River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-13
ORDER ISSUED.
Ten New Regiments to BE Formed II
Once for service In the
Philippines.

Washington, July 1.-THE order TO-.
the enlistment of volunteers for len
new regiments for service in the Phii-
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 win
be sent to the regiments, TO be as
signed to companies. State lines are
obliterated, and the men first enlisted
viii 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 regi-
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 10 be known as the
Twenty-sixth to Thirty-ffth, inclusive,
and will be numbered Thirty-sixth up
ward. 1t is expected that three re2i-
ments will be organized in the Philip
pines. The regiments organized in the
United States and the Philippines will
increase the army by ESQ officers and
1867 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-
ceptng 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
Caro- ina and the District Of Columbia.
Twenty-eighth regiment. Camp Meade
Pennsylvania; New Jersey, Penns yIvania
and Delaware.
Twenty-ninth regiment. Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia.: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Thirtieth regiment. Fort Sheridan, Ill
inois: Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin.
Thirty-hrst 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-ifth 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 30, 1901, and the en-
Iistments 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 90