The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-14
Regiments for the Philippines to BE
Recruited Until Their Aggregate
Strength Is About 10000.
DEWEY'S OFFICIAL REPORT
THE HERO OF MANILA BAY TELLS
OF HIS GREAT VICTORY.
Praise for the Gallant Captains of the
SquadrOn-RumOr Denied by
Ambassador Hay.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-The most i'm
portant order issued from army headquar-
ters to-day was one notifying Major Gen
eral Otis that the steamers TO comprise the
second fleet of transports to go to the Phil
ippines were practically ready for the re-
ception of troops. Soldiers to the number
of about four thousand, comprising the
Tenth Pennsylvania, under Colonel Haw-
kins; the First Colorado, under Colonel
Hale; the First Nebraska, under Colonel
Bratt; two battalions of regulars from the
Eighteenth and Twenty-third Infantry, un-
der Colonel French detachment from the
engineer corps and the two battalions of
Utah Light Infantry, under Captain Young,
began to raze their camps, load their tents
and baggage into wagons don their heavy
marching gear and form into columns for
the march to the waiting transports All
day stream of wagons has been conveying
camp equippage and baggage to the differ
ent steamers. and this work will be COM
Dleted Tomorrow
Major General Otis to-day issued a gen.
eral order re-distributing the troops now
here into provisional brigades, as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures General Miller
commanding. Fourteenth United States
Infantry, Eighteenth United States Infan-
try, Twenty-third United States Infantry
Third United States Artillery Fourth
United States Cavalry, one company United
States engineers and Batteries A and d
California heavy artillery.
Second Brigade-General Charles King
commanding. Thirteenth Regiment Min
nesota United States Volunteers, Twenty
eighth Regiment Kansas United States Vol
unteers, First Regiment Idaho Volunteers
and two battalions First Regiment Tennes-
see Volunteers, to arrive.
Third Brigade-Brigadier General Harri-
son Gray Otis commanding. Seventh Reg
iment California Volunteers, one battalion
Wyoming Volunteers, and First Regiment
Montana Volunteers.
Fourth Brigade-Brigadier General Ar
thur MacArthurT commanding. First Reg
iment North Dakota Volunteers, First
Regiment South Dakota. and Fifty-frst
Regiment Iowa Volunteers.
The above brigade formations are ex-
pected to remain permanent until the troops
have arrived in the Philippines. when the
exigencies of the campaign may necessl-
tate changes.
The newspapers continue to call attention
to the unsanitary conditions existing at
Camp Merritt, and insist that the location of
the camp be changed to preserve the health
of the civilians living in that section of the
city as we'll as that of the soldiers now in
the camp. The Evening Post says THE
men in the Montana regiment are complain
ing of the food served them. To-day the
soldiers of Company B, of Butte, went on
strike, and refused to drill under the pres
ent conditions. This morning the regiment
assembled at the camp in order to march
out to. the Sutro baths. When the officers
of Company B called on their men to fall
in they declined, one of their number stat
ing their reasons for the action Colonel
Kesster was sent for, and he addressed the
men, calling their attention to the serious
consequences of disobeying orders. One of
the men told Colonel Kessler that Company
B did not wish to disobey orders, but the
men were hungry and could not drill on the
food they were receiving. While Colonel
Kessler was speaking one of the men faint
ed before him. and was later removed to a
tent After Colonel Kesser concluded
speaking, the captain asked how many men
were willing to drill, and only a sergeant
corporal and three privates stepped for
ward. The company was dismissed, and the
regiment proceeded to the baths. All the
men of Company B complained to-day about
the food. They say they are given bad ba-
con and poor vegetables, and that the fresh
meat they get consists principally of bones
These statements made by the men were
supported by the company cook who ex-
hibited a piece of pork evidence"
The vessels which will comprise the sec
ond Manila expedition the Zelanda,
China, Colon and Senator. The Morgan City,
Ohio, Indiana, City of Puebla and, possibly
the City Of Para are the vessels that will
make up the third expedition. The Senator
docked this afternoon When she drops into
the stream the Ohio will take her place at
the wharf The first fleet will be ready to
take men on board tomorrow morning and
it is expected the troops will leave camp
tomorrow about p. m. The China and
Colon, which are at the mail dock are
loaded and all that is necessary to complete
their cargoes is a supply of fresh pro-
visions and their respective anot-
ments of ammunition. Ammunition will
not be put on board until the ships
are in the stream. The Zeandia is being
guarded by a detail of men from the Penn
sylvania regiment She is loaded to her
water line and is ready to cast off when
the troops are on board. 1t will be Thurs
day afternoon. from present Indications,
when the second fleet sails The first ex-
pedition sailed on May 25 The third fleet
will get away about the 9Oth of the present
month. The transport Indiana arrived to-
day. and the government is now in posses
sion.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The report of
the third examination under government