The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07

Thirfy-afta at Vancouver Barracks.
wash
n. A. Al1sBR.
Secretary Of War.
The regiments will Be enlisted according
20 the provisions Of The act OF March :.
lsse. and will consist Of nifty ofieerS and
l,70o enlisted men sach-
Among tns districts Tor recruiting desig-
mated regiments arc the following:
Tvsnty-ninih rsgtmanf. Fort Acpherson.
0a---0outh Carolina. Georgia. Flofida.
A1nbaenA. Misssa6lppt and Lsussana.
Thirtieth regiment. Fort sheridan. HI
Illinois, Michigan. and Wisconsin.
Thirty nrs& regiment. Fort Thomas. NY.
Ohio, Indiana. Kentucky and Ohio.
1nirty-secoDd regiment, Fort I<sven-
worth, Kan.--Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas.
Missouri. Arkanaas, Oklahoma and In
dian terrftory.
Thirty-sasird regiment. Fort Sam Hous-
ton Texas--6tate OF Texas
Thirty fourth regiment. Fort Logan. Col.
Colorado Wyoming, Utah. Minnesota,
North Dakota. South Dakota, AoniAna.
ArisonA. and New Mexico.
Thirty-nfth regiment. Vancouver Bar
SackA. wash.--caufornsa, Nevada. Oregon.
Washington, Idaho and Alaska-
with the torrid sun Of July In the
capital city sky and an occasional down.
pour OF rain that soaks to the skin
n lees than . miuute. ono can
realize family what the RAINY season means
20 the American troops In the Phil ppines.
This same rainy season. however. mas
urOven q blessing. as II were. TO the army
oerAteGists, and has Afforded 10 the coun-
Try q sufYlcient reason why Gen. Otis with
drew his forces from much OF the territory
n the island az Lusou. over VIII ch they
had driven the rebels, and contented nim-
self with maintaining Hines fadiasing from
the city Of Manila a. = base OF supplies.
Aet.cent as the war department ID sup
posed to be regarding official sdvfces from
Manila, the country has noshing 20 ie, IT'D
Gen. Otis. who has the censorinE OF a.
DISPATCHES sent out, has permitted the
facts to be known through the medium OF
Secretary Alger saw the senseie.sness OF
eupprersiriH oficial dispatches from Otis
when the general himself Was permitting
the same news 70 BE sent out ny Inc cor or
turn 70 the department. otficiai dispatches
havs been much more accessible.
rr.a, dsaI of -. asoa. Adj. OK Cor
6n'a recent ofd3f which read In part:
"un6er ne circumstances will newspaper
reporters hs Furnished with any data: ex-
ceps when authorised by an officer Of the
ad]ptant generals office or hy the secre-
tA9y o. assistant SECRETARY 81 war
This receiyed such hesdlinss az Press
D o,nss eR.s 1sI 81 ofaeim injspetion.
sN)rdcred Not 30 Talk" etc. and aal maii-
ner Of dire news received has been predict
Cd a. the cause for such an order. As IL
usual with this class Of papers. their cor
respondents are az far from the facts a. II
In possible TO get.
IN many cases the full text az the order.
wnSn was rs, quite sns wa n9s shcs
who made the greatest ado Abeut II. The
reason for the order Was extremely simple.
THIS city 10 not only the headquarters ior
noted Newspaper men OF national repusa-
ton. but there In 4 small army Of journal.
iStie hAngers-ou. tina biue-bostie nies OF
ncwspaperdosn. whose sole happiness con-
c.s ~ Tssss ana m.nssrs are we
known and heartily despised Yet from
the very nature OF their work. anti-armin-
istras'on papers or their representative
would MOI do themselves, IS medical stu
dents have occasion a; times for the SER
viccs ce grave-rohbing ghou,s.
.ooSs the epar.mem.s q. ali hours IN
the rooms Of the higher officials they would
not be tolerated for moment. Most OF
the messengers AZ the doors would not al.
init them. but In the rooms OF chiefs OF
divisions and others. where they are not
80 well known. they penetrate ana QUIZ
ana prHte aud pry. and when they receive
rm p mses ,hs,r own vi~ii imaxinasisns
have created. they write a statement that
white officials decline to talk, II is learned
from u reliable source" etc.
This sors of thing has been going on nj
the war department for considerably OVER
. year, Gen. Corbin has determined TO put
y stop 70 Il. Tho order which he issued is
not in the least Tor the purpose Of suppress
ing any news Every reputable GORE
apondent who calls upon the secretary. the
assistant secretary or the adta,snt general
for his news VII sc, II, the same az he
has always done 10 the past The blue
bottles Win have 10 bum elsewhere. That
portion IL the ovtier which gives the exact
reason for It's issuance reads
The attention Of the sGt4saut general
has been called to the nasrant interruption
OF business sause5 by persons NOT directly
connected with the osree calling on the
clerks for Information, As this necessarily
attention 10 ashcsai business impsrs,ively
demanded by The clerical force 81 the Of
nee 4 Is ordered" etc.
The best proof that II was not issued Tor
the purpose cf keepinw thr nahsse IN tg4
narsnce 90 what IL gotHg on. either In the
Philippines at the war department tx
found In the fact that since its puelics-
ton Secretary Aiger aHa Adit. Gen. Cor
sAn have bean giving to the press
daily. the details. even of the riars for
mastering in the regiments 81 the provtS-
icnal army. soldiers fer which are now
being recruited throughout ths sau7trx
When Newspaper readers see such state
nients as All Dispatches From Otis sup
pressed ihss should remember that she
government does net own the cables be-
tween f.lsnn and this country ana that
Otis does not send long cahiexrarns ey~r,,
day when there 81 nothing happening
Whenever the Associated Press bring
real news IRON, Manila, the reader wlil
almost Invariably fHd In hs~ Dar@r sh.s
a. ID rNEes AL