Evening star., 1898-08-18
MUSTER OUT VOLUNTEERS
Those at Montauk or On Their Wav Will
Not Be Included,
From $4,000 to 100000 VIII Soop Rs
Discharged-The list New yorE
Wants to Remain.

secretary Alger said today that II had
reen decided to muster out of the military
service from 10000 to 900 of the yol,,n.
'eets put that 1t ould be done gradually
ana In such marEer as to best suit he
convenience and interests of all nartias
CONCERNED. He said that applications had
peeh received from a number of volunteer
regiments to be mustered out and from a
iuhDer OF others to be retained in the
service. so far as it is possible to do Sc
the Wisnes OF the men in this respect will
De complied with, keeping those who wish
" remain and mastering out those who
prefer TO return Immediately to their pri-
vate pursuits
The Secretary said that the matter of re-
cucihs the army required careful and thor
Uush ,t consideration, and that the names of
the organizations selected for mastering
out would not be made public for sever ii
Gays yet and possibly not until the nian
/ al been finally determined upon
AoJt- Gen. Corbin made somewhat SIM
liar statement and declined to go into mar
ticuiars. He said 1t was the desire of fhe
PRESIDENT before taking final action in this
mater TO ascertain the wishes of the vol
uhteer troops themselves. Many of these
volunteers are business and professi mn Il
men, whose private interests are sufferins
by reason of their absence from home II
is the Presidents desire in mastering o,t
the volunteers to select those specially de-
SlrCuS OF being excused from further roi1i
tary service and to retain those who % n
be longer employed without sacrifice To
their private interests
The volunteers to be mustered out will
all be ordered to return to the places where
they were mustered in, the state camps IN
Nest cases. in order that they NAV he +
no trouble or expense in returning to their
homes after leaving the military service Of
the government.
Not Among the First
1t was unofiicialiy stated today that none
of the volunteer troops assembled at Mon
tauk Point. L. l.. or under orders to proceed
there, will be included in the first batch of
troops to be mustered out. Most of these
soldiers have seen hard service on the field
Of battle in Santiago de Cuba and are re-
garded as among the most efficient in the
army. The present plan of the department
Is TO keep them in camp at Montauk Point
sufficiently long to permit of their thorough
recuperation from their trying experiences
In the feVer-laden districts of Cuba, and
also to provide them with a complete new
outfit of clothing, of which they are repre-
sented to be in great need. before seriously
considering the question of mastering them
out Of the service. Inasmuch as the Dis
trict of Columbia regiment is included in
this category, 1t appears that they are not
likely to be ordered back to this city for
mastering out for several weeks to come.
The fist New York.
Adjutant General Tillinghast of New
York was in conference with War DEPART
ment officials today about mastering out
New York troops. The New York soldiers
want to stay in the army as long as their
services are needed, but if any are to be
mustered out, Gen. Tillinghast thinks it
should be those regiments which were first
organized and sent to the front The ID
69th and list New York Regiments were
the first to be sent SOUTH They are COM
posed of business and laboring men and are
willing to get back to their work when
their services are no longer needed.