Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04

Miles, to be agent for Indians. Cheyenne
and Arapahoe agency, in Oklahoma.
Reconsideration G. Joy, Salinas, Cal;
William w. Giddings, Newman, Cal; VIII
liam r. ONeal, Orlando, Fla; James H
Lincoln, Franklin Grove, ILL.,; Frank Rock
well, st. Charles, ILL.,; Havilla c. Hobbs,
Salem, Ind; Arthur ]. Palmer, Eldorado,
Kan; F. Clay Elkin. Lexington, KY; John
M. Jarboe. Oakland. Md; Reuben E. Saw
yer. Wellesley. Mass; Henry D. Northway.
Midland. Mich. Geo. w. Coakley, indie
pendence, Mo-; Simeon M. Estes, Meredith,
N. H.; Luther M. Whitaker, westfield. N
j.; Simon Nusbaum, Santa Fe, n M; Burt
Graves, Middleport, N. Y. Samuel H Wick,
Wilson, N. c.; c. g. Dueomb, Ashland,
ONO; Charles ]. Thompson, Defiance Ohio;
w. II. Frater, Upper Sandusky, Ohio;
James Agnew, Mercersburg, Pa; VIM P.
McCleery, Troy, Pa; Delbert w. Wilmarth,
DeSmet, 8. D.; Daniel NJ. Mobiles, Paris,
Tenn; J. H. Neil, jr., Shelbyville, Tenn. !;
L. d. Bloys. jr., Honey Grove, Tex. Will
liam 3. Strain, Lancaster, Tex; Theodore
Miller, Rusk, Tex; John P. Ackerly, Lex
fngton, Va; F. M. Perkins, Medford, Wis !;
Nellie b. Towne. Orange. CAL; William w.
Wilson, Chico. Cal; Howard Robertson,
Austin, ILL.,; Samuel L. Wallace, Lincoln,
ILL.,; Clara M. Murphy, Sparta, ILL.,; W. H.
Price, Prairie City. Iowa; Ernest J. Scott,
Goodland, Kan; Garrett S. De Grange.
Frederick, Nd. Frederick B. Horne, Franz
ingham, Mass; Alex. Magill, Midland,
Mich (withdrawn); Erastus T. Parker,
Sturgis. Mich; S. F. Scott Kansas City,
Mo-; o. B. Warren, Rochester, N H; Jacob
B. Matthews, Roswell N. NJ; Geo. Ander-
son, Castleton, N. Y; Richard K. Marshall,
Mount Airy. N. c.; H. H Young, Ada,
Ohio; w. w. Scott, Canal Dover, Ohio; At
we'll E. Ferguson, glastonbury, Ohio; Allen
b. Creasman, Portland, Ore; Irwin G..
Lukens, North Wales, Pa; Thomas F.
Dunn, jr., Weatherly. Pa; Jos. w. Howard,
Greeneville, Tenn; l. A. HILL Hartman,
Tenn; Lucy L. Norris, Eagle Lake Tex. /;
Hal. Singleton, Jefferson, Tex; Thomas
Hall, Palestine, Tex; Robert E. Wherritt,
Park City, Utah; r. S. Lovelace, Romeo
vorte, w. Va.
TrnnspOrta ton of Troops.
President Frank Thomson of the Penn.
sylvania railroad was an early caller at
the War Department today. He spent con-
siderable time with Secretary Alger, pre-
sumably going over, in a general way the
principal questions that have to be met by
the department in connection with transpor-
tation of troops and equipments to the
points of concentration. Mr. Thomson ex-
pressed a wish not to be interviewed re-
garding the subject. The matter of trans
portation, he said, had been put in charge
Of Mr.. w. r. Blanchard, whose appoint
ment, because of the neutral position he
occupied as president of the Joint Traffic
Association, will be satisfactory to all the
railroads interested.
Mastering in Pennsylvania Troops.
Adjutant General Stewart of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard was at the War De-
partment short time today in connec-
ton with some matters of Importance that
need attention. He says the mastering in
of the Pennsylvania troops began Monday
morning, and he believed would be COM
pleted in about week. In all the keystone
state would furnish 1o,s6O men for the vol
unteer army-a showing which her citi-
zens felt very proud of.
There were number of congressional
callers at the War Department today,
many of whom came to ascertain the status
of their state guards regarding equipments
and other matters; others came to indorse
applicants who want places in the volun-
teer army. The visitors included Senators
Wilson of Washington, McEnery of Louis
banks of Indiana Foraker of Ohio, Repre-
sentatives Hull and Oliver of Iowa and
Sayers of Texas.
Regular Army Enlistment.
There is commendable promptness and
Willingness on the part of the citizens of
the United States to enlist III the regular
army. Reports received here show that re-
cruiting for that branch of the service is
progressing rapidly in all parts of the coun-
try and that excellent class of men is
being enlisted. The qualifications for en-
listment are very strict, which necessarily
limits the operations of the recruiting Off
GERS to considerable extent. Only men
between eighteen and thirty-five years are
taken and they must be sound in all re-
spects. Within month, the officials be-
lieve, the army will be recruited up to it's
full war strength of 81 900 men.
Increasing the Signal Corps.
L he Senate committee on military affairs
held a special meeting today for the pur-
pose of devising means of increasing the
efficiency of the signal corps of the army
General Greedy, chief Of the signal service,