Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-03
Second Philippine Expedition Ordered
to Go Aboard Transports.
PROBABLY SAIL NEXT THURSDAY
Men Pleased at the Prospect Of
Active Service.
PATRIOTIC CHINESE EDITOR

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Chronicle says: Major General Otis has
issued an order directing the 1st Colorado
and the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers to
embark on transports for the Philippines
next Tuesday. The news reached the camp
about midnight and was received with
n manifestations of the greatest delight by
the men chosen for the second Manila eX-
pedition. The Colorado regiment is 1,OOS
strong and there are 6io men from the
keystone state. The order of Gen. Otis
read simply that the colonels of the regi-
ments would take their commands on
board ship on Tuesday, with 400 rounds of
ammunitCn to each man and six months
rations.
More definite instructions will be pub
lished within day or SO. No statement
was made of when the ships would leave
the harbor 1t is not expected, however,
that the transports Will sail before Thurs
day. IL is stated that the Zealandia will
be ready by this evening, but the China
and Colon will not be in condition to re-
ceive the men for several days and then
stores will have to be taken on board.
These vessels will carry more troops than
are contained in the regiments named, and
there is a strong probability that the
23d Regiment of United States regulars
will form part of the expeditionary force.
WeII-DriIIed and Equipped.
Both the Pennsylvania and Colorado
regiments are excellently drilled and equip
ped organizations. Col. Hawkins of Penn
sylvania and Col. Hale of Colorado are ex-
perienced soldiers. Hale graduated at West
Point with the highest honors ever known
at that institution, and Hawkins is vet
to be inspected today.
Supplies for the Manila flotilla are being
bought in immense quantities, and the
stocks Of some merchants here have been
exhausted.
Gen. Merritt is using every effort to col
lecc reliable information regarding the Phil
ippines as a scene of military operations.
Data of every kind is being collected and
books and maps are purchased daily. A
bureau of military information has been
established at headquarters and placed in
charge of Mai. ]. L. Bell of the Engineer
Corps.
Kun Shu, editor of the Chinese news
paper i'll this city, has opened subscrip
ttion list for the Red Cross Society among
lis countrymen, and has already secured
500 from the Sam Yup Company. He is
writing UP the work of the Red Cross in
his paper, and is confident large amount
of money can be raised among the Chi
nese here.
CoIors for "a Nebraska Regiment.
The Nebraska regiment has been pre-
sented with fourteen large flags by the Red
Cross ladies of Oakland.
United States Circuit Judge Morrow IS
taking the lead in move to organize a
f,,, of InlIl mt al
during the absence of the troops in Manila
Assistant Surgeon James r. Gregory
U. S. A, has been directed by the War De-
partment to proceed to Fort ST. Michael
Alaska, for duty at that post. He will re-
lieve Capt. Guy L. Edie, assistant surgeon.
The latter is directed to report to General
Merriam for further orders. The indica-
tions are that DR.. Edie will go to the Phil
ippines.
Major William a. Simpson, United States
Volunteers, chief of artillery on Gen. Mer-
ritts staff has arrived in San Francisco
and reported for duty.
Captain Charles E. Woodruff of the med
ical department of the United States army,
and attending surgeon on the staff of Cen
eral Merritt, has reported for duty.
The Colorado men here have received
new rifles and 10000 rounds of ammuni-
ton.
1t is now thought that no cavalry will be
taken to the Philippines. Experience has
shown that the shipment of American
horses would be impracticable. and it
would be very difficult to secure enough of
the native stock.
At the request of Gen. Merritt the pro-
jected banquet in his honor has been
abandoned. Instead of a public affair he
prefers to meet a few friends at dinner.
Catholic Truth Society.
The Catholic Truth Society has arranged
to erect tent capable of accommodating
1000 people close to Camp Merritt, and the
priests of this city have arranged to al
ternate in saying mass week days as
well as Sundays. Catholic soldiers will be
granted full liberty to attend these serv-
ices.
Three new cases of serious illness are re-
ported at Camp Merritt. Private Vernon
Edward, Company G. Goth Kansas Infan-
try, and Private Brown, 7th California In
fantry, are down with pneumonia and
Lieutenant Bates. Company A, 7th Cali
fornia, is afflicted with malarial fever All
have been removed to the French Hospital