Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-18
TEN ADDITIONAL REGIMENTS.
Reinforcements for Otis-southerr
Recruits tof Invited.

WASHINGTON. August H.-An order
has been issued directing that ten addi-
tlonal regiments OF infantry volunteers
be organized for service in the Philip
pines. The regiments will be numbered
from thirty-eight 10 forty-seven and will
be organized at the following places, in
the order named:
Fort Smelling. Mimi; Fort Crook Neb. !;
Fort Riley, Kan; Camp Meade, Pa; Fort
Niagara, n. Y; Fort Leavenworth, Kan. ;
Jefferson Barracks. Mo-; South Framing
ton. Mass; Camp Meade, Pa.
sOUTHERNERs NOT INVITED.
1t is seen from to-days order that the
new regiments are to be mainly recruited
in New England and the Middle and Cen
trail Western States. Kansas and Penn
sylvania have apparently been selected
as the best field for recruits. It Is said
that no special effort is to be made TO Sc
cure recruits in the Southern States. This
is due. IT IS said to the experience Of the
officers who operated in that quarter for
recruits for the ten volunteer regiments
just now being organized. The only
places where difficulty was experienced I'm
securing men was in Georgia and Ala
bama. the Carolinas. the Gulf States, and
the two Northwestern Pacific States.
ARMY STRENGTH NOW s5.O45.
To-day's action will add 1900 men 10
the enlisted strength Of the army, and
Increase the total strength Of the army
10 q. 0i5 men. The total number or volun-
teers called into service is 90.107 men. be-
ing only 4.Sg3 men short OF the total au-
thorized volunteer establishment OF 5000
II is stated at the department that the
number Of volunteers already called into
service IL regarded as amply sufficient 10
meet all possible needs Of the army. and
that there is no possibility that the re-
naming 1893 volunteers will be called.
RECRUITING TO DATE.
Yesterdays recruiting for the volunteer
army amounted TO $50 men. making the
total recruitment 10 date li.122. or 1,032 in
excess Of the number required 10 COM
pleto the ten regiments organized under
the order II July 1st All Of the regiments
have received their full quota. except the
Thirty-frst at Fort Mcpherson. and the
Thirtv-ffth. at Vancouver Barracks
These will be filled by use Of the overflow
from the more successful. regiments. The
remainder + the excess viii b. used in
filing the V luuteer eg ments being SOW
~ organized ih the philippines, where
the shortage IS about 500 men.
NEW OFFICERS
The colonies and lieutenant-colonels of
the new regiments are announced as fol-
lows:
Colonies.
Thirty-eighth Regiment. George Sander
son. mao. sixth Cavalry.
Thirty-ninth Regiment, r. II. Bullock,
capfain Subsistence Department.
For.ieth Regiment. +. A. GOODWIN, cap
tain. Il ghtr Cavalry.
Forty first Regiment. T.. 7. c. Rich
mond. captain. Second Artillery.
Foriy-second Regiment j. NJ. Thomp-
son. major. Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fortv-thlrd Regiment. Arthur Murray,
cepia'n. first artillery.
Forv-fcurth Regiment. f. j. McClel-
lard captain. Second Cavalry.
Forthwith Regiment j. ID. Dorst' cap
tain. Fourth Cavalry.
Forty. sixth Regiment, w. :. Schuyier'
captain. Fifth Cavalry
Forty-seventh Regiment, Walter Howe
CAPTAIN. Fourth Artillery.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Z. e. Pratt. captain, Twenty-third In
fantrv.
c. ]. Crane, captain, Twenty-fourth In
fantrY.
- Bvrne captain, Sixth Infantry.
J. s. Mallory. captain, Second Infantry
y II Crowder. major. judge-advccate
lanes Fa-ker. captain. Fourth Cavalry.
Erancis Michler. captain, Fifth Cavalry.
w = l., Wilder. captain. Fourth cav
airy.
John Bigelow. Jr., captain, Tenth cav
airy. ..,-,,.
The new regiments will be organized
rrdar tlra general instructions issued at
The time the first ten regiments Were call
ed cut. -, an
In The list Of observation-disclosures an
rcrrced II IS not known whether Bernard
A or charles Byrne Is intended. Bon
ore captains in the Sixth Infantry. Cen
aral otis has been cabled f)r the full
name as the officer was designated by
him ooo,o ,,r,>-
With the thirteen regiments alreiuy
lied into service. the ten ordered to-day
In make a total Of 5000 men In rouhu
numbers. of the 5000 volunteers authos-
lied. ..,..,,os.io,,
while there has been some suggestion
,h", no new regiments will be used as q
rnserve force IL may be stated posltNeS
tbot these regiments. as well as more II
they can be used, VIII De SUM ~