The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-17
PERHAPS TEN REGIMENTS.
SECRETARY ROOT PLANNING FOR a
LARGER PHILIPPINES RESERVE.

Schedule for the Departure and Compile
mont of the Transport Fleet-More Than
$4,000 Men to BE Landed in Manila
Before the End of February Next.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 18.-AlthouRh IL has been
determined definitely to raise five additional
, volunteer regiments, IL Is known that the Sec
| rotary OF War has under consideration at pres
| ent a still further Increase and may decide to
| enlist ten regiments. In addition TO the -
authorized by the President some time ago.
| the raising OF ten more regiments will mean a
total OF % regiments. or an aggregate includ-
| ing the regular troops OF nearly $4,000.
Plans under consideration at the War Depart
| ment to-day contemplate the sending Of all the
volunteers to the Philippines without delay.
| the five additional volunteer organizations 10
| follow closely after the ten now nearly organ-
| lied,
The following is the schedule prepar red show
Ing the proposed dates OF departure'ofthe trans
ports. exclusive Of the four just chartered;
Aug 10. Morgan City. 80 officers and 900 men
| City OF Sidney. % officers and 700 men: Aug.
| 49, Senator. 35 officers and 712 men, Aug. 20.
st. Paul. 40 officers and $50 len ; Sept. l. War
rem. ~ officers and 1924 mon: Sept. 10.
| Sherman. 80 officers and 300 men Sent. TO-
Hancock. 80 officers and l. $50 men Grant. SO
officers and 800 men: Sept. 20. Sheridan. S6
officers and 1900 men; Sept. 90. Pennsylvania.
80 officers and l 200 men Valencis 80 officers
and SEQ men p; Zealandin. IS officers and 800
| men; Oct. 5. City OF Para. 40 officers and 1000
men: Oct. 10. Tartar. As officers and
1900 men: Oct. II. Ohio. IL officers
and 134 men; Newport 10 officers and 500
men : Oct. %. Indiana 40 officers and 200 mon.
Total number OF officers SOB. enlisted men.
1870.
or these transports the Morgan City has
already sailed and the City OF Sidney will leave
in a few days. The st. Paul has gone to Seattle
to load the eight troops OF the Third Cavalry
and will sail on Aug. 20.
The schedule for the proposed second voyage
OF the transport fleet from San Francisco to
Manila is as follows. the transports leaving
United States on the following dates: Morgan
City. Nov. s: City OF Sidney. Nox &; Senator
Nov. 10: St. Paul. Nov. 10: Warren Nov. 20 or
30: Sherman. Dec. or 8: Hancock Dec IA;
Grant. Dec. IA; Sheridan. Dec. 10: Pennsyl-
vania. Dec. "a: Valencia. Dec. "a; Zealandia.
Dec "a; City OF Para. Jan. 2; Tartar. Jan. IL;
Ohio. Jan. IA; Newport. Jan. IA: Indiana Jan.
10. BY making the second voyage the entire
fleet W II be able to take from San Francisco
an add tional 1870 enlisted men, the last ex-
pidtion reaching the Philippines by Feb 10.
Another statement prepared at the War De-
partment shows that with tho present fleet OF
transports 1t will be the middle OF December
before all the troops now under orders for the
Philippines. including the proposed FIVE new
regiments can get away for Manila. Ii is be-
cause the department desires to place all Of the
regiments in the islands at the earliest possible
time that negotiations have begun for the
chartering Of four more transports.
The transports secured are the Belgian
King. with capacity OF TOO men Charles Nell
son. 500; City of Pueblo. $50. and Columbia
about 800. The Charles Nelson is duo in San
Francisco about Aug. %. and the other vessels
are expected to be ready for service before the
middle OF September.
The question OF raising the additional regi-
ments 10 now in the hands Of the President for
consideration. and it is expected that the order
will be issued tomorrow. The Secretary OF
War completed this afternoon the list OF
Colonels and Majors for the regiments pro-
posed and copy Of this statement with other
information regarding transportation and the
manner OF recruiting was telegraphed Presi-
dent Mckinley for his action. Any definite in
formation as to the number OF regiments Ia
withheld until after the Presidents approval.
but preparations by all OF the departments OF
the army indicate that five regiments will be
raised and probably ten. Orders to the
Quartermarter's Department have been to
secure transportation Immediately for five
more regiments and to make preparations for
further increase Of the transportation facili-
ties should it be advisable to have more trans
ports.
Secretary Roots recommendations to the
President contemplate the recruiting OF nearly
all OF the $4,000 volunteers. but not immedi-
ately. 1t 10 proposed to raise at this time only
as many regiments as appear necessary to
commence the campaign in the fall and the
enlisting OF the full number authorized by
Congress will probably depend on the situation
in the islands.
IN nj al to hauip ha amt ~ ba
volunteers now being organized Just as soon
as they are completely equipped and drilled
Orders were issued yesterday by direction OF
Secretary Root for the inspection Of these regi-
ments. a letter being sent directing the COM
manders OF each Of the military departments
in which the regiments are being organized. to
supervise the INSPECTIONS.
The following is a copy letter sent Gen. Mer-
rift In New York:
The Secretary OF War having directed that
the new infantry regiments be carefully in
spectrd under direction OF department COM
manders the Major General commanding the
army desires that you cause such inspec-
ton to DO made at the earliest practicable date.
OF the regiments stationed at Camp Meade. Pa.
and report the result OF such inspection In de-
tail to be submitted to this Office"
Similar letters were sent to other depart
ment mmandcrs.
The aggregate number OF enlistments In the
volunteer service up to this morning Is report
ed by the War Department to be 10 ,S&3. or 743
In excess OF the authorized strength OF the ten
volunteer regiments now In the United States.
Yesterday $40 men were enlisted. Only three
OF the ten regiments are behind in quota and
there is more than sufficient in the surplus OF
the other regiments to I'LL them.
BURONIC PLAGUE Nv PORTUGAL.