Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
REORGANIZATION OF ARMY.
General Lee Probably to lie Retain
cd--NhccIcr May 60.

Considerable speculation is being in
dUlged IN as TO the effect OF the army re-
| organization bill on the high ranking If
| fccrs OF the army. The bin provides for
| five maior-eencrals, In addition TO the
/ three maj0rgo generals now I'm the army
viz: Miles. Merritt. and Brooke-and will
ncccssitatc a reduction OF eleven in the
number of maior-generals OF volunteers.
| Though not fixed beyond amendment,
the list OF five officers who are likely TO
! be retained INA the grade OF majOr-gene-
raj in the provisional army Is. General
| Otis. in command az Manila; General
! Iawton about 10 arrive at that place and
/ take charge OF The active military opera
! tons: General Shafter Ia command Of
I the Department OF California; General
| Fitzhueh Ice, commanding "a department
| in cuba and probably General Wilson,
also ON duty I'M Cuba.
owing TO the severe limitations I'm
posed by the army reorganization bin,
the War Department will find itself un-
able 10 bestOw majOr-gcnerals commits.
sion on such man as General Henry.
now I'm command of the entire Islanl Of
Porto Rico.
II this list Is correct il Will result in
the reduction Of Major-Generals Wade.
Merriam Bates. Henry. and Ludlow, OF
Wheeler, OF the volunteer establishment.
The probabilities axe that the following
named officers Will be retained IN the ser
vice as brig0dier-g generals IN Cuba,-Lud-
low. Wood, Dates. Carpenter, Davis, and
W'ihston. iE ,le Philippine -Ovenshine.
Hale, Otis Oh. 90. King. and Hughes. in
Porto RicO-Genera Henry Other OFF,
Gers who may be retained fl service IS
riCadier-gcnerdls are Generals Young,
Charee. Ernst Frank Pennington. Sny-
der Carpenter, Hail. Sanger. Wheaton.
Sheridan. BOyn,on. and Douglas one pc
cuIar effect OF the bill Is the promotion
of Captain Rogers Brine. Ordinance De-
partmcut IS 81 major over the nesds Of
thirteen majors and all OK the captains.
Captain J h. Williams. % the artillery
is promoted 20 the grade Of major ever
eight majors Of engineers ana nearly all
the captains.
MAY NOT ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS
There is 40 certainty now that the
President viii ever organize The volnn-
toer regiments 70 tho aggregate number
Of $500. IS permitted IN The reorganiza-
ton bill. There is growing impression
az tho War Department that Il VIII be
possible 90 get along with The 5000 men
who WIFI boz In the regular army. although
IL conditions become worse in The Philip
pines some Of tie volunteers may be
called for The regular ORGANIZATION is
SO much more manageable and its eff
cheney is so much greater that there is
every disposition TO avail of IL 10 the full
extent and ID avoid recourse 10 the service
Of volunteers until an emergency arises.
II is also ti~ie that the administration
feels that tae intent Of Congress would
be more closely met by Keeping the army
down TO the minimum requirements.
Meanwhile the officers Of the present
volunteer regiments are proceeding on
the theory that these volunteers are TO
be continued DO active service. and large
proportion Of Them are making vigorous
efforts to secure berths for themselves In
the new volunteer army. This is tue not
only of the line places, but Of the siaif
corps as well, and as the secretary Of
War Wi! be under the necessity imme-
diately Of cutting down the stiff places
severely there is already a scramble
among the volunteer officers now ia 10
remain ir-l-.