Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-21
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY
MiIes's PIan-SccOnd virginia Hes'-
meut Nny Yet Remain In Service.

meut Nux Yet Remain In Service.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., September "
Especial -General Miles is still at work
ON his plan for the reorganization of the
volunteer army, and he seems determined
TO push II through before any OF the reSi-
ments under such orders can be muster
ed out He Is strongly opposed by AdJu-
tant-General Corbin. who is the author
of the present scheme of mastering out
of service 10000 men. already designated
for honorable discharge-by whole regi-
ments
In brief. General Miles's plan is to con-
form to the established usage Of the reg
ular army in time of peace, and at the
same time keep it on a war footing. in
detail, he intends to meet the objections
OF the regiments which are opposed TO
continuing i'm the army service, and at
the same time to enable all the officers
and men who are DESTROYS Of remaining
i'm the volunteer army to be retained. His
scheme is generally approved by officers
OF both the regular and the volunteer
army as the most practical one, and one
at the same time that will maintain the
rank and organization at the present
standard.
FEWER COMPANIES TO REGIMENT.
He proposes TO reduce the number OF
companies in the infantry regiments from
twelve to eight, and to cut down the SIZE
of a company from 106, as at present, 20
seventy-hve men. For the cavalry ana
artillery forces, u similar reduction is pro-
posed This will bring the strength OF a
regiment down TO coo men, instead or L2V0
as now, and will reduce the volunteer
army one-half, which is about the force
intended to be retained by the President
1t will relieve the army Of both officers
and men not wishing TO serve, ana VIII
keep the organization as at present intact
The plan is mertorious, ana Is lntend-
ed to operate in the cases OF troops UNI
der orders to be mustered out, as wen
as those slated for garrison duty in Cuba,
Porto Rico. and the Philippines. BY
adopting General Mless suggestions, the
department will be able 10 select from
each company and regiment just the
men and officers who wish TO be dis
charged. while the men and officers who
wish to remain I'm the service can De re-
tained by the same method.
SECOND MAY REMAIN IN SERVICE
Numerous complaints, as in the case Of
the Second Virginia, are being received
at the War Department. IN regard 10 the
selection OF the regiments 10 be mustered
out and also as 10 those proposed 10 be
kept i'm the service. Large numbers OF
men i'm the first-named commands object
to being compelled to leave the army,
while others who desire to return To
private life. have been forced To remain
in camp, with no prospect OF release, FOR
months TO come. because they are not in
commands chosen TO be discharged I'm
whole. 1t is contended by army officers
that il is not yet too late TO set aside the
ARRANGEMENT already made, and General
Miles intends to accomplish this. If pos
sible. OF course, II Will involve some
trouble I'm dischargng the men who wish /
to go, and retaining those who are willing
to serve. but General Miles thinks that
the dissatisfaction among the volunteers
will be avoided if his plan is adopted.
In the event Of the success Of the |
scheme 1t goes without saying that the
Second and Third Virginia regiments will
remain I'm the service.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Rev DIR. Hoge is resting quietly to-day !
at the Metropolitan. He has received a
ulated on his restoration 10 comparative |
ly good health
Messrs. Thomas Atkinson and Ashton !
Starke, Of Richmond, arrived last night, |
and had retired when the big fire al Ro- |
binson & Chery's broke out. The rooms 1
in their hotel became filed with smoke. |
Everybody got up, and many dressed and |
left Mr. Atkinson sought refuge i'm the |
Metropolitan, and Mr.. Starke found |
agreeable quarters at the shoreham.
Mr.. Hampton Hoge left for New York, /
and Mr. George X. Lee. who was best |
man for his brother at the Eee-Dayis |
wedding yesterday, left for Richmond by !,
an early morning train.
w. j. Crosswel. OF Wilmington, n. c.;
Junius b. Fishbourn. of Roanoke. Va; II. |
II Freeman. of Richmond; c. NJ. Borun,
II. 5. Ashby, and u. 4. Burch, of Vir-
GINA. are at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. T. b. Taylor, OF Richmond, who has
been residing here for several months, |
and who was formerly in :harge OF the /
Imperial Hotel. Richmond, has returned i
to that city, TO manage the Lexington.
POSTAL NOTES.
Concerning the diversion OF mail for 1
Texas via St. Louis, Mo-, on account OF |
al New orleans, La, the fol- |
lowing telegram has been received from |
Estimation about as follows: Train SER
vice AT Memphis badly interrupted. |
Morning trains at Kansas City and Mem
nhis Memphis and Little Rock, and |
night train Memphis and Bald Knob only |
trains. Quarantine establish
ed at Texas Sta line points; quarantine |
as vet however, only against places re-
ported as infected. Possibly Memphis ard
Shreveport connections could be used 10 l
advantage from some standpoints to-day,
but as several new cases reported at
New Orleans and vicinity, think quaran-
tine will be stricter from now on, and
mail route via st. Louis Is certain 10
get through"
Concerning the dispatch OF malls for |
Santiago Cuba. and Porto Rico. the fol-
lowing telegram was sent 10 superin-
tendent Bradley New York by the Act
ing SUPERINTENDENT Railway Mail Service:
"Eighty-eight sacks and ten pouches
for Santiago sent on train 50 to-day Tor
dispatch on Berlin tomorrow. Another
dispatch will be made by Is Tonight In
GLIDING sealed sack for military commits
sion at San Juan"
The following important order mas been
Issued:
"Ofice Of General Sup't X. Nj. =.
washington. ID. G.. sept ~ lsS
1.-The postmasters OF Jacksonville and
Tampa. Fla. have been directed TO resume
Iha exchange OF through registered
with Habana. Cuba. Pouches to
cave jacksonville Mondays and Thurs
Gays at 9:12 A. NJ via the Jacksonville
and Port Tampa r. y. o.. and Tampa
and Thursday AZ sIo +. u. via