The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30
DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINES
Secretary Roots Order Creating o
New Military Department.

secretary ROOTS Orter Creating
New Military Department..
Secretary Root yesterday issued the OFF
fetal order creating a new military de-
partment. to be known as the Division OF
the Philippines. 1t will be sub-divided into
four military departments with a COM
mander over each. The order is as fol.
lows:
by direction OF the President the De-
partment Of the Pacific is discontinued and
military division TO be known as the
Division OF the Philippines. comprising all
the islands coded 10 the United States By
Spain by the Treaty of Paris, ratified
April IL, 1899. is created, under command
Of Maj. Gen Elwen S. Otis, United
States Volunteers. with headquarters in
the city of Manila, who, in addition 10
command Of the troops in the division. wiz
continue to exercise the authority of MILL
tary Governor Of the Philippine Islands:
the division TO be composed of the follow
ing departments:
Department of Northern Luzon to in
clude all that part OF the Island of Luzos
north of the Provinces of Manila. Morong.
and Infanta, the same being the Provinces
of Abra Bontoc, Benguet Bataan. Bula-
can, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La
Isabella de LuZon, Lepanto La Union.
Nueva Vlscaya. Nueva Eciia, Principe.
Pangasinan, Pampanga. Tarlac, and Fam
boles. and all the islands in the Philippine
archipelago north of Manila Bay and the
provinces above named.
Maj. Gen. Arthur Macarthur United
States Volunteers, is assigned to the COM
mand of this department.
Department of Southern Luzon to in
clude all the remaining part Of the Island
of Luzon. the same including the following
provinces: Albay. Batangas. Camarines
Norte, Camarines Sur. Cavite, Infanta, La
Laguna, Manila. and Moroong; and all ISL
ands of the Philippine archipelago which
lie south of the south line of the Depart
ment of Northern LuZOn. as above de-
scribed, including the Island OF Poolillo.
and north Of a line passing southeastward-
ly through west pass of Apo to the twelfth
parallel of north latitude; thence easterly
along said parallel to 124 degrees 10 min
utes east OF Greenwich, but including the
entire Island OF Masbate: thence northerly
through San Beruardino Straits.
Maj. Gen. John C. Bates. United States
Volunteers is assigned TO the command OF
this department.
Department of the visayas, to include
all islands south of the southern line of the
Department Of Southern Luzon and east OF
longitude 121 degrees As minutes east OF
Greenwich and north OF the ninth parallel
of latitude. excepting the Island OF Min
danao. and all islands east of the Straits
OF Surigao.
Brig. Gen. Robert P Hughes. United
States Volunteers is assigned to the COM
mand of this department.
Department of Mindanao and Jolo, to in
clude all the remaining islands of the Phil
ippine archipelago
Brig Gen. William A. Kobbe, United
States Volunteers, is assigned TO the COM
mard of this department.
THE division commander will designate
the places for the several department head
quarters. and will also assign the neces
sary staff officers and make such distribu
ton of troops as in his judgment will best
meet the requirements of the service in the
division"