The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-07

men tor the navy. 10 maintain the lalltt
and naval forces which are required against
even SO weak il power as Spain involves
the expenditure Of vast sums Of money
One Of the most important items will be
the pay Of the army and navy The pay
of the regular army on Il monthly basis is
as follows:
PAY OF TIE ARMY.
Second lieutenant not mounted 81 l6 81
> Years service. lbs .33
10 wears service 40. 90
l. years service ce...............l5I.6 81
20 years service. ce................. | 63 333
Second lieutenant, mounted d........l2j 90
| First lieutenant. not mounted..... l25. 90
Cnaplalh .,.,..,, .................,..l 20. w
) years service. 1877. 50
10 wears service. $50. 90
ID years service. l62. 90
20 years SServicc.................l15 90
First lieutenant, mounted. ........... 33. 333
) years scrvicc.................l46.G 81
10 years service. 160. 90
l5 years service 33
20 years service e.................1S6 81
Captain, not mounted ed....,..........150. 90
Regimental adjutant.. $50. 90
Rc&imental quartermaster...... ....150. 90
years service. 165. 90
10 years service. ce.................180 90
- years service. e........,........195 90
20 wears service e........,........2lO 90
Captain, mounted. ed....................1G .1G6. 67
) years service. 1873. 33
10 years service 200. 90
) years service. ............. ..2l6.61
20 years service ce...............233 33
MAJOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Zoo. so
years service. e.................229. II
10 Years service. e............... ..25O. 90
ID years service. ce.................27O. S3
20 years service. e.................291 81
Lieutenant-colOnel.. 25O. 90
) years service e.................275. 90
10 years service. 300. 90
> Years service. e..,.,,.,........32j 90
20 years service. .333 33
Colonel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
D years service. ..320. SO
10 years service. $50. 90
u and 20 years service. ........375. 90
lSrigadier- general. .45S. 33
Major general ........................62 .625. 90
Lieutenant general. ...................9l6.6 81
Nehefdi .......,.,....,l- : -. w
PRIVATES.
Priyates in the artillery, cavalry and
infantry receive for the first two years after
a,,1istp,a,,r ,,onth Mo ,,irI
they receive S14 month; the fourth
year SIS month; the fifth year SIC Il
month. The re-enlisted pay is Sis Il
month after five Years service. 81 after
ten yeans, $50 after fifteen years, and S2l
after twenty years, with 81 per month
additional for each subsequent period Of
five years continuous service. Priyates
of the first class, engineers and ordnance,
get ST a month for the first two years Of
enlistment, with proportionate increases
for continued service; musicians in all
branches of the military service get S13 a
month on enlistment. and an increase af-
ter the second year. Blacksmiths and
farriers in the cavalry and artificcrs in in
fantry and artillery enlist at So month
for the first two Years, and this is also the
pay of corporals in cavalry, artillery and
infantry. Corporals in the engineers and
ordnance Get $50 Il month. with increases
up to S2S monthly after twenty years
service First sergeants of artillery, i'll
fantry and cavalry get S25 month for
the first two years; sergeants get SIS a
month. and sergeants in the engineer,
ordnance and signal corps are paid S34 a
month. The first sergeant of the signal
corps gets S45 month.
The chief trumpeter Of cavalry reei-
ment enlists at S22 month; the princi-
pal musician in artillery and infantry is
paid the same: the saddler sergeant Of Il
cavalry regiment gets S22 for the first two
wears; the chief musician in artillery,
cavalry and infantry regiments gets 500
month. Sergeant majors and quarter
master sergeants are paid S23 Il month;
sergeant-majors and quartermaster ser
geants in the engineers get $50 per month.
The pay of all the above increase proper
tionately after the second year.
The pay of senior veterinary surgeons is
500 Il month; Of junior veterinary sur
geons, S75 Il month; of hospital stewards,
s45; of privates in the hospital crops, SIS;
of hospital matrons, SO month.