The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-19

E1ah Is TO Hurry the Organization
of the Troops to Be Sent to tho
philippines, in Order That All
May Reach There in Time to As
s1st in Crushing the Filipino Re.
beIIiOn and Ending the War.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. - Secretary
Root was busily engaged the greater
part of the day in selecting officers to
fill the new regiments, going over the
lists of names that have been submitted
with recommendations for appointment.
and considering their efficiency records
during the Spanish war. The secretary
is giving the matter of these selections
his personal attention, and the list IS be-
ing prepared in his private office. After
the selections are made by the secretary
/ they will be sent to the president for his
| approval.
Preparations continue actively in the
matter of arranging for the speedy trans
pGrtatton of the troops to the Philippines.
The quartermaster's department has
been considering the advisability of char
lerlng more transports on the Pacific
coast. Already the ships chartered make
1t possible to send nearly all the organi-
cations now formed by Sept. 25, instead
or TWO weeks later, which was the sched-
uIe hrst shown Secretary Root. The
transports Logan and Thomas are now
being fitted up on the Atlantic coast
and it is expected they will be ready to
sail by the middle=of October, and will
take three regiments via the Suez canal.
AT the latest calculations It is now be-
lieved to be possible to land an the new
regiments in the Phi1ippinesSby Dec.ss1,
or very soon after that date. ~
Seven of the lieutenant colonies named
yesterday are now serving in the Philip
pines. They will remain there and await
the arrival of their regiments.
While 1t may not be necessary to use
all the troops in the Philippines, 1t is
understood to be the plan of Secretary
Root to have a sufficient force to not
only defeat the insurgents at every point,
but to garrison and hold the places that
may be taken, and thus insure a safe
line Of communication.
The map which has been prepared for
Secretary Root, showing the location of
the troops in the Philippines, has been
completed, and is also accompanied by
a statement explaining how this force
is divided under the generals commanding
the divisions.
The first division, commanded by Gen.
Lawton, is south of Manila, and consists
of the following troops: Fourth, Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth, TWenty-first, TWEEN
ty-fourth and Twenty-ffth regiments Of
infantry: the First Washington, First
Wyoming, part of the Fourth cavalry,
Battery F, Fourth artillery; Battery F.,
Fifth artillery; Battery D, Sixth artil-
lery, and Hawthorne's mountain battery.
The Second division, commanded by
Gen. Macarthur, is north of Manila,
and consists of the following: Third,
Ninth, Twelfth. Seventeenth, Twenty-sec-
ond and Thirty-siXth regiments of in
1antry; the Fifty-drst Iowa, Twentieth
Kansas; Light Battery e, First artil-
lery; battalion of the Third artillery,
and part of the Fourth cavalry.
The provost guard of Manila consists
of the Twentieth infantry and eight foot
batteries of the Sixth artillery.
The GARRISON in the other islands are:
Panay-Eighteenth infantry, First Ten
nessee; Battery G, Sixth artillery. Ne
gros-Sixth infantry. Cebu-One battal-
ion Twenty-third infantry. Jolo-TwO
battalions Twenty-third infantry.