Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-01
Of NATIONAL INTEREST.
Military Matters That are lust Now
Attracting Considerable Attention.
Ambassador Bayard's Latest Speeches-Popu-
lariy Of the Turkish Minister.

Washington. March 3.-(Spccial.)-
Rather lively year IS looked lor py
the troops, in the way of field exercises
md instructions. After July l.a's".Soine
changes of station are likely TO be
made, half a dozen infantry regiments
n more being under consideration,
With possibly some artillery and cav
llry. Among the infantry may DC the
twenty fourth, about which Mr..
t.angston lately saw Gen. Miles, with q
Jew of procuring a change. The first
second. fourteenth. fifteenth and six
eenth are also mentioned
Secretary Lamont's views, al verse 20
he bill for retiring army officers on the
'anl1 and pay they would have had II
commissioned according to volunteer
Is well as regular service, have pre-
allied The committee having charge
If the bill has reported against It. An
other proposition introduced at this
session gives an advance OF II grade on
retirement to all officers who served il
| the civil war. one objection to this is
the expense, as very large portioa
both of the retired officers and of those
who in the immediate future will he
retired. served in the civil war. 1t is
| felt that the proposition is one of many
constantly appearnS BASED on the
| idea that it would he good thing to
/ add to the Announcements and rewards
already received by officers who served
the country in the civil war
Sixty years is long time to wait f."
legislation on a claim, but the bill
which a Senate committee has reported
'or the relief of the representatives and
levisees of James w. Schaumburg is
BASED on his being deprived of his com
mission as First Lieutenant in 1896,
mother bill favorably reported is for
he benefit of telegraph operators who
we're employed ninety days or more
Turing the civil war An adverse re-
port is made upon the bill to establish
t garrisoned post at Pierre. Gen. Miles
laying that none is needed there; bu'
he House committee apr owes estan
ishing one at Des Moines. The Senate
committees approval has been given To
/. bill allowing the wearer of a medal Ia
wear also a ribbon, or, in lieu of the
medal. a rosette or knot to be provided
~ the Secretary of War.
The ever-recurrins subject Of the al
iustment of the accounts of West Point
;raduates. under the Morton and Wat
ION decisions has produced a favor
tble report on bill FOR this purpose.
Monuments continue to occupy the
attention Of the House library COM
nittee. recent reports from ii faVorin@
| monument to Smallwood and the
Maryland soldiers of the Revolution.
Who had one unveiled to their memory
II Brooklyn last year and monument
II Fort Recovery O. to those who in
791 fell in Indian hostilities under the
Command of Gen. 81. Clair. The com
nittee also advises erecting at Monte
'ey a statue To Commodore Sloat. \
,ill offered by Mr.. Shafroth appropii-
ties $4,000 for a monument to the
women nurses of the civil war Officers
If the Loyal Legion to select the de-
sign. One by Mr.. Stokes appropriates
10000 for monument to Gen. Sumter,
There was considerable surpriss
lmong the friends of Mr. Bayard this
week when they read that he had
aiken once again to his favorite pas
me of speech making. In view of the
'ecent censure by the House. man:
.hink his latest speech was, to say the
east. ill-timed. Even his closest
iltlldS tiiDuSHl tiidt tue dHipaSSitsbJ
would hold his peace until the echo Of
The action of the House had died away
Mr.. Bayard's last speech is considered
is only another cause why he should
no longer represent this country al the
Court of st James: but there are no
indications that tho President or Ills
secretary of State will act. and in al
probability Mr.. Bayard will stay where
he is until next March. Another point
IN which the silence of the President
mas caused Il good deal of comment
this week is what has become of that
.ong- promised letter declining a thirf,
term. There have been no official
bulletins of late in regard to his course.
md, since the cold reception given to
the Carlisle boom. it is said that official
communications in that direction vii
not be as numerous as hitherto.
Ii the Turkish minister decides to re-
turn to Constantinople at once. there
viii be many signs of regret III society.
He is one of the few unmarried dip.o-
mats at the Capitol and, although he
is not noted for his entertainments he
has been much in demand in society
because. being single. he could ALWAYS
be utilized. During the summer ne
has, however entertained. while main
tanning the Turkish Legation at one or
the other Of the leading summer re-
sorts in New England, anG in this way
has paid many of his social debts. He
has been in Washington for d number
of years, coming here in 1887. He
speaks English, as well as French and
other languages. and has been consid-
cred model as to style and fashion.
He has been exceedingly popular ard
his departure will be viewed with re-
greet in social circles.
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