The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04

ARLINGTON. March "A great slea.
of hard work viii be required IL tire war
department IN changing the army estan-
ishncnt ~ contemplated hy the hill which
has Just become a law. The present vol-
uatcer regiments viii he formally mus
tered cut 81 the service. hus the expecsa.
'icn Is that many Of the men. after pay-
!ng a visit 10 Their homes will AGAIN enc
ast. so That this hranea VII have for It's
nucleus much u tire present element com
posing It, The recruiting volunteers viii
net have stated designations, but will he
called volunteer regiments of infantry and
cavalry respectively. organizations ia each
arm of the service being numbered from
one sr. The colcnsis are TO he appointed
by the president.
Large numbers ef soldiers who enlisted
in the regular army In the beginning as
the war with Span. took advantage ef
that provision which permitted their d.s-
charge after host titles had csaeel, and
the estimate - made that probable four
IL five hundred Is q fair average of these.
wsio le.t each regiment. Reports receive
I'd at the adiutant generals ef5icr show,
however. that good percentage Of them
have r.-en.isted. for the full term OF
army service. AT their discharge they
received certain pas, travel AMI other "a
iowanres. and having spnns their money
and had rest and visit 10 their hsanes
were again satisfied 10 enlist.
The department " filfrg ~trc rrxulnf
army regiments sent To the Philip mes
with fn,l service men. ihis erecausion be-
,ag taken TO avoid ,he necessity ~ trans.
porting home such as elect IN lake ad.
vantage of the law permitting their dis.
charge al the Close Of the Mar
One effect cf the new army Law will
b. q severe cripsAliag os the signal service
and the Reorganization ef It's force in
The tie.i There are six hundred veinn-
tner men in the signal ssrvice and all %
these VII have 80 be discharged Thar
places eonld be flied by the men re-en-.
listed "a regulars hut about sevsn-eiEhfhs
Of them aiseady have applied Ger dis-
charge with the intention of leaving the
service altogether oat ~ the total OF 40
men il. sf,c service about 80 will be en-
titled To discharge an tae ratification %
the treaty of peace This sudden muster-
Ing cut Of eeasiy The entire force when
rnent ia the service.
Al tGs I4ifsf%t NssfAtffk tk&if t3st ifbEt-
sions OF Ire naval apr' eprsa,ion hlli were
the subject ~ constellation. II ~ Ire
oriYlon ~ tha mem usaefs ef The cabinet that
The limitation nlaesi en- the priee to ba
paid for srsnur fiafe VIII fks'sii IN a CONS
plsfe stoprage of all new construction and
that tie reduction rem is.e=ss 20 sic, In ,h~
runhsr % sssto:a sesnen anI others su-
fforiztd BY the nsw slli necessarily will
cause several ships 20 $50 ens af rosnmls-
sion
The navy department aas pat siae big
tiosaaie-fnsrefea monitor Puritan ofst ~
commission At the Norfolk na9y yard.
hfss Il IL sala ~ ,sgs navigation htgf.au
that this saiY masf ~ f1ilow "a py oshern
speedily - taesateat .iefsimeni Of he
plans of the depaFffnssss. The ess climates
submitted to congress based op the min
snuas requirements of gAe naYy. pros g.
"a Ter zs,sss} sssilers, suasfrssa has ens his
sis ar T. fs.ae@ fhsrs are poS fsvya mea
ls tha Setvlee 50 snaf 1855 ff shese srsust
sse dropped Immediately That naesna, ne.
caTfiag t9 tire navigation officers thai
large uaft ~ tbe %ufth Atlantic a1fsats<
rpn nYs~t 81 sut - commission. Tlie .ts.sss
AtIc s4enufoa cannuf As resiaced tn view
~ f1@wcy@ neg eassi ties there fs aFsiy rs3s
sein. slae fshiia dsiphia on tie Pacific sta
tinn tne European snG the south Allan
iic stations HaYe aesn abandoned ard
tfere II eu5g left tie North Atlantic
se saffron as nsAtesial for rsfs The iass
~ a@u fasn n3eans the cutting in haif ~
sh5a aE.is isnaa hofae dsfvftsa ss8ssaitof1. u
La agoaakis taa, tne hsavy resimctioa ~
'ne nnrnbar os e1fsssed nsn and eeuae-
qaentfy ~ s2ifa wti safeFfese seFiausiy
-, sse conduct sf she nsyai rsausus.ys
'AlH scar. aa* N9fnsfas1ds.g tsse enormous
asAss fh@s aass seen s1sssye,s fsusn saen
irs s. sae nasa AGaiheF als.scaity il
ee4nE ~ be ihe .nasassiallsts ~ uattgnw
ln{o feR5ssaen tfe fass sstTss 80 taeg are
ss4rnsa 3svr e. fbv sptsrnru@at ~ The
aeH3esr. analv fos wans - asea 70 -tan
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