The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-17
TROOPS On The WAY HERE ARE KIND 10 KA|ULAM
THE PEKING EXPECTED SUNDAY.
AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY.
Pacific Coast Boys VIII be in the Ma
jority-Meeting Called to Arrange
for Their Reception.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.-Dis-
patches from Washington contain the
information that it has been decided
to send 1000 men to the Philippines
as an army of occupation.
The regulars will compose four com
panies of the Fourteenth infantry, six
batteries of the Third artillery and a
cavalry regiment now being rectuit-
ed.
The volunteer forces will be made
up of troops from California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Nebraska. The
steamer City of Pelking has been char
tered by the government and will sail
not later than May 18th for Manila,
carrying troops and supplies.
OF the volunteer force which will
probably form a portion of the army
of occupation of the Philippines. the
First and Seventh Regiments. Calfor-
mia Volunteers, are now in camp at
the Presidio. The Sixth Regiment
will arrive Monday, and then will fol-
low as rapidly as they can be moved,
volunteers from Oregon, Washington.
Idaho and Nebraska.
Hackfeld d Co. received advices
from the Pacific Mail Company by the
Gaelic last night that the United
States had chartered the steamer City
of PeLing to take troops to Manila,
and that she would sail as soon as ev-
erything could be made ready The
local agents were informed that the
Peking would take coal from the COM
pany's pile at this port, and were re-
quested to see that the vessel obtain
Il Il
as possible.
1t is expected that the Peking will
remain about a day and half here.
II. f. Wichman states that the Pc
king was to have sailed from San
Francisco last Sunday for Manila via
Honolulu. In that case she should
reach Honolulu next Saturday night
or Sunday morning.
Irwin d Co. received no official ad-
vices respecting the movements of
the Australia, further than the gen
eral news of her being chartered for
the Manila trip. 1t is not known
when she will sail, but the supposi-
ton is that she will follow closely be-
hind the Peking.
American officials received no spe-
cial instructions as to the expedition.
They know that the Charleston will
accompany the transports, but have
not been advised as to when she may
be expected here.
Passengers by the Gaelic report that
the government has authorized the eX-
penditure of 81 100000 in San Francis
co for supplies for the expedition. 1t
is required that all orders be filed at
once. This large amount of money
suddenly turned loose on the market
has created the greatest sort of
boom in mercantile circles of. the Bay
City.
The standing committee on Hawa-
iian Fourth of July celebration has
called public meeting for 7:30 to-
morrow evening to consider ways and
means for receiving and entertaining
the American troops at this port. The
meeting will be held in the drill shed.
All organizations, including the mil
itary and \. L. p. will combine in
this scheme.
President Dole, Chief Justice Judd,
and members of the Cabinet. heartily
endorse the proposal for fitting re-
ception to the troops here. The Pres
ident hopes all citizens will join in
the matter, and the Chief Justice eX-
presses the hope that the reception
will be made as elaborate and enter
tanning as possible.
The Senate was full of the Manila
victory this morning when the cable
bill was up for consideration. Minis
| ter Damon let fall a remark in favor
of free Hawaii. Senator McCandless
replied that he hoped to see this har-
| Dor full of American soldiers and he
| hoped they would feel perfectly at
| home when they reached here. He
characterized the talk of ''free Ha-
| waii'' as balderdash.