The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-07
FAVOR TT. SMELLING
SEVENTH INFANTRY HEADQUAR-
TIERS MAY BE LOCATED AT
THE ST. PAUL STATION
THIRD GOES TO MANILA
Probable I'm Territory Governed
From Fort Smelling Than Else
where, Hence the Probability of
1t Becoming an Important Post
Army Corps to Be Disbanded.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Gen Corbin
has issued preliminary orders with a
view to sending the Thirty first Michi-
gan volunteers. now at Knoxville, Tenn,
to garrison duty in the province of
Santa Clara. Cuba. The quartermas-
ters department has been directed to
secure transportation from Savannah
for this regiment before the end Of
next week.
The war department has determined
to utilize the Seventh infantry, now at
Fort Wayne Mich, to guard the I'M
pcrtant army posts soon to be vacated
by the dispatch of regiments to the
Philippines and other distant stations,
and will distribute the companies of
that regiment as follows: Two COM
panies to Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, to replace
the Fourth infantry; one company to
Fort Smelling, Mimi, to replace the
Third infantry; one company to Co
-lumbus Barracks, O., to replace the
Seventeenth infantry; one company to
Fort Crook, Neb., to replace the Twen-
ty-second infantry, one company to
Fort Thomas, KY, four companies to
Fort Brady Mich, and two companies
will remain at Fort Wayne.
HEADQUARTERS AT SMELLING.
1t is possible that three companies
assigned to Fort Brady may be trans
ferred to Fort Smelling on account Of
the greater likelihood Of Indian up
risings in that neighborhood. In that
event the headquarters will also go to
Fort Smelling. 1t is intended that this
distribution of the Seventh infantry
shall continue for at least one year.
Several important retirements in the
army will occur during the current
p,,i1r
general, will retire on the Goth inst;
Brig. Gen. Flagler. chief Of ordnance,
June 4; Brig. Gen. Sumner in August
next, and Brig. Gen. Shafter, Oct. 6.
Secretary Alger will soon issue an Or
der formally disbanding the seven
army corps organized during the war.
These corps are still in existence, but
the dispatch Of troops to Cuba and
Porto Rico has so reduced the force
of several of them that only few
regiments represent corps. The First
and Seventh corps are now in Cuba,
but as the island has been subdivided
into seven departments the corps are
practically no longer recognized as
such. The Second and Fourth corps,
whose headquarters are at Augusta,
Ca. and Huntsville. Ala, are practi-
cally disbanded.
DISCHARGES TO BE GRANTED.
Instructions have been given to all
commanding officers of regiments to,
grant discharges to such enlisted men
who request it, and who enlisted In the
regular army for one year. The six
regiments which are going to the Phil
ippines are especially receiving the at
tention Of the department in this re-
spect, and before they start the regi-
ments will be made up Of men who
have enlisted for three years. The
officials have found that the men are
making money by applying for dis
charges and then securing clothing
and travel allowance. When discharg-
ed and after the receipt of their al
lowances they apply for re-enlistment
for three years and obtain the advan-
tage of increased pay.