The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-12
ORDER ISSUED.
Ten New Regiments to BE Formed at
Once for Service in the
Philippines.

Washington, July THE order for
the enlistment of volunteers for ten
new regiments for service in the Phil
ippines was published Thursday and
seven more colonies to command the
regiments were appointed. Eight ma
jors also were named. The recruiting
will not begin until some time next
week. Recruiting stations will he open
in every state and territory, and as
fast as the men are enlisted they will
be sent to the regiments. TO be as
signed to companies. State lines are
obliterated, and the men first enlisted
will be first to be mustered in. The
assignment to companies will be by
the officer commanding. and he will be
at liberty to organize company COM
posed of men from one state if he finds
it convenient and practicable.
The organization of the ten regi-
| ments in this country will not make any
difference to the organization of regi-
ments in the Philippines by Gen. Otis.
His regiments will be in addition to
those hereafter to be known as the
Twenty-sixth to Thirty-fifth, inclusive,
| and will be numbered Thirty-siNth up
ward. 1t is expected that three reGi-
ments will be organized in the Philip
pines. The regiments organized in the
| United States and the Philippines will
| increase the army by $50 officers and
| 1867 men, if there should be three full
| regiments formed by Gen. Otis.
Districts for recruiting designated
| regiments are announced as follows:
Twenty-sixth regiment. Plattsburg Bar
| ra cks N Y; the New England states, ex-
ceptirg Connecticut, and the portion OF
| the state of New York north of the forty
second degree of latitude.
| Twenty-seventh regiment Camp Meade,
| PENNSYLVANIA. The state of Connecticut.
| the portion of the state of New York south
| of the forty-second degree of latitude,
| Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia, North
| Carolina and the District of Columb ia.
Twenty eighth regiment. Camp Meade,
| Pennsylvania: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
| and Delaware
| Twenty-ninth regiment, Fort MCPHERSON,
| Georgia: South Carolina. Georgia, Florida,
| Alabama, Miss issippi and Louisiana.
! Thirtieth regiment. Fort Sheridan, HI
| inois: Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
| Thirty first regiment, Fort Thomas, Ken
| lucky: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Ten
| nessee.
Thirty-second regiment. Fort Leaven-
| worth, Kansas: Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas. Oklahoma and Indian
| territory.
] Thirty-third regiment, Fort Sam Hous-
.on, Texas: state of Texas.
| Thirty-fourth regiment. Fort Logan, Col
| orado: Colorado, Wyoming. Utah, Mime
| Sofa North Dakota, South Dakota and
| Montana and Arizona ard New Mexico.
| Thirty-fifth regiment, Vancouver Bar
racks Washington: California, Nevada.
| Oregon. Washington and Idaho and Alassa
The term of service will be for the
period ending June 80. 1901, and the en-
listments may be made without re-
striction as to citizenship or education
al qualifications"
Washington, July brig Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler was Thursday ordered to
| report to Gen. Otis at Manila for serv-
ice in the Philippine islands. Gen.
Wheeler is much pleased with his as
signment to the Philippines. lie is
making preparations to leave San
Francisco july 20.