Show GENERAL DIERRIAD SAILS I Will Erect Barracks at Honolulu Trops For Itlanila San Francisco Aug 21The transport trans-port Arizona with Major General Merriam Mer-riam and staff and about 1300 toops saIld ram for Mania via Honolulu just before noon today The Scaldla with of soldiers will depart another detachment sldiers wi I part In a few days I Is understood with him I that General Merriam carries plans ad authority to construct barracks bar-racks and hospitals for the troops at Honolulu which post is now attached to the department of the Pacific of whIch he is the commanding officer Brigadier Gneral King is in charge of I the troops on the Arizona nrfJOre Gen I cml Nerriam has Instructions i to erect a hospital a Honolulu to cost with Its site 3ttO Barracks for at least lU tUUS arc also to be erected at Honolulu The I First New York regiment consisting of 13 men and 200 men of the Second regi re I ment of volunteer engineers have been sent from here as the United States first I garrison on the island This force will be increased by the enlistment of a bat taUon of O men from the Hawaiian militia General Merriam has authority to spend l00OO for the erection of these barracks baracs Officers quarters at Honolulu are also toOl be built and It Is understood that Gen I oral Merriam bas power to spend 5SO for that purpose Residences for 44 officers cer are to be erected One of the most exacting duties General Meriam is instructed with is a survey of the harbor of Honolulu and a report as to the best means of forlfjlng It He has I with him three competent engineers who will have immediate charge of that work IlrIadier Gen raL Iler Is in charge of I the troops remaining in this city |