The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07

Orders were received az tire Preside to
day for the Fourth United States cavalry
10 make ready fer service in the PhiAp-
pines.
Nal Gen. OTIS today appointed court
martial. which met and organized with
Col. G. 3. Gotten FSrsr Neoraska presi-
3enr. and TAeu.. BsD1er Smith. Utah cav
airy. Judge advocate.
Tne total amount subscribed TO the Red
Cross Society OF California Is now So, -
Thirteen thousand bandages for the troops
going 10 Manila were packed yesterday.
and s.ovs more VIII - ready by the time
the next expedition sails.
ne monitor Aenaduock, now At Mare
Is and - beng prepared for the voyage 70
Manila She WI be accompanied ~ tina
coi..cr Whitgift. which Was To-Day par
chased by tha government. The Nhitgift
was today lowed 10 Mare island. where
she viii receive a Goa: IF war paint and 1a
nttesl 10 tow the Monadncck. watch VIII
have birdie a;ted - her deck similar 20
that on the Monterey, so as 20 quickly
sip iocse in case Of a storm. The Whit
glfg Will be loaded with coal, ammunition
ard stores.
The city OF Para. due from Panama to-
morrow. Is likely TO be one OF the third
fleet u transports TO leave this port
ritz. The volunteers expected 10 re-
ce:ve their quota today along Win
that which the regulars received. but
they were doomed 10 disappointment. The
paymaster visited the camp early TINS
morning. and took with nm sso,oo The
paymaster and his assistants, went directly
ID the camp Of the regulars. The TWEEN
iy-third got its money first, and then the
pay1nastsr visited the camp OF the Edgh-
teenth and Fourteenth infantry battaltoEs
and the engineer corps.
The money paid 10 the men today rep
resents two months pay. one month IN
advance which the government last week
decided to give all troops who are about
10 depart for Manila. IL IS expected that
the Pennsylvania, Colorado and other VOL
unteer organizations which are 10 start
for the Philippines this week, Will receive
the money due them tomorrow.
The steamer Zealandia Will be the first
OF the second feet OF transports ready for
sea. The work of Placing her stores, which
began yesterday, was almost completed
this evening. and little remains to be done
now before troops can be sent aboard.
The carpenters and painters have finished
their work. and ii is expected that the
first detachment Of soldiers viii be sent
on board some time Wednesday. The YES
sci has been thoroughly inspected and
pronounced to be in first-cIass condition.
The Zealandia Will go into the stream
after she has been boarded by the troops
to await the finishing of the work on the
China and Colon. Alterations being made
for the accommodation Of the soldiers will
be finished on the China and Colon by to-
night, and tomorrow the work OF loading
the steamers will be taken up. 1t is now
reported that these vessels cannot sail
before the end Of this week. and even next
week is mentioned as the most probable
iyyn.a sfu art 7 baz hear an fnia
~ given out as yet what tropos will so
on the second expedition.
The steamer Centennial is being thor
oughly examined by the inspector of hulls
and boilers who viii probably make his re-
port tomorrow. She has been looked over
by army officers, and they do not like her
condition at all. The vessel cannot sail as
she is and be a healthy troop ship. and
the army officers have recommended sew
eral very radical changes for the conven-
fence comfort and health OF the troops.
The United States monitor Monterey
and the collier Brutus. which is TO accom-
pany her on her voyage to the Philippines,
are still at anchor In the bay
Troop Z. Fourth United States cavalry,
arrived this morning from Vancouver bar
racks by train. 1t is under the command
of Capt. II. j.. McGrath with whom Is
Second Lieut.. l.. Elt.nge.
The next troops TO arrive Will be two
trainloads OF recruits for the regular army
from Fort Mcpherson Ga, Company c,
Fourth New York volunteers, VIII arrive
in TWO or three days. as Will also a COM
psiny of recruits from Ohio.
The Fifty-first Iowa volunteers should
reach here Wednesday morning
Iowans Entertained at Dinner
DENVER. June 6.-The Fifty-flrst bat
talon OF Iowa volunteer infantry, number
ing $50 men, arrived in Denver on a special
train over the Rock Island railroad at
3l5 o'clock this afternoon and left soon
afterward for San Francisco over the In
ion Pacific Ladies of the Colorado Sol
dlers' Aid Society distributed sandwiches.
cake and coffee among the Iowans. who
acknowledged this courtesy with hearty
cheers
To Investigate the Centennial.
WASHINGTON, June Elm view of the
newspaper reports that the vessel Cen
tennial chartered as a transport for the
Manila expedition is unseaworthy. Asz.s-
tant Secretary Mekeljohn today wired the
agents of the department at San Fran
CISCO to have another and thorough in
spection made of the ship. If the assertions
regarding unfitness for the service are
borne out, the charter will be Cancelled.