The sun., 1900-08-15
osRxAN coxnIssr0N Ar FRISCO.
Arrives e Take Clsrss Of the rrsasportatios
Of Horses aad supplies 20 China.

aAN Francisco. Aug. ~. rhs commission
appointed by the German Government 20 sun
erintend the German transport service at this
port arrived In this city last night The COM
mission consists OF Major Won Klalst, Lieut Won
Borckc and Veterinary surgeons Bergenann and
Hupfeld, al! OF Berlin Messrs. Won Leon and
I.ohenstsin of the HsmhIrg-A American Steam
ship ComI any came here from Hamburg with
the party,
Already ten large steamers have been char
tered by Germany for transport service and
report- received here state that all or nearly
all OF tie steamers are 20 come TO San
Francisco 20 losd supplies FOR Chins. The ycs.
sels ara the Asrhen, 2t47 tons al Bremen July
~. Adris. sSOi tons, al Hamburg July l6 Dres-
d"n. sds tons. al Rrenen. July II, Hsll. SOL
,on' ,, at Bremen ygly 70 H. MH'eT s:eo ,'as n,
tons, at Bremen. july IL; Strasburr. 500 tons
tncwl, present whereabouts not reported:
Phoenix, ,.77s tons sailed from Tnmpico, sar'
diuia, 2,aGa tors. at Brsrerhsven. July -:
Batavia $50 tons At Bremen July a. These
transports are 20 he used in the shipment OF
nurses and supplies for tho German Army In
China.
For some weeks representative. Of ". R.
Grace 4 Co. have been buying horses
in California, Nevada and Oregon. shipping
broken in by vaqueros. Enough FOR inrst ship
ment are now ready and others will be for
wardsd as fast ss the steamers arrive
Ing the past two years that the market s nearly
exhausted and prices are on the jump. The.
United States Government Is still In the field
after a large number ~ horses and the Ger
mans viii find ditIculty in securing the num-
her they want Last saturday 10 horsee
for the Cavalry service were received from
Nevada, whore they were bought by Col james
Marshall, To-day an additional shipment Of
LA horses Is expected from the same State
The average price for these shipments 10 so
per head. which is an advance Of about t5
over the prices paid about three weeks ago In
California, The Quartermaster at the Prsei-
dlo has nearly completed the Organization
Of four new wagon trains. which will be for
waried to china AS soon as possible.
-Four Of the big siege guns which are 10 be
sent to China on the Belgian King were.landed d
on the transport dock this morning The Bel
sisn King will not be ready 10 sail until about
Aug 23
n" Thomas, which Is on her way hero from
Manila, is bringing 2io sick soldiers, thirty
general prisoners and four insane. The
SolRce. which left Taku for this port on July
30 and l. coming via Nagasak, Yokohama,
Guam and Honolulu. lie bringing sick and
cable GdviCss.
Headquarters band and the First and Second
squadronS " the Ninth Cavalry. now IN camp
at the Preside. comprising troops A. b. c, d.
T., +. q. and n. have received their ordars
o. take passase on the Warren for China. -
ST PAvI. Ninn. Aug 1.-THE Eighth Rag-
iment, stationed at Fort Smelling since its re-
morrow FOR China via san Francisco
LEAyENwoBTH. Kan. Aug. l&.-Compsnies
and OF the First Infantry, under commsnd
OF Capt Gettr left Fort Ieayenworth at
o clock this evening for San Francisco, whence
they Will sal for China.