Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-01
Expiration Of the Army by Limi-
tatian Today.
PROMPTLY LANDED IN'qHS COUNTRY
Delay in Mastering Them Out
Within Hhe Time Allowed.
MUST wAfT FOR EXTRA PAY

The volunteer army expired by limitation
today, but the troops will not be entirely
mustered out before next Saturday. The
entire volunteer army in the Philippines,
numbering at one time 5000 men, was
landed in this country before the organiza-
ton went out Of existence by operation OF
law, but several of the regiments arrived
so late that it was found to be Impossible
to muster them out within the time fixed by
law, viz, today.
The organizations still to be mustered out
are the 47th Volunteer Infantry, the 41st
Volunteer Infantry, the Add Volunteer In
fantry, Company B, .3Sth Volunteer In
fantry, and Company B. AID Volunteer In
fantry. They will probably all be discharg-
ed before Saturday next The last arrivals
from the Philippines were the two COM
panies last named. They came over on
the transports Thyra and Kintuck, respec-
lively. and were landed at Puget sound.
The troops will be forwarded to San Fran
cisco by rail.
.luo Islsnm IsuIIoI
There may be some delay in the move
ment of Company B, 42d Infantry, for the
reason that case of bubonic plague occur
red on that vessel on the voyage over, and
it may be decided to detain the passengers
in camp until there is no danger from their
release. s--.
for services after today, and those yet to
be mustered out will receive pay only up
to today unless Congress makes special
provision to pay them for the few days
service overtime necessary to permit their
This will amount to only small sum In
each case. and it is possible that some
enterprising lawyer or claim agent will
advance the discount the claims and await
an appropriation frpm Congress. 1t is not
probable that the deficiency will exceed
$4,000.
Organization of the Army.
The volunteer army was organized I'M
der authority of an act Of Congress ap-
proved March 2. 1899.
On July 3, 1893, ten regiments of the
twenty-fi permitted were ordered to be
ordered to be RECRUITED in the Philippines;
on August 10 the 18th Cavalry was ordered,
likewise to be recruited in the islands; on
August II ten mQre regiments of infantry
were ordered; and on September the last
two regiments were ordered. These, the
4Sth and 10th Infantry regiments, were
composed of colored men.
They were raised largely as territorial
regiments" that IS, sthey drew on the pop
ulation of vagifely defined sections of the
country so that during their entire service
they have been, looked on as representing
certain groups of states and territories.
Selection oflthe Officers.
The field officers, the colonel, lieutenant
colonel and majors Of these regiments were
taken from among the commissioned Off
GERS of the army with the exception of a
few commanding officers of state volun-
teers who had distinguished themselves
in the Spanish war On the other hand,
the company officers were chosen almost
wholly from the volunteers Of the Spanish
war. -.
The line officers of the two negro regi-
ments were negroes; a number of them
were actually enlisted men Of the army
when appointed to volunteer commissions.
The first volunteer regiment reached the
Philippines on October II, 1899; the last
one on January .. 1909. The volunteers
did excellent service anG merit the graft
tude of their countrymen.