The herald., 1893-12-04

uhi uOulOu5 Hybbem tQhu NOW
acting promptly and directly
where, and constantly operati
preventing means to shield our @
from the invasion of disease, and,
same time having due regard y.
rights and duties of local age
would, l believe, add greatly b
safety OF our people.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The secretary of war reports tn
strength of the army on the 30th /
September last was 25,778 enlisted
and 2l44 officers. The total exper
this department for the year
June 80, 1898, amounted to So
074.S9 OF this sum, 1892, ,562.s
for original salaries and contingei
penaes, $23, 377 ,S2S.35 for the SUPP
the military Establishment,
033 28 for miscellaneous objects,
258. .63l.4l for public works. This
sum includes $l5. .296, ,S78.46 for
and herbor Improvements and s.
14l.20 for Notifications and other
of defense.
The total enrolment of the mil
the several states was on the
October of the current 112, 597 o
and enlisted men. The officers {
army detailed for the inspection
instruction of this reHerve OF our
tary force report that increased ir
and marked progress are appaI
the discipline and efficiency q
organization.
Neither Indian outbreaks nor d
tic violence has called the army
service during tine year, and th
active military duty required OF
been in the department OF
where violations OF the neutra.it
of the United States and Mexic
promptly and efficiently dealt "
troops, elioiting the warm appr
the civil and military authorii
both countries.
Civilization is constantly tend
relieve the country from danger
dian hoetilities, together with I
creasing ability of the states, IL
the efficiency of the national qua
gsnizations, to protect their Q
from domestic violence, has led
suggestion that the time is 70
preaching when there should b,
organization of our army on the |
the pregent necessities OF the CO
This change contempletes no In
in number or added expense, bu
distribution of the force and an
agement of measures tending to
efficiency among the men and i'm
ment of the service.
The adoption OF battalion form
for infantry regiments, the siren
ing of the artillery force, the ab
ment and the msesing of the tn
important and accessible static
promise to promote the usefulness
army. In the judgment OF arm
GERS with but few exceptions, the
] ti0n OF tbs law iorbidding the re
lment OF men after 10 years serv
not proven it's wisdom, and VIII
arguments that led to the adoptic
not without merit, the experience
! year constrains me to join in the
mendation for its repeal.
sEACoAsT DEFENSE.
1t is gratifying to note that W,
begun to attain completed results
comprehensive scheme of sea CO
tense and Notifications entered
eight years ago. A large sum
ready been expended, but the
maintaining will be inconsiders
compared with the expense of co
ton and ordnance. At the end
current calendar year the war Il
ment will have nine IL 1-inch q,
10-inch and "a eight.inch guns
mounted on gun lifts and carriag
70 l2-inch mortars. In addition
product of thu army gun factor
completed at Watervliet, the Cover
has contracted with private part
the purchase of 100 guns OF thee
bers, the first of which should
livered to the department for test
July 1, 1894. The manufacture OF
ordnance keeps pace with current
but to render these guns availat
the purposes they are designed te
emplacements must be prepar,
them. Progress has been made
direction and it is desirable tbs
gress, by adequate appropri
should provide for the uninter
prosecution of this necessary worl
THE MAGAZINE RIFLE.
After much preliminary work
exhaustive examination, in acco
with the requirements of the Is
board appointed to select a ms
rifle of modern type with which
place the obsolete Springfield
the infantry service completed itt
during the last year and the
manufacturing 10 now in progress
national armory at Springfield,
confidently expected that by the
the current year our infantry y
supplied with weapon equal to
the most progressive armies
world.
PRESERVED BATTLEFIELDs.
The work on the projected c :
mauga and Chattanooga national
tary park has been prosecuted wit
and judgment, and it's opening W
celebrated during the coming year.
nine square miles OF the Chickan
battlefield has been acquired, 20
of roadway have constructed, an,
manent tablets have been plac
many historical points, while the
tation to the states to mark the pos
of their troops participating in tn,
tie has been very generally accepts
The work of locating and prese
the lines of battle at the Getty
battlefield is making satisfactory
in the plans directed by the last
gress.
MILITARY ACADEMIES.
The reports Of the Military acsde
West Point and thu several school
special instructions of officers sh
marked advance in education oI
army and commendable ambition q
it's officers to excel in the military
fession, and to fit themi
for the highest service to
country. Under the superv
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