The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07

WASHIN0TON, July Ns--COs. Who1leys
OF the First Washington. now N command
OF King's brigade. stands little. II any.
chance Of being made hrigadier general
The sending OF Gen. Joseph Wheeler 10
Manila filia al present vacancies In that
| rank, and so great % tho pressure from
Eastern cities for favored sons. that the
West - not likely to obtain any such
plum. Col. wholley has been favorably
mentioned for the command Of one OF the
new volunteer regiments. but An eight %
these commands have been flied. the
chances are against his appointment
1t II thought here that Col. whoiiey. b.
ing = regular army oficer. and having
shown remarkable bravery and ability In
handling Kings brigade. may possibly b
given one Of the cclonelclcs 10 be hllsc by
Gen. Otis from the volunteer oflicers al
ready IN the Philippines With that. how-
ever. the war department viii have moth.
Ing to do. Gen. Otis having been fully en-
powered to choose all the otbccrs for those
regiments.
Recruiting for the ten new volunteer
regiments will begin some time next week.
the exact date not having been fxed yet.
Recruitiag ststioae VIII - spsu a avery
state and serfisort. eno q fslt ~ tho
men ar enlisted they win ~ osne 70 the
regiments TO b assigned to companies.
State lines ase ohiiterated. and - ~
Arst eniiss:f3 VIII b nrst 70 b museefoA
In. The aa1lenmeht 70 ccsntAnies Win b
BY the cfIicef commanding. and he win b
n liberty 70 organise = company compfioeA
~ ,,,esr fro., or,e .sate II he dnes e con
s..s..s ..a ,..,,,.sh,.
-. !.
Ihe oss.n's..on % sne ssn Iessusn'. ~. =
tnis country wiu nov mae any oans1enoS
In the organlsation OF the regular regiments
In the Philippines by Gen. Otis. These
regimcnts win be In addition to those here
after n bn known m the Twenty~eixth to
~. ,rh,..v.essh srrt,,esve ana vtil -
.-s..-s e-.- ~. .,..h .n->.A
.so. s.s -.., - -. 3.
~ - eApec'eo sn.I snleo ses'..'1n'. w"l !.
organised IN the Fh'Hppsnes. the rceimenss
organized In the United states an0 tne
Philippines increasing the army by 80 OF
ncers and i7aoO men, IL there should b
three fs,ll regiments formed by Gen. Otie
The order for the enlistment Of ten new
regiments was issued today by the 0ecTe.
,.ry NJ war. II In A follows:
War Department.
washington. July 8. isse
By direction Of the president the fol-
lowing srnernI rules are prescribcd for
recruiting from the country ai large
United States volunteers as provided
for by the act OF congress approved
March z le90. published in general or
ders No. x oe Isss Headquarters Of the
army. adfutant generals ONCE and or.
ganixinr the same into regiments:
The ssrenxth OF regiments, cfYicers
and enlisted men viii be a. provided for
bv SECTIONS 4 and r. OF the act of COM
rress approved March q Issg
The regiments TO be recruited In tho
limited States viii be desixuated
Twenty-stxth. Twenty-seventh. Twenty.
eighth. Twenfy-pin,h. Thirtjeth. Thirty
frss Thirty-secoud. Thtrty-thIrt.
Thsrty-foursh ana Th.rsy-fiftn regiments
NJ rrn,sed atssrs yolunferrs
OF commanding ofYscrrs 10 be appoint. i
ed for each OF these regiments, the
field and stan cfYIrers Including medt-
cal ofYicers and captains Of companies.
viii he assembled nj regsmentst seudes.
yous A. hereinafter DESIGNATED. for the
purposes OF theoretical and practical In
struesion in organization, military adj
mintsfration. drill regulations. dtsci-
plipe. hygiene. camp sanitation, etc.
Daily instruction In the nomenclature
care ard assembly OF paris Of the rife
and target practice viii be 4 spcc.al
feature OF inssrucsion OF both of7scsrs
and men