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Show COMPROMISE ARMY BILL. An Agreement Reported to Have Been Reached. Washington, Feb. 25. The administration adminis-tration and its representatives in congress con-gress have reached an agreement with the mino-ity in congress respecting the army reorganization bill, which it is believed will be satisfactory to all interested. The compromise is based on an army of 100,000 men, of whom 35,000 will be known as the provisional army and will be enlisted to serve until 1901. Arrangements Ar-rangements are made for a full staff corps, as in the Hull bill, and generally speaking it is said that the "arrangement "arrange-ment effected saves the features of that measure which is regarded as most essential while meeting in a large measure the objection of the majority based on a fear that the regular establishment estab-lishment was to be permanently increased. |