The Springfield herald., 1899-08-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.


will have supervision over field oper-
atons He will direct the assign
ment of the different regiments and
participate in mapping out plans of
campaigns. He Will reach the Philip
pines about the close of the rainy sea
son and remain until peace Is restored.
The statement Is made upon excellent
authority. General Miles has ordered II
tropical outfit, including new uni
forms, etc, and the fact that he is 60
ing 10 pleasing to the new secretary of
war, although Mr.. Root did not sug-
gest 1t to General Miles. There will be
continued denials of this statement.
and General Miles and his friends will
lose no opportunity to discredit 1t.
They will throw as much secrecy
around his plans as they did when he
left for Cuba to assist General Shaf-
ter before Santiago. General Miles
will, of course, take his staff, and his
party will be formidable in numbers.
He will be Of material assistance in
prosecuting an active campaign.
There is activity at the War Depart
ment in the various bureaus which are
charged with equipping and handling
the ten additional volunteer regiments
| lust authorized. The quartermaster's
department is particularly busy in ar
ranging for transportation. Informal
ton is being gathered from the various
steamship companies operating on the
Pacific coast regarding their vessels
which may be pressed into service 10
transport troops from San Francisco to
Manila. Colonel Bird, who is in charge.
expects with the facilities at hand, TO,
gether with those which will be pro-
vided later, that the entire force of
$y,,o ,tyry tnnp M
the way to Manila by December 31st.
General Corbin estimated that the last
ten volunteer regiments authorized can
be organized by the LIST of October and
ready for transportation by the middle
of the same month. Colonel Bird says
he believes the qunrtermaster's depart
ment will be prepared TO commence the
movement by that time. The vessels
carrying the first ten regiments of vol
unteers will return to San Francisco In
time to assist In carrying the last ten.
1t Is stated the quHrtermasters depart
ment Is so far advanced In its prepafa-
tions that each soldiers outfit will be
ready and waiting for him ms soon as
he is mustered in. The ordnance and
other departments are also preparing
to meet the demands Of the increased
army.
is quoted in the midsummer political
gossip here as having expressed the
belief that there would be an anti-ex,
pansion Republican ticket in the field
for the presidency next year. Accord
ing to this gossip, the new ticket is to
be called the continental Republican"
ticket. and, though 1t Is not believed
that 1t will be possible to get former
Speaker Reeds consent to head the
ticket, he is counted on as one of Its
most effective supporters. George s.
Boutwell, of Massachusetts. former sec
retary of the treasury. who is high In
the counsels of the anti-eXpansionists,
is talked of as the Continental Repub-
llcan candidate for the presidency, and
1t is said that the anti-expansionlsts
with him at the head of the ticket,
would expect to prevent the regular
Republican ticket from carrying any
one of the New England states. Form
er Speaker Reeds return to the United
States has revived the talk about his
remaining in the House of Representa-
tives and opposing the administration
policy of expansion from the floor.
Representative Warner Of Illinois said
that 1t was his opinion that Mr.. Reed
would retain his membership In the
House, taking his place on the floor
and advancing his views to the best of
his ability. Some plausibility Is given
to Mr.. Warmers opinion by the fact
that Mr.. Reed has not yet resigned his
seat in the House. nor has he made
any public declaration Of his intention
to do so. His private secretary, Amos
Allen, has, however, let It be under
stood that Mr.. Reed would resign In
due time, and that he himself would
be a candidate for the Republican nom
Ination in the district
An order has been issued by the sec
retary of war directing that ten addi
tional regiments of volunteers be or
ganized for service in the Philippines.
The regiments will be numbered from
thirty-eight to forty-seven, and will be
organized at the following places in the
order named: Jefferson Barracks, Fort
Crook, Nebraska; Fort Riley. Kansas:
Camp Meade, Pennsylvania ~; For,
Niagara, New York; Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas; Fort Smelling, and South
Framingham. Massachusetts. 1.-THE
policy of the War Department" says
secretary Root, "is to furnish General
Otis with all the troops and supplies
that he can use and which are neces-
sary to wind up the insurrection in the
Philippines in the shortest possible
time" The men already enlisted for
the Philippine service will be sent at
once and the new regiments will be
forwarded as fast as they are organ
lied and needed. While there has been
some suggestion that the new regi-
ments will be used in n reserve force it
may be stated positively that these reg
lments, as well as more, IL they can be
used, will be sent to reinforce General
Otis. The regiments will be recruited
with the same care exercised in enlist
ing the first ten regiments. The dis
tricts not thoroughly covered in recruit
| ing for the first ten regiments will be