Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-08

WAsHixGToN. July 7.-Brigadier Gen.
sral JoSs.,I. Wheeler was ordered to re-
port 70 C.c..erll Otis at Manila for ser
vice Ill TIE 34ilippine islands.
General Wheeler was much pleased
with h;s ass gnment to the Philippines.
Il believe, Low that the rebellion is on
that it shoui9 be stamped out. he said.
The sooner it is done the better it will
be Tor the fiiipinos, as well as for the
United States. Every loyal American
should support the administration i'll its
efforts 20 d termine the strife and to set
up good government in the Philip
pines.
I am glld to be able to lend my aid
to the government at this time, Wnen 1t
Is il ueeI of support. l shall place my
self at the disposal of General Otis and
eudeayo- 70 do my duty as a soldier -
General Wheeler was making prepara-
tioi TO leave for San FRANCISCO Sat
urt;ay.
WASHINGTON, July THE president
appointed the following colonels OF the
volunteer regiments: Major James NJ.
Bell. First cavalry; Captain James S.
Petit. FIRST infantry, better known as
colonel OF the Fourth immunes; Cap
tain Edward E. Hardin, who was
colonel Of the Second New York volun-
teers III the war with Spain; Captain L.
a. Craig, Sixth cavalry; Captain Luther
r. Hare. Seventh cavalry; Major Will
lam A. Kobbe, Captain Cornelius Gard
ner. Nineteenth infantry.
The assignment of the volunteer colo
nels to regiments will be astollows:
Twenty sixth, Rice; Twenty seventh,
Bel; 'iwenty-eighth, Petit; Twenty
ninth. Hardin; Thirtieth, Gardner;
Thrty-seccnd, Craig; Thirty-third,
Hare; Thirty-fifth, hobbe. The man
designated Tor l.eutenanE colonel of the
Thirty. Fifth regiment Will organize 1t
and take it to the Philippines, when
Colonel Kobbe will assume command.
The following officers were selected
for majors in the new regiments:
First Lieutenant Harry l.. Haw-
thorne, Sixth artillery; First Lieutenant
Walter c. Short, Tenth cavalry; First
Lieutenant e. d. Anderson, Tenth cav
airy: CAPTAIN f. N. Steele, Eighth cav
airy; First Lieutenant Albert Laws,
Twenty-four-h infantry: First Lieuten-
ant George L. Bryan, First cavalry;
Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler, Jr.,
Fourth artillery.
WASHINGTON, July THE order con-
tanning tie general rules prescribed for
the recruiting of ten volunteer regi-
mentS to be known as the Twenty-siXth
to Thirty itth regiments of infantry,
United States volunteers, as promul-
gated from the adjutant generals Office,
provided that applicants for commits
sions, excep5 officers OF the regular
army, viii be required 10 pass salts
factory examination as 10 age, moral,
mental and physical fitness, and capac-
ity to command troops and must have
had service during the Spanish
lean war. Enlistments will be made for
the period ending June 30, 1901, unless
sooner discharged, and without restric-
tions as to citizenship or educational
qualifications, but in all other respects
unde. the same rules and regulations as
are prescribed for recruiting the regular
service. Except in special cases, only
unmarried men will be enlisted.
Districts for recruiting the designated
regiments are announced as follows:
For the TwenUy-sixth regiment of in
fantry, Z. S. V, Plattsburg barracks,
New York; the New England states,
excepting Connecticut, and the portion
OF the state of New York north of the
42d degree of latitude.
For the Twenty-seventh regiment,
Camp Meade, Pa, the state of Con-
necticut, the portion OF the state of
New York south OF the 42d degree OF
latitude, the states OF Maryland, Vir
ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina
and the District OF Columbia.
For the Twenty eighth regiment of
infantry, Camp Meade, Pa, the states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Della
ware.
For the Twenty-ninth regiment of
infantry, Fort Mcpherson, Ga, the
states embraced in the department of
the gull.
For the Thirtieth regiment, Fort
It's, the states of Illinois,
ana Wisconsin.
For tue thirty first regiment, Fort
Thomas. ils-., the states of Ohio, 1ndi-
ana, Ke,ituczy and Tennessee.
For t.is iGJcJy- second regiment, Fort
Leaye,iWoro.l, iAan.. the states and ter
embraced in the department. of
the Mis;s0..ri.
for tue Thirty third regiment, Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, the state % Texas.
10; tine Thirty-fourth regiment, Fort
Logan, Col, the states and territories
entbracei in the departments Of Colo
RADIO and Dakota.
For the Thirty-fifth regiment. Van
Couyer barracks, Wash, the states en-
braced in the department. of Columbia
and California
Each regiment shall consist of one
colonel, one lieutenant colonel, three
majors, one surgeon, with the rank OF
major, two assistant surgeons, Zone of
whom shall have the rank of captain,
and one that of first lieutenant; "A cap
tains, two of whom shall be available
for detail as adiutant aud quartermas-
ter; Is first lieutenants and II second
lieutenants. Total number of officers in
each regiment, 80; total number of en-
listed men III each regiment, I,309. To-
tai, l,359.
Applicants for original enlistment
must be between the ages Of Is and 30
years; height not less than ) feet /;
weight not less than 120 nor more than
190pounds.