The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-12
ORDER ISSUED.
Ten New Regiments to Be Formed at
Once for Service in the
Philippines.

Washington, July THE order for
the enlistment of volunteers for ten
new regiments for service in the Phil
ippines was published Thursday and
seven more colonies to command the
regiments were appointed. Eight ma
jors also were named. The recruiting
will not begin until some time next
week. Recruiting stations will be open
in every state and territory, and as
fast as the men are enlisted they will
be sent to the regiments, to be as
signed to companies. State lines are
obliterated, and the men first enlisted
will be first to be mustered in. The
assignment to companies will be by
the officer commanding, and he will be
at liberty to organize company COM
posed of men from one state if he finds
it convenient and practicable.
The organization of the ten regl-
ments in this country will not make any
difference to the organization of regi-
ments in the Philippines by Gen. Otis.
His regiments will be in addition to
those hereafter to be known as the
Twenty-sixth to Thirty-ffth, inclusive,
and will be numbered Thirty-siXth up
ward. 1t is expected that three regi-
ments will be organized in the Philip
pines. The regiments organized In the
United States and the Philippines will
increase the army by $50 officers and
II ,667 men, if there should be three full
regiments formed by Gen. Otis.
Districts for recruiting designated
regiments are announced as followS:
Twenty-sixth regiment. Plattsburg Bar
racks N. Y; the New England states, ex-
cepting Connecticut, and the portion of
the state of New York north of the forty
second degree of latitude.
Twenty-seventh regiment, Camp Meade,
PENNSYLVANIA The state of Connecticut,
the portion of the state of New York south
of the forty-second degree of latitude,
Maryland, Virginia West Virginia, North
Carolina and the District of Columbia
Twenty-eighth regiment Camp Meade,
Pennsylvania: New Jersey, Pennsy lvanla
and Delaware.
Twenty-ninth regiment, Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Miss iSSippi and Louisiana.
Thirtieth regiment, Fort Sheridan, Ill
inois: Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Thirty first regiment, Fort Thomas, Ken
lucky: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Ten
nesSee.
Thirty-second regiment, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas: Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian
territory.
Thirty-third regiment, Fort Sam Hous-
ton Texas: state of Texas.
Thirty-fourth regiment, Fort Logan, Col
orado: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota and
Montana and Arizona and New Mexico.
Thirty-ffth regiment, Vancouver Bar
racks, Washington: California, Nevada,
Oregon, Washington and Idaho and Alas ka
The term of service will be for the
period ending June 80, 1901, and the en-
listments may be made without re-
striction as to citizenship or education
al qualifications"
Washington, July brig. Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler was Thursday ordered to
report to Gen. Otis at Manila for serv-
ice in the Philippine islands. Gen.
Wheeler is much pleased with his as
signment to the Philippines. He is
making preparations to leave San
Francisco July 20.