The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-09
The ARMY and NAVY.

The report of the Secretary of War Is hH |
with submitted The attention of Congsa
invited to the detailed account which it cOhtsa
of the administration of his department d |
his recommendations and suggestions for 81
improvement of the service.
The army consisted at the date of the last Co
solidated returns of ELSA officials all
"a, 705 enlisted men. The expenses of the VI
partment for the fiscal year ended June 8!
1886, including $13, l64, 3946O for pull
lie works, and river and nay
Dor improvements, were A5S @s "
Beside the troops which were dispatched in puf|
suit of the small band of Indians who left then
reservation in Arizona and committed m urders
and outrages, two regiments of cavalry and ON
of infantry were sent, last July, to the ln0lan
Territory to prevent an outbreak which scenes
imminent They remained TO aid, II necessary'
in the expulsion of intruders upon the resetss
tion. who seemed to have caused the dlscon@a
among the Indians but the executive procisntt
tion warning them to remove was complied VIE
without interference. !.
Troops were also sent to ROCK oprings'
Wyoming Territory, after the massacls
Chinese there. to prevent further oistufV %a
and afterward to Seattle, In washington To-
torv TO avert the threatened attack pp@
Chinese laborers, and domestic violence tDs's
In both cases the mere presence Of the sfS'P
had the desired effect had
It appears that the number OF desernons =. -.s
diminished, but that during the last hsca -
thew numbered 1921 and one instance 80 i
by the acknowledgement OF SIX deser'O. -.
the same recruit | am convinced tias WIZ go
her of assertions can be mucn onilhis nd
better discipline and treatment, Dut the ~.
ment should be increased for repeated ms -
These assertions might also De reouceu " .loF
enipg the term of first enilstmehes, ~ ,issl
ing a disconnected recruit 10 con'e" r,ohk
nearer discharge and afford the army ,s-f
BILE radiance. After one term Oh 1ser'a OeoontsrI
listment would be quite apt tosecuie
recruit and good soldier. .o,orts To
The acting Judge Acknowledgements p, 1..rtIs
the number of trials by general cout 81 ,,.a
during the year was 2,32S, and tnae 80, - eourR
took place before garrison and regimenssep. moi
martial. The suggestion that prooav.g .sS la
than half the army have pe0n n us
offenses. great and small ~. n
wear NAV we'll arrest attention bslgr|
course. many of these trias ,rsra IA
garrison and regimental courts msrus' sboua
offenses almost frivolous and tnere .hass b
think be a wav devised to dispose Oh nm ,".ups|
more summary and less inconvenlen' n ,-s
than BIZ court-martial If some OF inc c.,eaaa|
ings of courts martial which nave nao Will
to examine present the ideas OF yu'y'V am So
generally prevail in these trlounass, II n
fed that they should be mucn relO rnv and rst
honor and the honesty OF the alIay;ssssd 81
are by their instrumality to % 'iH0
protected. o,bsr detensA
appointed in pursuance OF the pi0' lss5 vii
act of Congress, approved March - ard il y
a short time. present their report s,a I
hoped that this may greatly AID tue a.sfsussss
SO necessary to remedy the presen'
condition of our seacoasts. has been pr
The work of the Signal Service La, Its Of II
ecuted during the last year, Win rsa fad Of
crsas;nc heneft 70 the country. Inc Wv vi.s
strnction has beer enlarged, with tno ssts5
adding 10 its usefulness The NUMBER es 81
in Operation June 30. lo'' rseas
489. Telegraphic reports aro recaes
daily from 90 stations. Reports arc ,o o,O
from rs Canadian stations, oIy :,;.sry posts
servers, SO army surgeons az 'niia ' ~ the SER
1893 foreign stations. The expense ,.t;ne rec
during the fiscal year, after oeua ss s19I. ~
from military telegraph lines' ". ths Setrss
In view of the fact referred 10 oy ordinsS
of War that this work of the serves, ,,,hef
is Of a scientific nature, and INC ,s consist
that it il assuming larger proper as,;ted 70
and becoming more and more W. army.
f;xed ruIes which must govern 'AS;,rlon Cd.
inclined TO agree with him IN the vr This isy
shonlS he senarately established. ~ should
The scone and extent of its operal'o.sa seribed
nearly as possible be definitely ppeeeerrtsiass<
law. and always capable OF exact sas ssI Point y
The Military Academy at Nsss sflieisney,
ported as being in high state o. sccoaF ~
we'll equipped for the sats'ss ~ ienansa
ment of the purposeS OH us mai11f