Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-17
MASTERING our VOLUNTEERS.
100000 WI be Relieved for Civil Duty
Within 30 Days.
$4,000 Listed Already " 20 the Present
the Utah batteries are Not
Included.

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out Of the volunteer army practically
began az the war department today.
and will be continued until the army
has boon placed Oh basis consistent
with our present relatlnus to the ma
tlora of the earth. orders were pro-
p4red today for the mastering out Of
about 5000 volunteer, including twcn-
ty.nvo regiments % infantry and about
rirht troopa OF cavalry ana i've ur Hlx
batteries ~ artillery.
Ths "details od the order on thlf
subject have not yet been FULLY per-
fociod, aud the officials connne them.
sUivra 10 renorai statements IN regard
thereto. 10 was admitted that the hrst
rcrimcnt nf Vermont volunteers, az
inchod 10 the Third army corps, en-
camped nt Chickimuura. Ca. had been
or,iered to proceed to Flrt Ethan Ailcn.
VI That post o. the nearest one 70
the homes uf the members OF rcEl'
mcnt. and was selected with q view
10 their mastering out soon after thry
arrive There.
Adu. den. Corbln rild that similar
course would boz followed In the ease
of the other volunteer regiments Hel.
.eted FOR muaiarlnF out. They would,
ho said. b. ordered a. their state capl'
sails az soon ns IL could Do done with
out dancer o. tho Interests or The
government. and mustered out NJ the
military service aH rapidly ~ possible.
In Response 90 q direct inquiry on ihn
subject. Gen. C1rhin said that ihl.
gnuran win b. f'inwfd with the Flrt
rrriment District ~ Columbia vulun-
Tor Infantry. which " now about in
embark al Santiago, Tor M1nlhuk
Unless thcrc ~ n decided change In
Tho present plans ~ the war dcpart-
mont. about 100000 volunteers VIII be
murierdd out within the next thlriN
days
N fhc department n being deferred.
BENDING the receipt % certain desired
Information from Mnj. Gen. Merritt
commanding the military forces IN inc
phIIlupluen. There ia a large number
of volunteer IN the philippines, ana
ii IL possible that u may be deemed
advisable 90 bring them home, and u
necessary 20 replace them with reEu-
lars.
The proposed reduction Of the army
20 tho rxteut ~ 10000 men VIII SUI
| leave a mlilin1, force o. about iis.w0
mon. regulars and volunteers, nvnilahl'
Tor all military purposes, II N be-
| llovrd 20 be the purpose ~ the nfmlnls'
| frntian 10 maintain an army ~ 10000
uuili an the pending cnmpllcntonH
| VITA Spain are finally disposed or
Gradually the framework ~ n gov
eminent Tor the CIvll administration q
| affairs IN cuba, Porto Rico and Huef
portions Of tho Philippines nH this gov
\ ernmont controls a. being framed. TN,
development ~ this plan ~ internal
| administration occupied much ~ N.
attention ~ the cabinet today. oui Ia
tor Secretary 0ngo, Attorney General
| Cirque, Postmaster GenHral Smith
/ and Acting Secretary Of state Moore
held n two hourH' conference "a M
state department, ronr ov'r The ~
| unite detail ~ establishing "a ctfil hd
| mirlrtrntinn. Gen. Corbln was present
| part ~ the time.
| Al IN. Outset the military nuthoriiic'
win be in charEc of al administrative
| anaiia IN cuba, Porto Roo ana othei
| ncurirtd pnanrfHiunf liut the military
fnrcca can do lltile more thnn dlrfcl
! the orderly execution ~ nNaUf. Ih'
4 curi,i ing ON ~ niHsnl communication
the collector ~ cLg inH ets are ciNi
functions which win be- taken In hnnt
~ the appropriate BUREAUS here. III
entire work being under the protection
n me military nuthnrItl'n.
The result OF the conference today
win Ne made known through the Va
rl0un departments Already steps hnvl
been taken 90 restore mall communlc1
tion between this country and cuba
hut the plans now under consideration
nrr likely 90 take In the question al
handling mail Inside 90 cuba, Port
Rico and other points. A mail Ht0amr
win leave New York tomorrow carry
Inc the first lot of mall a. Cuba whIcl
has lott New York since the war BE-
| ran.
The Spanish government has hcei
quito suliCltnus nB a. tho method 70
administering nnnira IN tho Antilles nl
account of the large Spanish Interest,"
remaining there The French Cmhasan
dor has received n number ~ inquire
M this line nud those have been lnii
before tho state department Aftcr ~
conference held there this afternoon
N. Thchnut N tho French embnmi
called ana was made acquainted viii
the general plan Of this government II
restoring stable administration
thrnugh tho SPANISH West indies IN
French omhafaadur has also been nd
Vlfcd hy the state department OF M
selection 90 military commissioners d
meet at Havana ana san Juan, tn
names ~ those commissioners huv
been awaited nt Madrid as n ~ On
pupore there 10 appoint Spanish com
mlHaionora OF Tho Same rank uH thoH
named by the United Stntca.
During tho day the government ho
gar an effort, through dinl0m1tl
channels, 10 re-estnhush cable com
municntpn with Maniln II was hs
llevod hy onicinlh tonlght that tho ff
fpila would prove successful. ALTHOUGH