The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23
GEN. MERRITT GOES MONDAY.
THE THIRD EXPEDITION WILL GET
AWAY At THAT TINE.
Detail Not Yet MADE Up for the New
port. On Which the Comma ding
General. With His stan and q

SAN FRANCISCO. June ss.-It IS now
practically decided that Gen Merritt and
his STAFF and headquarters. including i
large torce OF clerks VIII lake passage
on the Newpor, wiki the fleet that IS 10
sail aexI Monday. The war department.
has been notified that the third expedition
OF six transports VIII sail on Monday.
June r. but the expedit loaary authorities
still hold 10 the privilege Of two days
more. Ii is thought that they may not
get OF un,i Wednesday, although every
effort VIII be made TO sail on the Date CIV
en- to the war department. The remaining
expedit!ona-y forces. constituting d1Ei-
sion, Will De lett III command OF Maj. Gen
Otis and will Sc. sail for Manila as soon
as the additional transports necessary can
be secured.
No troops have yet been selected TO go
10 Manila On the Newport. The steamer
Will not hold fun regiment. but there are
no smaller organizations III camp except
the Utah cavalry, the Astor battery and
one battalion Of the Fourteenth regulars.
The latter is composed largely OF recruits.
A battalion each from the Eighteenth and
Twenty third regulars IS TO form part of
the expedition. and Il is possible that
the remainder Of either or both Of those
regiments viii be ordered aboard the New
port.
Gen. Merit. viii have a cabin on that
steamer. Tomorrow several regiments Will
begin 10 send baggage 10 the transports.
Gen. Merritt says the troops viii embark
by Sunday He qualities this statement by
saying that the transports VIII be ready
before Sunday 10 receive the men.
shipping circles are very much con-
cerned in the news sent from Washing
ton that the government intends to give
the army officers here a free hand TO i'm
press ships for transport services.
MHrrfs. to.fa 81 fvny,
the war department at Washington 10 or
eanize the troops Of the Philippine expe-
dictionary force into an army corps, 10 be
known as the Eighth. Whenever he deems
such action advisable, Gen, Merritt is III
structed 70 turn his command over 10 Maj
Gen. Otis. The new corps VIII consist Of
thres divisions, two to be made up OF the
troops OF the first, second and third Man
la expeditions. and the third division 10
be composed of all the troops going with
Maj. Gen. OTIS on the fourth and last ex-
petition. Brig. Gen. King viii probably
be the commander of this division. Maj.
Gen. Merritt, who still expects 10 sail on
the Newport next week, will not likely re-
linquish command Of the new arIny corps
Tor several months. or until his duties
governor general Of the Philippines inter-
fere with the discharge OF military duties.
The troops TO go on the Newport VIII prob
ably De the Aston light battery and the
third infantry.
VIII Sail on Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Quartermas-
ter General I.uddington, of the war depart
ment. received a telegram today from
Quartermaster Long AZ San Francisco,
saying that the third military expedition
FOR the Philippines viii leave San Fran
cisco on Monday next on SIX transports.
namely. the Ohio. Indiana, City of Para,
Morgan City, Valencia and Newport. He
added that Gen. Merritt commanding the
new department Of the Pacific, and pros
pective governor general OF the Philip
pines. probably viii accompany the expe-
dition OH the Indiana.
Maj. Gen. Otis, the next III command.
Will accompany the fourth expedition to-
the Philippines.
Quartermaster Long says also that the
City Of Puebia probably Will be turned
over 10 the government tomorrow morn
ing, but vii! hardly be ready 20 sail with
the other vessels on Monday. Her depart
ure vii! not be delayed more than a day or
two. and It Is probable that she Will over
take taa expedition before reaching Man