The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-22
PLEASED WITH OTIS REPORT.
Cabinet Glad That Few Soldiers Are
Needed In Philippines.

New York, April 21.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says that
nearly 5000 regulars of the 1900 that
the president has determined to order
to General Otis during the coming
summer have been practically selected.
and no difficulty is apprehended by the
war department authorities III securing
the remaining 5000 by the time they
are needed.
The excellent outlook in Cuba and
Porto Rico will, in all likelihood, per
NIT the withdrawal of four more regi-
ments from those islands before the
summer is over. and the 5000 thus OBJ
tanned will fill the requirements, either
by being sent forward directly to Ma
Mia, or by relieving domestic Sarrisons
for service across the Pacific.
The lack of transportation facilities
constitutes the greatest problem, but
General Otis, fortunately, does not Te-
quire more than 10000 troops during
the summer. and by the time he does
need the remaining 5000 they viii be
ready for him, and the ships Will be
available to transport them.
Adjutant General COrbin, upon whom
devolves the responsibility of furnish
ing all the military forces required in
the islands, has prepared the following
tabulated statement, which shows at u
glance the troops at the disposal of
General Otis:
Troops now at Manila: Third artil-
lery. four batteries, 120 men each. 4SO;
Sixth artillery. two batteries, 12O men
each, 240; Fourth cavalry, six troops,
100 men each, 500; Third, Fourth,
Twelfth, Seventeenth. Eighteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty second, Twenty
third infantry, eight regiments Of
1878 men each, 11,024; Fourteenth in
fantry. ten companies and band, /, 4A
men. Total number of men, 15,44S.
Troops now at sea, Ninth infantry.
1,37S; Twenty-first infantry, 1873; three
batteries of light artillery, $50. Total
number of ben, 4.O76.
Troops ordered to sail: Thirteenth
infantry, April q, 1878; Sixth infantry,
about May 5, 1878; Sixteenth infantry,
about May 7, 1873; total number o.
men, Aba. Grand total, y. 69S.
Following the departure of these
regiments about 5000 recruits now
gathering at San Francisco, must next
be transported to Manila to fill the
regiments already in the Philippines To
their full complement of 1,37S in the
case of infantry or cavalry and of l.
$50 in the case of artillery. After this
is accomplished, which is not expected
much earlier than the middle of June.
the 1900 additional troops, consisting
of three regiments of infantry, two OF
dGIllleTy. one DI cav airy anu LNO extra
companies of the Fourteenth infantry,
soon to be relieved in Alaska, will be
under orders to follow.
These regiments, according to the
present intention are: Twenty in
fantry (colored), 1878; Eleventh in
fantry, 1873; Seventh artillery, 1850;
Seventh infantry, 1.37S; Fourth cavalry.
six troops. $50; First artillery. 1850;
Fourteenth infantry, two companies,
200. Total, 1913.
The First artillery will be equipped
as infantry, though possibly one of
the batteries viii be furnished with
field pieces.
Like its light batteries, which have
already been ordered to Manila, the
heavy batteries of this regiment are
distributed along the south Atlantic
and gulf coasts. They will be relieved
by a re-arrangement of the other five
artillery regiments and. as in the case
of the posts left by the Seventh artil-
Iery, modified detachments win take
care of the valuable guns and other
property