The age-herald., 1899-07-07
GENERAL WHEELER ORDERED ID PHILIPPINES
 AND HE IS NOW IN ROUTE ID SAN FRANCISCO
Demand That the Alabama Hero Be Put in Harness Comes
 from All Parts of the Country.

~--~-~-~~~----~-----~----- this country will not make any difference to the organization of the regiments in the islands by General Otis. His regiments will be in addition to those hereafter to be known as the Twenty-sixth and Twenty fifth, inclusive, and will be numbered Thirty-sixth and upward It Is expected that three regiments will be organized in the islands. The regiments organized in the United States and in the islands will increase the army by $50 officers and 17,667 men if there should be three full regiments formed by General Otis. The colonels ap- pointed today are under orders to proceed at once with the organization of the regi- ments Some of the officers are now in the city and have been consulting the diff ferent bureau officers with regard to equipment and supply for the men as they join the regiments.
 The order is as follows:
 War Department, Washington, July 6, lS99.-By the direction of the president the Following general rules are prescribed for recruiting from the country at large Unit eu states volunteers provided for by the act of congress approved March g. 1899, headquarters of the army, adjutant gen. erals office and for organizing the same in- to regiments:
 The strength of regiments, officers and enlisted men will be as provided for by sections and 12 of the act of congress ap- proved March 2, 1S99
 The regiments to be organized in the United States will be designed 26th, 27th, 18th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th and S5th regiments of infantry, United States volunteers.
 Of the commissioned officers to be ap- pointed for each of these regiments the field and staff officers, including medical officers and chaplains of companies will be assembled at regimental rendezvous as hereafter designated for the purpose of theoretical and practical instruction in or ganization, military administration, drill regulations, discipline hygiene, camp san- itation, etc. Daily instruction in the nom- enclature, care and assembly of parts of the rifle and targetI practice will be special feature of instruction of both off, cerS and men.
 Applicants for conn missions except off, cers of the regular army will be required to pass a satisfactory examination as to age, moral, mental and physical capacity to command troops and must have had ser vice during the Spanish-American war.
 Enlistment Until June, 1901
 The recruiting service of the regular army will be charged with recruiting from the country at large men for service in these volunteer regiments whose enlistments will be made for the period ending June 3O 1901, unless sooner discharged, and without re- strictions to citizenship or educational qualifications, but in all other respects un- der the same rules and regulations as are prescribed for recruiting the regular ser vice. Except in special cases only unmar- ried men will be enlisted for these regi- ments.
 In view of the probable severe service of these regiments and the climatic conditions to which they may be subjected. the physi- cal qualificatiO of both officers and en- listed men is of first importance. Only those fully qualified will be appointed or en- listed.
 The lieutenants and two of the medical officers of each regiment Will. as Tar as practicable, be assigned to duty as assist ants to recruiting officers of the regular army.
 Upon arrival of the recruits at the regi- mental rendezvous the commanding officers of regiments will assign them to com panes, and the appointment and reduction of regimental and battalion. non-commis- stoned staff and company, non-comms- stoned officers and other enlisted grades will be governed by the law and army reg ulations.
 Each regiment so organized will for pur- pose of discipline and supply be subject to the orders of the commanding general of the department in which the rendezvous is located and the regimental commander will report by telegraph to the adjutant general of the department on his arrival at the regimental rendezvous.
 Ten regiments of infantry United States volunteers will be organized as follows:
 18th, at Plattsburg Barracks News York. 27th, at Camp Meade. Pa.
 28th, at Camp Meade, Pa
 29th, at Fort McPherson, Ga. 3Oth, at Fort Sheridan, Ills.
 31st, at Fort Thomas, Ky.
 32d, at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
 33rd, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
 34th, at Fort Logan, Col.
 35th. at Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
 (Signed) R. A. A.~ALGER,
 Secretary of War.
 States to Draw From
 The regiments will be organized accord ing to the provisions of the act of March 2, 1899, and will consist of 50 officers and 1909 enlisted men each. Among the dis tricts for recruiting designated regiments are the following:
 Twenty-seventh regiment, Camp Meade, Pa.; the state of Connecticut, the portion of the state of New York south of the 42d degree of latitude; Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
 Twenty-ninth regiment, Fort McPherson Ga.: South Carolina Georgia Florida Ala