalry, having been tried by a
general court martial and found guilty Of
absence without leave, has been sentenced
to two months hard labor and fine of
$40
Private Thomas McSherry Of the same
troop, having been convicted of drunken
ness and conduct prejudicial to good or
der and military discipline. was sentenced
to ten days hard labor and a fine of S..