The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-02

Otis Replies to Aiger's Message-yoI-
unteers May BE Called For.


WASHINGTON. June 1-Replying to the
inquiries of the secretary OF war General
Otis telegraphs he is still OF the opinion
that thirty thousand troops will be neces-
sary for the effective control Of the Philip
pines
Secretary Alger took General Otis's cahle-
gram to the President and. after confer
ence with him. stated the text of the dis
patch would not be made public. as II con-
tanned other matters besides an answer to
his inquiry OF yesterday 1T reanfrms
Otis's estimate made some time ago." said
the secretary. ''that thirty thousand men
would be sufficient to cope with the situa-
ton. AS I stated yesterday. the regulars
now on the way under orders to go to
the Philippines will give General Otis about
twenty-four thousand or twenty-five thou
sand men after the withdrawal OF the vol
unteers."
Where viii the additional five thousand
or six thousand men for whom General Otis
asks come from?" the secretary was asked
'"rhat has not been definitely determined.
as yet" he replied I'VE may be able TO take
the additional troops asked for from the
regulars now located in this country. Cuba
and Porto Rico. or II may be found advis-
able to muster in volunteers"
'.In case IL Is decided to call for volun-
seers will the call only be for the five thou
sand or six thousand men necessary to bring
Otis's total up 20 thirty thousand?"
'If volunteers are called for" replied the
secretary. "the call will probably be for
ten thousand men,"
Secretary Alger has ordered the quarter
master general to make a careful conaputa-
ton OF the mileage the Philippine volun-
teefs from each State would be entitled TO
should they be mustered out at San Fran
cisco. and has also attached to the state
ment a schedule of the railroad rates that
each man would be required to pay out OF
his pocket in the event that he elected to
take the travel allowance. This information
was embodied in the shape of message
which was cabed TO General Otis as fol-
lows:
volunteers mustered out at San Fran
cisco will receive travel pay. approximate
ly. as follows: Men from Colorado. SO to
sos: Idaho. s5i 10 ssi: Iowa. $50 TO $3.50: Kan
sas. $50 to s1s1: Montana. sS3 10 ssf: Ne
braska. s74 to sli7: Nevada. SIS to $50: North
Dakota. sss TO sl3s: Oregon. SO to ssl: Penn
sylvania. sl27 TO s2nl: South Dakota So to
$3.50: Tennessee. si07 TO $3.50: Utah. $3s TO s57:
Washington. SO to So: Wyoming. s55 to ss7;
Minnesota. $50 TO sli2 or course the higher
sums are graded among noncon,missioned
officers. Railroad fares are: San Francisco
to St Louis and Fargo. sis: Chicago. 50:
Washington and Philadelphia, SO: New
York, SEQ; Salt Lake. sa: Lincoln and To-
peka, ss7 Des Moines. SO. Sioux Falls. sti:
Cheyenne and Denver. SIS. not including
subsistence. oficers. Of course. get larger
sums. Submit these facts to each regiment
and let them determine by vote whether
they will be mustered out at San Francisco
and take travel pay or in their own States.
transported by the government. Cable vote
OF each regiment"
At the personal request OF General Otis.
Brigadier General Schwan. chief assistant
TO Adjutant General corbin. has been Or
dered 10 duty In the Philippines.