The times., 1899-08-16

Far Advanced as the Selection of
Field 0fticers-InspectiOn Ordered
for Those Soon to Sail-A Total
Secretary Root has completed his plans
FOR the enlistment of five additional volun-
| teer regiments, to be known as the Thirty
eighth. Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty first.
and Forty second infantry, which are to be
recruited for service in the Philippines.
The Secretary of War yesterday morning
selected colonels for three of the regiments
and the names OF two officers are now under
consideration TO command the other two.
Several of the majors have already been
determined upon and as soon as the govern
ors of the States have replied to the tele-
grams asking them to name two men each
from whom appointments would be made
to the line of the regiments, the captains
and lieutenants will be selected.
1t has been determined TO continue the
recruiting for these regiments at the sta
tion5 now occupied by the ten regiments
in this country. The only exception now
being considered are the abandonment of
the rendezvous at Fort Mcpherson, Georgia.
Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and Fort
Sam Houston. The recruiting at these
points has not been up TO the standard OF
the other places, and it is probable that
they viii be abandoned and other places
occupied. Fort Smelling, MINI. is being
considered as point for the establishment
of a rendezvous of one of the five regi-
ments.
The Aggregate Enlistment.
Recruiting returns received at the close
of Offices yesterday showed an aggregate
enlistment of 13454, or 364 over the au-
thorized strength of the ten regiments. OF
this number, however, 519 enlistments are
| for theSgeneral Philippine service and 400
OF these men have just been ordered from
4 Columbus Barracks, Ohio, to the Preside,
] California, TO prepare for the trip to Ma
4 Mia, leaving 119 still unassigned. The re-
turns show that 444 men were enlisted yes
/ terday.
The following is the standing now of the
/ ten regiments: Twenty sixth Infantry,
( Plattsburg Barracks. New York, Colonel
Rice in command, 1,425; Twenty y-seyenth.
/ Camp Meade, Pennsylvania, Col. ]. NJ.
/ Bell, 1,434; Twenty eighth, Camp Meade,
Lieutenant Colonel Leonard, 1,404; Twen-
ty-ninth, Fort Mcpherson, Colonel Hardin,
1,Ce7; Thirtieth, Fort Sheridan, Illinois,
Colonel Gardner, 1.345; Thirty first, Fort
Thomas, Kentucky, Colonel Petit. .451:
Thirty-secend, Fort Leayenworth, Colonel
Craig. 1,134: Thirty-third, Fort Sam
Houston, Colonel Hare. 1,0S4 Thirty
fourth, Fort Logan, Lieutenant Colonel
HouZe, I.503; Thirty fifth, Vancouver Bar
racks, Lieutenant Colonel Plummer, 914.
For service in the Thirty seventh, IA;
for unassigned Philippine service, 519.
An Additional Increase
While it has been definitely determined
10 raise five additional volunteer regiments
1t is known that the Secretary of War has
under consideration at the present time
still further increase, and may determine
10 enlist seven or even ten regiments in
addition 70 the thirteen authorized by the
President some time ago. Should seven or
mora regiments be recruited, the total VOL
unteer force for Philippine service would be
twenty regiments, making an aggregate
volunteer force Of q lS0 men The raising
OF ten more regiments would mean total
OF twenty-three regiments or an aggregate
including the regular troops of nearly g.
00e
Plans under consideration at the War
Department late yesterday afternoon con-
template the sending of all the volunteers
to the Philippines without delay the five
additional volunteer organizations to fol-
ized
In conformity with this proposition the
Quartermaster General has been directed tc
make every effort TO procure moreF trans
ports and the names Of four more vessels
have been submitted TO the Secretary for
consideration. 1t IS thought that these
vessels can be had within few weeks. The
following statement giving the dates Of the
departures OF the different transports has
been submitted TO the Secretary Of War:
August 10, Morgan City, so officers and
500 men; City of Sydney, % officers and
700 men; August IS, Senator 35 officers
and 7l2 men; August 20, st. Paul, 40 Off
GERS and $50 men; September !, Warren, 27
officers and ,224 men; September 10, Sher-
man. Sc officers and 1,S00 men; September
15, Hancock. so officers and 1,250 men;
Grant. Sc officers and 1,S00 men; Septem-
ber 20, Sheridan, Sc officers and 1,S00 men;
September 26, Pennsylvania. 80 officers and
12G0 men; Valencia, 90 officers aud 500
men, Zealandia. Is officers and 600 men;
October 5. City of Para, 46 officers and 600
men; October Is, Tartar, As officers and
1.2G0 men; October II. Ohio. u officers and
l34 men; Newport, 10 officers and 500
men; October %, Indiana. 40 officers and
500 men. Total number of officers G93, en-
listed men. 1870.
OF these transports the Morgan City las
already sailed and the City of Sydney viii
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
August 20
The schedule for the proposed second
voyage of the transport feet from San
Francisco TO Manila is as follows. the
transports leaving the United States on the
following dates: Morgan City, November s;
City of Sydney, November s; Senator. No
yember 13: st. Paul, November Is; Warren
November % or so; Sherman, December
8 or 9; Hancock, December II; Grant
December Il; Sheridan, December 10;
Pennsylvania, December "a; Valencia, De-
cember "a; Zealandia December "a: City
Of Para, January 2; Tartar, January u;
Ohio, January a; Newport. January IA;
Indiana. January 10. BY making the sec
ond voyage the entire feet will be able TO
take from San Francisco an additional
1870 enlisted men. the last expedition
leaving January 19 and reaching the Philip
pines by February 19.
To Move at Once.
Another statement prepared at the War
Department shows that with the present
feet of transports it viii 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 because the department
desires to place all of the regiments in
the islands at the earliest possible time
that negotiations have begun for the char
tering of four more transports. 1t is pro-
posed TO begin the movement of volunteers
Eow being organized just as soon as they
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