Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-03
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GOVERNORS VIEWS SOLICITED

Incomplete Regiments May First BE
Filled Up-Regiments of Negroes
Will Probably Be Omcered by Men
of Their Own Color.
Washington, May 30.-An important
rhase of the military programme is the
decision not to take up the details Of
organizing the new force of 70, 900 vol
nnteers for at least a week or 10 days.
At a cabinet meeting today inquiry was
made of Secretary Alger as to what
steps he proposed taking in the organ
iution of this large additional force Of
volunteers. His reply was that he
had not even considered the details Of
this question, and that his plan was not
TO take up the matter for a week OF 10
days.
In the meantime no conclusio on has
been reached as to whether a portion
Of the 5000 volunteers will be used
to recruit the regiments remaining un-
filled under the first call for 1876, 900
volunteers, which would take about
40, 900 men from the second call.
This would leave 35, 900 men to be Or
ganized in distinctly new regiments.
1t would have tie advantage Of filing
every regiment in the service, instead
Of leaving some of them with a depict
ed organization. On the other hand,
it would destroy the integrity of this
force of 7 5000 volunteers as a second
reserve
The var department is anxious to OBJ
tain the views of the governors of
states and territories in regard to filling
to their maximum the regiments al
ready furnished by them under the
first call, and with this object in view,
Adjutant-G General Corbin today sent
kilograms asking the several governors
to make recommendations to the de-
partment on this subject.
A number Of minor points coming
up constantly in relation to the second
call for volunteers are being passed
upon in a general way at this time.
For instance, the question arose today
as to whether cUlored officers, as we'll
as colored troops, would be taken as a
part OF the organizations offered. Cen
eFal Alger at once decided that il a
colored company had efficient, soldierly
colOred officers, they were as much en-
titled to receive recognition and accept
ance IN the military service as vert
the troops themselves. He made this
decision known to the governor of In
DANA, who asked for information, and
he stated the same thing to Represent
atiVe Hull, of Iowa, who has an organ
ilation OF colored men with colored
otlcers in his district. In this connec-
tion 1t developed that colored men are
being considered for some of the staff
appointments, and the surgeon-general
Oi the army has accepted a colored man
Us surgeon, with the rank of captain.
Inc colored surgeon will be assigned to
acolored regiment, and colored troops
and colored officers will be kept to-
eetnoi as lar as possible,
1t Is not yet known what states will
@ called upon for infantry, cavalry or
artillery. 1t Is quite likely, however,
.aa' any request a state may make in
tnls matter will be complied with If
possible.
AdJutant-G General Corbin tonight an
bounced that three of the brigadier-gen-
efaIs appointed by the president today
WOULD be officially assigned, as soon as
ue senate had confirmed their nomina-
NOHs' TO command troops in the Philip
ptIe :s The generals selected for the
crnlilppine expeditions are George A.
ooarfetson, of Cleveland; Francis v.
pieene, OF New York, and Charles
hing, Of Wisconsin.
hate this evening General Merritt
wired General Corbin requesting that
general King be sent with him to the
%sniiippines. The request was approved
auu forwarded to General King, and
sO becomes, to all intents and purposes,
a command.
ueneral King Is a novelist and an
ounce. ,once OF the United States army.
funerals Garretson and Greene have
aneAuy slgnifed to the war depart
men1 their acceptance of the orders to
rVoeeu TO Manila. Both are expert.
nCeu ofleers of marked ability. 1t is
GC.ueistood, unoficially, that Harrison
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