Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

| fact than the civil findings of jury or
| of an inquest. Usually there is precept
| which specifies the exact charges or which
the court is to make a finding. In the
| present case, however. the precept sent
by Admiral Sicard was general in terms,
and report on the circumstances attending
| tho wreck of the Maine. This gives the
court wide scope in prosecuting its in
Quiry.
In form. the report will be in two parts
| first, the findings of fact, and. second, the
opinion Of the court. The findings take up
give the conclusion of the court upon it.
The opinion states what should be done
under each finding of fact.
This opinion relates to the usual cases In
which officers are on trial, but in the pres
ent case it would not, of course. extend
, to opinions en- the government policy ap-
cumstances of the present case are so
| unusual, involving the relations of two
governments, @ that the report may be con,
nned to findings OF fact, without the usual
opinion of the court.
When the inquiry is concluded. the report.
accompanied by all the evidence and ex-
Sampson and Judge Advocate Mark. 1t is
then forwarded to Admiral Sicard. the reg
ulati1ns gns ion recurring that il be submitted
ins the court, which, in this case, was
the admiral Of the fleet. There Is no spe-
cihc provision as to the revision or ap-
u
dorsement of Admiral Sicard will depend
upon the circumstances of the case, prob
ably being formal. with a view to its early
transmission to the navy department. The
admiral then forwards 1t to the office OF
the judge advocate general, where II be-
comes permanent record. The secretary
OF the navy. and, ultimately the president
pass on the opinions of the court, but as a
rule the findings of fact stand without ap-
provaI
The officials Of the war department have
completed all the preliminary arrangements
for the immediate execution of the
"sh Rthn is tse expected ssx. to Sav.
providing for two additional reEiments s Of
| artillery. There will be no difficulty what
ever In securing the men. as applications
excess Of the number required, viz. 1,6l0
men. Great care will be taken in the re-
accepted. Under the law. ali the new men
must be citizens OF the United States. 1t is
probable that the ranks will be recruited
to a large extent from men who have al
ready served one or more terms in the ar
my. AS fast as recruited they will be gath
cred at the recruiting rendezvous and held
to await the action Of the general COM
manding.
The principal rendezvous for recruits are
at Fort slocum, n. Y: Washington bar
SON barracks. Mo. The present intention
is to transfer experienced non-Commission-
ed officers and men to new regiments as a
nucleus for their organization. and TO fill
their places by promotion and recruits.
With the two new regiments. there will be
seven regiments of artillery. and the total
strength Of the army, including the hospital
corps. ordnance and engineer battalions and
the West Point detachment, will be In
creased to nearly 1900 men.
The new organization will result in the
promotion of two lieutenant co1onels four
ma tors. ten captains, thirty-ive first lieu
tenants; three second lieutenants. and will
| absorb the eighteen additional second lieu
tenants of the infantry. No vacancies will
be created, however, and no appointments
will have to be made.
The commanders Of the new regiments
will be Lieutenant Colonels f. S. Williston
and William Sinclair, who will be promoted
to the grade of colonel soon as the bill
becomes a law. Besides these promotions
four majors will become lieutenant colo
nels, viz, Randolph. McCrea, Smith and
Ramsey. Ten captains will become ma jors,
viz. Morris MacMurray. Dalenback, bur
bank. Mills Story, Vose, Greenouxh. Rus
sell and Morgan. Thirty-frst lieutenants
will be advanced to captains. viz, Adams,
I.undsen. Crawford. Whistler Clifford
Smith. Reed, Cummings. Dyer. Walker, Du-
vail, Andrews. Parkhurst, Randolph Hon
eycutt, Macomb, Wilson, Wiser, Lemley,
Harrison. Sage. Williams, Horner, Ander-
| son. Miles. Coffin, Todd Brown. Shaker.
Brush, Ludlow. Simpson, Satterlee, Ham,
ilton and Foster. Three second heutenants
will become first ieutenants, viz, Hearn,
Davis and Mouldin.
These promotions will result in creating
nineteen vacancies among second heuten-