Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
GUNS AS TROPHIES.
OF THOSE CAP
TURED FROM THE SPANISH.
PHYSICAL INFERIORITY OF RECRUITS.
War Department Statement With
Respect to the Matter-PersOnaI
Orders.
Orders.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 17.-(Spe-
cial.)-The guns captured from the Span
ish fleet destroyed by the American
squadron at Santiago are greatly I'm de-
mand for exhibition and other purposes.
There are about fifty OF these guns, and
they varAin calibre from 1-pounders to
G. and S-inch guns. which were mounted
in turrets on the Spanish warships. The
applications for them were so numerous
and pressing, and with such influential
endorsements, that a board had to be
appointed, consisting Of an army and
navy officer to decide the alotments that
should be made by each department, and
which pieces should be distributed by
the army, and which by the navy. This
board has reported, and the guns viii be
lent to number OF cities, where they
are to be mounted. with inscriptions tell
ing from what vessels they were taken.
The Navy Department has already made
its allotment. Secretary Longs home,
bingham Mass, is lent a gun. The
others honored are Marblehead Mass;
Pittsburg, Pa; Galena, Ill; Cleveland,
O.; Naval Veterans Association of Min
nesotd; Chicago; Yonkers ~ Y; Duluth,
Mimi; Cincinnati; Monroe, Wis; Toledo,
o.; Newark, y. j.; Detroit; Fort Wayne,
Ind; Peoria i'll; st. Louis; Oshkosh,
Wis; Bloomington, ILL.,; Mankota, Mimi;
Batavia. y. Y; Raleigh. n. c.; Hills
boro'. o.; Milwaukee. Wis; Canton. o.;
Des Noines, Ia, Boonsville, Ia; Clarks-
burg, w. Va; Lowell, Mass; Omaha,
Neb.; South Bend, Ind; Springfield, H.;
Newport KY: Dorchester flights, Mass,
and Providence, Il. l.
INFERIORITY OF RECRUITS.
The War Department has issued the fol-
lowing statement regarding the physical
inferority of army recruits, complained
of recently by regimental commanders:
complaints of the inferior quality of
recruits enlisted indicate a lack OF care
on the part of some recruiting officers
and examiners OF recruits I'm accepting
applicants for enlistment, men having
been found upon their arrival at their
regiments to be poorly developed, or to
have serious defects, which existed prior
to enlistment, and should have been dis
covered by the exercise Of proper care i'm
conducting the examinatio preceding en-
listment. The standard of requirements
has not been lowered. The Army Regii-
lations and the pub ished instructions
governing the examination of applicants
for enlistment must be strictly observed,
and no recruit be accepted who is not
qualified in all respects TO perform the
duties of a soldier.
BY direction OF the Secretary of War
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles f..
PeytOn, United States army, is re ieved
from further duty AT Camp Mackenzie,
Augusta. Ga. and viii. proceed 10 Rich
mond. Va, and report by letter to the
surgeon general of the army.
PERSONAL.
Congressman RiXey is i'm the city to-
day on business with the departments.
Representative Swanson, who failed TO
effect the desired transfer OF an officer
from one regiment 10 another, because
of rules of the department to the con-
trary. left for his home, at Chatham
last evening.
Hon. Conally f. and Mrs. Trigg are
expected here on Monday to attend the
Peace Jubilee ceremonies next week Mr.
Trigg is "A member OF one OF the leading
committees for the occasion.
Colonel L. H. Boyce, of Boyce, Va, who
has been on an important business trip
10 New York returned to-day. and is
stopping at the Metropolitan. other
guests there are S. j. Quinn, Of Frede-
ricksburg Va. and Eppa Hunton Jr.. of
Warrenton. Va.
Mr. Claudius Dockery, of North Caro-
lima. and Mr.. George w. Cone. OF River
ton. Va. are at the National. as are also
Mr.. A g. Shepherd and wife. of Rich
mond. Va
w A. Boyce of Asheville, n. c.; c. W.
:. Turner, of Middleburg, Va. and j. Il.
Mcintosh of Richmond, Va, are az the
st. James.
w r. Yaucey and wife, Virginia; ]. w.
BCusack, Roanoke Va j. Whitehead.
Va; T. Koornan. Petersburg. Va. Clyde
l.. Default, Bristol, Va.-Howard House.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters re-
Gently commissioned are the following:
Hardy j. Ryan, Biddleville. y. C.; Jo-
I seph w. Galloway. Obids. y. c.; Thomas
b. Coley, Pelt. y. c.
New offices have been established at
Medley. Roanoke county, Va, with Mon
roe Garst as postmaster. and Chip Cra-
ven county, n. c., with Wiley A. Ewell
as postmaster.