The morning call., 1890-08-11
UNCLE SANS ARMY.
Purchase of Discharges = Uni.
form for Indian Scouts.

The enlisted men of Troops l. and M of
every regiment of cavalry have been or
dered transferred to other troops of the
same regiment, the non-coms TO be attached
for duty until vacancies occur, when they
will be permanently assigned 10 the troops
where such vacancies then exist. These
transfers will be made by Department Com
manders and are in pursuance of the plan
of the reorganization of the army As far
as practicable, the transfers will be made
to troops serving at the same post. and in
any event so as to involve the least prac-
tica BILE cost for transportation. Officers on
duty with the two troops in question will
be transferred to others whose officers are
absent on detached service or prolonged
leave, while officers so absent Will be trans
ferred to Troops l. and Nj in orders from
the Adjutant-Gen erals office. In the exc
cution of this order such movements of
troops will also be ordered as will result, so
far as practicable, in the withdrawal of
garrlsons from posts heretofore ordered to
be abandoned.
Purchase OF discharge by enlisted men is
the latest fad in the American Army; but
according to the rules laid down by The
Secretary of War, such purchases shall be
2 confined to the second and third years of
the first enlistment. The application to
the War Department must be accom-
panied by the following amount OF money,
which shall be retained by the commanding
officer until final action upon the application:
During the first month OF the second year
$120, and thereafter SIS less per month for
each succeeding month until the end OF the
third year. Enlisted men who have served
continuously for ten years or mora shall DO
classified as veteran soldiers and discharges
granted thereto from the War Department
by way of favor, so far as the interests OF
the service will admit or the merits of each
case justify, the purpose being to extend
all possible indulgence to meritorious men,
and especially in cases where discharge
would obviously be for the material benefit
of the soldier. Soldiers so discharged will
not be entitled to travel allowances nor
eligible to enlist again for one year from
the date of discharge.
One section of the act of Congress ap-
proved on June 49, 1890, provides for the
furlough and discharge of certain classes,
and the Secretary of War has given out fer
the guidance of all concerned the rules gov
erning the same. Every soldier who, on
the date above given, has served three years
or less, and every soldier enlisted subse-
quent to that date. shall, upon application.
be furloughed for period not to exceed
three months. so dated that the furlough
shall expire not later than the last day of
the third month following the end Of the
third year of enlistment, provided that
service has been faithful antecedent to the
day of furlough. Under the same condi-
tions the soldier may be discharged on the
last day before named. Soldiers SO dis
charged are not entitled to travel allow
ances, nor are they eligible to again enlist
in the army for one year from the date of
discharge.
general order will be issued shortly re-
garding the uniform of Indian scouts, for
whom more distinctive uniform has been
selected instead of the cavalry outfits now
used by them. They will wear broad
brimmed felt hats with cord and white and
red plnmes, and an overcOat of Irish frieze
with hood, the trimmings white with a
nished the scouts, the design selected being
a drawn bow crossed by four arrows.
The first purchase Of musical instruments
under the Army Appropriation Bill will
soon take place. Bids will be asked by the
Quartz Department this week, and
about $4,000 worth of instruments will be