The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1898 MERRITT SAILS FOR MANILA TO-DAY ON A FAST STEAMER ESTERDAY Major General Merritt, Governor General of the Philippines, transferred the command of the forces in San belonging to the Corps to Major General 1d will sail for Manila on the 1ip Newport to-day. 1 Merritt goes to the front in the Orient on a fast steamer, and 1d reach Manila without danger of being inter ed by Admiral Camara might be ab’ to de- panish fleet now at the co Orders have been given to hasten the | organization and departure of the fourth expedition from San Francisco. Dispatches from the East report that the F New York Regiment has been ordered to this city. This regiment and | the Eighth California will probably form the fifth expedition. CAMP BARRETT IS WELL ESTABLISHED Four Companies of the Regi- ment Now Under Can- vas. ny cruiser which | Colonel Whitton’s appointment Wwill prob- ably be formally announced to-day or to- morrow, and he will at once enter upon his duties. St s g ABOARD THE NEWPORT. Batteries H and K, Third United States Artillery, Are Off for Manila To-Day. The signal to break camp at 9 o’clock yesterday morning was a most welcome sound to the men of Batteries H and K, Third United States Artillery, at Camp Miller, on the Presidio reservation. It was & break in the monotony of camp life, ¢ 2s all the men had been anxiously w Ing for the order to embark for Manila they worked with unusual vigor and alac- rity in pulling down their tents and get- ting everything loaded on the trucks to be conveyed in advance to the steamer Newport. At about 10:30 o'clock the men were lined up and for three-quarters of an hour they, together with the large number of interested spectators, were entertained with musie by the Third Artillery band. These two batteries pr pearan they are looking men, both physically and lectually. This® is especially” true of the s, many of whom were enlisted in “That is as fine a body of sol- | s I have ever seen,” remarked Ma- Jor Hess, who until yesterday was in_com- mand of 'th anila batta of the Thira intel- BARRETT, Oakland, June | Artillery. Chicago recruiting officer nies, comprising the First | wrote me t the men he had ! be the Eighth Reg- | Were far above the average, both in pi 2 re | ical build and education, and now tk inteer Infantry, are | cal bulld and « , ® ill be aug- | heve seen and become 'acquainted ree will these recruits 1 am of the same opinion.” ies of the ond At 11:15 the battalion, composed of 400 rrow. The remaining four | men, was given the order to march, and as pitch their tents Thurs- | it passed out of the Presidio gate led b the Third Artillery band, it was given \ 2 round after round of cheers by the me or the welfare of the men, tery D, California Heavy Artille p tion of the regi- | mmand of Captain Steere, who haa | g the location of been rked out, and canvas with 1i t mel , and | will | ot for the Situated andro road ards from reached s than h on n an immense el as a floor. n allowed for the headq ters or drill- | nded der. performed his work | er It bod hic Colonel service overnor t him into contact | officers now in camp | al relations exist d Lieutenan: Hel- here who have ons in the new eption of the str- i“ourth ailed for nd is ac lidate for ti , but Goverior who he will ugh he mads fmportant was that William 8. Barnes of 12 en g th ppointed first | assigued, but | G of 3an' Ra- n of United States Dis- has been offered a on as he secures from th ourteenth United , in which he recently en- F of Oak- and had the company, which, until to- followed tion, and &0 into camp rning Company from § of Compz the grounc the , lanc first to a 3 11:3) a'clock this th Infantry, arrived nooa companies D, S Re rolled Red Cross to receive hungry men wer J08pit settled down to work and soon had their camp in orde mounted, Jose as i rington. During the -afternoon the San Rafael | company was marched over to a vacant | house on High stree e the muster- ing officers have headquar- ters, The company and men and D the preliminary examination of the sur- geons except in such cases as were re- ported doubtful. sac was called i and subjected to a_ superfi- the acceptance of 91 men 2 examined during the day ss of Dr. , assistant surgeon of th made the preliminary test of the The ng members of the com- pany - passed upon in the morning. It w first proposed to muster in the companies st as they were exam- ined, but at Governor Budd’s request this will be delayed a day or two, though the examination will proceed as rapidly as ard mount to-day the field music battallon was brought into_ser- vice, but in a few days the Eighth Regi- ment will have a good band to enliven the boys. Twelve members of the Fifteenth Infantry band have volunteered, and that is one of the best bands in the Btate ser- vice. With the members of the Second Regiment Band who will volunteer Colo- nel Henshaw will have plenty of material to draw on for his musle. Lieutenant Colonel A. K. Whitton of San Jose, who is to be one of the majors | flourish of wooden swe * | of the | these of the Eighth, came up with Company B to-day and remained at camp until gvening, when he and Colonel Carrington went to San Francisco, leavi Captain Elliott in nomma.nfl_ of the !taxon. lined up his company just outside of the | Presidio entrance. ' lin it ch was down Lombard >, Golden Gate av- % nd Third street to > Pacific Ms where the troops went on board of the Newport. The officers of H battery are Captain James O'Hara and Lieutenant B. M. Kessler, and those of K battery are C: tain Charles W. Hobbs and Lieutenant Lloyd England. - — CAPTAIN MARCH SMILED. "M The Leader of the Astor Battery Welcomed Refreshments From the Red Cross. Rs wild de a fer 3 ster With W Bat'ry- whoop s the rag-tag ptain plunging st street, 1‘ army, its gay overalled cz at its head, poured into Pc for a moment nearly bloc: It a 1 greeting from the ga T-nn of the back yard to the army of ront. The tents of the battes ritt were pull th the down a rd 11, and without without ar any ostentation, 1 March led his men from camp_and ctly to the Mail dock, via Post, Mar- 1 Second streets. A half dc the six little cannon, marching_order. At the Mail dock the hundreds of friends that the pleasant fellows of the batte have made since their arrival here w there to meet them laden with all manner of good things that this time were not haughtily ignored at the order of the unhungry captain. The guns were be decked and bec zened with great bunche of s and ribbons, & yeere made florally ffair has more the semblance a lawn party than a leave-taking for S w Captain ran in shimme; farch's smile thawed out and ng little driblets all over the dock, so every one got a little of it and was happy. There was no cold shoul- for the ladfes of the Red Cross. A number of them were there with little | offerings of vi and other short | ceived with becoming and eaten with unbecoming ) The ladies of the Cross retreated down the dock, warmed to further kind- nesees by the unsuspected and permeant | smile of Mr. Astor's captain. - CAMP MERRITT TROOPS. Seventh California Regiment Changes Location—Brigade Headquarters Moved. In compliance with an order issued on Monday by Major G . G. Ot neral Otis, Brigadier erday moved his over to the north of Point renth Callfo | imental head- also moved its acArthur. The Se nia, with exception of re quarters and the hospita camp and occupied the site where wa formerly the ca of North Dakot: Colonel Berry will move the hospital and his headquarters to-day. Major Mallory of Major General Otis’ staff made an inspection yesterday of the rifles of the First Tennessce Regiment. The guns formerly belonged to the N tional Guard of Tennessee and are old. Major Mallory found them in a bad con- dition, and very few of them were ac- cepted by him. uits of the Eighteenth United had their first target practice 3 Lieut: nt Kobbe, Company K, Twenty- third United States Infantr is quite sick, at the Occidental Hotel, with ton- silitis. A RIS, IMMEDIATE EXAMPLE. General Court-Martial Ordered to Meet at Camp Mer- ritt. The following order was Iss last night by Major-General Otls The general court-martial convened by para- eraph al orders No. 7, current series, he quarters, is dissolved. A general court-martial is appointed to meet at the headquarters of the First Brigade, this dlvision, at 11 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, d Jate June 29, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of such persons as may be properly brought before it “aptain C. H. Potter, A Maf 5 atenant First tile, B. Hunt. Four- Second Lieutenant M. Bald- Infantry; Second Lientenant Twenty-third Infantry d Lientenant Robert Field, Fourteenth Infantry Second Lieutenant F. M. Savage, Fourteenth Infantry; Second Lieutenant C. K. Munton, Twenty-third Infantry; Second Lieutenant J. F. Gohn, Fourteenth Infantry; First Licuten- ant McBroon, hteenth Infantry, judge-ad- vocate. Tt being necessary for the sake of immediate example the court is authorized to sit with- out regard to hours. By command MAJOR-GENERAL OTIS. BARRY, Assistant Adjutant THOMAS H. and | > progress | General. SO A ) WILL NOT BE IMPRESSED. The Alameda Will Sail Australia on Her Usual Schedule Time. The Oceanic Steamship Company’'s Ala- meda, due to-day from Australasia, will not be pressed into service by the Govern- ment, and in consequence she will not be among the next fleet of troop ships to sail for Manila. John D. Spreckels & Bros. Company recelved wofd from YWashington yesterday through Major Long of the quartermasters’ department that the steamer would not be impressed. Had the Alameda been taken it would have Doany 1 for ut the Ocea Blumlhlf Com- | Francisco. General Miller said he had re- _an &v tion. It s un- | celved complaints from the fleld hospital Lol il e MERRITT'S POLICY OUTLINED. He Has Prepared a Proclamation to the Philippine Islanders Assuring Them of America’s Friendship. Major General Wesley Merritt, U. S. A., who leaves this morning on the steamer Newport for Manila to assume the military and civil Governorship of the Philippine Islands, outlined his plan of operations yesterday. & ; “I am anxious to arrive at the seat of action as soon as possible. We should arrive at Manila about July 25, and certainly not later than the last day of that month. My instruc- tions to General MacArthur, in charge of the ships that sailed on Monday, were to hasten to Honolulu as fast as steam could take him. The vessels of his fleet are to coal without de- lay and we will meet him at the islands and then resume the voyage to Manila. “The condition in which I will find affairs at the islands when I arrive will naturally influence my plan of campaign. When General Greene left here his instructions were to the effect that, if, after a conference with Admiral Dewey, he thought it best to take possession of the islands, he should proceed to do so. I am no glutton for military glory and would be pleased to hear that Greene had distinguished himself. “How will T take possession? “With as little display of either force or ceremony as pdssible. “My first official act will be the issuance of a proclamation from the United States Government, setting forth owr position regarding the Philippines. This is intended to relieve the minds of the people and inform them of the object of our errand. The proclamation has already been prepared and has been translated into Spanish. It will be printed in the papers and will receive wide distribution. We wish to correct the impression, spread by the Spanish and their emissaries, that we are going to harass the islanders. “Will T take peaceful possession? Peaceful or otherwise, just as it comes, but I will take it, no matter what obstacles I may find in my path of duty.” General Merritt praised the men who will form his expeditionary forces, saying: “I think the troops are made up of excellent material. They need more drilling and setting-up exercise than it has been possible to give them, but this can be overcome and can hardly be YK K KK K K KR KK KK KK XX * s # * ® * * * * * * * * * % * % * s % % * * * * s s . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * # * called a defect. They are splendidly equipped and constitute a good working force. % “I was anxious to make my friend, Major J. L. Rathbone, who is a widely known res- * ident of California, a member of my personal staff. Through the illness of his wife this is * not possible. Failing in this I have recommended that he be appointed to such a position in * the Department of the Pacific that he may represent me here. “I would be derelict in my duty if I failed to thank the people of California for their unbounded hospitality, extended to both myself and my command. They have been more than kind and words fail me in which to express gratitude.” XXX XK K XK * X KK R R R R R R R R R R E A R R R E R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R E R R E R REEE R R R R R +4++4+4+4+4++4+4++4+4+4+++++] the battalion of Batteries D and G of the P | Sixth Artillery, which arrived on Monday :MAIL FOR THE SOLDIERS.I! der contract to carry the New Zealand ana Australia mails to Auckland and £ ney once a month, and it wouid have been hard work getting a steamer to take up the run. As it is, the Alameda will £0 out on schedule time, much to the de- from the East. Lieutenant Fleming is now the adjutant of Camp Miller. These batteries brought six breechloading guns with them, but no horses. It is expected Hisnt of the traveling pUblic, with which| ¥ o, by ongport Hewport, that | for o ot iy = llaailien therenie Wit tooope Tn e ek oF 0 nro e ity | + 18 to sail today, will take +| SOV (o WHot T khown 5s th mans Tiom s of {he dea Wall having & new pror |+ Department announces that + GOREONAT DLINT. Rl e B L e the mail will closeat 8 o'clock ¥ A Courteous Attache of Gene- s e St SRR S 4| Tal Merrit’s Headquarters and the State of California, from Oregon, on Bunday. Both these vessels may be and in that event there are s that can be got ready to fol- wport in a fortnight. Just what will be done no one seems to know. but the chances are that the City of Pue- bla, Peru, Acapulco and State of Califo nia w... form the next fleet. That will DR o o o o e o Sails for Manila To-Day. | The young man who has been doing surgeons that clvillans are in the hablt| .../ quty at the door of Major General of visiting the hospital and going in| ; e lents Pwithout. pesmitsion. | Merritt's offices In the Phelan building has These people manage to gain an admit- | by his courteous conduct made many tance by Slipping in when the guard is not | friends among those who have had ocos watching them. Many of the soldiers in | sion to call at military headquarters dur- the hospital are afflicted with contagious | Ing the last few weeks. IHis name is T. J. | COMPANY F AT SKIRMISH DRILL. AN RISty 9 The Oakland Command of the.Fifth Infantry That Will March Into Camp To-Day. diseases, and these could readily be con- tracted by the civilian visitors, and in this way a _deadly epidemic be carried to the city. Therefore as a precaution no one will be permitted to cross the lines in the future unless provided with the proper authority to do so. make seventeen vessels, carryilng 17,000 troops, that will have been dispatched. —_— NO VISITORS ALLOWED. General Miller Will Issue an Order to That Effect. Flint, who is a corporal of Company 1, Twenty-third United States lnta.u(ri'. Corporal Flint, who has served In the regular army eight vears, five of which he spent in Arizona, goes to Manila as an attache of General Merritt's headquarters. He takes with him four homing pigeons which he will turn loose from the steamer Newport on the second day out with mes- { expedition. morning move his headquarters from Camp Merritt, where he .ias been located for several weeks, to the Phelan building. He and his staff’ will occupy the offic that were vacated by Major General Me ritt, Governor General of the Philippine Beginning with to-day Major Gentral Otis will virtually assume the duties of com- mander of the new army corps, the Eighth, although no official order to that effect up to date had been ted by Gov- ernor General Merritt. Tmmediately after the dey eral Merritt, w 10 o'clock thi: devote his en tention ing and dispatching of t nila am- ers City of Puebla a been secured, and ahers “In sight” it belie next fleet—to be larger than any previous one and of enough 6000 troops in two weeks. By this time the new cruiser Philadelphia will, it is thought, be apacity to carry aw fully equipped and manned and otherwise | prepared for sea, and In that event it will | in all probability convoy the fourth fleet to Manila. An effort may be made to send to Ma- nila all the remaining expeditionary forces with the next squadron, as Gentral Merritt has_emphatically his wish _that this be done days.” It is said that he has impre: the War Department with the Impor of getting all th troops to Manil: all possible and the that the It is ev General Merritt realizes that the imp tant duties imposed upon him as G ready | | can e got ready to sall with- when the big steamers were far out at sea the wish to send some little wofd to the loved ones at home was felt by the soldiers, To6 accomplish this no better messenger than the dove could be found, and well the gentle bird performed the service, as it di.. for Noah of old. A num- ber of carrier pigeons were placed on the hip Indiana and when out at sea mes- were -fiving rrie nt on their long voy- ross many miles of ocean. The birds ong to H. F. Whitman of 2045 Alameda B [amed Late in the afternoon ed their cotes, fatigued by their flight. sage: | little | age they reac lor 2s a beautiful blue slip of paper, fastened McConnell of from his son, is in the United partment and on the ge was brief. It reads: p. m.—Sick as can Write to Homolulu. Mother, do not Worrye OFF FARALLONES, be—and there are others We lay there four days. Another carrier brought them this notes | 30ARD TROOPSHIP INDIANA, THIRD | MANILA EXPEDITION.—Tt tell me you | folks were out in a tug. g to see you on the Uklah, I did not ves on the tug, so did not see yc ply disap- I was er and her pointed. Saw Miss Pa father and a The Call tug. Also Mr. and another tug. Thank Mr. Sabin for t Mr. Garrette for the note. Honolulu, Welly feeling fine. ¥ BORDWELL. To His Father, Georg meday Two sons sent these short notes to their arents on the 1 of the same pigeon, one to his father in this city and the other Captain George B. Baldwin \\\\\ X Who Is to Become a Line or Staff Officer in the New Regiment. ernor General of the Philippines requires @a strong military force for their proper execution. While Major General Otis will make his headquarters in the Ph he will spend a portion of each day at Camp Merritt. With the exception of Colonel Barry, his adjutant, the .\!:_IFY will remain at Camp Merritt, where Captain Sehon will jutant. WYOMING BATTERY HERE. The Alger Light Artillery of Cheyenne is at Camp Merritt. The most notable addition to the troops at Camp Merritt yesterday were 1% men and officers, 7 he Alger Light Artillery of Che The batte is named in honor of the Secretary o War. ; The men are not fully equipped. The foundation for the batter: 1 in the old National Guard of W . and its uniform and arms Wexe the men until the supply The remainder of the e secured here. ament of the b 3-inch muzzle loadin ¢ fashioned design, bearing date af 1861, The av 1 -onsiderable practice with D HaXe Mo found them quite eifec- e men left Chevenne last and traveled westward in Pulin ers. Many of the was exhauste yment will be re as given them and their out-of-door life ha s rned thy appearance. aG:‘»l\‘l,;lx:.“ RW.CA. Ricliards of Wyoming he road to meet his men. He atigable In his efforts to lighten The officers of the battery went up was inde their burdens. follow: Captain, R. H. A. Clarke; Gilmore; sergeant: Eristol, C. M. Ki John McCal a termaster Sérghtl.ll, 5 veterinary Sergeant, \ orals, E. Hirst, R. W, Schrs Rills, ' James Dyer, \William Graham, — Caylor, C. W. poral, E. Taylor. COfhe “soldiers. Teceived the customary welcome extended to all volunteers by the ladies of the Red Cross Society. They were received by Mrs. L. L. Requa and her a stants. 1 and men, accus- tomed as th: ern hospitality, were taken by surp, by the warmth o the welcome extended them. Their thanks Were voiced in words and cheers. Among the ladies who welcomed them and pru- vided them with substantial edibles were: second utenant, J. M. Edward Fay, C. A. R I La Fountain, m Daily Rigdon Mahan; lance Mrs. 1. L. Requa, Mrs..W. T. Veitch, Mrs. | 0. L. Long, Mrs. Blanchard, Miss Maud Allen, Mrs. Everson, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs Giles Gray, M de Fremery, Mrs. Fried- lander. Miss Mary Dunham, Mrs. McCursL Miss Jeghers, Mrs. Bakewell, Mrs. F Hoffman, Mrs. Prentice Selb Mies Tom- iin, Mrs. A. J. Mitchell, Mrs. Sherwood. Mrs. Brewster, Miss Landers, M Ella Morgan, Miss Moffitt, Miss Lucy Moffitt, Mrs. Gus Bray, Miss Selby, Mrs. Luning, Miss Hale, Miss Wall, Mrs. Derby, Miss Liliencranz, Miss Kellogg, Miss Rawlins, Miss Gregory, Miss Mary Dunham, Miss Baxewell Mrs. G. W. Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Ab- s_Field, Miss Miss Reese, W. Scott. WORDS FROM THE FLEET J. Brown, egus, V. Bryan, Mi: Abram: Carrier Pigeon Dispatches ———— CAMP MILLER. sages for San Francisco, one of which will be for The Call. fhris Sl HEADQUARTERS CHANGED Major General Otis Will Move From Camp Merritt to the Phelan Building To-Day. Brigadier General Miller issued an order vesterday from the First Brigade head- quarters detailing an armed guard to be placed around the field hospital for the purpose of permitting no civilian to pass within the enclosure occupied by the hos- pital. This order, in every way, is one of | the most important issued from Camp Merritt, as it affects the health of San Major Hess Has Been Relieved and Major Grugan Is Now in Command. Major Hess of the Third United States Artillery, who 18 soon to go before the retiring board, has been relieved of the command of Camp Miller and has been| Major General Otls, in command of the succeeded by_Major firugan, comman Philippine expeditionary, forces, Wil this From the Third Squadron for Manila. When the transport fleet bearing the goldiers across the broad Pacific to aid Dewey salled from this port last Monday | it was the desire of all to have one last ‘word of farewell with those left behind. Nearly all had that one ‘last word,” but there were manilwho by force of circum- stances did not have that pleasure. Hven [y distributed among | first lieutenant, | I, | to his mother in Al not bee; a number on board are sick Here are theughts parts of the s in two who the ome among the wondering when n be biessed with the good-by. We good. Wil forget your forget to onoluln 1 on the oce e. I will alw from home. G this to W copy to Mrs Don’ ¥ while T riends. 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