The times., 1899-06-14

cluded within the meaning of the reorgan-
ization act in the regular establishment
OF $4,000. These additional 3,l00 men will
be distributed among the regiments now
IN the philippines. and as many more will
also be sent to General Otis, with the least
possible delay. To provide for the dis
tribution an order was issued by the War
Department yesterday afternoon, fncreas-
ing from 1l2 to 12S the number of men in
each infantry company now serving in the
Phliipplnes or under orders to proceed
there. The order follows:
War Department,
Washington, June Is, 1899.
by direction OF the President and in the eyer.
else OF the authority vested in him by act of
Congress approved March ,. 1899. entitled. can
act for increasing the efficiency Of the Army Of
the United States, and for other purposes" the
number OF enlisted men in each company of the
Third Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth.
Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty first Twenty.sec,
ond, and Twenty-third regiments of infantry
and IN each of the companies of the Twenty
. fourth and Twenty-ffth regiments Of infantry
designated for service in the Philippines. is in
creased from IL to l2S.
C. D. NEIKLEJOHN.
Acting Secretary OF War.
The result of this order will be to all
most Immediately increase the full fight
ing force of General Otis to 30 900 men
He has now in the Philippines. on the
way there, and under orders for service
IN the Islands total force of %. 400 en-
listed soldiers, distributed as follows; In
fantry, fifteen regiments, 2O,l60 men; ar
| tlIlery, seventeen batteries, 2O4O men.
cavalry, one regiment, 1,2O4 men. In ad
dition TO this there is a total of abou,
5S4 men belonging TO the n-commission-
cd stan and bands The assignment of
eight companies each of the TWENTY
I fourth and Twenty fifth Infantry makes
further increase of 2.090, including the
non commissioned staff and the proposed
4 increase OF sixteen men per companv as
provided in the above order This order
also increases each company Of infantry
OF the fifteen regiments sixteen men, maxi
ing further increase of 1850 men. AL
together the raising Of the strength of the
infantry companies to 12S men and the
assignment of the companies Of the Twen-
ty-fourth and Twenty fifth Infantry makes
a total increase of 1879 men, Adding to
thls l9O men of the engineers will give
General Otis complete total of 29.147.
The publication of the order assigning
eight companies each of the Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-ffth regiments to the Philip
pine army was the first admission made
( by the War Department that a determine
/ tion had been reached to augment General
/ OTIS command by regulars and not by
volunteers. The order follows:
! BY direction of the Acting Secretary of War
1 the following changes OF stations of troops are
/ ordered:
/ The Twenty-fowth and Twenty-fith Infantry
! excepting one major and four companies OF each
/ regiment, viii be assembled at San Francisco
! Cal, and there put in readiness for duty in the
| Philippine Islands
! The following companies OF each regiment will
] compose the battalOns to be assembled 1t S,n
I "A Mill 1,
/ put en- route TO that point without DELAY: A. c.
/ +, +, C, II, ], and X, Twenty fourth Infantry;
! b, Z, F, II, I, X, L. and VI. Twenty fifth Infantry
| The remaining companies of the Twenty fourth
Infantry viii be distributed as follows: b, Van
! couver Barracks, Washington, with detachments
at Fort Walla Walla. Wash and Boise Barracks
| Idaho; ID, at Fort Harrison, Mont. with detaeh-
! ments at Fort Missoula Mont and Fort Assiuni
boine, Mont. L, Dyea, Alaska; NJ New Fort
| Spokane. Wash. with detachment at Fort Sher-
/ man, Idaho The major will be assigned to sta
tion by the commanding general, Department OF
! Columbia
The remaining companies of the Twenty fifth
/ Infantry will retain their present stations. and
the major will be assigned to station by the com
manding officer. Department Of Texas
The commanding general, Department OF Color
! ado, will direct the following changes of troous
| in his department: One troop OF the Ninth cav
/ airy from Fort lluachuca, Ariz., to Fort Bavard
! y. NJ; detachment of one officer and twenty five
men from Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Fort Douglas
Utah.
The commanding general, Department of the
Missouri, will direct the following changes Of sta
| ton; One troop of the First Cavalry from Fort
! Robson, Neh., TO Fort Russell Wyo. One 4roon
! OF the Sixth Cavalry, from Fort Leavenworth
! Kan, TO Fort Logan, Col. one light battery Of
| the Third Artillery from Fort Riley, Kan. to
! the Preside, San Francisco.
The Quartermaster's Department will make the
| necessary arrangements for the transportation.
The Subsistence Department will make the
| necessary arrangements for subsistence, and the
surgeon General Will make provision for medical
\ supplies and attendance. By command etc
II. c. CORBIN Adjt Gen