The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-02

sistant quartermaster and acting COM
| missary of subsistence.
Nebraska, Omaha; First Lieut. G. w
Williamson. Eighth Cavalry. acting as
sisting quartermaster and acting COM
| missary of subsistence.
| New Jersey, Jersey City: First Lieut..
Michael J. Eenihan, Second Infantry. act
| ing assistant quartermaster and acting
commissary Of subsistence.
New Mexico; Capt. Charles L. Cooper,
| Tenth Cavalry. acting assistant quarter
| master and acting commissary of subsist-
| ence.
| North Carolina, Raleigh; First Lieut..
Francis c. Marshall. Sixth Infantry, act
| ing assistant quartermaster and acting
| commissary- of subsistence.
| Ohio Columbus; Second Lieut.. Harri-
| son I. Price. Twenty-feurth Infantry. act
/ ing assistant quartermaster; Second
| Lieut. Samuel Y. Ham, Fifth Infantry
| acting commissary of subsistence.
Pennsylvania, Mt. Gretna; First Lieut..
| William HI Hay. Tenth Cavalry. acting
| assistant quartermaster: First Lieut. Ed
gar NJ. Howe, Seventeenth Infantry. act
ing commssary of subsistence.
South Dakota, Huron Second Lieut..
John NJ. Morgan, Eighth Cavalry. acting
assistant quartermaster and acting COM
| missary of subsistence.
Tennessee, Nashville: Capt. G. L.
Brown Eleventh Infantry, acting assist
tant quartermaster and acting commits
| sary of subsistence.
Texas, Austin: First Lieut.. Stephen A.
Elliot Fifth Cavalry mastering officer.
Washington, Tacoma: Capt Frank
| TAYLOR, Fourteenth Infantry, mastering
officer.
Senator Money of Mississippi was
among the first callers at the War De-
GA rtment i'm the morning. He claims two
candidates for brigadfer generals from
his State namely. Jacob A. Sharp and
Argyle A. Smith.
Senator Clllom was the next caller
He pressed the claim of Capt. John
Balanche for an inspector general of
volunteers.
Senator Elkins was also on hand to
ask that his State be allowed to send
a brigade of troops to the front, In
stead of the regiment apporfioned TO II
Senators Gear and Allison held con-
ference with the adjutant general rela-
tive to having Iowa send a larger quota
of men to the front.
Senator Quay called to ask for COM
mission for a friend and Senator Carter
Of Montana to ask that his State be
granted permission to send an additional
battalion of cavalry and its light artillery
to the front.
The name of Mr.. w. A. Bancroft of
Massachusetts. was presented as a can
didate for a brigadier generalship.
Senator's Frye. Hale Hawley, Proctor
and Turpie were among the other visitors
with claims.
Gen. Schoiield. the cold man of the
Army" and president of the National
Volunteer Reserve. had conference with
Secretary Alger with regard to that or
ganization. Gen. Schofield said that from
the enrollments in the various States the
organization certainly now numbers 250,-
900 men.
a petition was presented TO Secretary
Alger late In the afternoon by Repre-
sentative Stallings of Alabama. locom-
mendng the appointment of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler. as major general II volunteers.
The petition was signed by all me srna-
tors and representatives of the Sta,e.
Commissary Supplies and Equipage.
The commissary general is making
active preparations i'm getting the neces~
sary supplies for the army. Food sup
plies have been ordered from all parts Oh
the country to be sent to the southern
points of mobilization Immediately.
new method OF keeping meats fresh has
been adopted by the army. The meat
first IndergoeS a process OF sterilization
cans. In this way even such meats as
beef can be used by the army in as hot
a climate as Cuba.
IL is expected that Secretary Alger
will give his approval in few days to
the adoption of better cavalry and ar
tillery saddles. harness and equipments
The idea is to place the army furnishings
on level with those in use by the best
European armies. Gen. Miles made
study of these things when abroad and
made the recommendation TO the depart
ment. The soldiers of the regular army
and volunteer army who are sent to
serve in Cuba will be uniformed in the
new canvas uniforms previously referred
TO in The Times. This has been finally
determined upon. The National Guards
men who see service as organizations at
home will be uniformed and equipped in
the same style as the regular army.
The Quartermaster Department. Is
rushing work on all tentage and equipage
for the volunteers. The Ordnance De-
partment shows the same energy and has
placed rush orders with large manufac-
turers TO hurry deliveries of small arms,
ammunition and cartridge belts.