The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-24
GENERAL NEWS.

DLlNLNnL lNL w Os
John w. Mackay, Jr., was killed
by being thrown from his horse
against a tree.
Mr.. Justice White, one of the most
portly members of the United States
supreme court, is daily practicing on
abieycle and appeared in pnblic Sat-
urday on Massachusetts avenue.
Washington.
Governor Clarke received q mes
sage from the attorney general at
Hot Springs late Sa urday afternoon
announcing that Chancellor Leather
man had dismissed Pugilist Corbett
and held that there was no law to
prevent glove contests In the state.
He 1t once sent for Brigadier Gem
fsss sss, E.y'or and the wa ssps y We
sence for about two hours.
At the clos1 of the con 'erence the
governor stepped out of his room
quietly and went home, but 1t was
| officially announced at 10 O'Clock
that he had decided to issue a vigor-
ons formal proclamation warning the
| Florida Athlete club to cease it's
preparations for a fight at Hot
Springs and ordering the state militia
to hold itself in readiness for imme-
diate service.
The adjutant general has submit
ted to the secretary Of war his
annual report for the past fiscal
year. The report shows that the
recent change in methods of con-
Quoting the recruiting service
whereby general service recru is are
no longer held three months for
instruction but are promptly for
warded to regiments from recruiting
stations and rendezvous has been
productive of good results.
The act of August 1, 1894, confn-
ing first enlistment in the army to
pc sons who are not over thirty
years Of age who are citizens of the
United States or who have made
legal declaration of intention and
who can speak, read and write the
English language, and the more
recent prohibition by the secretary
of war of the acceptance of minors,
except as musicians, have resulted
in a material improvement in the
character of men received as recruits
and have not interfered to prevent
the enlistment Of men in sufficient
number to keep the ranks we'll filled
throughout the year.
There is now only one Indian
company in service - troop L.
seventh cavalry-and enlistment oi
Indian soldiers has been discontin.
ued, only sixty three being enlisted
last year. The total number oi
enlistments in the army during the
year for the regular limit of 25,00(
IT'S, of which number 5,518 were
native born and 2,257 of foreign
birth; 7,173 were white and sixty
three Indians, the remainder col
ored. There are indications that the
efforts to prevent undesirable mer
from entering the army are meeting
with success.
The report from officers on duty
and professors OF military science ant
tactics OF military colleges givel
evidence of the increasing favor il
which the people hold instruction
blending physical training will
scholastic studies. The averag,
total number of students during thu
past year at these institutions wer,
1858. or these 23, 1913 were capa'
BILE OF military duty, 1851, wer'
, required under college rule to b,
enrolled as military students ant
. the whole number that received
military instruction during the las
, quarter of the scholastic year wa
, 14,561. The record shows that tn
, total atten lance has more than dou
, bled in number and the interest Il
, the military course of faculties witt
a the students has kept pace there
a with.
q During the year 1895 forty -tbre
states and territories obtained tn
services of officers of the army TO
temporary or regular duty wit
/, state troops. The assembly o
troops OF the permanent establish
4 ment with those of the states an,
a state camps has now been essaye,
with success. The next step says
g the. adjutant general, would be t
q assemble troops OF the permanen
: establishment and troops of tn
i. several states In q common cam
' with the limits of some governmen
y park or reservation to be brigade
n with ca h other as they would be 4
: time of actual war, not by states
n and to be maneouvered accordingly
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