The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-04-20
SOLDIERS TO GONE Rome +.
Volunteers in the Philippines Are to
Be Returned to United States
as Fast as Possible.
MANY ARE ANXIOUS TO Be DISCHARGED.
Orders Given by Secretary }Aiser to
Hasten Their ~Mnsfef-Out-Names
of the organizations-Six Thou
sand Regulars Under Orders TO
Proceed to the Isianus.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 1S.-Gov. Lind
Monday sent a message to the legisla-
ture urging some action looking to-
wards the speedy return from Manila
of the Thirteenth Minnesota volun-
teers. He states that all appeals to
that end addressed to the president
and to the war department have been
ignored. save in a few individual cases
that were influenced by partisanship.
He asserts IT, me volunteers are
being held contrary to law, and that
ne has been notified by Col. Ames that
she regiment desires unanimously to
return hons.
Pettigrew Writes to President.
Washington, April Ex-senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota, has written
letter to the president requesting the
return of the South Dakota volunteers,
now in the Philippines. He says that
under the law they are-tnt1Oed to come
home, and that they should not be re-
tanned against their will. The senator
says he has received requests from
119 members of the South Dakota regi-
ment asking TO be discharged and sent
home
TO Return War Service Men.
Washington, April 1S.-Secretary Al
ger says that it has been decided to
permit the volunteers in the Philip
pines to return home as fast as trans
portation can be furnished. They were
enlisted for service during the war
with Spain or until their services were
no longer required, but upon the rep
resentation that they desired to re-
main as long as there were actual hos
silities no steps were taken to hasten
iheir muster-out The action of Gov.
Lee, of South Dakota; GOV. Lind, of
Minnesota, and other influential men
has caused the administration to de-
eide TO return all the volunteers. Per-
mission was sent Gen. Otis few days
ago TO furnish transportation for the
individual members of the various vol
unteer organizations who desired to
come home and muster out, but Secre-
tary Alger announced Monday night
that this order has been enlarged, and
that now all the volunteers will be
brought to the United States as trans
portation can be furnished. The sec
rotary would not undertake to estimate
when the last volunteer would leave
Manila under this arrangement, but
considered it a matter of only Few
months.
Troops TO BE Sent Home.
Under the orders issued for the re-
turn of the volunteers in the Philippines
the following organizations will come
home:
Troop of Nevada cavalry, companies \
and y of California artillery, A and y Utah
artillery, First Wyoming, First California,
First Colorado LIST Idaho, Fifty-frst Iowa,
Twentieth Kansas, Thirteenth Minnesota,
First Montana, First Nebraska, First
North Dakota, Second Oregon, Tenth Penn
sylvania, First South Dakota, First Ten
nessee and First Wyoming infantry volun-
feers and the First and Eighteenth compa-
MES of the volunteer signal corps
About 5000 regulars are now under
orders to proceed TO the Philippines.
Extra Pay for Troops.
Washington, April lS.-The payment
af the 20 per cent. extra pay TO the
American troops in the Philippines has
been extended to include all our sol
diers now in service, and will continue
until hostilities in the Philippines
rease. The troops in the Philippines,
both officers and men, will be given the
two months extra pay when mustered
out