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MONTEREY IS NOW READY TO SAIL Seventh California Receives a Stand of Colors. New Brigadiers Take the Field— Transportation for lowa Troops. The story wired from the East yes- terday that Major General Merritt had telegraphed to the War Department that he would sail from San Francisco Sunday has no foundation In fact. General Merritt has not fixed any date for sailing, as he does not know when the fleet of transports will be ready to sail. It was ascertained last night that there had been several conferences on the subject of holding the Zealandia and China until three more ships were ready to join the fleet. Should this plan be adopted mure organizations than those already designated will be di- rected to embark. The conflicting ru- mors regarding the dispatch of a Span- ish squadron to the Orient and the un- certainty as to the whereabouts of Cer- vera's ships have cut some figure In the calculations for the second Manila expedition. Until within the last twenty-four hours there has been just the shadow of doubt in Washington as to the exact location of Cervera's squadron. Now that all doubt on this score is dispelled, orders may come to- General M^rritt to make all possible haste to dispatch the second expedi- tion. General E. L. Otis, the organizer of the division at Camp Merritt, remark- ed yesterday that further orders re- garding the preparation of troops would come from the headquarter? of the Department of the Pacific. The staff officers of Major General Merritt were busy enough yesterday and work- ed at headquarters in the Phelan building until «i late hour. The chiel paymaster announces that all the troops will be paid before they leave this port for Manila. As far as can be rtained, no one in authority at headquarters expects the fleet to sail next Tuesday. A day as far distant as Mom iay, June 13, is given as thr> date i ( sailing by officers familiar with the affairs of the quartermaster's depart- ment. In the event of pressing emer- gency or groat peril Merritt could get two or three ships with troops and sup- plies aboard on the way to Manila within forty-eight hours. There seems to be nothing in the situatio-n at pres- ent to demand such haste. Major Hess will bring four batteries of the Third United States Artillery to the Presidio parade plain to-morrow. Two of the batteries are at present at Fort Point, one is at Alcatraz Island and the other is at Li mo Point. Gen- eral M. P. Miller has taken command of the First Brigade of the Philippine expeditionary forces and Major Kinzie, U. S. A., now commando th-- Third Ar- tillery Regiment and the defenses of San Francisco harbor. The adjutant of the regiment is Lieutenant Rum- baugh. Captain Sedgwick Pratt and Lieutenant Rutnbaugh expected to join the command for duty at Manila, but they were not designated for that ser- vice by the powers that be. A company of the Sixth California Volunteer In- fantry goes to garrison "the rock," known as Alcatraz. Captain Hay's bat- tery of California Heavy Infantry Vol- unteers may be ordered to Lime Point to man the high-power twelve-inch j breech -loading rifles which constitute ! the highest battery in th<- world. Major \y. .\. Simpson. United States Volunteers, chief of artillery on <",.>neral Merritt's staff, will perform the duties ! of ordnance officer until further orders I in addition to his other duties. Rrigadier Generals Kinir and Greene, who are to command two brigades of the Manila expedition, are expected to arrive in San Francisco early this week. The steamships Ohio and Centennial, chartered as troopships, are to be thoroughly inspected as to their sani- tary condition by a board of medical officers appointed by ordi-r of General Merritt consisting of Major R. U. "White, surgeon, and Captains 15. K. Morris and W. T. Crosby, assistant gur- geons. They will report on the ca- pacity, the changes deemed necessary and other matters connected with the vessels. It is said that about 50 per cent of the men who have applied for enlist- ment in the Signal Corps have been rejected on the ground of physical de- fects. About seventy-five more men are needed, and Major Thompson, chief officer of the corps, has been obliged to East for a number of expert t lepraphers, linemen, etc. The fol- lowing have been commissioned in the Signal Corps: Lieutenants Perkins, Gordon and Kilbourne, and Captains Martin and McKenna. First lieutenant <'hnrles Q. Wnnr]. Ward Of the Third United States Artil- lery, having resigned his appointment as regimental quartermaster, has been attached to Battery H of that regi- ment. tleneral Merriam, commanding the Department of California, was yester- day advised that the quartermaster's department had engaged transportation for the Fifty-first lowa Volunteer In- fantry from 1 >es Moines to San Fran- cisco. Towa furnished from 1861 to iB6O 70.000 volunteer soldiers, of infantry, ar- tillery and cavalry. The regiments be- gin to number now where the regi- mental numbers ceased in the Civil "War. The Fifty-first, destined for ser- vice in the Philippines, is made up of troops from Dps Moines, Council Bluffs and other place's. There are so many lowana In Ban Francisco that the vol- unteers from that State will receive a cordial greeting on their arrival here. Brigadier-General V. Oreene arrived in town last night, having come straight from Tampa. Florida, by way of Chicago. The general said that he was colonel in command of th« Sev- enty-first Regiment, New York Volun- teers, and that ho received the ap- pointment of brigadier-general and was ordered to report to General Merritt here. His regiment, which is now sta- tioned at Tampa, was put in command of Colonel "Wallace A. Downs. The general says that he ranks as first brigadier, first division of the regulars. His was the first regiment of volun- teers to be sent to Florida. He is a handsome, soldierly appearing man and Is president of the Barber Asphalt Pav- ing Company in New York City. When asked about his movements he replied that he knew nothing whatever, but was subject to the orders of General Merritt. In his party were Major \V. A. Wads- worth and Lieutenant W. <;. Hates. They were given accommodations at the Palace. Major George H. Penrose of the reg- ular army also registered at the Pal- ace, having come to this coast In charge of thirty recruits from Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah. It was understood last night In- Ad- miral Miller and other leading officers of the navy that the Monterey would leave this harbor to-day on the long voyage to Manila. It was figured that the monitor could steam taster than her companion, the collier Brutus, so after being out three or four days the Monterey may, if the weather be fa- vorable, cut loose from the collier and speed ahead to Honolulu. At a meeting of Court Magnolia. A. O. F. of A., held May 27, It was unani- mously resolved that the dues of all members of that court called upon to enlist during the present war would be kept paid up by the court. The dinner in compliment to Major General Merritt will be given at the Pacific-Union Club next Thursday evening. Mayor Phelan is directing the preparations for the function. INSPECTION OF TROOPS. It is known that the expedition will not he pot ready by that time. A board of survey from General Otis' headquarters examined the transports yesterday and ascertained this fact, which they report- ed to General Otis. The ships, it is thought, will be in shape to be boarded by the troops the last of next week. Yesterday Colonel Hughes and Captain Mallory Inspected the First Nebraska, the two Utah Light batteries and the Utah troop of cavalry. To-morrow the Thirteenth Minnesota will be inspected at 9 o'clock in the morning and the Seventh California probably on Tuesday. The in- spections have been excellent, and in view of this fact and also the probability that the five Government transports will }>c completed about the same time, there is rood reason to believe that the First Nebraska, Seventh California, Utah Cavalry, Thirteenth Minnesota and Twen- tleth Knnsns will be included among the troops to leave San Francisco this week. The only doubtful proposition on the slate, if there be any. is the Utah troop. It is known positively that General Mer- ritt has discussed with Captain Calne th.- advisability <\u25a0: attempting to transport the horses to Manila. The general does nol believe th.- animals can make the trip, and it is eery likely th.- troop will i..- s.nt as Infantry, as it is said the I nlt- . 1 States government will be unable to secure the necessary horses in the Philip- pines. Colonel Hawkins. Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, stated that his men would go on the Zealandla. The stores are now "yesterday was a day of great suffering among the officers and soldiers at Camp Five Thousand Men May Be Embraced in the Next Expedition. Great excitement was caused in Camp Merritt late yesterday evening by the re- port that five instead of three transports will compose the next expedition to Manila, and that 5000 instead of 800 troops would bo sent. From ofiicers who are in a position to know it was learned that such a thing is highly probable. There are several facts that lend to the rumor the color of good £aith. Merritt. They were wot prepared for the sudden heat, which, with their military duties, made '-amp life exceedingly irk- Borne. Fortunately there were no sun- strokes nor cases of prostration, but it was clearly Illustrated from the way the soldiers were Inconvenienced by the sud- den rise of temperature, that canvas uni- forms will be necessary in the Philippines. Captain Langfltt, of the engineer corps, who was ordered to be prepared to sail on Tuesday, has been formally notified that his corps will not accompany the next expedition. The captain will open up a recruiting station in a few days, as the corps is about sixty men short. Lieutenant Alfred Hasbrough Jr.. of the Fourteenth Infantry, who has been on detached service in New York, and who was recently ordered to join his regiment, reported to Major Robe yesterday. Lieutenant B. C. Morse, Twenty-third Infantry, has been detailed by General Merritt as assistant to the chief of com- missary. Two cases of measles were reported in the Twenty-third yesterday, and both were quarantined. Colonel Hale, First Colorado, put his regiment through an extended order drill anil sham battle yesterday <>n the Pre- sidio grounds. The men of the regiment were vaccinated yesterday, and also the soldiers of the two Utah batteries. Colonel McC. Reeve had his camp thor- oughly watered yesterday. The camp looked much cleaner and "was certainly very much cooler than any other. Captain Young has been notified that he will be expected to mount one of his guns upon the forward deck of the ship in which the batteries sail. REGULAR ARMY SERVICE. Numerous Advantages Offered to Able- Bodied Unmarried Men of Good Character. The regular army now offers opportuni- ties for unmarried men. who are earnest in their purpose, able-bodied, and of good character, to get a fair start in life by serving their country for a few years. The regular army possesses numerous ad- vantages. The term of service is three years, but men who enlist now can secure a discharge at the end of the war by mak- ing application. Original enlistments are confined to persons who are citizens of the United States or who have made legal declaration of their intention to become citizens thereof, and who can speak the English language. The usual require- ment of being able to read and write English has been abrogated during the present war. In addition to their pay, all regular army soldiers receive rations, clothing, bedding, medicines and medical attend- ance free, and during war an increase of 20 per cent over the pay given in time of peace. The pay of a private is $13 per month, but during the war 20 per cent will be added to this, making $15 60 at least per month while hostilities con- tlnue. By care and economy a soldier can save from his clothing allowance a considera- ble sum, payable to him on his discnarge. He can deposit his savings in sums of not less than $o with any paymaster, and for sums so* deposited for the period of six months or longer the soldier on his final discharge will be paid interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. These deposits are non-forfeitable except for desertion. Whenever a soldier is honorably dis- charged at the expiration of his enlist- ment or on account of disability not caused by his own misconduct his travel pay is ample to carry him back to the place of enlistment. For an instance, a soldier discharged In the Philippines, 4000 miles from San Francisco, would receive one day's pay and one day's commuta- tion (In money) of his rations and cloth- ing for every twenty miles of the dis- tance—twenty miles bein~ counted for a day"s march. Therefore, he would re- ceive pay and commutation for 200 days from Manila to San Francisco, and the amount of money— several hundred dol- lars—would be largely in excess of the cost of transportation. In case the soldier decides to remain in the army after the war he will receive $1 per month increase for the third year of enlistment. Soldiers re-enlisting within three months from date of discharge re- ceive a further increase of pay for the | fourth and fifth years of service, and a still further increase for each five years of continuous service. For soldiers who serve honestly and faithfully for twenty years or who are discharged for wounds received or disease incurred in service, a comfortable home is maintained in the ! city of Washington. After thirty years' Service enlisted men are entitled to be i retired, and upon retirement they receive three-fourths of the monthly pay allowed by law to them in the grade they hold when retired and $9 50 per month as com- mutation for clothing and subsistence. Furthermore, there is at nearly every i post in the country a library and reading- room, in which is kept a good assortment of literature. There are also post schools, where every soldier can acquire, free of cost, a fair English education, and there are facilities for gymnastic exercises and proper games and other amusements. The purchasing act, by which a soldier can buy his discharge at the end of his first year's enlistment upon the payment of a stipulated sum, $120 being the maxi- mum price, is void during the war. An enlistment at the present time therefore means for the war at least and three years at most. \u0084 A man to serve in the infantry or artil- lery must be not less than 5 feet 4 inches , high, his weight not less than VSi nor more than 190 pounds; for cavalry, not less than ."> feet 4 inches nor more than 5 feet 10 inches, weight not more than Ida pounds. __„ Lieutenant Fisk and Lieutenant W hit- worth have opened a recruiting office for , the Eighteenth Infantry in the Examiner building, Market-street side; Lieutenant Franklin for the Twenty-third Infantry in rooms 6 and 7. 23 Kearny street; Lieu- tenant Abernathy for the Third Artillery in room 229, Phelan building; and Captain Keefer for the Hospital and Signal corps at room 219, Phelan building. Recruiting offices have also been established m all i the principal cities and towns of the State. At all the offices numerous appli- cations are being received, and as a rule the applicants are of a good class of earnest and determined men. Lieutenant Abernathy. in the Phelan building, yes- terday received about forty applications for the Third Artillery. Lieutenant Franklin at 23 Kearny street, who opened his office yesterday morning, received about a dozen applications for the Twenty- third Infantry. •'The regular army has trained officers, and it therefore stands to reason that the inon will have the fullest confidence In them " said Lieutenant Abernathy. it a man rises in tho regular army he se- j cures something that he can depend upon. He is not thrown out at the end of the war The newspapers to the contrary notwithstanding, a search of the army register shows that in the Civil War a greater proportion, although not greater | in number, roso from the ranks in the regular army than from the volunteer | ""The fact that the regular army soldior is better fed on the same ration than the volunteer is another thing to be consid- ered The regular army cooks make the most of the ration, although they may be no better cooks than those of the volun- teers Private Fox. the cook of Battery I Third \rtillery, to which 1 belong, has been in the service fifteen years, and makes a ration go farther and somehow taste better than most cooks in civil life could do. Owing to the superior training of his supply officer the regular army sol- dier is more sure to g^t his full ration and all the clothing he is entitled to. Another thing that may have some weight is that among the volunteers men become officers more through their popularity than any- thin" else Of course there are exceptions to this. In the regular army, however, men must rise almost entirely on their merits." "Although an applicant is not now re- quired to rend and writ" English, but only to speak the language.' said Lieu- tenant Franklin, "I found during a month's recruiting in Texas only one man who could not read and write, and he was an American born. "Now as to the pay of soldiers. I have a man in my office here who draws $21 fiO a month, and there are a great many in my regiment who are receiving larger pay than that. . ._„ "In time of peace a private receives $408 for his three years of service, and if he is careful he can save nearly every cent of it In time of war his pay will amount to much more. So you see a man can. if he manages correctly, lay by a neat sum of money." WILL HAVE ICE IN MANILA T'nele Sam, one of the very best em- j ployers on the face of the earth, is de- termined that his soldier boys will have ; Ice to cool their parched tonpues in Ma- nila. For the purpose of supplying the army with brand new made Ice, the mili- tary authorities in this city have pivon Instructions to the Vulcan Iron Works of j this city for an ice making plant with a j capacity of 5000 pounds of ice every twen- : ty-four hours. The specifications provide i that the Ice must be of the very best quality and chemically pure — that is to say made (if distilled water, for which purpose a distilling and purifying appa- ratus is to be provided. With the aid of this latter apparatus pur«-> and whole- some ice is insured, no matter what may be the quality of th-* water supply. The plant will furnish the ice in blocks eight by twelve by thirty-six inches, and weigh- ing about 100 pounds. A steam eniriii>\ direct-connected operates the ice machine. | and the steam is supplied by a twenty- horse power portable boiler placed on skids. The machine is of the \ ulean ver- tical duplex cylinder, single acting type, so arranged that either cylinder may^be used alone in case of accident to . the The Vulcan ice machine is in use on the following steamers of the Philippine expedition, viz: City of Peking, City of Sydney, Colon and Zealandia. ': SIXTH CALIFORNIA. The Regimental Camp at the Presidio in Excellent . Condition. The Sixth California Infantry is to be , broken up temporarily at least and. the various companies stationed at points in \u25a0 San Francisco harbor and vicinity. Com- pany F will go to Santa Cruz Monday, and yesterday General Merrltt ordered Company A to take station at Alca.traz Island as soon as it is fully equipped. This will not be later than to-morrow or Tuesday, for part of the supplies have already been Issued to the regiment, and \u25a0 yesterday new uniforms were given to the men. Assistant Rurgfon Captain T. A. Rot- tanzi and Hospital Steward Lu.llow will accompany E to Santa <'ruz. Dr. R<>t- tanzi. who has been confined to the hos- pital for several days suffering from a poisoned wound In the neck, reported for duty yesterday. Hospital Steward Tray rs Will probably go to Alcatraz with Com- pany A. No orders have been issued for the re- maining companies, but one will probably Angel Island, another to Pinole, one or more to Benicia, and one each to San Diego and Vancouver. The Sixth California is the model camp of all the troops stationed here. Not even y the quarters of the Fourteenth, Eigh- f teenth and Twenty-third regiments of regulars can compare with the Sixth in cleanliness. The boys take great pleasure in their ramp, and not SO much as a straw is left lyingin any of the company; streets. The kitchens are as tidy as any In the best-regulated hotels, and the cook- ing is clean and'wholesome. The Sixth will be joined nn the Presidio drill plain to-morrow by Major Hess'-bat- tallon of the Third Artillery and the Ltah Light Artillery. War Incidents. On the Market Street Railway Com« pany's lines, commencing Sunday. June. 5. IS9S, for the purpose of accommodating . passengers visiting (amp Merritt, trans- fers will be issued, subject to the rules of '•.. the respective lines, as follows: North- bound Sixteenth and Fillmore street \u25a0 cars will transfer to westbound McAllls- . ter street riirs. Eastbnund McAllister street cars will transfer to southbound. Fillmore street cars. . : Colonel F. B. Hastings. .1 retired sol- dier of the Fifth New York or Ellsworth, . Zouaves, coi UaHy invites any old sol- diers, widows ami the regular army solr diers and new volunteers in camp in San Francisco or vicinity to visit his heauti- :•" ful fruit ranch at Sun Leandro, Cal.. and .: there pick all the cherries they wish. .:!\u25a0'\u25a0 tons of cherries on the ranch, 1 and Colonel Hastings requests hi? guests . : to bring baskets with them and carry a i; ! supply of fruit away. H. requests Visit---; •'". ors, however, to be craeful not to 'break; ".: ! the limbs of tre< s. The member? of Mission Camp of the Woodmen of ;ho World have arranged a j reception to the members of the order who arc with the Colorado and Nebraska : volunteers at present at Camp Merritt, It will take place in the lodgeroom of the : camp, and a good programme of music, \u25a0 song and then dancing has been arranged. -hoppers" will to-morrow evening— the time set for the reception— show that they honor those of their brethren who have enrolled themselves to support the dic-nity of the stars and stripes. _ The soldiers at Camp Bderrltt are not f resentful. Although the Market Street Railroad Company continues to mulct 1 them of th.-ir nickels while their com- rades at the Presidio ride free on the Union and Hyde street lines, the regi- mental bands have inaugurated a scheme by which Uncle Collis profits to a con- siderable extent. Each afternoon one r,f the bands gives a concert in Golden Gate .. I'ark. and many poop;.' go out to hear the One music. For years the railroad com- I pany has found it profitable to engage a i band for Sunday concerts, but now dai'y rts are -lven without cost and still the corporation does not see its way clear the men in uniform rido free. Yes- terday several hundred people listened I 1 the concert of the Nebraska band from 2 to 4 p. m.. all of whom had to patronize the Market Street Company. Yesterday was a sort of "off day" at Camp Merritt. Some of the commands put in their full drill time—six hours ~ b'lt as a rule drill was confined -to the mornms hours, and after dinner the men were allowed to con! off. Brigadier General M *-er is ready to en- .: tor upon his new duties and will estab- lish his headquarters at '"amp M.rritt to- day. It was at (irst intended that h« should take command of the First Brig- ade, relieving Colonel Ovenshlne, but it is now conSiden d likely that he will d.- vote his entire attention to supervising the preparations for the departure of the second expedition. This will include a personal Inspection of the troops and transports, ston S, etc. • Washington Volunteers The First and Second battalions of Washlngton volunteers will be completely armed and outtltted in a day or two, and are living la hopes of being sent to the Philippines this week. They arc drilling two hours every morning and two hours every afternoon and are making splendid progress. Lieutenant-Colonel Fife, com* branding, Is very proud of his men, and says they can rnako as good a showing aa any regiment now here. They are not raw recruits by any means. They have been in the National Guard of Washing- ton for years, and were well up in all that pertains to military drill before com- ing here, and now having been in camp several weeks they are well disciplined. They are all anxious to go to the front, and think it is but just to allow them to be among the first. One of the soldiers at Fontana barracks fainted yesterday while on drill, having been overcome by the heat. Private Howard D. Madsen, convicted of using obscene language to an officer, has been turned over to the Presidio officials. There is only one sick soldier in the command. He has pneumonia, but was slightly better yesterday. COLORSFORTHE SEVENTH Colonel Berry's Regiment Pre- sented With a Stand by the Chamber of Commerce. Proudly the gallant Seventh California marched out of Camp Merritt yesterday- morning and over the hills to the Pre- sidio, where it was presented with a mag- nificent stand of colors by George A. Newhall on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. "Very handsome the regiment looked, the men wearing their new uni- forms for the first time and carrying can- teens and haversacks -with one ration for their noonday meal. Line was formed in column of battal- ions on the slope south of the old camp Bite of the First California, the band and field music on the right of the First Bat- talion. At 10:30 o'clock Major-General Dickinson and staff and Adjutant-Gene- ral Barrett of the National Guard, with Captain F. de L. Carrington, U. S. A., joined Hugh Craig and Mr. Newhall of the Chamber of Commerce, the entire party then taking Bt&tlon in front of Colonel Berry and his staff. The colors, a beautiful silk American flag and the regimental colors, a blue field, on which was embroidered the State coat-of-arms, were brought up by the color sergeants, escorted by the senior company, B, Captain Dodge, and the hand. Taking the banners and removing the oilcloth covers Mr. Newhall addressed Colonel Berry as follows: Colonel Berry, Officers and Men of the Seventh California United States Volunteer Infantry: I can hardly speak when I see be- fore me the flower of our young men from the southern part of this our glorious State. Our honored President, Mr. McKlnley, has called forth the armies of this our country, and you, my men, I am proud to say, were among: the first to respond to this call at a t!m« when our country needed all its sons. I have been twice honored, first, in being se- lected by the Chamber of Commerce to present a stand of colon, and second, in being se- lected to present this stand of colors to you, our well-beloved L,os Angeles regiment. Iam, a» you know, a Los Angeles man my- self in part. My interests are there, my love of people is there, but in this war we recog- nize no North, no South, no East, no West— we stand together as a unit for right and liberty. The time has come when California has shown the other Suite? how soon they can raise a regiment at th» call of the President. I will not nay to you, be first In all things, because I know that every man In this regi- ment goes forth to do his duty regardless of cost. I will not say to you. think of your homesi, because when 1 look around Los Ange- les and see it studded with the finest homes In the State. I am more than over convinced that (.'ulifornianp are home-lovers. 1 will not say to you. think of your sweethearts and wives, because Iknow that when the band is playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me" in far Manila, there will be many thoughts turned towards the orange groves of Riverside and 'the shady walks of Pasadena. But, turning from hearth and home to sterner things, 1 now hand you these glorious colors. Keep them sacred: when shot and shell aro screaming in the air, think, men, of the colors of your country. Defend them with your last drop of blood, and when you all come march- ins home wo will be here to receive you bear- ing these colors we now entrust to your keep- Ing. Colonel Bern" received fhe colors with a graceful reply, pledging his own life and the lives of his officers and men to their defense. The colors were then escorted to Com- pany C, Captain Longworthy. the color company; the battalions wheeled into column of companies and the regiment marched in review before the assembled Officers and citizens. After this ceremony the Seventh moved down upon its former camp ground, arms were stacked, accoutrements unslung and the men began the prosaic work of polic- ing the spot that had been their home for two weeks and more. Quickly the straw and rubbish were gathered up and set on fire after which the men broke to the sheltering trees and in the refreshing Bhade ate their scanty meal. The regi- ment retired to camp Merritt at 2 p. m. IT WAS SOL'S DAY TO SHINE. SOMETHING THAT MAY BE NEEDED AT MANILA. When the Twentieth Regiment of Kansas Volunteer Infantry arrived in San Francisco the regimental equipment for active service in the field was not complete. Among the important equipments lacking were sur- gical instruments. Yesterday the deficiency in this respect was supplied through the patriotism and en- terprise of employes of The Call. A full set of the finest instruments, inclosed in a nickel-plated case covered by leather, was presented to the surgeons of the regiment through the colonel commanding. Engraved on the nickel plate is this inscription: "Presented to the Twentieth Regiment Infantry, Kansas Volunteers, by the Employes of the San Francisco Call. San Francisco, June 3, 1898." THE SAN FRAXCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1898. 8 ADVERTISEMENTS. : /^if^^rl 4. /If (m/fi Ja\ Sjjg WA In. \ \ '*? ' ' -•' "Yes, it cures all manner of weakness by simply re- • storing to the weakened organs the power they have lost. " Years of study and experiment taught me that our vitality- depends upon the electricity in our bodies. Excess or abuse of the laws of nature robs us of this force and it must be replaced. 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Transcript of 8 MONTEREY IS NOW READY TO SAIL - Chronicling...
MONTEREY IS NOW READY TO SAILSeventh California
Receives a Standof Colors.
New Brigadiers Take theField— Transportation for
lowa Troops.The story wired from the East yes-
terday that Major General Merritt hadtelegraphed to the War Department
that he would sail from San FranciscoSunday has no foundation In fact.General Merritt has not fixed any datefor sailing, as he does not know when
the fleet of transports will be ready tosail.It was ascertained last night that
there had been several conferences onthe subject of holding the Zealandiaand China until three more ships wereready to join the fleet. Should this planbe adopted mure organizations thanthose already designated will be di-rected to embark. The conflicting ru-mors regarding the dispatch of a Span-
ish squadron to the Orient and the un-certainty as to the whereabouts of Cer-vera's ships have cut some figure Inthe calculations for the second Manilaexpedition. Until within the lasttwenty-four hours there has been just
the shadow of doubt in Washington asto the exact location of Cervera'ssquadron. Now that all doubt on thisscore is dispelled, orders may come to-General M^rritt to make all possiblehaste to dispatch the second expedi-tion.
General E. L. Otis, the organizer ofthe division at Camp Merritt, remark-ed yesterday that further orders re-garding the preparation of troopswould come from the headquarter? ofthe Department of the Pacific. Thestaff officers of Major General Merrittwere busy enough yesterday and work-ed at headquarters in the Phelanbuilding until «i late hour. The chielpaymaster announces that all thetroops will be paid before they leavethis port for Manila. As far as can be
rtained, no one in authority atheadquarters expects the fleet to sailnext Tuesday. A day as far distant asMom iay, June 13, is given as thr> datei ( sailing by officers familiar with theaffairs of the quartermaster's depart-ment. In the event of pressing emer-gency or groat peril Merritt could gettwo or three ships with troops and sup-plies aboard on the way to Manilawithin forty-eight hours. There seemsto be nothing in the situatio-n at pres-ent to demand such haste.
Major Hess will bring four batteriesof the Third United States Artillery tothe Presidio parade plain to-morrow.Two of the batteries are at present atFort Point, one is at Alcatraz Islandand the other is at Limo Point. Gen-eral M. P. Miller has taken commandof the First Brigade of the Philippineexpeditionary forces and Major Kinzie,U. S. A., now commando th-- Third Ar-tillery Regiment and the defenses ofSan Francisco harbor. The adjutantof the regiment is Lieutenant Rum-baugh. Captain Sedgwick Pratt andLieutenant Rutnbaugh expected to jointhe command for duty at Manila, butthey were not designated for that ser-vice by the powers that be. A companyof the Sixth California Volunteer In-fantry goes to garrison "the rock,"known as Alcatraz. Captain Hay's bat-tery of California Heavy Infantry Vol-unteers may be ordered to Lime Pointto man the high-power twelve-inch jbreech -loading rifles which constitute !the highest battery in th<- world.
Major \y. .\. Simpson. United StatesVolunteers, chief of artillery on <",.>neral
Merritt's staff, will perform the duties !of ordnance officer until further orders Iin addition to his other duties.
Rrigadier Generals Kinir and Greene,who are to command two brigades ofthe Manila expedition, are expected toarrive in San Francisco early this week.
The steamships Ohio and Centennial,chartered as troopships, are to bethoroughly inspected as to their sani-tary condition by a board of medicalofficers appointed by ordi-r of GeneralMerritt consisting of Major R. U."White, surgeon, and Captains 15. K.Morris and W. T. Crosby, assistant gur-geons. They will report on the ca-pacity, the changes deemed necessaryand other matters connected with thevessels.It is said that about 50 per cent of
the men who have applied for enlist-ment in the Signal Corps have beenrejected on the ground of physical de-fects. About seventy-five more menare needed, and Major Thompson, chiefofficer of the corps, has been obligedto East for a number of expertt lepraphers, linemen, etc. The fol-lowing have been commissioned in theSignal Corps: Lieutenants Perkins,Gordon and Kilbourne, and CaptainsMartin and McKenna.
First lieutenant <'hnrles Q. Wnnr].
Ward Of the Third United States Artil-lery, having resigned his appointmentas regimental quartermaster, has beenattached to Battery H of that regi-ment.
tleneral Merriam, commanding theDepartment of California, was yester-day advised that the quartermaster'sdepartment had engaged transportationfor the Fifty-first lowa Volunteer In-fantry from 1>es Moines to San Fran-cisco. Towa furnished from 1861 to iB6O70.000 volunteer soldiers, of infantry, ar-tilleryand cavalry. The regiments be-gin to number now where the regi-mental numbers ceased in the Civil"War. The Fifty-first, destined for ser-vice in the Philippines, is made up oftroops from Dps Moines, Council Bluffsand other place's. There are so manylowana In Ban Francisco that the vol-unteers from that State will receive acordial greeting on their arrival here.
Brigadier-General V. Oreene arrivedin town last night, having comestraight from Tampa. Florida, by wayof Chicago. The general said that hewas colonel in command of th« Sev-enty-first Regiment, New York Volun-teers, and that ho received the ap-pointment of brigadier-general and wasordered to report to General Merritthere. His regiment, which is now sta-tioned at Tampa, was put in commandof Colonel "Wallace A. Downs. Thegeneral says that he ranks as firstbrigadier, first division of the regulars.His was the first regiment of volun-teers to be sent to Florida. He is ahandsome, soldierly appearing man andIs president of the Barber Asphalt Pav-ing Company in New York City. Whenasked about his movements he repliedthat he knew nothing whatever, but
was subject to the orders of GeneralMerritt.Inhis party were Major \V. A. Wads-
worth and Lieutenant W. <;. Hates.They were given accommodations atthe Palace.
Major George H. Penrose of the reg-ular army also registered at the Pal-ace, having come to this coast Incharge
of thirty recruits from Fort Douglas,
Salt Lake City, Utah.It was understood last night In- Ad-
miral Miller and other leading officersof the navy that the Monterey wouldleave this harbor to-day on the longvoyage to Manila. It was figured thatthe monitor could steam taster thanher companion, the collier Brutus, soafter being out three or four days theMonterey may, if the weather be fa-vorable, cut loose from the collier andspeed ahead to Honolulu.
At a meeting of Court Magnolia. A.O. F. of A., held May 27, Itwas unani-
mously resolved that the dues of allmembers of that court called upon toenlist during the present war would bekept paid up by the court.
The dinner in compliment to MajorGeneral Merritt will be given at thePacific-Union Club next Thursday
evening. Mayor Phelan is directingthe preparations for the function.
INSPECTION OF TROOPS.
It is known that the expedition willnothe pot ready by that time. A board ofsurvey from General Otis' headquarters
examined the transports yesterday andascertained this fact, which they report-ed to General Otis. The ships, it isthought, will be in shape to be boardedby the troops the last of next week.
Yesterday Colonel Hughes and CaptainMallory Inspected the First Nebraska,the two Utah Light batteries and theUtah troop of cavalry. To-morrow theThirteenth Minnesota will be inspected at9 o'clock in the morning and the SeventhCalifornia probably on Tuesday. The in-spections have been excellent, and inview of this fact and also the probabilitythat the five Government transports will}>c completed about the same time, thereis rood reason to believe that the FirstNebraska, Seventh California, UtahCavalry, Thirteenth Minnesota and Twen-
tleth Knnsns will be included among thetroops to leave San Francisco this week.
The only doubtful proposition on theslate, if there be any. is the Utah troop.It is known positively that General Mer-ritt has discussed with Captain Calne th.-advisability <\u25a0: attempting to transportthe horses to Manila. The general doesnol believe th.- animals can make thetrip, and it is eery likely th.- troop willi..- s.nt as Infantry, as it is said the Inlt-. 1 States government will be unable to
secure the necessary horses in the Philip-pines.
Colonel Hawkins. Tenth PennsylvaniaRegiment, stated that his men would go
on the Zealandla. The stores are now
"yesterday was a day of great suffering
among the officers and soldiers at Camp
Five Thousand Men May BeEmbraced in the Next
Expedition.Great excitement was caused in Camp
Merritt late yesterday evening by the re-port that five instead of three transportswill compose the next expedition toManila, and that 5000 instead of 800 troopswould bo sent. From ofiicers who are ina position to know it was learned thatsuch a thing is highly probable. Thereare several facts that lend to the rumorthe color of good £aith.
Merritt. They were wot prepared for thesudden heat, which, with their militaryduties, made '-amp life exceedingly irk-Borne. Fortunately there were no sun-strokes nor cases of prostration, but itwas clearly Illustrated from the way thesoldiers were Inconvenienced by the sud-den rise of temperature, that canvas uni-forms willbe necessary in the Philippines.
Captain Langfltt, of the engineer corps,who was ordered to be prepared to sailon Tuesday, has been formally notifiedthat his corps will not accompany thenext expedition. The captain will openup a recruiting station in a few days, asthe corps is about sixty men short.
Lieutenant Alfred Hasbrough Jr.. of theFourteenth Infantry, who has been ondetached service in New York, and whowas recently ordered to join his regiment,reported to Major Robe yesterday.
Lieutenant B. C. Morse, Twenty-thirdInfantry, has been detailed by General
Merritt as assistant to the chief of com-missary.
Two cases of measles were reported inthe Twenty-third yesterday, and bothwere quarantined.
Colonel Hale, First Colorado, put hisregiment through an extended order drillanil sham battle yesterday <>n the Pre-sidio grounds. The men of the regimentwere vaccinated yesterday, and also thesoldiers of the two Utah batteries.
Colonel McC. Reeve had his camp thor-oughly watered yesterday. The camplooked much cleaner and "was certainlyvery much cooler than any other.
Captain Young has been notified that hewillbe expected to mount one of his gunsupon the forward deck of the ship inwhich the batteries sail.
REGULAR ARMY SERVICE.
Numerous Advantages Offered
to Able-Bodied Unmarried
Men of Good Character.
The regular army now offers opportuni-
ties for unmarried men. who are earnestin their purpose, able-bodied, and of goodcharacter, to get a fair start in life byserving their country for a few years.
The regular army possesses numerous ad-vantages. The term of service is threeyears, but men who enlist now can securea discharge at the end of the war by mak-ing application. Original enlistments areconfined to persons who are citizens ofthe United States or who have made legaldeclaration of their intention to becomecitizens thereof, and who can speak theEnglish language. The usual require-
ment of being able to read and writeEnglish has been abrogated during thepresent war.
In addition to their pay, all regulararmy soldiers receive rations, clothing,bedding, medicines and medical attend-ance free, and during war an increase of20 per cent over the pay given in time ofpeace. The pay of a private is $13 permonth, but during the war 20 per centwill be added to this, making $15 60 at
least per month while hostilities con-tlnue.
By care and economy a soldier can savefrom his clothing allowance a considera-ble sum, payable to him on his discnarge.He can deposit his savings in sums of notless than $o with any paymaster, and forsums so* deposited for the period of sixmonths or longer the soldier on his finaldischarge will be paid interest at the rateof 4 per cent per annum. These depositsare non-forfeitable except for desertion.
Whenever a soldier is honorably dis-charged at the expiration of his enlist-ment or on account of disability notcaused by his own misconduct his travelpay is ample to carry him back to theplace of enlistment. For an instance, asoldier discharged In the Philippines, 4000miles from San Francisco, would receiveone day's pay and one day's commuta-tion (In money) of his rations and cloth-ing for every twenty miles of the dis-tance—twenty miles bein~ counted for aday"s march. Therefore, he would re-ceive pay and commutation for 200 daysfrom Manila to San Francisco, and theamount of money— several hundred dol-lars—would be largely in excess of thecost of transportation.Incase the soldier decides to remain in
the army after the war he willreceive $1per month increase for the third year ofenlistment. Soldiers re-enlisting withinthree months from date of discharge re-
ceive a further increase of pay for the |fourth and fifth years of service, and astill further increase for each five yearsof continuous service. For soldiers whoserve honestly and faithfully for twentyyears or who are discharged for woundsreceived or disease incurred in service, acomfortable home is maintained in the !
city of Washington. After thirty years'Service enlisted men are entitled to be iretired, and upon retirement they receivethree-fourths of the monthly pay allowedby law to them in the grade they holdwhen retired and $9 50 per month as com-mutation for clothing and subsistence.
Furthermore, there is at nearly every ipost in the country a library and reading-room, in which is kept a good assortmentof literature. There are also post schools,where every soldier can acquire, free ofcost, a fair English education, and thereare facilities for gymnastic exercises andproper games and other amusements.
The purchasing act, by which a soldiercan buy his discharge at the end of hisfirst year's enlistment upon the paymentof a stipulated sum, $120 being the maxi-mum price, is void during the war. Anenlistment at the present time thereforemeans for the war at least and threeyears at most. \u0084
A man to serve in the infantry or artil-lery must be not less than 5 feet 4 inches ,high, his weight not less than VSi normore than 190 pounds; for cavalry, notless than ."> feet 4 inches nor more than5 feet 10 inches, weight not more than Idapounds. __„
Lieutenant Fisk and Lieutenant W hit-worth have opened a recruiting office for ,
the Eighteenth Infantry in the Examinerbuilding, Market-street side; LieutenantFranklin for the Twenty-third Infantryin rooms 6 and 7. 23 Kearny street; Lieu-tenant Abernathy for the Third Artilleryin room 229, Phelan building;and CaptainKeefer for the Hospital and Signal corpsat room 219, Phelan building. Recruitingoffices have also been established m all i
the principal cities and towns of theState. At all the offices numerous appli-cations are being received, and as a rulethe applicants are of a good class of
earnest and determined men. LieutenantAbernathy. in the Phelan building, yes-terday received about forty applicationsfor the Third Artillery. LieutenantFranklin at 23 Kearny street, who openedhis office yesterday morning, receivedabout a dozen applications for the Twenty-third Infantry.
•'The regular army has trained officers,
and it therefore stands to reason that theinon will have the fullest confidence Inthem
"said Lieutenant Abernathy. it
a man rises in tho regular army he se- jcures something that he can depend upon.
He is not thrown out at the end of thewar The newspapers to the contrarynotwithstanding, a search of the armyregister shows that in the Civil War agreater proportion, although not greater |in number, roso from the ranks in theregular army than from the volunteer |
""The fact that the regular army soldioris better fed on the same ration than thevolunteer is another thing to be consid-ered The regular army cooks make themost of the ration, although they may beno better cooks than those of the volun-teers Private Fox. the cook of Battery
IThird \rtillery,to which 1belong, has
been in the service fifteen years, and
makes a ration go farther and somehowtaste better than most cooks in civil lifecould do. Owing to the superior trainingof his supply officer the regular army sol-dier is more sure to g^t his full ration andall the clothing he is entitled to. Anotherthing that may have some weight is thatamong the volunteers men become officersmore through their popularity than any-thin" else Of course there are exceptionsto this. In the regular army, however,
men must rise almost entirely on theirmerits."
"Although an applicant is not now re-quired to rend and writ" English, butonly to speak the language.' said Lieu-tenant Franklin, "I found during amonth's recruiting in Texas only one manwho could not read and write, and he wasan American born.
"Now as to the pay of soldiers. Ihavea man in my office here who draws $21 fiOa month, and there are a great many inmy regiment who are receiving largerpay than that. . ._„
"In time of peace a private receives $408
for his three years of service, and if heis careful he can save nearly every centof it In time of war his pay will amountto much more. So you see a man can. ifhe manages correctly, lay by a neat sumof money."
WILLHAVEICE IN MANILA
T'nele Sam, one of the very best em- jployers on the face of the earth, is de-termined that his soldier boys will have ;
Ice to cool their parched tonpues in Ma-nila. For the purpose of supplying thearmy with brand new made Ice, the mili-tary authorities in this city have pivon
Instructions to the Vulcan Iron Works of jthis city for an ice making plant with a jcapacity of 5000 pounds of ice every twen- :ty-four hours. The specifications provide i
that the Ice must be of the very bestquality and chemically pure
—that is to
say made (if distilled water, for whichpurpose a distilling and purifying appa-ratus is to be provided. With the aid ofthis latter apparatus pur«-> and whole-some ice is insured, no matter what maybe the quality of th-* water supply. Theplant will furnish the ice in blocks eightby twelve by thirty-six inches, and weigh-ing about 100 pounds. A steam eniriii>\direct-connected operates the ice machine. |
and the steam is supplied by a twenty-
horse power portable boiler placed onskids. The machine is of the \ ulean ver-tical duplex cylinder, single acting type,so arranged that either cylinder may^beused alone in case of accident to . the
The Vulcan ice machine is in use onthe following steamers of the Philippineexpedition, viz: City of Peking, City ofSydney, Colon and Zealandia. ':
SIXTH CALIFORNIA.
The Regimental Camp at the
Presidio in Excellent .Condition.
The Sixth California Infantry is to be ,broken up temporarily at least and. thevarious companies stationed at points in \u25a0
San Francisco harbor and vicinity. Com-pany F will go to Santa Cruz Monday,
and yesterday General Merrltt orderedCompany A to take station at Alca.trazIsland as soon as it is fully equipped.This will not be later than to-morrow orTuesday, for part of the supplies havealready been Issued to the regiment, and \u25a0
yesterday new uniforms were given tothe men.
Assistant Rurgfon Captain T. A. Rot-tanzi and Hospital Steward Lu.llow willaccompany E to Santa <'ruz. Dr. R<>t-tanzi. who has been confined to the hos-pital for several days suffering from apoisoned wound In the neck, reported forduty yesterday. Hospital Steward Tray rsWill probably go to Alcatraz with Com-pany A.
No orders have been issued for the re-maining companies, but one will probably
Angel Island, another to Pinole,
one or more to Benicia, and one each toSan Diego and Vancouver.
The Sixth California is the model campof all the troops stationed here. Not even ythe quarters of the Fourteenth, Eigh- f
teenth and Twenty-third regiments ofregulars can compare with the Sixth incleanliness. The boys take great pleasurein their ramp, and not SO much as astraw is left lyingin any of the company;streets. The kitchens are as tidy as any
In the best-regulated hotels, and the cook-ing is clean and'wholesome.
The Sixth will be joined nn the Presidiodrillplain to-morrow by Major Hess'-bat-tallon of the Third Artilleryand the LtahLight Artillery.
War Incidents.On the Market Street Railway Com«
pany's lines, commencing Sunday. June.5. IS9S, for the purpose of accommodating .passengers visiting (amp Merritt, trans-fers willbe issued, subject to the rules of '•..the respective lines, as follows: North-bound Sixteenth and Fillmore street \u25a0
cars will transfer to westbound McAllls- .ter street riirs. Eastbnund McAllisterstreet cars will transfer to southbound.Fillmore street cars. .:
Colonel F. B. Hastings. .1 retired sol-dier of the Fifth New York or Ellsworth, .Zouaves, coi UaHy invites any old sol-diers, widows ami the regular army solrdiers and new volunteers in camp in SanFrancisco or vicinity to visit his heauti- :•"ful fruit ranch at Sun Leandro, Cal.. and .:there pick all the cherries they wish.
.:!\u25a0'\u25a0 tons of cherries on the ranch,1 and Colonel Hastings requests hi? guests . :
to bring baskets with them and carry a i;
! supply of fruit away. H. requests Visit---; •'".ors, however, to be craeful not to 'break; ".:
! the limbs of tre< s.The member? of Mission Camp of the
Woodmen of ;ho World have arranged aj reception to the members of the orderwho arc with the Colorado and Nebraska
: volunteers at present at Camp Merritt, Itwill take place in the lodgeroom of the
:camp, and a good programme of music,\u25a0 song and then dancing has been arranged.
-hoppers" will to-morrow evening—the time set for the reception— show thatthey honor those of their brethren whohave enrolled themselves to support thedic-nity of the stars and stripes.
_The soldiers at Camp Bderrltt are not f
resentful. Although the Market StreetRailroad Company continues to mulct
1 them of th.-ir nickels while their com-rades at the Presidio ride free on theUnion and Hyde street lines, the regi-mental bands have inaugurated a schemeby which Uncle Collis profits to a con-siderable extent. Each afternoon one r,f
the bands gives a concert in Golden Gate ..I'ark.and many poop;.' go out to hear theOne music. For years the railroad com-
I pany has found it profitable to engage ai band for Sunday concerts, but now dai'y
rts are -lven without cost and stillthe corporation does not see its way clear
the men in uniform rido free. Yes-terday several hundred people listened I 1the concert of the Nebraska band from 2to 4 p. m.. all of whom had to patronizethe Market Street Company.
Yesterday was a sort of "off day" atCamp Merritt. Some of the commandsput in their full drill time—six hours ~b'lt as a rule drill was confined -to themornms hours, and after dinner the menwere allowed to con! off.Brigadier General M *-er is ready to en- .:
tor upon his new duties and will estab-lish his headquarters at '"amp M.rritt to-day. It was at (irst intended that h«should take command of the First Brig-ade, relieving Colonel Ovenshlne, but itis now conSiden d likely that he will d.-vote his entire attention to supervisingthe preparations for the departure of thesecond expedition. This will include apersonal Inspection of the troops andtransports, ston S, etc.
•Washington Volunteers
The First and Second battalions of
Washlngton volunteers willbe completelyarmed and outtltted in a day or two, andare living la hopes of being sent to thePhilippines this week. They arc drillingtwo hours every morning and two hoursevery afternoon and are making splendidprogress. Lieutenant-Colonel Fife, com*branding, Is very proud of his men, andsays they can rnako as good a showingaa any regiment now here. They are notraw recruits by any means. They havebeen in the National Guard of Washing-
ton for years, and were well up in allthat pertains to military drill before com-ing here, and now having been in campseveral weeks they are well disciplined.They are all anxious to go to the front,
and think it is but just to allow them tobe among the first.
One of the soldiers at Fontana barracksfainted yesterday while on drill, havingbeen overcome by the heat.
Private Howard D. Madsen, convictedof using obscene language to an officer,has been turned over to the Presidioofficials.
There is only one sick soldier in the
command. He has pneumonia, but wasslightly better yesterday.
COLORSFORTHE SEVENTH
Colonel Berry's Regiment Pre-sented With a Stand by the
Chamber of Commerce.Proudly the gallant Seventh California
marched out of Camp Merritt yesterday-morning and over the hills to the Pre-sidio, where it was presented with a mag-nificent stand of colors by George A.Newhall on behalf of the Chamber ofCommerce. "Very handsome the regimentlooked, the men wearing their new uni-forms for the first time and carrying can-
teens and haversacks -with one ration fortheir noonday meal.
Line was formed in column of battal-ions on the slope south of the old campBite of the First California, the band andfield music on the right of the First Bat-talion. At 10:30 o'clock Major-GeneralDickinson and staff and Adjutant-Gene-ral Barrett of the National Guard, withCaptain F. de L. Carrington, U. S. A.,joined Hugh Craig and Mr. Newhall ofthe Chamber of Commerce, the entireparty then taking Bt&tlon in front ofColonel Berry and his staff.
The colors, a beautiful silk Americanflag and the regimental colors, a bluefield, on which was embroidered the Statecoat-of-arms, were brought up by thecolor sergeants, escorted by the seniorcompany, B, Captain Dodge, and thehand. Taking the banners and removingthe oilcloth covers Mr. Newhall addressedColonel Berry as follows:
Colonel Berry, Officers and Men of theSeventh California United States VolunteerInfantry: Ican hardly speak when Isee be-fore me the flower of our young men from thesouthern part of this our glorious State.
Our honored President, Mr. McKlnley, hascalled forth the armies of this our country,and you, my men, Iam proud to say, wereamong: the first to respond to this call at at!m« when our country needed all its sons.Ihave been twice honored, first, in being se-
lected by the Chamber of Commerce to presenta stand of colon, and second, in being se-lected to present this stand of colors to you,our well-beloved L,os Angeles regiment.Iam, a» you know, a Los Angeles man my-
self in part. My interests are there, my loveof people is there, but in this war we recog-nize no North, no South, no East, no West—we stand together as a unit for right andliberty. The time has come when Californiahas shown the other Suite? how soon they canraise a regiment at th» call of the President.Iwill not nay to you, be first In all things,
because Iknow that every man In this regi-ment goes forth to do his duty regardless ofcost. Iwill not say to you. think of yourhomesi, because when 1 look around Los Ange-les and see it studded with the finest homes Inthe State. Iam more than over convinced that(.'ulifornianp are home-lovers. 1 willnot sayto you. think of your sweethearts and wives,because Iknow that when the band is playing"The Girl ILeft Behind Me" in far Manila,there will be many thoughts turned towardsthe orange groves of Riverside and 'the shadywalks of Pasadena.
But, turning from hearth and home to sternerthings, 1now hand you these glorious colors.Keep them sacred: when shot and shell aroscreaming in the air, think, men, of the colorsof your country. Defend them with your lastdrop of blood, and when you all come march-ins home wo will be here to receive you bear-ing these colors we now entrust to your keep-Ing.
Colonel Bern" received fhe colors witha graceful reply, pledging his own lifeand the lives of his officers and men totheir defense.
The colors were then escorted to Com-pany C, Captain Longworthy. the colorcompany; the battalions wheeled intocolumn of companies and the regimentmarched in review before the assembledOfficers and citizens.
After this ceremony the Seventh moveddown upon its former camp ground, armswere stacked, accoutrements unslung andthe men began the prosaic work of polic-ing the spot that had been their home for
two weeks and more. Quickly the strawand rubbish were gathered up and set onfire after which the men broke to thesheltering trees and in the refreshingBhade ate their scanty meal. The regi-
ment retired to camp Merritt at 2 p. m.
IT WAS SOL'S DAY TO SHINE.
SOMETHING THAT MAY BE NEEDED AT MANILA.When the Twentieth Regiment of Kansas Volunteer Infantry arrived inSan Francisco the regimental
equipment for active service in the field was not complete. Among the important equipments lacking were sur-gical instruments. Yesterday the deficiency in this respect was supplied through the patriotism and en-
terprise of employes of The Call. A full set of the finest instruments, inclosed in a nickel-plated case coveredby leather, was presented to the surgeons of the regiment through the colonel commanding. Engraved on
the nickel plate is this inscription: "Presented to the Twentieth Regiment Infantry, Kansas Volunteers, bythe Employes of the San Francisco Call. San Francisco, June 3, 1898."
THE SAN FRAXCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1898.8
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