Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-21
Regulars Are Being Sent to
the Philippines.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Are Progressing in a Satisfactory
Manner--An0ther Fight With
Natives This Morning.

New York, April 21.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Nearly
5000 regulars of the IA 600 that the presl-
dent has determined to order to Gen. Gus
during the coming summer have been
practically selected and no difficulty is
apprehended by the war department au-
thorites in securing the remaining o,ooo
by the time they are needed The excel
lent outlook in Porto Rico and Cuba Will
in all likelihood permit the WlthdraWaI OF
four more regiments from those lsIanus
before the summer is over and ne o,ooo
thus obtained will fill the requirements,
either by being sent forward directly to
Manila or by relieving other regiments
for transportation across the Pacific.
The lack of transportation facilities
constitutes the greatest problem but Gen.
Otis fortunately does not require more
than $4,000 troops during the summer ana
by the time he does need the remaining
5 .0OO they will be ready for him and the
ships will be available to transport them
Adiutant General Corbin. upon whom
devolves the responsibility of furnishing
all the military forces required in the is
land, has prepared the following tabulat-
ed statement which shows at a glance the
troops at the disposal of Gen. Otis:
| Troops now at Ma anlia-Thlrd artillery,
four batteries, 120 men each, 4S0; Sixth
artillery. two batteries, 12O men each, 240;
Fourth cavalry six troops, 100 men each,
GOO; Third Fourth, Twelfth, Seventeenth,
Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twtnhy-second,
Twenty third infantry, eight regiments
of 1915 men e ach, l,O24; Fourteenth in
! e DTtu. \ I
men; total number of men, 13,44s.
Troops now at sea-Ninrh infantry, l.
37S; Twenty-tirst infantry, 1,31S; three
batteries of light artillery, $50; SIX bat
teries of Sixth artillery, 500; total num-
Der of men, 4,O,6.
Troops ordered to saii--Thiiteenth IN
fantry, April q, 1,3lS; Sixth infantry,
about May 5, 1878; Sixteenth infantry
about May !, LBS; total number OF men,
4344 Grand total-21 ,69S.
Following the departure Of these three
regiments about 1900 recruits now gath
cred at San Francisco must next be
transported TO Manila to fill the regi-
ments already in the Philippines to their
full complement of 1878 in the case Of in
fantry or cavalry and of 1850 in the case
of artillery. After this is accomplished,
which is not expected much earlier than
the middle of June, the 5000 additional
troops, consisting of three regiments OF
infantry, two of artillery, one of cavalry
and two extra companies of the Four
teenth infantry, soon to be relieved in
Alaska will be under orders to follow.
These regiments, according to the pres
ent intention are: Twenty-fifth infantry
(colored) 1878; Eleventh infantry. 1878;
Seventh artillery, 1850; Seventh infantry,
1873; Fourth cavalry, six troops $50;
First artillery, 1850; Fourteenth infantry.
two companies. 200: total, S,373
The First artillery will he auuinOa1
infantry, though possibly one OF the bat
terleS viii be furnished with field pieces
Like it's light light batteries, which
have tl-eady been ordered to Ma
Mia, the heavy batteries of this regi-
ment are distributed along the south
Atlantic and gulf coasts. They will be
relieved by rearrangement of the other
five artillery regiments and as in the case
of the post left by the Seventh artillery
modified detachments will take care of
the valuable guns and other properties
The Twenty fifth infantry (colored),
winch rendered such effective service in
the Santiago campaign, is now garrisoned
III the Indian territory, Colorado, Arizona
and New Mexico and will be replaced by
troops from more pOpulOus portions OF
the country. The Eleventh infantry has
just been ordered here from San Juan.
Porto Rico, where it was no longer neces-
sary and the Seventh infantry TO be dis
tThuted all over the departm of the
east. gulf and lakes, caring for regimen
tai posts. These posts will be placed in
charge of sergeant and a detail of twenty
men and dependence in these localities
VIII be placed on the state militia TO
quell any disorder that may arise which
might ordinarily require United States
troops, The two companies OF the Four
teerth infantry, j, al Dyea Alaska, and
Fl. at Fort Wraneel. Alaska. are to he
relieved next month by two companies Of
Twenty-fourth infantry (colored) it hay-
ing been found that these mon stand tho