Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
Is a Brief One But TO the
Point.
THE SOLDIERS DID DUTY
Under Most Trying Circumstances
Surgeon General Reports the Total
Number of Deaths Since the First
of May Last Year--N0teS.

Washington, Nov. A. The annual re-
port of Maj. Gen. Nelson "A. Miles, conf
maEling the army, was made public at
the war department today. 1t bears date
of Oct. II, 1893, ard is extremely brief
and fo. NAL in character. 1t announces
the Transmission to the secretary OF war
of the reports Of the department ard
staff commanders. and makes a brief
statement of the strength and distribu-
ton of the army, including the muster
out of the regiments, most OF which de-
tails have already been published in the
reports of the adjutant general.
The report concludes with the follow
ing general statement: "The demand for
troops for foreign service has been UNI
usual and has been somewhat severe
upon them, especially those Of the resu-
lar army. Within the last eighteen
months several regiments have been re-
quired to leave their stations in the ex-
treme north, move to the islands Ct the
West Indies, there engage in campaign IN
the summer, return TO northern stations
in the autumn and winter and move
again to tropical islands in the Pacific
and engage in campaigns under the most
difficult circumstances. Rarely in a ser
vice nave troops experienced such UNI
usual changes in climate as those above
~ II III +inoa. fla ,,trost lovaltv for-
titude and faithful performance OF duty
have been manifested on the part of the
troops.
I'm nearly all engagements where the
49, ramv thel, have invariahlv acted on
tha offensive and in moi \ single Instance
laya +hav s,,ffered daSaat 1,ha intelli-
gence, discipline and fidelity of both Off
ohla 80 ~ ~
..Gu,i,r ~ tha additional and axtraor-
d;narv aSnense nlaced upon officers while
.arv;po ~ tha Phili,oninn isla nds. Cuba.
In,,n pioo IA tha IL u1ai ian islands II
Z mend IA That inv he allowed The
e j. nanna,to D. of +ha inc,aas III ~ nav
iistaa 7, n,an II ~ also recnn,me11ded HAT
nf1icers nr the army with a creditable rec
ord rhn se,.vad d,,r;r,c rhe Anvil war shall
- IL ntad IA sa,na nnsideration con-
oe,.nino rank and nav "a has been ac-
cordcd officers of the navy by section II.
aot annrOved March 3. 1899.
A far as orgauization is concerned,
tho a,rov is in = transition state. r. Is
ha1;eved tho force will be annie for the
sacvica en,,;,.ed of II nm to the time au-
1hn,izad, Julv /. 1901. tits gratifying to
note thar the government has authorized
.,,i;tar,y foroa Wilton saap,s commen-
s,rata with tic ranuire,nents. magnituda
ana destinations T have for years rec
nn,,naoded the adontion of a standing ar
NV IN nronortion r. tha nonnlation. viz
nct 70 axcaad one soldier to every 1 .OO0
ne ,ho nonr1a onNand r helieva that the
as+a hl;shnoent of such a standard would
w., rofa oDd iud;cio,,S in eveyy resnect.
..Durrro tba nast few wear RS rand nro-
sr,Ss has baen made in he equipment of
a. At1an+;c parific and e,,,f coasts with
n"ohes,n defensos ana If the general plan
J.. rs,rr;aI out :, ie bo,na that IN q short
r,,(aAa,,r Coasts win ha in a nroner condi.
tinn of dafonsa same verv in,nortan
d;snoyariaa have haan n,ade in ,,4Ja tion r.
nrjnanca nrnicctiles and hiph exclusives
ana after carefn, thorough and eyha ust.
iva tests. annliances have been adopteC