Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-14
Fighting Force in the Islands Should Be
Thirty Thousand.
OTIS IS TO BE GIVEN RElNF FORCEMENTS
Proposition to Continue Hostilities
During the Rainy season to BE
Prepared to Strike Heavy
Blows When Needed.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The administration is seriously con-
cerned over the war in the Philippines.
Even leading officials now admit that the
policy Of conciliation has not brought the
results anticipated and it would not be a
great surprise to hear that the president
had definitely decided to call for $4,000 VOL
unteers for service against the Filipinos.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn today
said that the regular army would at once
be recruited to its maximum strength and
that General Otis would be given 10000 ac-
tive men, which he states he requires to put
down the Filipino insurrection. This does
not mean 10000 men all told, but the num-
Der capable and ready for the field at an
hours notice.
The order of the president today detail
ing the colored troops Of the Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-ffth infantry to at once pro-
ceed to San Francisco for transportation to
Manila is regarded here as the first real in
timation that the administration proposes
to continue the war through the rainy sea-
son now on in the island of Luzon and keep
pegging away at the Filipnos until time and
climatic conditions are ripe for an effective
blow to be struck.
"By that time" said a prominent official
of the War department 1--WE will have in
the Philippines nearer $4,000 than 10000
men and then we will see what Aguinaldo's
move will be-"
Senator Thurston today saw the president
with relation to the removal of the body
of Captain Lee Forby from the Philippines
to the United States and the president sent
a cat 'egram to General Otis directing that
the body should accompany the First Ne
braska home whenever the regiment sails.
Jacob A. Maxwell son of Judge Samuel
Maxwell of Fremont, Neb., has been miss
| ing from his home on East Capitol street,
this city, since Saturday. About a year ago
he was married For several months he has
not had any employment and has been very
much worried over this condition of affairs.
The police have an idea that he has started
for his former home in Nebraska, although
he was seen in the city late Sunday night.
fhe police Of other citiss have been notified
OF his disappearance.
Iowa postmasters appointed: James NJ.
Duncan at Leslie, Clark county; Horace F.
Eacrett, at Solomon, Mills county; Joseph
r. Marshall at Summit, Story county. and
Franklin A. Hull, at Union Center. jackson
county. An order was issued today estab-
fishing a postoffce at Perry Boyd county,
Nebraska, with Nathan E. Gardner, post
master.
Send Troops to Manila.
WASHINGTON June 13-The following
Secretary of War Meiklejohn, relative to the
movement of the Twenty fourth and Twenty
fifth regiments of infantry to Manila:
The Twenty and Twenty-fifth in
fantry, excepting one major and four COM
panies OF each regiment, will be assembled
at San Francisco. Cal, and there put in
readiness for duty in the Philippine islands.
The following companies of each regiment
will compose the battalons to be assembled
at San Francisco and those not already there
will be put enroute to that point without
delay: A, c, E, f, G, H, l and X, Twenty
fourth infantry; B, E. F, H, l, X, L and NJ.
Twenty fifth infantry.
The remaining companies of the Twenty
fourth infantry will be distributed as fol-
lows: B. Vancouver Barracks, Wash, With
detachments at Fort Walla Walla Wash,
and Boise Barracks. Idaho; at Fort Har-
rison. Mont, and Fort Assinaboine, Mont;
L. Taiya, Alaska; M, New Fort Spokane
Wash, with detachment at Fort Sherman,
Idaho The major will be assigned to sta
tion by commanding general, Department of
Columbia.
The remaining companies of the Twenty
fifth infantry will retain their present sta
tons and the major will be assigned to sta
ton by the commanding officer, Department
of Texas.
The commanding general. Department of
Colorado, will direct the following changes
of troops in his department.
One troop of the Ninth cavalry from Fort
Huachuca, Ariz, to Fort Bayard, N. NJ A
detachment of one officer and twenty-five
men from Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Fort
Douglas, Utah
The commanding general, Department of
the Missouri, will direct the following
changes of station: One troop of the First
cavalry from Fort Robinson, Neb., to Fort
Russell, Wyo.
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to Fort Logan,
Colo.
One light battery of the Third artillery
from Fort Riley. Kan, to the Preside.
Troops In the West.
In connection with this order the War de-
partment issued the following statement:
The departure of the four battalions of
the Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth infan-
try from the United States for the Philip
pines will leave the great west with troops
available for its protection as follows;
Nebraska and the Dakotas-The arrange
ment provides for several companies of in
fantry and twelve troops or cavalry on the
spot Immediately available for Indian serv-
ice north of the Union Pacific railroad
with light battery and two troops of cav
airy in reserve at Fort Sheridan, Chicago.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Four
troops of cavalry are Immediately available
at Forts Reno and Sill, with three light
batteries and four troops of cavalry at Fort
Riley, Kan. Three troops of cavalry at
Fort Leayenworth, one at Jefferson Bar
II
racks, one at Fort Logan, Denver, Colo,
will be available to be moved in any direc-
tion by ample railroad facilities to meet any
necessity arising in the west.
Arizona and New Mexico-There will re-
main seven troops of cavalry, with one COM
pany of infantry at the main Indian agency
at San Carlos, Ariz
Texas-There will remain three troops of
cavalry and three companies of infantry on
| order duty and light battery in reserve
at San Antonio, Tex.
Idaho and Utah--There Will be four troops
of cavalry and several detachments of in
! fantry Immediately available, with quick
! communication by rail for reinforcements
! from the central west should necessity arise.
/ AS the strength of each company and troop
! remaining in the western garrisons Is about
/ twice what 1t was before the Spanish war
! II will be seen that the troops available in
the great west are quite ample to meet any
| ordinary uprising
| BY retaining in this country battalion