The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-18

WARRINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE policy Of
the war department" saiG Secretary Root
today. ''is to furnish Gen. Otis with all the
troops and supplies that he can use and
which are necessary to wind up the insur-
rection In the Philippines in the shortest
possible time."
No Delay I'm Getting Them.
The secretary was speaking OF the ten
regiments which were called out today by
order Of the president He said that no
delay would be allowed In enlisting, equip
ping ana dispatching the new regiments al
ready organized to the Philippines as soon
- they were needed for active operations
II the present number OF transports are In
sufYicient. more will be procured. The men
already enlisted for the Philippine service
win be sent at once and the new regiments
viii follow as fast as they are organized
and needed. While there has been some
suggestion that the new regiments will be
used as q reserve. It may be stated posi-
lively that these regiments. as well a.
reinforce Gen. Otis.
q
Of today to the various departments Of the
army and they at once began preparations
for supplying the new organizations
Bureaus Actively 1t Work.
Within half an hour the ordnance bu-
Yeau had sent orders to the different ar
senals directing that complete outfits OF
arms and ordnance supplies for each regi-
ment be sent to the rendezvous where they
are to be organized. The quartermaster's
department gave orders for equipping
tents. clothing and other equipments fur
nished by that department. while the COM
missary department ordered a sufficient
supply OF rations to be on hand 10 feed the
troops as fast as they arrive. Tho medi-
cal department was also directed to SEQ
that supplies were sent.
Recruiting Of the New Regiments.
The regiments will be recruited with the
same care as was exercised In enlisting
the first ten regiments.
The districts which were not very thor
oughly covered In recruiting for the first
ten regiments will be visited by the ON
GERS OF the new organization. II IL the in-
tention Of the department TO have the
regiments give moro attention TO firing
than 20 any other feature Of the drill The
men will be armed, as are the regular In
fantry regiments. with the new magaxine
army rife.
Selection Of OMcers.
The selection OF majors and company Of
ficers for the regiments IL now occupying
the attention Of the secretary. and the men
are being chosen from among the volun-
-to sas1 tv, +Ae CO. .tub
war. The officers will be distributed as
equi,ahiy as possible among the different
states. but the efficiency record Of the men
win govern 10 a great extent in their Sc
lection.
Ten View ReGiments.
The regiments will be numbered form - to
q, and viii be organized at the following
places IN the order named: Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-. Fort Crook. Neh. Fort Riley.
Kan; two as Camp Mead. Pa: Fort Mag
ara, N y: Fort Ethan Allen. VT: Fort
Ieavenworth. Kan: Fort Smelling. Seb.: /:
South birmingham. Mass.
The Commanding OMcers.
Colonies and lieutenant colonels oe tho
new regiments are announced as follows:
,oneis-Thtrty-eiShsh. George 8. An
Y. L. Hubbard, captain subsistence de-
parsuens: Forsieth. +. A. Goodwin. cap
tain Eighth cavalry: Fcrty-iirst- r. 3.
Richmond. captain Second artillery: Forty
second, j. NJ. Thomson. major Twenty
fourth infantry; Forty-thiri. Arthur Muir
raw captain First artillery: Forsy-foarth.
r. / McCseraand. captain Second cavalry
Forty-rsth. ]. III. Dorst. captain Fourth
cavalry: Forsy-ssxth. w. s Schuyler.
CAPTAIN rssta cavalry; Forty seventh. Wal
ter Howe, captain Fourth artillery.
Lieutenant coloneis-E. n, Pratt. captain
Twerty-third infantry: c. J. Crane. cap
tain T>wenty-soursh infantry: Byrne. cap
tain sixth infantry; J. =. Mallory, captain
Second infantry: e. r. Crowaer. MAJ
and taage advocate; James Barker. cap
;ai. Fourth cavalry, Francis Miesler. cap
tain Fifth cavalry. w. L. W5er. captain
Fourth cavalry. J. a. Beacon. captain
sixth infantry. JOAN Esgeiew. 81. captain
Tenth chvai-y.
In the list Of lieutenant ceioaels X is not
known whether Bernard A or Charles
Hvrne .s Intended Both are captains in
The sixth infantry Otis has been cssied
for the fsll name If the oaiesr designated
by him
with the thirteen regiments already
c.i,Ad into servfcN. the ten ordered to-day
vii, make Q total q q. 90 In round nsrn-
oers OF the A.oa volunteers authorized
where TAey WITH ne Recruited.