The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
TROOPS STOBB DISCHARGED
Partial List Given cut by the
Secretary of War.
SELECTED FROM TILE SOUTH
CoIorcd Soldiers Who Misbehaved to
Co Fi-st-voIunteers VIII Ee Kept
in the Phifippines-RcEim Eiments
Originally Included in the sched-
uIc-AwaitinE Congressional Ac
tion

| The Secretary of War yesterday gave out
a partial list of the regiments which Will
| be mustered out first, in accordance with
the recent order providing for the dis
charge of $4,000 volunteer troops, and he
has another list from which further selec-
tions will be made in a few days. The
regiments already selected are those in
the South and contrary to the original
| intention, none of the Philippine regiments
| is included.
| The list consists of the Sixty-ninth New
| York and companies d, F and | of the
First Florida, at Huntsville. Ala: the
Third Tennessee, at Admission, Ala: COM
/ panies A and B of the First Indiana, col
ored, at Chickamagua; the Third North
| Carolina. colored. at Macon; the Sixth
| Virginia, colored, at Macon; the Third
/ New Jersey, at Athens; the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania, at Athens; the South Car
olina Heavy Battery. Sullivan's Island;
| Fourth Missouri, Greenyille; Second Ten
nessee Columbia. s. c.; Ninth Ohio, col
ored battalion. Summerville, S. c.; Eigh. h
California, Benicia Barracks. Cal; heavy
batteries B and C of the California Ar
| tillery.
1t is notable that two regiments, one
battalion and two separate companies in
cluded in the list are composed of colored
troops. The two regiments, the Third
North Carolina and the Sixth Virginia. it
is intimated, are included in the list be-
cause the department desires to be rid of
them, owing to the trouble which they
have caused at Macon. 1t is thought that
the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
1 United States Volunteers, all colored, are
on the list which the Secretary now has
under consideration.
/ II was the intention until the recent
| troubles developed in the Philippines to
muster out the volunteer regiments there
| first, and Secretary Alger's original list
| included Batteries and d, California
| Artillery; the First California, First Colo
rado, First Idaho, Fifty-first Iowa. Twen-
| tieth Kansas, Thirteenth Minnesota. First
! Montana, First Nebraska Second Oregon
| Tenth Pennsylvania, First South Dakota
| First Tennessee, First Washington, and
First Wyoming Infantry These troops
were to have been mustered out, accord
ing to the original programme, as soon as
the regulars reached the Philippines.
Owing to the threatened turn affairs
| have taken there. however. it has been de-
cided to leave the volunteers on the ISL
| ands and even the force which will result
| from the addition to them of the regulars
| will not be too large, in the opinion of
the officials here.
Despite assertions to the contrary it is
| stated on the best authority that there
is great uneasiness at the War Depart
ment over the Philippine situation. The
majority are inclined to the belief that it
will be necessary for this Government to
whip Aguinaldo before it can take pos
session of the Islands, and they want to be
prepared
The necessary orders for the muster
out of the volunteers included in the list
given out by Secretary Alger yesterday
will be prepared at once. The date of
their issue. however, will depend on the
action of Congress on the resolution pro-
viding that hereafter in the muster out
! of volunteers, discharges shall take effect
with the receipt of the order and the men
In regiments within the United States be
| given thirty days additional pay. Men in
regiments serving abroad receive accord
| ing to the provisions of the resolution,
sixty days extra pay.
1t is probable however. that immediate
action on the resolution will be taken by
| Congress, and the orders are looked for
early next week. BY that time it is
thought that the Secretary of War will
have added a number of other regiments
to the list and all VIII be mustered out
| together.