The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-04

Washington. July 5.-Thc war depart
ment has now perfected the details for the
enlistment OF volunteers under the yrms
OF the act of last congress. There Is 10 be
nothing in the nature OF call but as
heretofore stated. the soldiers will be OBJ
tanned in the regular method through tho
efforts OF tho United States recruiting Of
fcers stationed IN the various large cities.
To this end the department has already
sent out TO these officers full INSTRUCTIONS
for the guidance as well as blanks for en-
llstment and everything IL now in shape
to begin recruiting at tho word from Wash
ington.
II was stated by the adjutant general
today that the department csntemplates
raising nine regiments In all and the In
structions 10 the recruiting officer are
based on this figure. Each regiment will
be almost twice the number of men which
General OTIS reports VIII be necessary
TO give him force OF $4,000 electives
which he requires.
The force that Will be at General Otis
disposal when the new troops now in this
fall campaign may be summarized as fol-
lows; Seventeen regiments of regular in
tantry, 25,S40 mon; three new volunteer
regiments. ABA mon; four batteries OF
the Third artillery. 1898 men; the batteries
OF the Sixth, 1890 men. the Fourth cav
airy, 1890 mon; an engineer battalion, 200
men; signal corps, 100 men, Total 1928
men.
The adjutant generals Office today gave
out a statement based on cable advicos
from General Otis regarding tho number
of recruits required to fill the vacancies
In the regular regiments now in the Phil
ippines. the transports available for the
return OF the volunteers and for the trans
portatlon OF fresh troops to the Philip
pines and the estimated time II will take
to complete the work of enlistment. Gen
erai Otis dispatch follows;
Adjutant General.
Manila, July Number OF recruits re-
qulred to I'LL companies 10 i2S men each
in regular regiments are. Infantry
Third 1885, Fourth SOC. sixth lib. Ninth
sos, Twelfth 80 Thirteenth 253. Fourteenth
1919. Fifteenth 2i0, Seventeenth 2s4.
Eighteenth 22s. Twentieth 33S Twenty
first 1879. Twenty second i60, Twenty third
$50 First artillery 8, Third 25G. Fourth 2,
Fifth 2. Sixth 93. Fourth cavalry 4sS. en-
gineers 7. Volunteers yet to be returned
California 1850. Colorado 1l44, Idaho sos,
North Dakota 623, Wyoming 800. Mime
sofa 1855. South Dakota el7. Montans 906,
California artillery 3Ss. Washington io6s.
Tennessee 9i6. Kansas 1867, Nevada cav.
airy sS. Wyoming artillery IS, Iowa 1896.
signal corps LOG. Colorado and California
prepared 10 take transports Sherman, and
Warren. They VIII leave shortly.
Otis.
The department sums up the situation as
Outlined by General Otis In the following
statement; To meet the requirements Ut
tho returning volunteers the quartermas-
ter department reports that there Is now
In Manila the transports sherman, War
rem and Manila. with capacity Of liz Of
fcers and 4s24 enlisted men. That tsere
are now on the seq en- route to Manila the
Zealandia. due July ys: Sheridan, duo
July 2i Valencia. due July &c ana the
Pennsylvania. due July 90. with capacity
for l6i officers and 1900 enlisted men.
There are now In San Francisco trans-
ports City OF Para, which will sail Juir n,
and Tartar, TO sail July 20. with capacity
for Afty-fye officers and $500 enlisted
men. There are now en- route 70 san