The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-19

been led TO the hope that their long
waiting has not been in vain.
In the meantime the matter of get
ting off the remaining vessels of this
expedition is consuming the energies of
the forces at army HEADQUARTERS in the
Phelan building. Major George Rubin,
chief quartermaster is packing up his
effects preparatory To sailing on the
Rio Janeiro. The Rio is expected to
leave Thursday or Friday The work
of loading her is progressing rapidly.
The six months medical supplies and
two additional months supplies for the
voyage are being put on to-day. This
vessel will also carry an X-ray appa-
ratus.
Eight brigade hospitals of so beds
each have been sent to Manila already.
Fifteen hundred more are TO be sent for
the thorough equipment of the govern
ment hospital at Manila.
Major w. II. Corbusier, medical pur-
veyor of the expeditionary forces, hopes
to go on the st. Paul with the main
medical supplies for the whole expedi-
ton. Filters are being taken for use in
the ships. Some alarm is felt at the
number of men reported sick at Manila.
DIR. Shields, brigade surgeon, and DIR.
Page, assistant surgeon, u. 5. A, Will
sail on the Rio.
Special efforts win be made to get
the ST. Paul off by next Monday and
the Scandia, the government steamer.
will also be used on this expedition as
soon after as possible next week.
The 1st South Dakota regiment is
ready to strike camp when the order 10
20 snail arrive. Although nothing very
definite has officially been announced, il
is probable that two battalions will em-
bark Thursday on the Rio Janeiro. The
recruits for the first and second bat
talions of the 18th infantry will go on
the same transport The remaining
battalion of the South Dakota regi-
ment, the Colorado and Minnesota re-
cruits and a detachment from the sig
nal corps will go to Manila on the St.
Paul which will be ready next week
The transport Pennsylvania moved
out into the stream this evening and
will sail for Manila via Honolulu at
$3.50 o'clock Tomorrow unless orders TO
the contrary are received from Wash
ington. The Rio de Janeiro is now
scheduled to leave on Thursday. The
ST Paul. which arrived from Alaska
yesterday. went into the dry dock at
the Union Iron works tonight and will
be ready for service as a transport in
few days.
The Scandia is also in dock. but will
not be able TO receive stores before the
end of the week 1t is quite possible
that this vessel. the purchase of which
by the government will be complnt ID
tomorrow, will be turned over TO the
Red Cross society TO be used as a hos
pital ship at Manila. II was learned
to-day that the Russia, a sister ship
to the Scandia. now at Nagasaki,
Japan, has been contracted for ~ III"
government and will soon arrive here
in ballast, when her purchase VIII lie
consummated.
strong effort is being made to in
duce the war authorities to assign the
7th California 20 active service either
Cuba or the Philippines There is a
possibility that the Sth California may
be sent to Honolult to do garrison duty
after the departure from here of the
1st New York vollrateers.
On account of the unsanitary condi-
ton at Camp Merritt, the troops now
here are to be removed the Preside
reservation.