The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
One Regiment Organized for Service
in Cuba and It's Services Ten
dered to Secretary AIger.
INSURGENTS TO BE EQUIPPED
CONFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL.
MILES AND CUBAN LEADERS.
Light Batteries Now at ChicI1amauga
to BE Sent to Tampa-A Pa
triOtic Kcntuckian.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-In the War De-
partment there is growing belief that the
campaign proper in Cuba will not be in
full swing before next fall, when the rainy
season has ended. That belief, however,
has not prevented the officers whose duty
H. is to get the troops together from push
ing their work with the greatest energy.
Thus within twelve hours after the Hull bill
became law the department was able to
begin to send out circulars prescribing the
methods 10 be followed in recruiting the
regular army up to its full war strength
of $1,000 men, The enormous amount of
work involved in thus increasing the army.
regular and volunteer, has caused General
Miles to abandon his Southern trip for the
present The officials of the department
were overwhelmed to-day with all sorts of
protests and appeals against their action in
making the assignments of troops among
the volunteer forces and many changes
may be looked for. The manner and meas
ures by which the regiments of the regular
army and the battalion of engineers are TO
be recruited, together with otherinteresting
details, is shown in circular issued to-day
by Adjutant General Corbin, which substan-
TALLY is as follows:
The commanding officers of infantry regi-
ments will transfer to Companies l, X, Il
ard NJ from other companies of their regi-
ments a sufficient number of noncommis-
stoned officers and men to assure the
prompt organization of these companies.
The total number of men transferred to
each of the new companies should be, not
The commanding officers of cavalry regi-
ments will transfer to Troops l. and NJ from
other troops of their regiments suihcient
number of noncommiSsioned officers and
men to assure the prompt organization or
these troops. The total number OF men
transferred to each of the new troops should
MT hc Iocc han
The limit for each company of infantry is:
One first sergeant, one quartermaster SER
geant, four sergeants, twelve coTporals, TWO
musicians. one artificer, one wagner ana
eighty-four privates; total enlisted, Jos.
The limit for each troop of cavalry is:
One first sergeant, one quartermaSter ser
geaut six sergeants, eight corporals, two
farriers and blacksmiths, two trumpeters,
one saddler one wagner, seventy-eight
privates; total enlisted 100.
The limit for each battery of heavy artil-
lery is: One first sergeant, twenty-five SER
geants, ter corporals, Two Two musicians TWO
artiticers, one wagner, 162 privates; total
enlisted, 200.
The limit for each battery of field artil-
1ery Isl One first sergeant one quartermas-
ter sergeant, one veterinary sergeant, six
sergeants, fifteen corporalS, two farrierS,
two artihcers, one saddler, two musicians,
one wagner, 141 privates; total enlisted l73.
Regimental commanders are authorized to
send recruiting parties into any territory not
already occupied by parties from other or
CARNATIONS of same arm. General service
recruiting officers, whether at city stations
or posts, will make enlistments for their
own regiments to fill vacancies therein, and
will send soldiers thus enlisted with the
least practicable delay, in small detach-
ments. to points indicated by the respective
regimental commanders.
The general service recruiting officers at
Boston, Mass, New York City and Albany,
and Louisville, Ky. will make enlistments
for the battalion of engineers. 1t IS the pur-
pose to recruit the regular army to the full
war strength of 81 900 men.
The secretary of war is strongly in favor
of an amendment TIC the existing volunteer
law that will permit recruiting at least half
a dozen special regiments of yellow fever
immuues for service in Cuba. One such
regiment has already been recruited in Lou
isiana, and Senator Caffery to-day presented
letter at the War Department from the
son of General Hood. by whom the regi-
ment was organized, rendering its services
to the government. Under the existing law
there can be only three extra regiments re-
cruited. One of these is already appropri
ated to DR.. Wood and ex-Secretary Roose-
welt for his cowboys, who are already be-
ing designated in the department as
'Teddy's Terrors." Great pressure is being
brought to bear from various quarters to
secure the other two regiments. The sec
rotary of war, it is understood. holds that
the practical value of immune regiments is
greater tnan the Senllmental ana pOHucaI
claims of various applicants for regimental
honors. He wants six thousand immunes
provided for. and asked Senator Caffrey if
they could be raised in the Gulf States.
The senator replied that he could raise
twenty thousand such volunteers in New
Orleans alone. practically all the natives
had had the fever. and all would volunteer.
The War Department has issued the fol-
lowing circular bearing on the expenses in
Cured by the volunteer troops between the
time of their enrolment and their muster
in the service of the United States. 1t is
in anwer to many inquiries that have been.
made on the subject by the state officials:
All absolutely necessary expenses for
the subsistence, transportation, sheltering
and general maintenance Of the volunteers
curing the interval between their enroll
ment (enlistment) and their muster Cor be-
ing SWORN into the service of the United