The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-14

Most of the COlOred Regulars Ordered
to ManiIa-Other Changes.

Most of the ColOred Ordered
to ManiIa-Other Changes.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The following
order has been issued by direction of acting
Secretary Meikeljohn relative to the move
ment of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth
regiments Of infantry to Manila:
The Twenty-fourth and T~wenty-fifth In
fantry, excepting one major and four COM
papsie sn & rs each aclac regiment snG tssr will put be n assembled assembled
for duty in the Philippines. The following
companies Of each regiment will compose
cisco and those not already there will be put
en- route to that point without delay: A,.C,
E. F. g, II. and K Twenty,fourth In
nth infantry. The remaining companies Of
the Twenty-fourth Infantry will be dis
tributed as follows: B. Vancouver barracks,
WasnlnS WoI1a. Wan Wasb, GeaaShm sna Boise as b berI
racks. Idaho. d, at Fort Harrison. Mon
tana. with detachments at Fort Missoula,
IL Mo pyeaa Alaska Ias a'r NJ, NeW Spokane. WASH asns
with detachment at Fort Sherman, Idaho.
Tho major will be assigned to station by the
Sia mm T6e fe Seaiinih,; De Companies OF Of G0iu the
Twenty-fifth Infantry will retain their pres
ent station and the major will be assigned
to station by the commanding officer. De-
'The commanding general, Department of
Colorado. will direct the following changes
OIL troops III his Q6pdT tDltUl. Olc bIOOp VI
the Ninth Cavalry from Fort Huachua, Arr
IONA. to Fort Bayard, New Mexico. A de-
achment OF one officer and twenty-five men
from Fort Duchesne. Utah, to Fort Douglas,
Utah. The commanding General. Depart
ment of the Missouri, will direct the follow
ing changes of station: One troop of the
k karst to cd Eort R lrem f'o Wx aob1nso9 One se tnoop
of the Sixth Cavalry from Fort Leaven-
worth. Kansas. to Fort Logan, Colorado.
Fort Riley, Kansas, to the Preside"
In connection with this order the War De-
paTtment issued the foliowtng statement:
Tw~enty-fourth and Twenty-ffth Infantry
from the United States for the Philippines
will leave the great West with troops avail
able for its protection. as follows:
Nebraska and DakotaeThe arrange
ment provides for several companies of in
fantry and twelve troops Of cavalry on the
Ice north OF the Union Pacific Railroad.
with a light battery and two troops of cav
airy in reserve at Fort Sheridan. Chicago.
troops of cavalry are Immediately available
at Forts Reno and Sill, with three light bat
feries and four troops OF cavalry at Fort
Fort Leavenworth. one at Jefferson bar
racks. one at Fort Logan, Denver. Col,
which VIII be available to De moved in any
West.
Arizona and New Mexico-There will re-
pany OF infantry at the main Indian agency
at San Carlos, Arizona.
"Texas-There will remain three troops
of cavalry and three companies of infantry
on border duty. and a light battery I'm re-
serve at San Antonio. Tex.
Idaho and Utah--There viii be four troops
OF cavalry and several detachments Of in
fantry Immediately available, with quick
communication by rail for reinforcements
for the great West should necessity arise.
las the strength of each company and
troop remaining In the Western garrisons
is about twice what II was before the Span
ish war. II will be seen that the troops
available I'm the great West are quite ample
to meet any ordinary uprising.
by retaining In this country a battalion
of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-nfth In
fantry, the department. is ~inaugurafirg n
system which IL hopes at an early date to
apply to all regiments I'm foreign service
that In to have two battalions abroad. fully
manned and ofncered. with a home battalion