Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
COL. .DONS GWEN A JOB
Former Colonel Of the Forty.ninth
Given Majors Commission
in New Regiment.
All the Majors, Captains and Lieu
tenants Placed on Recruit
ing Duty Today.
Report Says Gen. Miles Will Go to
the Philippines in
October.

1u8 are among the MAYORS appointed TO
the new volunteer regiments: Harry C.
Hale. Illinois; NJ. NJ. Monamee and w.
A. Holbrook. Wisconsin,; William G.
Dows. Iowa.
Washington, Aug. 19.-Root today is
sued orders for the Twenty y-seventh.
Thirty-first and Thirty-fourth volun-
teers to proceed to San Francisco at
once. They will sail for Manila when
transports are provided.
HOW TROOPS ARE DISTRIBUTED.
Location OF tho Various Commands
Now in the Philippines.
Washington, Aug. 19.-The map which
has been prepared for Secretary Root
showing the location of the troops in
the Philippines has been completed. 1t
Is accompanied by statement explain
ing how this force is divided under the
generals commanding the divisions. The
first division, commanded by Gen. Law
ton. is south of Manila, and consists Of
the following troops:
Fourth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Twenty-first. Twenty-fourth and Twen-
ty-fifth regiments OF infantry, the First
Washington, First Wyoming, part of
the Fourth Cavalry, Battery +, Fourth
Artillery: Battery F, Fifth Artillery;
Battery d. Sixth Artillery, and Haw-
thorne'S mountain battery.
The second division, commanded by
General Macarthur. is north of Manila,
and consists OF the following:
Third, Ninth, Twelfth. Seventeenth,
Twenty-second and Thirty-sixth regi-
ments OF infantry, the Fifty-first Iowa,
Twentieth Kansas Light Battery l.,
First Artillery; battalion of the Third
Artillery, and part of the Fourth Cav
airy.
The provost guard of Manila consists
OF the Twentieth Infantry and eight
tuUesbatteries of the Sixth Artillery. The
Earrisons in the other islands are:
PANAY-Eighteenth Infantry, First
Tennessee, Battery G, Sixth Artillery.
NEGROS-S Sixth Infantry.
CEBU-One battalion Twenty-third
JOLO-Two battalions Twenty-third
Infantry.
MILES GOING TO PHILIPPINES.
Commanding General Expected to
Be In Muniln by End of Rainy
Season.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 19.-Maj.-
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. commanding
general of the army, is going to the
Philippines. He will start the latter
part Of October. He will not take COM
mand of the forces in the field, nor will
he will supersede Gen. Otis. He will
howeevr, act In his capacity of general
of the army and will have supervision
over field operations. He will direct the
assignment OF the different regiments
and participate in mapping out plans of
campaigns. He will reach the Philip
pines about the close of the rainy sea-
son and remain until peace is restored
This statement is made upon excellent
authority. Gen. Miles has ordered a
tropical outfit, including new uniforms,
etc, and the fact that he Is going is
pleasing to the new secretary of war;
although Mr.. Root did not suggest it to
Gen. Miles. There will be continued
denials Of this statement, and Gen.
Miles and his friends will lose no oppor-
tunity to discredit 1t. They will throw
as much secrecy around his plans as
they did when he left for Cuba to assist
Gen. Shafter before Santiago. Gen.
Miles will. OF course. take his staff. and
his party will be formidable in numbers.
He will be Of material assistance in
prosecuting an active campaign.
There Is activity at the war depart
ment In the various bureaus which are
charged with equipping and handling
the ten additional volunteer regiments
Just authorized. The quartermaster's
department Is particularly busy in ar
ranging for transportation. Informa-
tion Is being gathered from the various
steamship companies operating on the
Pacific coast regarding their vessels
which may be pressed into service to
transport troops from San Francisco to
Manila. Col. Bird, who is in charge, ex-
poets with the facilities at hand, to-
gether with those which will be provid-
ed later. that the entire force Of ftwenty
volunteer regiments will be on the way
to Manila by Dec. 81. Gen. Corbin es-
timated that the last ten volunteer
regiments authorized can be organized
by the 1st Of October and ready for
transportation by the middle of the
same month. Col Bird says he believes
the quartermaster's department will be
prepared to commence the movement by
that time. The vessels carrying the
first ten regiments OF volunteers will re-
turn to San Francisco in time to assist
In carrying the last ten.
1t Is stated the quartermaster's de-
partment is so far advanced in it's prep
arations that each soldiers outfit will be
ready and waiting for him as soon as he
Is mustered in. The ordnance and other
departments are also preparing to meet
the demands of the increased army.
A long list of field and company Off
cers for the ten additional volunteer
regiments has been prepared at the war
Z department and sent to the president at
Lake Champlain for consideration. and
It is expected that the majority of the
{ appointments will be made within the
next two or three days. There aiu forty
majors. 16o captains. 100 first lieuten-
ants. and 120 second lieutenants to be
appointed, the colonies and lieutenant
eeoenels having all been announced. The