The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
transportation Facilities Limited,
and IL May BE Two Months Before
All the $4,000 Men Leave.
REGULAR TROOPS TO REMAIN
10000 MEN THOUGHT TO BE sUFFI.
GENT TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
President to Appoint 1O1 Second
Lieutcnants i'm n Few Days-2OO In
dianians After Three Places.

Lieutcnants I'm n Few Days-2OO In
dianians After Three Places.
WASHINGTON, March S.-Orders were
issued At the War Department to-day for
the Twelfth New York Volunteer Infantry
now at MatanZas, Cuba, TO take passage
on the transport Berlin for New York city,
where il will be mustered out. This is the
beginning of a general movement for the
muster out of all the volunteer troops sta
toned in Cuba, and indicates that the ad-
ministration believes that the time has
come WHEN 1t can safely reduce its military
forces in Cuba. The fact that the rainy
season is not far off is a potent reason for
the early recall of the volunteer troops in
Cuba. The homeward movement will have
to be gradual, because of the limited trans
portation facilities now at the disposal of
the War Department. The various regi-
ments will be brought home, however, as
rapidly as the available troopships can make
the trips between the island and the various
ports in the United States selected for their
Decentralization. There are now about % 600
volunteers in Cuba, and their withdrawal
will leave about 1900 regular troops there
for the enforcement of the policy of the ad-
mnistration for the establishment of a sta
hle government on the island. The volun-
teer troops now on garrison duty in Cuba
and under muster-out orders include the
following organizations:
Second Illinois
One hundred -and-sixtieth Indiana,
Fourth Illinois.
One-hundred-and-Six first Indiana.
Ninth Illinois.
FOrty-ninth Iowa
Third kentucky.
Thirty-flrst Michigan.
Second --Ouisiana
Sixth Missouri.
Eighth Massachusetts.
Twelfth New York
FIRST North Carolina.
Third Nebraska.
Second South Carolina.
Fourth Tennessee.
Fourth virginia.
First Texas
Sixth Ohio.
Second nited States Volunteer Engineers.
Third United States Volunteer Engineers
Second United States Volunteer Infantry
Filth United States Volunteer Infantry.
Second. Third, Eleventh. Twelfth, Thir-
teentn, Fnteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth companies of the signal corps.
AS yet no orders have been issued for the
muster out of these regiments with the
exception of the Twelfth New York but it
Is expected that the formal orders will be
issued in the case of all the organizations
named within the next few days. Under the
present plans of the department it is ex-
pected that all of the volunteer troops will
be withdrawn from Cuba by before the lst
or May and so escape the dangers of the
fevers which make that country such an
undesirable place of residence during the
summer months.
The officials of the administration express
satisfaction at the present political state
OF affairs in Cuba and are confident of a
continuance of the prevailing peace and
good order. The troops 10 be withdrawn
on the theory that there is no longer any
need OF their services in that country and
that the questions of government will work
out themselves without the presence of
large military force. Consequently there is
no present purpose of replacing the volun-
teers with regular troops, but such a course
of action will be taken only in case IL be-
comes necessary for the execution of the
administrative policy. The Second United
States regular infantry has been at Annis-
ton, Ala, for several weeks under orders
to proceed TO Cuba and it is expected that
that regiment will make the trip in a short
time. So far known, no other troops are
intended for service on the island during the
coming summer But one or two artillery
regiments will be held in reserve at points
ON the Atlantic coast for such service in
case some Of the regulars in Cuba have to
be brought home for change of climate or
reinforcements should become necessary.
The President will announce the appoint
ment of the 1O1 second leutenants whom
he is authorized by the reorganization bill
TO appoint to the regular army in day or
two, and certainly before he leaves Wash
ington next Monday for the South. He will
make none of the appointments of the vol
unteer officers before his return. except per-
haps those of a few of the general off,
GERS. taking the whole matter under delb-
crate consideration during his absence.
These second leutenancies represent all of
the places in the regular army. so far as
the line is concerned. that are at the dis
posaI of the President. The line places
colonels. majors. captains. first lieutenants
and most OF the second Heutenants-are al
ready filled. even for the full army of 60 900
men. from the regular establishment. For
these l01 positions the press of applicants
has been enormous. 1t was said at the
War Department this morning that no less
than 900 applications are already on file.
and the number is being added to every day.
To-day many senators and representatives
remaining in the city called to make further
applications. The law limits the appoint
ments 10 persons between the ages OF twen-
ty-one and tweniy-seven years. yet many
of the applicants have taken no account of
this absolute limitation. and there are men
forty years OF age among them. About 30
applications have been received for the three
lieutenancies that will go TO Indiana.
All of the nominations of army officers
for brevet commissions on account of gal
lantry during the Cuban. Porto Rican and
Philippine campaigns. failed of action on
the part of the Senate. IL is believed at
the War Department that this resulted from
lack OF time. and not from any intention on