Evening star., 1898-04-30
Detailed Instructions Issued by Adjt.
Gen. Corbin.
DESIGNED FOR THE REGULAR ARMY
Term of Enlistment viii Be for
Three Years.
WAR DEPARTMENT VISITORS

eighteen and thrty-five years of age, of
good habits and character. able bodied
flee fIcm disease, and must pe able to
speak the English language Married men
will be enlisted only upon approval Of the
regimental commanders. Minors Will not
be enlisted without the written consent of
fathers the only surviving parent or the
legally appointed guardian. Boys between
sixteen and eighteen may be enlisted as
musicians. Original enlistments will be
corfined to citizens or those persons who
have made legal declaration of their in
tentions to become such. The instructions
give Il table of physical proportions for
height, weight and chest measurement
which the applicant must pcs-ess for the
various branches of the service. though it
is not necessary that they should conform
exactly to the figures indicated in the
able of proportions. The term Of service
IS for three years, and applicants must
defray their own expenses to the place of
enlistment. The rates of pay given,
and statement made that to these -
per cent will be added in time of war
The soldiers can deposit their savings in
sums not less than s. with any army pay
master, and by care and economy a SOL
dier can save from his clothing allowance
a considerable sum, payable discharge.
For soldiers who have served honestly and
faithfully for twenty years or have beea
discharged for wounds received, or dis
ease incurred in the service, a comfortable
home is maintained in Washington
The sum of 121a cents per month is de-
Quoted from each soldiers pay to be APP
Piled toward the support of this nome.
After thirty years service enlisted men are
entitled to be retired at three-fourths pay
and $3.50 per month Communication for cloth
ing and subsistence.
War Department Visitors.
1t seemed as if the whole Senate had
planned to rendezvous at the War Depart
nient today, so great was the crowd of
members of the upper legislative body
there. The Senate adjourned from yester-
Gay until Monday, and the recess gave an
opportunity for the members to attend to
many duties at the department which
had been neglected, for a more convenient
time. Many recommendations for positions
in the volunteer army from major generals
down to the smaller positions in the quar-
termaster's department were filed with Sec
retary Alger, and there We're further at
tempts to obtain consent for the furnish
ing by certain of the states of more sol
diSs than the department originally called
Tor. In aQdlt1On TO the Officers III tHe Nolut1-
teer army there are number of positions,
notably second lieutenants in the regular
army which will have to be filled, there
being a lack of officers to meet increased
requirements. Hundreds of applications
for these places are now coming in.s
Claims of the States.
Senator Money of Mississippi early
on hand at the War Department attending
to some matters requiring attention. he
says Mississippi has two candidates Tor
brigadier generals in the volunteer army
Jacob A. Sharpe and ]. Argyle Smith-polh
of whom had practical military service III
the late war.
Senator Collum was also at the depart
ment comforting with Secretary Alger. The
senator says that Illinois las candidate
for inspector general Of volunteers who
will have the relative rank of colonel.
His name is Captain John Balance.
Several members of the Iowa delegation,
including Senators Gear and Allison and
Repre- sentative Hull, called in compliance
with telegraphic advices from home that
Iowa wanted TO send more men to the
| front than the government has called for.
They had -alk with the Secretary and
| the adjutant general and hope to have
some modification made in the original
order which will enable that state to sup
ply four regiments.
Senator Elkins, who was also on han I,
says that his state Is anxious to send u
brigade of troops to the front instead of
| the one regiment originally apportioned to
it.
Massachusetts has presented her candi-
date for brigadier generalship to the au-
thorities, and the congressional represent
atives feel there is no doubt he will be
given the appointment. He is w. A. Ban
croft of Cambridge. who has figured prom
inently in the National Guard of the Old
Bay state. Mr.. Bancroft has been mayor
of one of the Massachusetts, cities and is
an enthusiast in military affairs Repre-
sentative Mccall, who was at the War De-
partment today, says that through the
representations of the Massachusetts dele
CATION the national government has order
ed supply of modern guns sent to Glou-
cester, Salem, Newburyport and Lynn. on
| the coast. which will be of great use to the
defenses of those cities
Other congressional visitors and their
friends had business with Secr.tarv AIoar
and his assistants today. Senator Spooner
OF Wisconsin says his candidate for briga-
uler general or volunteers is Capt Charles
f>lng' West Point graduate who was
wounded several times in the late war His
1ather had command of the famous Iron
brigade until he was appointed to an i'm
portant civil position.
Senator of Quay Of Pennsylvania came to
present the name of friend for a position
in the staff of the volunts GERS
Senator Carter of Montana asked that his
state be given permission to send It's hat
talon of cavalry and it's light artillery to
the front, thus increasing the apportion-
ment of Montana to that extent Senator
Chandler called In connection with New
| Hampshire's apportionment Of troops. Sena-
tor-elect McComas came with Mr.. ]. q
Clarkson of Iowa to urge the appointment
of a friend to one of the minor positions Il,
the volunteer army. Representative Hon
kins of Illinois introduced the son of ex.
Representative Baker of New York 10 Se.-
retary Alger; Mr.. Baker desires to enter Tho
| medical service. Senator Frye of Maine
says he has indorsed e. R. Gilman cf New
York for appointment as hrigadier gem
eral. Senators Turpie of Indiana, Proctor
or Vermont, Hale of Maine and Haw,ey of