Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-13
GALLANT TWENTY-FOURTH
viii Be Assembled at San Francisco and Pre-.
pared fer Philippines.
distribution of Remaining Compa-
mics onc Battalion OF Ench UcgI.
msni TO be IScpt AZ Home,

Washington. June ia.-Tho following
order has been issued by direction OF
Acting Secretary Moikoliohn.
The Twcnty.fourth and Twcnty-nfth
Infantry. excepting one major and four
companies uf each regiment Will be
assembled az San Francisco, California,
and thcrr put In readiness for du'y IN
the Philippine Islands
The foilalnr companies OF each acEi-
mcut viii compose the battalion TO be-
assembled 90 san Francisco and those
not abroad there viii be- put ca route
90 that point without delay
\. G., l., y. q. n, !. gnd X, Twenty
fourth Infantry. u. D., .. u. I. X. l. and
~, Twenty Infantry
TIE remaining companies of tho
Twcnty-fourth Infantry VIII b. dis
Tlhutgd uH follows;
y. Vancouver Barracks Washington.
with luturhmrntr ut Fort Mnllu Wultn
wash. AMI Boise barracks. Idaho. -.
az Fort Harrison. Mont. aud Fort As
ninnlb1lnc, Mont, !, pyca. Alaska, 81.
New Fort Spokane. WASH with dc.
iAchmuut at Fort sherman. Idaho.
Tho major win De assigned 90 station
by the commanding general. Depart
NAI" ~ NN NNN| NNMNNNNNN. no NHfnNNmNmW
companies ~ the TWputy-nfth Infantry
viii retain their present atnuunH ana
thc major viii bo assigned Co station
by the commanding officer. Department
Of Texas.
The commanding general. Depart.
mrnt " Colorado will direct the follow.
Ing changes " troops Ia hls depart
meut
one troop OF the Nlnih cavalry from
Fort NNHIMF INN a..
- NJ
\ detachment OF one officer and
twenty tive mon from Fort Ducheaup.
Utah. iu Fort Douglas. Utah.
Tue eommlnding general, Depart
mont ~ the Missouri, viii direct the
following changes % station.
one troop NJ the First cavalry from
Wye.
one troop Of the Sixth cavalry from
Fort LehvenWorth, KaH., 20 Fort 10
lne llFht battery OF the Thru ar.
,,I,lh u 'yit Slley. Kaa., 20 the
In connection with this order M,
war department Issued the following
The departure Of the four battailona
~ the Twenty fourth and T,yenty.nfth
infantry from the United States Tor no
Philippine will leave the great Woat
with troops available for ~ protection
as follows
Arizona and New Mexico: There win
remain seven troops OF cavalry, with
one company N Infantry at tho main
indian uFcnCy lt san Carlos. Aria
Idaho and Utah' There viii be- four
troops Of cavalry ana several do,ach-
luvuh ~ infantry Immediately avail
able with quick communication by rail
Tor reinforcement from the Central
West should necessity arise.
a. the strength VI each company and
troop remaining IN the western gnrrl-
sons ~ about twice what ~ was be-
fore the spanish war, Il win be seen
that the troops available iu the great
West are quito ample 10 meet any ordi-
nary uprising,
ny retainlpF IN this country "a bat
TALON N the Twenty.fourth and Tyycn-
ty-nfth Infantry, tho department ln In
uugurutlng % system which u hopes NJ
an early date 90 apply Go nll regiments
ON foreign service. That n 20 have two
hattnll1ua abroad, fully manned and
onlcewl, with "a home battalion to
which all those disabled By foreign
service may be sent 20 rccupernte after
active service IN the tropics The In
validated and convaleacing thus have
a definite home station 20 which they
may az once be sent and the foreign
hospital service and tho regiments In
the field BE- relieved ~ emharrassmenta
Men absent on furluurh then have "A
definite location o. which they can re-
port and such Of tho officers ne recov.
cr sufficiently 10 perform light duty will
be able o. render valuable service In
putting recruits destined FOR their rogl-
ments In shape.