The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-05
NOW THE BOYS IN BROWN
UNCLE SANS TROOPS IN THEIR
NEW UNIFORMS.
Notes and Jottings About the Men
and Officers Who Came Within Our
Gates This Morning.

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1t is now the Boys in Brown" for
the soldiers in town today are clad
in the new uniform of the United
States, designed for service in the
tropics. The material is most dur
able, and yet is cool and comfortable.
1t is almost impervious to rain and
will stand the severest service.
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Brigadier General Macarthur is in
command of the expedition now rea-
ching Honolulu. First Lieutenant f.
j. Herman is his acting assistant ad-
iutant general. Herman is from the
Twenty-first Infantry.
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Colonel Fisher, Lieutenant Colonel
Mcleod, Captain Schaefer, Lieutenant
Ludwig and Lieutenant Klemme were
received by Colonel Reeves on the
Para soon after the transport docked
this morning. Colonel Soper of the
Presidents staff, accompanied by
George w. Smith and others of the
reception committee, came later to
confer with the commander respect
ing shore leave for the men.
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The beautiful silk flag of the Min
nesota regiment was present from
the citizens of the State. 1t was pre-
sented a few weeks ago at San Fran
cisco by Mrs. L. A. Runge, the special
commissioner sent out from the far
north for that purpose.
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Three hundred Minnesota troops
were left in San Francisco. They are
recruits, sent out after the regiment
had reached San Francisco, and could
not be uniformed in time to join the
expedition.
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Charles c. Conley, an erstwhile
mounted patrolman and member of
the National Guard of Hawaii, is
private in one of the Minnesota COM
panies
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All of the Minnesotas are young
men. They are stout and are rosy
healthy looking. Many think they
are the neatest looking body of men
yet seen here.
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The Minnesota troops cheered the
American flag on the Mohican launch
when entering port this morning.
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The census of the Spanish officials
shows that 1000 soldiers are in Mani
la, 1000 in Cebu, 1,5OO in Iloilo. 1000
i'm Minandaro and 500 in Layte. There
is no artillery outside of Manila and
the forts.
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Connolly, of the Hawaiian regulars,
who left here a few weeks ago, is a
member of Minnesota company. and
arrived this morning on the City of
Para, wearing regulation suit of
brown canvass.
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George Byng, who is enlisted in one
of the regular companies on the Ohio,
is correspondent for the San Fran
cisco Call.
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The Astor battery will arrive here
by the Newport, which should turn up
early Thursday morning. In the
same eNpendition, which follows close
ly behind the one now here, will be
the Valencia, and probably as many
as three other vessels, with about four
thousand men.
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The Para carries large number of
extra guns for field work and boun-
tiful supply of ammunition.
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C. f. Perrine, brother of F. J..
Perrine, accountant of Oahu prison,
is here with the Thirteenth Minneso-
ia regiment. The brothers had not
met for eight years, but recognized
each other Immediately.
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The Para is lying at the Pacific
Mail wharf, and is taking on coal as
fast as possible. She will put out in
to the stream tonight to make room
for the other three transports, which
will doubtless arrive early tomorrow
morning
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Both the Peru and the Alameda
have been pressed into service for the
transport work. Both of them may ar
rive here on the fourth or fifth eXpe-
dition.
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DR.. Henry Brodecll, a graduate of
Cooper Medical College, was called
/ from Mexico to go as surgeon to the
/ Eighteenth on the Indiana.
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Company L of the NIinnesotas had
its full complement of men i'm the
! field twenty-four hours after the
| first call to arms.
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Native boys diving for money sup
piled world of amusement for the
husky Minnesotas when entering port
this morning.
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