The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-07
EIGHT COLONIES SELECTED.
OFFICERS WHO WILL COMMAND
THE NEW REGIMENTS.

minus III Ohct-EANAe hintN
erated-sevcrnI Majors Also Chos-
en-Somcthing About the officers
Thus PrOmOtet-FOur GeOrgians on
the List for Military HOnors.
Washington, July 6-The order for thu
enlistment of volunteers for service in the
Philippines was published to-day, and sew
eral more colonels to command the regi-
ments were appointed. There are yet two
colonies to be designated. Eight majors
also were named.
The recruiting will not begin until some
time next week, the exact date not having
been fixed yet. Recruiting stations will be-
opened in every state and territory and az
fast as men are enlisted they will be send
70 the regiments TO be assigned to COM
pauies
Stale lines are obliterated, and the men
first enlsuug will be the first mustered
out The assignment to companies will be-
by the officer commanding, ard he will be-
al liberty TO organize company compos-
ed Of men from one state, if he finds il
convenient and practicable.
The organization Of the ten regiments
in this country viii not make any differ
ence to the organization of regiments in
the Philippines by Gen. Otis. His regi-
ments win be in addition to those here
after to be known as the Twenty-sixth to
Thlrty-flfth. inclusive, ana viii be num-
bered Thirty-sixth upward. It is expect
ed that three regiments Will be organized
in the Philippines.
The regiments organized In the United
States and the Philippines will increase
the army by $50 officers and 1867 men,
if there should be three full regiments
formed by Gen. Otis.
The colonies appointed to-day are under
orders to proceed at once with the organi-
cation of the regiments Some OF the Of
hcers are now in the city, and have been
consulting the different bureau officers
with regard 10 equipment ana supplies for
the men as they ioin the regiments.
Many Officers Named.
The following officers have been APP
pointed by the President for the new regi-
ments:
Colonels. Twenty-sixth Regiment Mai.
Edmund Rice. Third Infantry; Twenty
seventh Regiment, Mai. James NJ Bell,
First Cavalry; Twenty-cighth Regiment.
Capt. James S. Petit. First Infantry,
better known as colonel of the Fourth
lmmunes; Twenty-ninth Regiment, Capt
Edward e. Hardin, colonel Of the Second
New York Volunteers in the war with
Spain; Thirtieth Regiment Capt Cor
nelus Gardner Nineteenth Infantry:
Thirty-second Regiment. Capt. L. A.
Craig, Sixth Cavalry; 1hlrty-thlrd Regi-
ment, Capt Luther r. Hare, Seventh
Cavalry; Thirty-hfth Regiment, Mai.
William A. Kobbe Third Artillery.
There are two coioneis yet to be ap-
pointed who will be assigned to the Thirty
first and Thirty-fourth Regiments The
man designated for lieutenant colonel of
the Thirty-hfth Regiment viii organize It
and take IL 70 the Philippines when Col.
kODhe Will assume command
Majors: First Lieut. Harry L. Haw-
thorne, Sixth Artillery; First Lieut.. Waller
G. Short Tenth Cavalry; First Lieut. Il. D.
Anderson, Tenth Cavalry; Capt. II. NJ.
Steele, Eighth Cavalry; First Lieut. Al
bert Laws, Twentyfourth Infantry; First
Lieut.. George l.. Dyram, First Cavalry:
Second Lieut., Joseph Wheeler, Jr.. Fourth
Artillery.
An of these officers have been selected
because of their distinguished services.
Records of the New COIoneIs.
Col. Bell is veteran of the civil war,
and was appointed to the army from Penn
syvania, and was several times promoted
and brevetted. As major OF tho First
Cavalry, he commanded a squadron i'm
Cuba, and was severely wounded at Las
Guasimas
Col. James s. Petit is better known as
colonel of the Fourth Immunes. He is q
West Point graduate and at one time
professor of military science at Yale COLI
lege.
Col. Edward e. Hardin was appointed
10 the military academy from Kentucky
in 1870. He saw service on the frontier,
was an instructor at West Point, and at
the outbreak of the war with Spain was
made colonel of the Second New York
Volunteers.
Col. l.. A. Craig was appointed to tho
military academy from Missouri in 1869.
served on the frontier and was instructor
for four years at West Point He was APP
pointed major and assistant adjutant gem
eral in May 1898. and served through the
campaign in Porto Rico.
Col. Luther r. Hare was appointed from
Texas In 1870 and served with the
Seventh Cavalry on the Western
frontier for twenty-five years. At
the outbreak of the war he was APP
pointed lieutenant colonel of the First
Texas Cavalry and subsequently made
colonel.
Col William A. Kobbe Third Artillery.
served with the New York Volunteers
for three years during the war between
the states ana was twice brevetted for dis
tnguished services. He has served with
distinction in the Philippines and frequent-
~ commended for his services.
Col. Cornelius Gardner was appointed tn
West Point from Michigan In 1859 and
served IN the West and Southwest AT the
outbreak of the war with Spain he was
made colonel Of the Thirty-irst Michigan
Infantry and went with It to Cuba.
Some of the New Majors.
First Lieutenant +. d. Anderson, Tenth
Cavalry, was born IN Tennessee, and grad
uated In the class of 1891. He served with
his troop in the Cuban campaign, and was
6revetted for conspicuous gallantry in the,
battle Of Santiago.
Capt. +. NJ Steele Eighth Cavalry. was
born in Alabama and graduated in the
class OF 1888. He took active part with
his regiment in the Cuban campaign, and
was brevetted for galantry in the battle
of Santiago. and was promoted TO captain
and assigned 10 the Eighth Cavalry in
1899
First Lieutenant George L. Byram, First
Cavalry appointed from Alabama. Grad
uated from military academy fall of 1885.
Was severely wounded in Cuba. June "a,
1885, Is now captain and acting judge ad-
vocate, Department of Colorado.
Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler, Jr.,
Fourth Artillery. appointed from Ala