The record-union., 1898-05-31
Twenty-Five Hundred Men Expected to Sail
Within Ten Days.
Reasonably Certain That the Sew
enth California Regiment Will
be Among the Number-An
Equal Chance Between the Sec
ond and Fifth Regiments Being
Mustered in Under the Second
Call for Volunteers.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-While
the routine of camp life has been firm
ly established among the volunteers
and regulars awaiting their sum-
mons to go to the front, considerable
Impotence is manifested at the delay
in starting the second expedition to
the Philippines 1t was semi officially
stated to-day that at least $500 more
troops would be sent forward within
ten days, and every man now in camp
is anxious to be among the chosen
few. Although no announcement OF
the fact has been made, it is still pretty
certain that the Seventh California Will
not be left behind when the next fleet
of transports sail.
Governor Budd to-day received an
important dispatch from United States
Adjutant General Corbin, referring to
the troops to be supplied by California
under the Presidents second call 1t
fixes the maximum strength at 100 en-
listed men per company of infantry
100 per troop of cavalry, 1I3 per light
battery and POO per heavy battery
l, 1876 of all grades per regiment of in
fantry, consisting of three battalions
of four companies each.
The order continues as follows: The
Secretary of War bids me to say that
it is now the wish of the President to
supply in accordance with law so much
of the second call for 5000 men as
may be necessary to fill the organiza-
tons already in service from your
State to the maximum just stated"
Adjutant- General Barrett, having no
field officers of the First Infantry at
this station, recommended Captain
Darlington, U. s. A, to enlist men for
that organization. For the Seventh
California, Major w. o. Walsh was
designed; for the Sixth California, Ma
jor G. G.. Grant, and for the batteries,
Lieutenant John Roster.
Thirty-two companies of infantry
have been mustered into the United
States service, and under the second
call each company may take twenty
five more men.
After the California infantry and ar
.tillery organizations now in the ser
vice of the United States have been
recruited to the maximum, less than
500 men will remain to be supplied
under the second call. There is good
chance that the Fifth Infantry Regi-
ment of the National Guard may get
into the service of the country under
this second call. Tie Second Infantry
is also anxious to get in. and stands
an equal chance with the Fifth for ac-
ceptance.
This evening Adjutant General Bar
rett was authorized by wire to fill the
National Guard to the maximum in the
localities where the troops now en-
listed were raised This will enable
the First Regiment to fill up to the
maximum from National Guardsmen
in San Francisco. Members Of the
guard in Southern California will be
taken to augment the Seventh. The
Sixth will draw it's increase from home
localities.
Major General Wesley Merritt, COM
mander of the Manila expeditionary
fierce and Military Governor of the
Philippines, moved his headquarters
from the Palace Hotel to the Phelan
Building to-day. He and his staff oc-
cupy, the rooms that have been the
headquarters of Brigadier General
Elwell S. Otis, who this morning moved
with his staff to Camp Richmond,
where tented headquarters had been
prepared for him.
General Merritt issued an order to-
day formally announcing that he has
taken command of the Philippine forces
and expeditions