The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

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the more important features of the or
der:
Only officers of the regular army will
be detailed by the wal department to
muster out troops.
To avoid expenses to the government
and hardships and to in
dividuals concerned, by unavoidable
delays that will occur in the final pay
ment of officers and enlisted men alb
sent from their commands on muster
out, commanding officers will make
every effort to effect the return of
all absentees and attachments prior
to muster out of the organization.
Officers who at any time were re-
sponsible for public property of any
description must obtain certificates of
Observation-Disclosures before their final
payment can be made.
All officers will be held to a strict
accountability for the discipline of
their commands and the preservation
of public prosperity. Mastering Off
GERS are empowered to prefer charges
against officers who neglect in any
manner to take the proper measures
to insure the government against loss
of pOrperty or to keep their commands
together and under proper discipline.
The supply departments of the ar
my Will continue to furnish
lions with needful supplies until date
of final payment and discharge.
All persons borne on the muster, in
and on all other muster rolls, and all
who have joined or belonged to the
organization at any time since it's mus
tering, must be accounted for on the
muster out roll, which is required to
be a complete record of all the officers
and men who ever belonged to the Or
.ganizatiOn.
The discharge from the United States
volunteer service in the case of all
absentees Except in special cases. will
take effect on the date of the muster
out of the organization.
In IN case of enlisted men absent,
who on account of ickness are unable
to join their commands, the discharge
certificates, with carefully repaired
descriptive lists of account of pay and
clothing, giving the address of the
soldier, will be given to the mastering
officer for transmission with the mus
ter out rolls to the %adjutant general
of the army, and the soldier will be
officially notified to apply by letter to
the paymaster general of the army for
final payment.
AS a rule, the muster out of organl-
cations and their final payment will
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rendezvous.
The only property that will be al
lowed to be retained until musterout
unless otherwise ordered by the mus
tering officer, is the rifles, cartridge
belts, cups, canteens. meal cans,
knives, forks and spoons, necessary
medical supplies and tent equippage,
the cOlors and the regimental and COM
pany records.
The roo will be allowed TO retain
certain property, such as rifles n
other equipment, by paying a stipulat-
ed price for the same.
GALLANTRY REWARDED.
The president has appointed Captain
Albert l.. Mills to be superintendent
of the military academy at west
Point. with rank of lieutenant colonel.
The new superintendent is a first
lieutenant of cavalry in the regular
army, but is a captain in the Volun-
teer service. He is one of the heroes
of the Santiago campaign ana was
severely wounded in the fighting there.
THE SPANISH COMMISSIONERS.
The state department received a call
today from M. Thiebaut, secretary or
the French embassy and in charge
during the absence of Ambassador
Cambon, who bore a notification from
the Spanish government of the mill
tary commissioners for Cuba and POr-
to Rico. Under the peace protocol each
government was to name its military
commissioners within ten days, their
meetings to begin within thirty days.
The ten days was up today, and, &C
cordingly, Spain gave the official no.
tice of the appointments. They are as
follows:
For Cuba-Major General Gonzales
PARADE, Rear m Pastory Lam
dero, Marquis Montoro.
For Porto Rico-Major Genera Orte-
ga v DiaZ, Commodore VallarinO y
Carrasco, Judge Advocate Sanchez de
Aguila y Leon.
SAMPSON AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Admiral Sampson called on President
Mckinley today and spent thirty min
utes with him in a discussion of the
Cuban commissions plans and other
matters. He reached here on the train
from New York at 1888 o'clock this af-
ternOOn and drove Immediately to the
navy department. There he spent
some minutes exchanging courtesies
with the naval officials when Acting
Secretary of the Navy Allen drove him
to the White house, the two joining
the president at Sis o'clock. The pres
ident shook the admiral's hand very
cordially and inquired about his eXpe-
riences in commanding the fleet in the
Cuban waters. Admiral Sampson re-
ferred briefly TO a NUMBER OF the I'M
portant incidents in the war, and in
response to an inquiry from the pres
ident expressed his qualification at the
achievement of July 9rd, when Ad-
miral Cervera's fleet was animated,
The details of the great battle were
gone over quite thoroughly. The pres
ident at the outset took occasion to
express his thanks to the admiral for
the success of the battle and showed
deep interest in the story of the en-
gagement as told by him. h talk
also bore on the reasons for not en-
tern. at Santiago and the
placing oil The mines and tOrpedoes in
Cuban ports. The plans of the COM
mission to arrange for the evacuation