Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-17
HOME FROM THE WAR
One Hundred thousand OF the
Volunteers To Be Mus.
tered Out.
TO BE DONE IN A MONTH.
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Regiments Will Be Ordered to Their State
Capitals and There Receive Their Dis
charge from the Army-Preparation
Already Begun for the Release of the
Citizen soldiery-War Department Only
Waits Word from Gen. Merritt
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE mastering
out of the volunteer army raised in de-
Tense of the union against the armies
of Spain practically began at the war
department yesterday, and VIII be con-
tinued until the army has been placed
on a basis consistent with our present
relations to the nations OF the earth.
Orders were prepared yesterday for the
mastering out OF about $4,000 voIun-.
teers. Including nearly twenty-five regi-
neEts of infantry ard acout eight troops
of cavalry and five or six batteries OF
artillery. The details of the order bear
ing on this subject have not yet been
fully perfected. and the officials conflne
themselves to general statements in re-
gard thereto. 1t was admitted that the
First regiment of Vermont volunteers,
attached to the Third army corps. en-
camped al Chickamauga. Ga. had been
ordered 10 proceed to Fort Ethan Al
len, VT
VIII Go Home TO Muster Out.
That post is the nearest one to the
homes of the members of the regiment,
and was selected with a view TO their
mastering out soon after they arrive
there. Adiutant General Corbin said
that a similar course would be followed
in the case of the other volunteer regi-
ments selected for mastering out. They
would, he said, be ordered to their state
capitals as soon as il could be done
without danger to the interests OF the
military service as ragidly as possible.
Heavy Reduction of the Army.
Unless there is n decided change In
the present plans of the war depart
ment. about 100, eco volunteers will be
mustered out within the next thirty
days Formal announcement of the
plans of the department on this subject
are being deferred pending the receipt
of certain desired information from
Major General Merritt, commanding the
military forces in the Philippines. Ad-
vices are hourly expected from him as
to his wishes in the matter. There is a
large number of volunteers in the
Philippines. and it is possible that 1t
may be deemed advisable to bring them
home and IL necessary to replace them
with regulars. The proposed reduction
Of the army to the extent of 100000 men
will still leave military force OF about
available for all military purpC seS. 1t
is believed to be the purpose of the ad-
Tninistration to maintain an army of at
least 100000 men until all the pending
complications with Spain are finally
disposed Of
Gen. Joe" Wheeler ct Washington.
Washington. Aug. 17.-Major General
Joseph Wheeler. commander of the cav
airy division of General Skaters army,
arrived in Washington last night from
New York, accompanied by his son.
Joseph w. Wheeler. a member of his
staff. Soon after his arrival General
Wheeler went to the war department
and had a brief chat with Adjutant
General Corbin. General Wheeler is in
clined to the opinion that the trouble
with the Cubans is due largely to mis-
understanding.
Eighth IlIinois at Santiago.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug 1.-THE Eighth
Illinois arrived here yesterday morning.
and will garrison and police the city.
His honor the magistrate IS about the
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