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Show H Annual llrporl Ml aeerf larr- ol Wne IIUIn.. H I WASHfsuTot, 1). O., Deo. 4. Beerr- K lary of WarKILina toJay undo i ubllo . Ma annual report to the 1'reildent, It HHm Is in art aa follow! Tho army ha maintained through- out the year It high standard of dla BBBH rlnlltiHnnit xtllrlenrr. It ll n matter of 1 vital Importance that the ngular HHV i army, In organliallon and orsonuo, I ihould represent aa nearly a may be a K' I p.rlct model. Hliicu the present I organltallon of our Infantry was 8 DdOfled many changu have tak u 1 place In the art of war, resulting, J aico gbtber thing, In a material mo HHk I diftcation of tho form of Infantry regl ' 1 inmlx. Our stationary rondltion In HHHl j this reepeot has left ui In au obsolete HHV J orginliatlon, the defect of which, HHBY I howover, havo been so exhaustively HHb i discussed In former reiort from this HHT I department, they are only referred to HHa In the present instance a a mean of HHHb urgently renewing the recommenda HHf 1Iod of nearly all my predeceMurs III t behalf of three-battalion Infantry rrgl tnrnta. A till which, wltbcut any HHHb additional eifenie, would acoomp Ihii iaa the and In view, ha pataed the Henate an J la now tending In tho lloum of Jtrpriaontilivra, The enactment of bbbj this bill Into a law would le of great B a (vantage to the army and to tho na- B l A a further meaui of perfecting the 1 army, tho roorganliatlou of the ar H f tiller arm ha been recommended and B urgently pnaaed upon Uongreaa. All 1 that now remain for the war depart. H j rnent to do In the promiaeej to repre. K I tent tha mirltorlou character of the K proposed Irglalatlon and earneally H recoaimend It to tho nltentlvo con B Ueratloiiof tho lloiiae of ltepreeent Iatlvr. The Inlerctt of tho nation deonnd that the almlnlatratlon of military allalra ahall lie intended with dignity and authority. To thlaend It It nvtca Iaary that tha commandlog general ahsuld be oonaplcuoualy superior In rank to all aubordlnatea. Kxperlenco , haa shown that rank, a well a com. B .1 mand, I esaetitlal to give proper efTecl H i . toauthoilty In any military nrgonlit. B t lion of Importance, Accordingly, It B J recommended that thn lieutenant H general Ik) revived oj a Hirmuueut H 1 grate of army rauk. H Uvery inwlble elflirt has beeu made H to tecum the enlistment of desirable H men. The recruiting mrvlre ha been H admlnlalered Willi exceptional vigor H and aucreta during thu last two years; H t and tbeatandard of ijllalllloalloua haa H been raised uutll tho teat at recruiting H reudeiroua Is so critical that uuly H per lent of tho applicant forenlUt H meut wereaciepted during the tlioul H year ending Juno .10, lh'J-. It minis H that almost overythlug haa been no H complished that la possible under ex. H latin laws. H Under prment conditions there 1 H scarcely auy pecuniary bvnellt to iu- P Y liact men to the ranks. Promotions B I tocommUslonodgmlraaro necoitarlly H I few, and the dlllerence betweeu (he H I pay of atrhata and a uoncummli. H elouei ulllcer Is hardly apprtilablo, H when conaldered In Ilio lljlit of nn H i' Inducement to enllatmeut. Itlitherj. H furoracommeiilud that at lonst thupiy H of all nouoomm Mlonod gradia bo lu. B ' oreitvol to the extent of making to. H motion thereto the oljw t of It glllmate H ambition, thereby luduolug the enllat. H , msut of the ety beat material to H ' compete for tho advantages of promo H tlon to the grade of both comm'ajloued H , and noncommtatlouod ottlcera. Con B , alderlug that there are IbSI sergeants H of allgrudia and 1011 curporala, It la H upiiarent that the lnducemvut should B, , bo ample enough to Juatlfy young mem H bfcharaolor and capacity In ludulglug Hl tho expectation of ultimately sruurlng H ndequato lompenaatlon and recogni H Thodejiarlment last J car favored B legislation fetal llahlng military ikU B In Montana, one In Arkanaas, unci oim B In New Mexico, upcu tbo condition B I that the laud be donated In alditlon BLB to a decided saving In tho oxpeuo of BBV. malntonanie, other Imtortaitt result BBb would follow such a redistribution of BBb the army In larger garrlsona. BBV; "rhelnapeclor.Ucneral report (hat BBb the spirit and progreaq of the army was B never better than now. In referring BBB; totheludliusoldleraho sajs that they BBh: show remarkable aplltudo for tho mill. BBB tary eervlce; that they are ameuablu to BBb discipline, and are generally of good BBS bablla ami proud of being solllera, mid, BBm considering their Ignorance of thu BBB l Kngllsh languagv, tin lr progreis In BBb I drill lis been extraordinary, BBb ll The report t( tho pnymaater gent r BBf si shows that thu amount dlOurswl fir BB taymeot of tho army was aiJOtJii.O BBb (iOU less than last year. Tills Is uu BBb doubt attlnlly duoto tboamiunt re BBb talutd from Hie pay of enllateJ men BBb on their II tat enlistment, as rrovlded BBV by the uU of July lUtli, 16W. The BBb amouutdlaburtedlupaymnnt of claims BBb teltlud by the eecond auditor of the BBB tttatury wsa alao about $300,031) Inc. B tnau last year. BBM " The puna for the war department H exhibit at thu World' Columbian 1.x. BBKi iiosltlon uru a u4rly perfuoted na BBK a time and ilrcumetaneis will permit. BBS f All scctlolu of the proposed nxhtblt BBM' are well In hanl. It Is expected to ho BBI llluatratlve of tho advancement of the H 1 ge In all that ieitvlna tu thu alt of B 1 W(.r and tho relative standing of our H I government among tho gnat military m X Vowtrsof thuwoili. H 1 . . Among the important aventa of this IJirick great year nf the Jubllne will bn the naval display at Hampton' lion la In April next. They will douhtle he a great gathering yf the naval oIllceMof theuatlnua. In a inrtim eni they will be our gueal. The war depart, ment hasniullitary atand echool at Tort Mourou and ahguld UVi In a condition condi-tion to do Its full share lu making thla a great tucceaa. An apt ro; nation of f 24,00 'or this purpose Is tecom-luuudod. tecom-luuudod. A rlniierliiit fainlemnl. Nl.w VolllJ, Dec. 3. At theriquest ofthuUuted ritales rjeuato Invri tigat-Ing tigat-Ing committee. A, and Will an A l'lnkertou Imvo reared n slalemenl In con Mellon lth their testimony be urn thiioornmlttieai to Die nature ollhilrbualn is and thu orrurrencts at lIomtsttj.il or July 0, 139.'. The ttatemunt a given to the prtss tonight to-night and conti nel abjot 12,00 J Herds. Tnrpeflo CJim fur lleenianj'. ClIICAClo, l)tc. 3. The first of tho new Uothman t-irpjJo guns wns shlppml to (lermany today tint coun try ollerlng tko rn.st lllral price fur It. Tlio toriieUo 1 clalmel tj have n de elded advantage uver tin otlnr guns In that merchant vettoul might be armed with It and ill e atlatkoriu. slat m n.of.war vltti succtss. as blows from II will destroy any lr nclad. Ilia Miirehlaull Letlrr. U) A.M1I LKS, Deo. 4 (loirio Osggcxlby of Tomena, autuor of the Murolilnn letter, haa addressed a letter to the Times of this cily, aharply ctitl. clalugthe recent staUment, of II. W. Murclilson of Chicago, alleging thit hudldiiot wrllntho Murchl7ii letter. To I'onieua (Murchlwn reniueits tho authorship of the letter, auu ) he holds thoorlglual reply of I.ordrJack-vlllo I.ordrJack-vlllo West, although liavlugfriiiJently bten Importuned to give It lulu other bands. A 1'teiieti I nclneer llfatl l'.UiIf, Die. 4 M. llouaiiart Wyse, a well known French engineer, Uleu lu Caimes today, tlliiliiKTritntilrsNellleil, Kmuxvili.h, Tonn., Dec, 4 Tho Illicit Ulimoml iiiluin trouble at 0al Creek havo been fettled Word la received that the miner .returned work today, tlmiM llelliallis. Nut Voiii.', Dec. 4. Quietness reigned both within and wlinout the (Jould resldeniu today. Only the bruuJncid long tre liners of ere,) at tadied to tho door, which lloaled on thu chilly bretzia outside, Indicated that diatli had recently Invaded thu household. When tho pall cf dark-uis dark-uis discenduJ, police guards resumed their vigil outside, which will lie Ltpt up uutll after thu remains shall bo lu. moved for Interment. It tia bion derided de-rided to ptrmlt personal frh ud of Mr. (JoulJ wno will beunablologet in the house during tho lumral services, to rassln aftirwarda aud look on Mr. (lould't fae.v. Thofuuiral, which will b as ipilit as twsslble, and to quite In the lino of Ml. OouM's uiiostunta. tlout preferences, will be at tho house at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. ruth nMlrorke Vti.aliliisli.it. NAsnvil.l.K.relili., Dec. 4. Colonel (korgu Washington, ouuof thu leading capitalist of this statu and a man ol large wealth, tiled at hi home at Cedar lllll, Iloblusuii county, this morning lu tho 7oth year or Ills age. Ho whs the father of llou. Jociph K. I Washington, member of Cougres from thu blxin Tenneswe dlitrlct. |
