The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-14
TO SPLIT REGULAR REGIMENTS
Scheme BY Which service In the
Tropics VIII be Made Easier

Washington, June 13.-The following or
der has Peen issued by direction of Act
| ing Secretary Meiklejohn, relative to tae
EOvement Of the Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-ffth regiments OF infantry to
Manila;
The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth in
fantry, excepting one major, and four
companies of each regiment, viii be as
sembied at San Francisco, California, and
there put in readiness for duty in the Phil
ippine islands. The following companies
Of each regiment will compose the battal-
lion to be assembled at San Francisco and
those not already there viii be put en-
route to that point without delay: A, L,
c, L, G, and X, Twenty-fourth infantry;
&, E, F, II, I, K, L and N, Twenty. nth
infantry.
The remaining companies Of the Twenty
fourth infantry viii be distributed as fol-
lows: B, Vancouver Barracks, Wash;
with deatchments at Fort Walla Waua,
Wash, and Boise Barracks, Idaho; u, at
Fort Harrison, Mont, and Fort Assinnl-
boine, Mont; L, Dyea, Alaska; NJ, New
Fort Spokane, Wash, with detachment at
Fort Sherman, Idaho. The major will be
assigned to station by commanding gen.
eral Department of Columbia.
The remaining companies of the Twenty
fifth infantry will retain their present sta
tons and the major Will be assigned to
station by the commanding officer, De-
partment of Texas.
The commanding general, Department Ct
Colorado. VIII direct the following changes
o: troops in his department: One troop
OF the Ninth cavalry, from Fort Hua-
ohuca, Ariz., to Fort Bayard, New Mex
leo; a detachment OF one officer and
twenty-five men from Fort Ducnesne,
Utah, to Fort Douglas, Utah.
The commanding general, Department
or the Missouri, viii direct the following
changes Of station: One t.oop OF the First
cavalry from Fort Robinson, Neb.. 10 Fort
Russell, Wyo.; one troop Of the Sikh cav
airy from Fort LeavenwOrTh, Kan, TO
Fort Logan, Colo; one light battery of
the Third artillery from Fort Riley, AKIN, !
TO the Preside.
In connection with this order the war !
department issued the following state
ment; The departure of the four battaI- /
ions OF the Twenty-fourth and Twenty |
fifth infantry from the United States for |
the Philippines Will leave the great west |
with troops available for its prlIecUon as |
follows:
Nebraska and the Dakotas-The arrange
ment provides for several companies of |
infantry and twelve troops Of cavalry i'm |
mediately available for Indian service |
north Of the Union Pacific railway with |
a light battery and two troops Of cavalry
in reserve at Fort Sheridan, Chicago.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Four
troops of cavalry are Immediately availa-
BILE at Forts Reno and SuI, with three
light batteries and four troops of cavalry
at Fort Riley, Kan; three troops cavalry
at Fort Leavenworth, one at jefferson
Barracks, one at Fort Logan, Denver,
Colo, which viii be available to be moved
in any direction by ample railroad faciu-
ties 10 meet any necessity arising in the
west.
Arizona and New MeNico-There Will re-
main seven troops Of cavalry with one
infantry ia the man Indian
agency at san Carlos, Ariz.
TeXas-There VIII remain three troops of
cavalry and three companies of infantry
on border duty, and a light battery in re-
serve at san Antonio. Texas.
Idaho and Utah-Taeye VIII be four
troops Of cavalry and several de,acamen;s
Of infantry Immediately available, with
quick communication by rail for reinforce
ments for the central west, should neces-
s.Jy arise
As the strength OF each company and
troop remaining n the western gar-isons
i about twice what il was before the
Spanish war i viii be seen that tia
troops available in the great IVES; are
quite ample 20 meet any ordinary uprZs-
ing. By retaining IN this country a bat
talon ot the TweRly-fourt1 and Twenty
fifth infantry. the department IS inaugu-
rating u system which It hopes a. an early
date 10 apply to al regiments on foreign
service. That Is. 20 have TWO Oattaiio1s
abroad fully manned and differed. with
home battalion 10 whica al those disabled
py foreign service may be sent 70 reciper-
ate after active service in the tropics.
The invaded and convalescing thus have
a definite home station d which they uay
al once be sent, and the foreign hospital
service an dthe regiments n the 1eld he
relieved of enbarTassn enJ. Men absent
on Tursousn then have "a definite location
20 which they can report. and such of tae
officers as recover sufficiently 20 perform
light duJy VIII zee ao.e 20 render valuable
service in putting recruits destined for
Their regiments in shape