The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-14
Acting Secretary Of War MeikIejohn
Issues an Order
For the Twsaty-Fourth and Twsnty-Flfth
Infantry to So to the Islands.

pines Shall be Increased From
One Hundred and Twelve to One
Hundred and Twenty-Eight.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The fol-
| lowing order has been issued by the
direction of Acting Secretary Meil1le-
| john:
| The Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth
Infantry, excepting one Major and four
| companies of each regiment, will be as
sembled at Sam Francisco, Cal, and
| there put in readiness for duty in the
Philippine Islands. The following COM
panies of each regiment will compose
the battalion to be assembled at San
Francisco, and those not already there
but en- route to that point without de-
| lay M, C, F, G, H, 1 and K, Twenty
fourth Infantry; B, E. F, H, I, K, L
and NJ Twenty fifth Infantry
The remaining companies of the
Twenty fourth Infantry will be distri-
buted as follows: B. Vancouver Bar
racks, Wash, with attachments at
Fort Walla Walla, Wash, and Boise
Barracks, Idaho; D. at Fort Harrison,
Mont, and Fort Assiniboine, Mont; L,
Dyea, Alaska; NJ, New Fort Spokane,
| Wash, with detachment at Fort Sher-
man, idaho The Major will be as
signed to station by the commanding
General. Department of Columbia
| The remaining companies of the
| Twenty fifth will retain their present
stations, and the Major will be assign
| ed to station by the commanding off,
Ger, Department of Texas
The commanding General, Depart
| ment of Colorado will direct the fol-
lowing changes of troops in his depart
ment:
| One troop of the Ninth Cavalry from
Fort Huachua, A. T., to Fort Bayard
N. M.
A detachment of one officer and TWEEN
| ty-five men from Fort Duchesne, Utah,
to Fort Douglas, Utah
| The commanding General, Depart
ment of the Missouri. will direct the
| following changes of station:
| One troop of the First Cavalry from
Fort Robinson, Neb., to Fort Russell
Wyo.
| One troop of the Sixth Cavalry from
Fort Leavenworth, Kas. to Fort Logan,
Colorado
One light battery of the Third Artil-
| leEy from Fort Riley, Kansas, to the
Presidfo.
In connection with this order the War
| Department issued the following state
| ment:
| The departure of the four battalions
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 pro-
| lection as follows: .
| Arizona and New Mexico-There will
| remain seven troops of cavalry, with
one of infantry. at the Indian agency
at San Carlos, Arizona
Idaho and Utah-There will be four
| troops of cavalry and several detach-
ments of infantry Immediately avail
able with quick communication by rail
for reinforcements from the Central
West, should necessity arise
I AS the strength of each company and
troop remaining in the Western garri-
sons is about twice what it was before
the Spanish war it will be seen that
~ troops available in the Great West
are quite ample to meet any ordinary
uprising. By retaining in this country
a battalion of the Twenty-fourth and
Twenty fifth Infantry, the department
is inaugurating a system which it hopes
at an early date to apply to all regi-
ments in foreign service That is, to
have two battalions abroad, fully man
ned and differed with home battal-
ion to which all those disabled by for
eign service may be sent to recuperate
after active service in the tropics. The
invalidated and convalescing thus have
a definite home station to which they
may ait once be sent. and the regiments
in the field be relieved of embarrass-.
ment. Men absent on furlough then
have definite location to which they
can report. and such of the officers as
recover sufficient to perform light
duty will be able to render valuable SER
vice in putting recruits destined for
their regiments in shape.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn issued
an order to-day directing that the num-
Der of enlisted men in each company Of
regiments serving in or ordered to the
Philippines be increased from 112 to
Us. There will be fifteen full regiments
and two battalions each of two other
regiments that will be subject to this
order.
TAKES TIME TO SEND REIN
FORCEMENTS
NEW YORK, June 13-A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
General Otis has all the troops he has
ever asked for. is General Corbin's
comment whenever he is besieged in
behalf of persons urging the quaIifca-
tions of men for commissions in COM
mand of volunteers. Scarcely an hour
passes that the Adjutant General does
not receive dispatches. letters or per-
sonal visits from those who argue that
advantage ought to be promptly taken
of the permission given by Congress to
cab out $4,000 volunteers for a years
service in the Philippines. Half his
time is taken UP in listening to plans
for quickly ending the Filipino revolt
by landing $4,000 fresh soldiers at Ma
Mia and crushing out the opposition
with them.
In the face of all the pressure that
has been brought to bear, the President
approves the logical military stand
taken by General Cortin that SO long
as General Otis is in command he is in
a better positions to judge the necessi
ties Of the situation and the character
of the operations than men of infinitely
less experience and untried Judgment
at q distance of 5000 miles. But a
speedy reinforcement for General Otis