Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
70 HOLD VOLUNTEERS
DESIRE TO DE MUSTERED OUT
THREATENS DECENTRALIZATION.
PROMOTION SHOULD Be PROVIDED FOR
Let Merit Alone Govern Advance
ment, and Good Glass of Young
sters VIII lie Drawn Into the
Ranks-wasbingto Gossip.

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threatens decentralization in the army. and
may before very long cause the govern
ment serious embarrassment. Since there
is no longer any prospect of active SER
vice. real fighting. the men want 10 go
/ home and resume their regular avoca-
tons. The applications for special dis
] charges on this account are pouring in by
the hundred, and agencies like the pen
/ sion swinding agencies are being estab-
lished 10 obtain them. How, then, 10
| keep a hundred thousand volunteers in
the service willing and content to do gar
| rison and police duty is the question that
is now puzzling the heads OF the War
Department. Speaking on this subject. an
ex-Confederate officer. who has had the
| experience Of more than one war, said:
THAT our regular army should be
| largely increased and placed in charge Of
trained soldiers, goes without saying af-
| ter our experiences at Santiago and at
some Of our home encampments. AS TO
/ the question How now being discussed,
| by selecting the fittest men from the vol
unteers who have not asked 10 go home,
but are willing to stay TO a finish FOR the
| occupation OF Cuba and Porto Rico, and,
/ If need be- the suppression of Cubans and
I Porto Ricans who decline TO recognize the
/ lew conditions brought about and exist
ing through the efforts of this country.
DOORWAY TO PROMOTION.
For all such soldiers a special door
! way TO promotion should be provided, not
only for distinguished deeds in active
service during the war. but through mill
tary training schools established in every
camp and garrison, in which the private
soldier should be afforded the same OPP
portunity TO be educated and graduated
as IS afforded political proteges who Sc
cure scholarships at West Point. The
very spirit Of Americanism demands that
all Of our young men, whether soldiers or
civilians, shall be AFFORDED an oppor-
tunty 70 advance according to their
merits. Just as the public schools afford
sons Of our plainest citizens an oppor-
| tunity TO aspire TO the presidency, and
as the most progressive transportation
companies are establishing schools which
will mt the humblest brakeman and me-
chanic TO become prominent officials in
their systems. SO should the government
provide for the education and TECHNICAL
training of its useful soldiers. once It is
understood that such opportunities are 10
be had for training and that merit will
entitle one 10 promotion without political
or other pull a better class of young
sters will offer Tor the army than can be
induced to enter by an increase in the
monthly stipend, as is suggested in some
quarters. High wages might, as proposed.
accomplish the purpose temporarily, but
would ii work a permanent benefit?
Wages could hire foreign as we'll as ma
tive mercenaries, as the English hired the
Hessians, but is that what we want 10
work a permanent benefit TO our great
country"
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned August 3lst are the follow
ing: Andrew Stone. Union Mills, Va,
money-Order office: Matte Ray Pen
mers, Va, not mOney-order offices.
new Office has been established at
Leithton, Loudoun county. Va, with
John W. Symons as postmaster.
Mail messenger service has been estab-
lished as follows in Virginia:
Leesburg, Loudoun county, from
Southern railway. Route l14004, &c miles.
| often as required. From September l, 1895
Wheaton Lancaster county, from
steamboat. Route 1ll00. 40 miles. often
as required. From September l. 1895
Crewe, Nottoway county. from Norfolk
and Western railway. Route 1li,Oll, 81
miles often as required From September
!. 1888.
Pleasant Ridge, Princess Anne county.
from Norfolk Virginia Beach and South
ern railway. Route HOB Los miles. often
as required From August %, 1895.
ARMY ORDERS.
1.-THE following named enlisted men,
now a the stations designated after their
respective names. will be discharged the
/ service OF the United States by their re-
spective commanding officers:
Private Alexander II. Sands, Company
NJ Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Corporal Hugh b. Sproul. Company Is,
Second Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
private Way Dyke Johns, Company VI,
| Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry
| Jacksonville, Fla.
Sergeant Basil Jones. Company d.
\ Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Camp
Meade, MiddletOwn, Pa.
Private Henry r. Darlington, Company
NJ. Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Jacksonville, Fla.
Private cary A. sneed. Company d.
Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Private Cary A Coffmdn, Company d,
| Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Private Joseph j. Powell. Company G,
| Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Camp
Meade, Middletown. Pa.
Private Charles Ii. Pettus, Company
A, Fourth Virginia volunteer Infantry
Jacksonville, Fla.
Private Edward II. Conway, Company
Camp Meade MiddletoWn. Pa.
First-Sergeant Guy NJ. Langhorne,
Company f. Second Virginia Volunteer
Infantry, Jacksonville. Fla.
Private Andrew j. Prince. Company NJ,
Second North Carolina volunteer In
fantry. ST. Simon's Island, Ga.
Private Oscar w Huddleston, Com
pany G., Second Virginia Volunteer In
fantry, Jacksonville, Fla.
"rhe leave of absence heretofore grant
ed Brigadier-General Thomas l.. Rosser,
United States Volunteers, is extended
twenty days, on account of sickness.
THE leave Of absence heretofore grant
ed First-Lieutenant John w. Daniel, Jr.,
Third United States Volunteer Engineers,
aid-de-camp, Is extended twenty days.
Acting Surgeon Anita New
comb McGee. United States army, the
lady surgeon. will proceed from this city
10 New York city y. Y. on official bust
ness pertaining to the medical department.
of the army, and. on completion OF that
duty, will return 10 this city"
COMPLICATIONS AT PONCE.
A curious complication exists in Porto
Rico postal circles. The Spaniards are
carrying on business at Ponce, are sell
ing stamps, registered letters, ana money
orders and are grabbing the receipts.
The United States system undtc POST
master-General Smith Is in hourishing
operation at San Juan.
at seems to be a race for receipts
said First-Assistant-P ostmaster-Gen
Hdath this morning. If we do not go
down there al once and break into their
cash drawer and safe. we will be robbed
OF a good many thousands or dollars be-
fore we know IT, Since the Island passed
out Of their hands. tha Spaniards have
shown a great deal more enterprise In
their postal service than they did be-
fore"
The Porto Rican Postal Commission