The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-03

courage and tenacity that won respect
from his opponents"
at seems to be generally conceded that
one of the measures which congress will
consider early this winter will be an army
bill providing for an increase of the regu-
lar establishment to 100000 enlisted men,"
said Mr.. VIM. Ryan. 1.-THE regular army
is limited to $4,000 men, but by a special act
of congress passed last spring this limit
was extended TO 1000 for a period not to
exceed one year. The war department off,
Gals urge upon congress standing army
of 100000, in view of the extensive garrison
duty to be performed in our newly acquired
possessions. There will be considerable OPP
position to SO large an increase as that
asked by the administration; but the meas
ure as framed by the secretary of war will
in all probability get through. Just so soon
as the regular army is increased and organ
ized the volunteers will be mustered out.
at can be readily seen that the increase
of the standing army to 100 900 will give in
creased rank to hundreds of officers who
would otherwise have to wait for years for
promotion.
JAS the law now stands the general Off
GERS of the line are limited to three major
generals and six rlgadier-generals. OF
coonels line and staff, there are sixty
eight. An army of 100000 men will mean
at least six heterogeneous, twenty or
twenty-five brigadier-generals of the line
and a hundred and forty colonies all told.
The new law. it is believed, will provise for
the grade of lieutenant-general, over which
there was so much agitation in the last
81 Tn a1d Inn, 70 tI,a
rgadier-generals of the line, there are at
present ten of the staff, and it is not
thought that this number will be increased.
Army officers receive salaries as fol-
lows: Major-general, $780, brigader-gen-
eral, $500; colonel, $500; lieutenant-colon-
ell $1,000; major, $500; captain, mounted,
$1,000; captain, dismounted, 81 SOD; first lieu
tenant, mounted, $780, first lieutenant,
dismounted, $500; second lieutenant,
mounted, $500; second lieutenant, un-
mounted, 81 400. But army officers,
from second lieutenant up to and includ-
ing colonel, receive an increase of 10 per
cent. after the first five years, 20 per cent.
after ten years, 80 per cent after fifteen
years, and 40 per cent. after twenty years.
But the highest pay of a colonel is limited
of captain has been in the service at least
twenty years, and is therefore receiving
the highest increase on his salary rate.
staff officer and officers on detailed duty
receive liberal allowances for rent, fuel and
so on, in addition to their salaries.
'"Tis not in battle alone heroes are
made" said Wallace Munro who is in the
city in the interests of Lewis Morrison, the
great "Mephisto," booked to make his fare
well bow to Birmingham theatergoers next
week. 1--WE have real hero in our COM
pany who is one of the most unassuming
young men I've ever met, and in appear
ance the last man in town you would pick
out to do a daring act. His name is Albert
W. Brown, our stage carpenter. He has
eighteen medals on his manly breast for
deeds of valor done in the briny deep. for
Brown is a swimmer and an expert diver.
In fact, his record for fast swimming was
made in Toronto. Canada, in 1893, when he
won the Bay championship and the Ed.
Hanlon medal, covering 500 yards in seven
minutes and ten seconds, while his record
for remaining under water is three minutes
and forty-five seconds. The medals
speak of, however, were awarded him for
Iife-saving. At Port Credit, Canada, in
1898, he saved in one day four women from
watery graves, and for this he received the
colonial medal AT Ashbridge Bay in May,
1896, he again succeeded in reseuing three
lives, and for this was awarded the Royal
Humane socety's medal, the only one ever
awarded to a theatrical man. Since that
date he has saved five more, making in all
twelve lives saved since 1893. Mr.. Brown
speaks very reluctantly of his great rescues
and when persuaded to talk of them. mere
ly says: 4 only did my duty. That's the
stuff American heroes are made off,
Solicitor Buck" Oliver, of Tuscaloosa.
recently elected by the legislature to prose-
cute for the state in the Sixth circuit, was
in town last night en- route home from
Montgomery. He is one of the most accom-
plished young lawyers in Alabama. 1t is
an interesting fact that both members of
the law firm of Foster and Oliver, of Tus-
caoosa, are now state solicitors. Manley
Foster Is solicitor for the Tuscaloosa cily
court, and Buck" Oliver has just assumed
duty as solicitor for the Sixth circuit.
DR.. Eugene A. Smith, state geologist was
in town yesterday He said the commits
sion on the university debt would probably
submit their report to the legislature next
week. In all essential details it has been
agreed upon.
T. G. Bush. of Admission, was in town
yesterday
Robert J. Lowe went to Montgomery yes
terday afternoon.
BANKHEAD AND BAILEY
Washington Special to Galveston News.