The Washington herald., 1907-04-28
NEGRO TROOPS ARE DETAILED
Gen. Wood Issues Order Designating
Station of the Three Regiments.
After Departure of Ninth Cavalry
There win BE No Black Troops
in United States.

Disposition Of the three regiments of
colo-ed troops that are being sent to the
Philippines in exchange for "a like number
of white troops, which will be stationed
at different posts in the States, has been
provided for in general orders from the
headquarters of the Philippines division,
issued by Maj. Gen Wood. The Tenth
Cavalry has already reached the islands
and the troops are now being distributed.
The Twenty-fifth Infantry was due to sail
from San Francisco April 10, but the
sailing was necessarily indefinitely post
poned on account of the officers and men
being called before the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs, which has been in
vestigaung the Brownsville raid, and
which has postponed its sessions til
about the middle of May. In consequence,
il viii be at least the middle Of June be-
fore the Twenty-dfth is dispatched out
of the country The Ninth Cavalry IS
scheduled 10 leave San Francisco June 10.
The Twenty-fourth Infantry has been IN
the Philippines nearly two years, and
after the departure Of the Ninth Cavalry
there viii be no colored commands re
manning in the United States.
The distribution of the troops arriving
in the Philippines and those returned to
this country is provided for as follows,
by months
April-Tenth Cavalry. headquarters, band, and
nine troops. 10 Department Of Luzon; one squadron
"a Camp Wallace Union. relieving the Third squad
ron. Eighth Cavalry. headquarters. band. and iise
troops Ia Fort William Mckinley, Rial, relieving
the headquarters, band. First and second squad
rons Of the Eighth CaTalTy. Eighth Cavalry 20 san
Francisco and distributed at the following stations;
Headquarters band. FiTst and Third squadToqs,
Fort Robinson, Sebr.; Second Squadron koTt u
A Russell Wye.
Nav delay of Twenty-tfth viii make it Junei-
Twenty fifth Infantry To Department OF MindGnaoi
band and two hsttalions to pest Of pTaug enc bat
TALON 70 Aalabaug relieving like fractions Of the
Nineteenth Infantry Nineteenth Infantry 20 san
Francisco and distribution at the following stations:
Headquarters band and First Battalion. tort Bliss,
Tex; Third Battalion. Fort Reno, oAlas Second
Battalion. Fort Mcintosh, Tex.
June-Ninth Cavalry headquarters. band. and
nine troops, 70 Department Of Luzoni headquar-
tiers, baud and five troops 10 Camp McGriths
Bantangas. relieving headquarters. band, First and
Second sluadrons. Seventh Cavalry; one squadron
10 Camp Greg. Pangasinan. relieving Third squad
ron, Seventh Cavalry! Twenty seventh Battery,
Field Artillery lMCuntaiul. 70 Camp keitnley,
Aindsnao, 10 relieve Twenty sixth Battery. Seventh
Cavalry, san Francisco and distribution as fol-
lows: HeadquaTteIs band and Third squadron, 10
Fort Riley, Kans. Second squadron to Fort Leay-
enworh Klaus. First squadron TO Fort Sheridan,
H. The Twenty-sixth BATTERY 10 san Francisco.
and 20 Vancouver Barracks. Washington.
July-Two tFoops Tenth Cavalry to Fort William
Mckinley; TWenty-sixth Infantry 10 Department CT
Luzon; headquarters. band. aud battalion 10
CuarteI de Espana, Manila; battalion 10
Camp Wilhelm. Tayabas one battalion to Camp
Daraga, Albay, relieving ike fractions Of the
Ninth Infantry. Troops ard g. Foarth Cavalry.
80 San Francisco and TO Fort Yellowstone. Wye.
The Ninth Infantry to san Francisco and 70 Fort
Sam Houston.
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