The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-24
MORE PAY.
Worcester Soldiers
Get a Plum.
TWO MONTHS EXTRA
Government Gives a Good
Bonus to Volunteer Forces.

w worcester soldiers and members of
the volunteer army in general have had
hard feelings against Uncle Sam ever
since they came home from the Cuban
campaign over the alleged Ill treatment
they received in the matter of rations
and accommodations, but the feeling is
wearing away, and if anything else was
needed to completely soothe their ruffied
feelings. it is surely embodied In the
general orders which were received at
the recruiting Office in this city yester-
day.
In brief, the order is supposed to
mean that every member Of the militia
IN worcester who participated in the
cuban campaign has not received all
the money that is coming to him from
me United States treasury by some
dollars, and in few days, in all prob
ability, the soldiers Of the companies of
the Second and Ninth regiments who
Went from the heart of the common
wealth in company with all other
worthy members of the volunteer
forces will receive two months, paw
extra, very substantial bonus for
their soldierly department and valor-
GUS conduct.
eASA hA4C S02Qi6IS N6Ed mustered Out
OF the service after their return to this
city, 1t was naturally supposed that
tney mad received all they were going
10 as the reward Of their service. but
ORDERS which Were received YESTERDAY
show that this is not the case, On the
contrary, every member Of the Wor-
eester companies who went to Cuba
VIII receive something over s31 In adj
uitlSn 70 what the government has al.
re@ay pa1d MIN. Officers, Of course, will
reoslVe eorrespondingly larger amounts.
fhe decision to make this extra
award Tor faithful service is the result
Of aS1ratson that was made at the close
oh tne war and embodied in an amend.
nent to the appropriation bill. Fog
some reason the amendment did not az
er"ct great deal of pubic attention
at the time and seemed to have been
,oS.e4 rdcKeo. but the action of the de-
pr mn sillent SHOWS this was not the case.
ne order as received at the local
recruiting Office is as follows;
me general order 48 reads as fol-
lows: Tne army appropriation bill. ap-
proved March 3, 1899, provides: That
a1t ehAsted men in the regular army
t wIio e1lilsted subsequent to the declara-
ION or war, for the war only. and
mustered out OF tho service, who have
sSlVea honestly and faithfully beyond
~ x-ais - eiiV SHitco bLAIeS, Shau
ps palu Two extra months pay on
muster out and discharge from this
service, and all enlisted men In +l,e
regular army, who enlisted subseuuent
10 Inc declaration OF war for the war
only, and mustered out Of the servfce
VINO nave served honestly and faithful
~ Within the limits Of the United
states, shall be paid one extra months
pay on muster out and discharge frern
the CeTViCn from
treasury not otherwise appropriated
said moneys to be Immediately avail
able.
In order to enable paymasters to car
ry out provisions of the act. officers
signing final statements will hereafter
IN All cases note thereon whether the
soldier has served honestly and faith
tully outside or within the limits OF
the United States, and whether he liz
entitled to one or two months extra
pay as the case might be.
BY command Of Major General AIflAs
III. G. Corbin, Adjt. Gen.
According to this not only the mem
bers of the local companies are to he
the gamers but also the Worcester men
who Joined the regulars at the outbreak
OF the war. The latter are to profit in
less degree, receiving only one
months pay, or $3.50 for a private
soldier
1t is needless to say that the soldier
boys will receive the intimatlon Of their
good fortune with great deal OF glee
and they will not be slow in coming to
the front with their proofs of honest
and faithful service, and receiving the
bounty of the government
Just when the pay officers will show
up with their extra trunks full of good
gold and greenbacks to make good This
new promise of Uncle Sam is NOT
known, but. although 1t may be some
little time, 1t is certain IL the orders are
construed correctly by the military men
who have read them, that number of
thousand dollars that they had no
OF are coming TO tbe W.
cester soldiers.