Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15
OUR FEDERAL ARMY.
Interesting Facts and Figures lram The
Report Of Secretary Lamont.
rnE SERVICE ~ FINE CONDITION
suggestions ~ 10 Che Nes' '"i"'
Academy nad Other Ideas present.
,,oun,I Aapropriations ana
>umbcr of Officers aud Wen


81. prcsiaent of the United States for the
fscaI year lSgl-lSg5 IS just out ana u
contains much valuable Information TO tne
puhlc al large. In the compilation VI
tnis document Secretary Lamont h's
taken especial pains to present the sta
tis.ics hearing upon military matters III
oil NJ the states In the Union. The rec
port. copy Of which has been receiver
at the ONCE OF Adjutant-Gcneiai And'r-
son. says in part:
The reports OF the officers 10 commah'
az sle several geographical departments
show that the year has been tranQuh anu
urdisturbed by Indian outbreaks doines'
Il, violence. or trouble on the border
STEADY and general effort 20 improve '''s
service has brought the troops every
where 10 a highly satisfactory cono'"o"
os 10 discirline. efficiency I'm military eN-
ercises. and soldiorly. patriotic spirit me
,,mv g. better clothed, fed ana houssu
ttan ever before. ana the policy jealousy
rfirsned az promoting the personal com
fort Of tho officers and men has resu'','
IN devotion TO the service Wnich is
eycrvWhers apparent II can be said VIVID
confidence that never in its history has
ina weren't condition Of the army been
..,,.e.el
no PREVENT 4 CONFLICT
80 r,l,. I'm compliance with the re-
Lac ',, '1,' el.reta,y ~ the Interior.
prompted hy dispatches from tire Gov
rrror Of the state. n squadron OF cavalry
..,ttor ~ infantry were ordered
GU - Hole country. in Wyo-
U" NV ..-s,.e,,t conaict between citizens
'''.7, ,,,,,l.t tb, lives Of the set
"''- Ia rst,,r, tbo Indians. chiefly of
w., i,.,rrool, tribe TO their reservations.
80, ,te r.norfs of conflicts. extern
-. r,iIiebcd were confirmed. and
49,. I,. ,,,nroach of the troops the IN
~ ,.t, - ,r,rsnirel. were engaged
t.,..Ir.- ,,nder their territorial rights.
',s.,i,' ret,rod 10 thor reservations. The
,,.,.ltias of the affair were the
IA, ,r ono Indian and the woundins 0f
o..,l.,r who were shot by local Con-
.,.i,. and his deputies. from whom they
were oudeavoring 10 escape. no injury
whatever was done 10 inc li' W.
- '.', ,.,.,,,-t, on, r,>-rts.rrp MEN
DIN ..,.,..,,
The number OF eniisltu hh,. 'l go
on october '"th was -'''s' le-I.' W.,
sex those in connnemfhI itc4"tS '',
Vet Joined those absent on iur-oush' anu
others employed I'm stan depdrun nus, vi
on detached service, the eiIecuNe He'-
strength on the same date was -l'ot %
al arms.
For the last two years the Depai 'lneNl
has steadily pursued the pOAe! Oh AZ
storing officers 20 their commands anu
reducing wherever possible the hulhDeI
Of those on detached duty. In January
1890 the number of officers serving lh
their regiments was lob In september
last 20 was 1909 on the former cate
officers on detached duty numbered 4V-'
on the latter date 342 Officers Of the
line assigned TO duty at Washington ana
et DEPARTMENT headquarters have been
reduced from 81 10 IS. those on recruiting
service have been reduced from IS to 30,
while assignments with the National
Guard Of the States, and as instructors at
the military schools and colleges, nave
been increased from IS TO l2S and the
number acting as Indian agents from b
90 10
...-...... ..,....-.. ,,,.,,,-o.,,,,
hLChDliIN' W" 10 MI
Changes established I'm the method o.
racruitinp during the past two years
1,sve coreiderably reduced the cost Of that
effective stronrth of the army Nine Ie-
emitting stations have been closed within
maj time and the number of officers dee
,acbed am General recruiting service has
docreaseJ from eixtv-four I'm September
1Soi IN twontv-four I'm October 1855. The
eeror+ to frcra9ea oulistnents at posts
srd Tins reduce TRANSFORMATION. shows
-. e,.i.e,ct,,,. ,os,,l+r nv the act Of
-, $500 erlist,nerfs were confined
.ei,t,.,, or tboee ,,t, had declared
t-.,..,.,'. ~, t.l.o,,,e s,,ob mot over
,. ana oflo IN sneak,
1'", ,.,,.. ,,. rvoIieb Language.
.r,t' ,, .. ,,sstt,. ,r,nrove1 The uer-
- w, t,,, o,,,,. and b.s NOT impe3ed
, l,,f,-s,,.rts of Tho 2 -SD men
.,t,.1 7,,,i,o tbe veor E ,LS were ra-
49,. ,1 % oc, t,roior horn 'rhe
,1.- e,..,.i,stio,s ,,bvrica1
,.....i ,,o, to ,ooa.,,.l
"'"', r OBJ. at, ...r....',... 800
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'epai tH'Hl '"I."- t", VI az W
lor the Nh'ie I-'l"' ol ,ne
Qhhite' master '-ii'i"lN 'u'""l. ~
ABOUT |" eiNse' nave nee" '"n'uc'el WIZ
inaih.d economy s.u ny ~
lent progress mas h,,h hic"' ~ .'IE W.
year DID lhe COM 90 We ,,"u -. ''" 'ii o.. ="
anu p"'t I.'' IA ',''''' o..
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iea.N 'it"l'@' .' "'t. ','' '',.
az litur l'"eh VIII %. "D'u"i,' cav ,
ID me coNihs year, WNi. "'" "i.iu'i'3'
ht iuit NY ~ anu