The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
KN Men MY STAY HERE.
VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE PLACE o.
1EGULARs n UNITED STATES.



aceesai Dsscatch to the Post-Intelllgencsr
WASHINGTON. July Is.--The report -
eurrent here that As Gen. Otis prefers
regular troops whenever available. the
war department will arrange TO Keep vol
unteers TO be enlisted fer the pufpose
OF taking the places Of regulars now on
duty In this country, And sendsn3 tne
regulars thus relieved to the Phitippanes
II must be understood from this that tne
departuen, has received from Cen Otis
snfe,rmafion TO the effect that the volun~
fe4rg now In the Philippines have NOS
performed their duty nobay. A mat
ter Of fact they have borne the Druuf Oh
the fighting much Of the time. and both
ns officers and privates In the RANKS they
have performed prodigies o. valof. res.
ular soldiers. however, who are trained
In the methods OF CARING Tor their neaitn
and their physical comfort. who know
without being told three times day
how to economixe their rationh, and how
Ia cook them paIatably. viii be of much
more immediate use In the Phiiippines
than recruits. who at best may De OUT
tmperfectIy trained In those necessary
acto.npan iments Of active campaigning
Ii IL pointed OUT that there II at present
ltftIe need of retaining regular troops In
this country. They are being used sim
piy Tor EArf.sona porpo s =, % The so rressnt
condition Of domestic tranquility, partly
disciplined volunteers could be used
equally an well. This fact tends TO con-
recruits enlisted for so-calied ..phiiippins
service" may be kept In this country.
hest YieiA Gans IN the World.
The war department has recently com
cllded an exhaustive series OF expert
menta at Sandy Hook with high expio-
eiyes and light field guns that promises
10 mark a material advancement In the
artillery branch Of the service. The ex-
perfments we're under the board Of ord
nance and Notifications. composed OF
both line and stan officers. OF which the
major general commanding the army Is
chairman. The recommendations of the
board are In shape TO be presented TO the .,
result I'm tbs arminx Of the troops In thu
Philippines with the most advanced type
Of light field guns In the world. The board
e:n ds ss .n , syes q .sa sd ps gun nash
which. with Its fnli crew. can be taken TO
sm nisI Tor transportation Wherever
needed. Il Is OF fhree-tnch caliber, and
can carry solid shot. shrapnsi or . burst.
81 % nsn n rss: q IS fses
The high explosive has been tested for
year. and = said to be superior 10 either
lyditc. the Britain. Or mslinise. tho French
Appoaatnsnts 81 O0esrs.
The following appointments have been
made In the volunteer army. their former
service being designated:
tain To e Fsns G. u Sas.sn s sss
volunteer infantry; Henry A. Reed, rap
tain Company l.. Fourth Missouri. William
Z. White, captain Company X. Second
TO be first observation-disclosures w. BAR
hcr. captain Company II. Fourth New
Ss e Fifteenth eapan
Gray Hossieux. captain Virginia volunteer
Infantry. John N, Dunn. lieutenant First
tenant Tenth Pennsylvania: Daniel J.
second Mss.chnsett.; frederick =. Neii.
se.eI m captain e AND 'a asslssan, adjn,an,
general Of volunteers: Edward Hin. cap
tain Frat North Carolina volunteers: Ed
cnd South caroi.na Infantry: charles o.
Thomas. jr,, captain Tenth United States
volunteer infantry: George r. whitatt.
To be second ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A.
leorre W. cochmower. private Company
psrsI Company n. seventh nth unites s" s. sa
Infantry. Clark r. Elliott. second lieusen-
ant Fifteenth Mlnnesosa; Roy l.. Feruaid.
try: Albert u Fslkner. privase TROOP z.
New York cavalry. Francis Wharton orr
nth. tlrs, li-uienan, Third United states
Troop T. second Tinted states v salapersr
cavalry: Robert s. Knox. second lieutenant
virgfn,s volunteer infantry; Louie ST.
Alabama: Frederick Harvey psummsy.
Second lieutenant Fourth Virginia voiun-
scer inssnsry Max wasner. Second iiea-
corps: John n. Wright secord neutenan nj
Second United States volunteer infansry:
Guy \. Rayte. firss lieutenant ard adsusass
William n. Eulsss Company A. FRS.
Ohio volunteers, Thomas 8 Moran farsf
lieutenant Second South Carolina yciur-
Fourth Kentucky.
Ordered 20 Their Rewtments.
The following nsmes onscesS recently
appointed. have bern ordered TO satr their
reslnsats al tho places hereinafter indi-
Twenty-ssxts infantry. psatishssrx bar
racks New yark~~Esirsi lieut. Frank IL
shaian, Firss Lieut.. Frank f. Edwards.
Frs, Lieut. Hsnry q s'reckstt and Sec
end fAsns. Sanford f. worthlngson
faents~*eeenih infantry. Csmr Meade
Ia MAJ. clyde e. Hunt. First Lieut., I'd
win : Hastshorn and Second Lieut. Rich
Twenty-slghsh infantry, Camp Meade.
ra,-ssant. Peter Nreseaherr Ffrs, jIlsut
Edsar 8 SLAYER: second Lieut. Lewx II.
Second Lieut. Marion n Mahson "''~
Peifttefli Infantry. FoTs Sheridan. Ill
Frs l&ens Frank II. buckingham
Ia'Fff,Ilfst infantry, f'est Thomas KY
Bennett aud First Lieut. Bari STARK, tr
IhtftN~sefaiad infantry. Fort fesven.
worth san--tfrss Lieut. Grant Gillespie
FIRST Lieut. Charles \ Philips and sss,ona
lara' William IL C9eptnn ir
. efhirky-feWrth infantry Fore Logan Cot
- anf William T. Dame and Second
sastst. Robert { Cor2iae
Teifit1afta Infantry. Vancouver bar
racks Nsssn Capt Samuel n Lag
wcr&hxs capt Thomas " tarrah ana
f1rsf i.seal- tean L. Hughes
Repairs fran tAs recruiting stations show
That SSA aseft w%Fs enlisted YESTERDAY f.r
the nTw regiments. making a total ~ , sfs
foS ERE ter regiments
Cal ri"mm~r Take. Command.
Special Dispatch to the Post sntslrsenrer
fANtTog{S tsB- .fniv q Il 4ss,r Cal
f'.entfsseT he ofFsC~v selected ~ command
TIRE antYS3 fifth volunteer regiment "a ~.
ergsntssd al th~ pest srTlvsd fassax ana
assumed command 81 tas ross Ns rps.re.ss
sHs for ta&s regimen. has sef Asen made
hsss Will begin 1exs wve&