Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03

GERS during the war, and the nine officers
whose practical work in the field was the
most efficient will receive the appoint
mentS.
the command of one of the regiments of
Captain James S. Petit of the 1st Infan-
try, VINO. during the Spanish war, COM
manded the 4th Regiment of United States
Volunteer Infantry Gmmunes), which, as
will be remembered. embraced several COM
panieS of District men.
No regiment in the war had a better eff
cheney record than the 4th Inmures and it
is in recognition of his services in the or
Sanization, equipment and conduct of that
regiment that the President has selected
Colonel Petit for the colonelcy of one of
the new volunteer organizations. 1t, there
fore, appears that none of the volunteer
officers of the recent war are to have COM
mand of the new organizations. 1t is not
unlikely, however, that some of the most
efficient may be selected for subordinate
commands in t.e different regiments, mas
much as the decision to appoint only regu-
lar army officers does not apply to positions
below the grade of colonel. There are 424
appointmen ents to be made, forty-seven to
each regiment.
Statement by Gen. Otis.
The adjutant generals office today gave
out statement based on cable advices from
Gen. Otis regarding the number of recruits
required 20 fill the vacancies in the regu-
lar regiments now in the Philippines, the
N4'iiiSp pOl - tNsiIiobie lOI TIE TSluGn OF VOL
unteCrs and to the Transportation of fresh
troops to the Philippines and the estimated
time It will take to complete the work of
enlistment. Gen. Otis dispatch to the de-
partment is as follows:
MANILA July . 1890
Adjutant General, Washington:
Number recruits required to fill COM
pdnies to lbs each regular regiment:
Infdntry-Thir1, $50; 4th, :04; 9th. 175:
9th, 300; 18th. 800; 18th. 253: 14th 73a: 18th
80; 18th. SGI; 18th, 32s; 10th, a;}S; 2lst, 195:
I'D. 400; 23d. $50.
First Artillery, $; Sd, 256 18th, 2; 9TH, q
9th. az:
Fourth Cavalry, 493.
Engineers, Z.
- Volunteers yet to be returned-Infantry-
59S: North Dakota 623 wyoming. 300
Minnesota, 1,l65; South Dakota, 91T; Mon
tana, 900; California artillery, 35S; Wash
lngton, LOSS; Tennessee, 946: Kansas. 1,O52:
Nevada cavalry, SS: Wyoming artillery So
Iowa, 995; Signal Corps, JOG.
California and Colorado preparing to take
transports Sherman and Warren: leave
shortly. OTIS
The Matter of Transports
The department sums up the situation as
outlined by Gen. Otis in the following state
ment.
To meet the requirements of the return
Ing volunteers, the quartermaster's depart
met reports that there are now in Manila
transports Sherman, Warren and Grant,
with capacity of 1870 officers and 1924 en-
listed men. That there are now on sea en-
route to Manila the ZeaIandia (due July 2M
Sheridan (due July 2D, Valencia (due July
20 and Pennsylvania due July 30, with
capacity for 161 officers and 1900 enlisted
men. There are Low in San Francisco the
transports City of Para, which will sail
July L. and Tartar, to sail July 20 with
capacity for fifty-five officers and 200 en-
listed men.
Capacity for officers and enlisted men:
transports now at Manila ready to sail,
199 officers, 4,S24 enlisted men, transports
listed men; transports Gan Francisco, 80
officers, 2.30O enlisted men. Total of 415 Of
ficers and 11,325 enlisted men.
There are now en- route to San Fran
cisco the following transports, with ca
pacity for 200 officers and 1864 enlisted
men; Ohio. Newport, Indiana, Hancock
Senator, Morgan City and Relief (hos-
pitaD.
The department confidently believes that
the transportation has been so well ar
ranged by the quartermaster' department
that the last of the volunteers will leave
Manila not later than the 10th of Septem-
ber, and it is expected that they will all be |
away by the 1st. OF course, bad weather
and facilities for coaling in Manila will
have to be taken into consideration, but
this opinion is based upon the results of
the last year. and it is believed to be as
nearly correct as 1t is possible for the de-
partment to determine.
Recruits Needed.
Recruits required for the regular regi-
ments in the Philippines are $685. number
of recruits now on sea, ,5O7; number of re-
cruits now at San Francisco 32s4 making
total of 4791, and leaving 1,547 still to
be provided for.
The large number of vacancies existing in
the 18th. 18th and I'D Infantry is due to
the fact that these regiments went with
General Merritts original expedition to the
Philippines and were not filled to the maxi
mum; also that the men in these regiments
who enlisted for the war are just now be-
ing discharged. The men enlisting for the
war in the other regiments were discharged
before the regiments left this country and
the vacancies are due to the increase of the
companies from 1o6 to lbs men.
AT the rate of the enistments for the last
few weeks the entire number will be enlist
ed by the close of the present week. Cen
eral Shafter has retained thirty-two regu-
lar officers of regiments in Manila to give
daily instruction to recruits at the Presidio.
in order that they may be made efficient
as possible in target practice to which he
has suhordinated all other drill.