Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-07-26
THE SMALL POSTS
Will Practically be Abandoned
by the Government.
THE OUTCOME OF THE sTRIEp

The Troops Now Gathered at Chfca,,
viii Constitute Fort Sheridan's Pa,
manent Garrison-The Commander
His Way to Bar Harbor.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Daily report,
received at the War Department from
troops engaged in preventing disturb.
ances on the railroads in the West sbov
that the disturbance OF the strikers ba,
generally diminished from formidable
rioting to petty operations and obstrue
tions. General Merritt at st. Paul 70.
ports obstructions have been encountered
on the Great Northern running north
from St. Paul, likewise at Livingston
Mont. There is friction on all the Pa.
cific roads. From San Francisco Gen.
eral Ruger reports that it will be neces
sary to send the trains under guard 70,
some time. General Miles reported the
frightful accident at Chicago day befora
Yesterday, and will take steps to ascer.
tain how it occurred, and may appoints
board for this purpose.
As soon as in General Miles judgment
it will be advisable to do so, the regulars
in Chicago will be withdrawn, but until
General Miles so recommends no sugpes.
ton OF the outside or request will have
any effect with the authorities. The
history of the Chicago riots has con.
firmed in official circles here belief in
the soundness of General Schofeld's
policy of concentrating troops at great
central points near the large cities. Il
is the intention now to carry out this
idea as far as practicable. The first man.
! Hesitation Of this decision will he Of chi.
cago, for, although the troops will be
Withdrawn from the city, they will 90 to
Fort Sheridan, fifteen miles distant, and
none of the companies of batteries and
troops that have been brought to Chi.
cago from Eastern and Western points
will be sent back to their posts. They
will constitute the permanent garrison
OF Fort Sheridan, which, with this pow.
erful force so located as to be easily and
quickly marched to Chicago or to any
point OF disturbance, will become one d
the first units OF the new system OF army
posts. Unless Congress shall provide
for substantial increase of the regular
army, this may involve the practical
abandonment Of many of the small post
in the West.
GENERAL SCHOFIELD'S VIEWS.
BosToN, Mass, July 1S.-Major- Gen
eral Schofeld, commanding the UNITED
States army, arrived in Boston last night
on his way to Bar Harbor. In conver
sation with a reporter he said that The
late strike in Chicago had caused him to
modify somewhat his views expressd
in recently published article signed BY
him, in which he had taken the ground
} that a small but well-disciplined army
with better coast defense would be sutf.
cient to protect the country from inva'
sion. The question of interior disturb.
ances had not been reached at that time,
The General said: !
| 81 think upon considering the event;
which have recently taken place that an
, increase OF the army's forces is needed
, Several thousand men should be added
at once. A small army we'll disciplinei
is obviously superior to large one III.
/ trained, but larger army well drilled
is now absolutely required"
In speaking of the massing of TROOPS
: near large cities he said:
1t has been the policy OF the govern.
ment to mobilize troops near RAILROAD
centers, and as these centers have been
large cities, the problem has been SOLVED
to great extent. The troops are PLACED
near Chicago, for instance. l was in
command of that division in 1884. At
that time this mobilization of soldien
was done. 1t is done yet because Chi.
cago is large city and because it is the
railroad center of the entire Northern
frontier. We can send large force un.
der this system to any desired point"