The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-02
GEN. CORBINS
ANNUAL REPORT
MADE PUBLIC.
BE Makes Some Important Recon-.
msndations to the Secretary
Of the Navy.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TROOPS.
Patriotism Of Regulars and volun-
tsers Calls for Evidence Of Apprs-
citation From the Department.

/ WAbttlNGTIONs ENONs 4s--4he annual
report of the adjutant general of the
army Brigadler General corbin, to the
secretary OF war, was made public to-
day. Aside from the strictly technical
recital Of all the details OF a busy year
in military life, the report gives much
information Of an interesting general
character and submits numerous re-
concentrations for the betterment of
the service. General Corbin sums up
tho military forces now in the service
OF the United States: Regular army.
e4,5Ss. volunteers. 1854; total 99.leO.
The distribution OF these troops up to
october /, last, was as follows: In the
United States, 34,22O; Porto Rioc, 1888;
cuba, l1,1s7; Philippines, S2,S15; enroute
to the Philippines. 1903; Alaska, 4sS;
Hawaiian Islands, 466.
General corbln adds the following to
this summary: ut Is expected that by
December /, next, ali the infantry regl-
ments, United States volunteers, shown
above as in the United States, will have
sailed for the Philippine Islands. These,
with the troops now there, will give a
total strength Of 2,l17 officers and 6s,sOs
enlisted men Gan aggregate Of 65.T25)."
The services of many Of the troops
after their enlIstments had expired,
causes General Corbtn to say in his re-
port:
"Thc patriotism OF the regulars and
volunteers who enlisted only for the
war with Spain. by willingly and act-
lively serving after tho expiration Of
their terms Of service, calls for evidence
of appreciation on the part of the de-
partment. To this end 1t is respectfully
recommended that each officer OF the
several volunteer organizations and
each enlisted man who continued in the
service in the Philippine Islands after
the Cd of March, 1899. until honorably
discharged, be awarded suitably In
scrIbed medal"
During the war there have been S9,l75
enlistments and re.enlistmeuts, OF
which 5s,O24 were native born and 9,15l
foreign born. In point OF color 56,154
were white, 5000 colored, and 20 IN
dians. The following recommendation
Is made for extra pay for officers serv-
Ing In our new possessions:
The pay of all officers below the grade
of brlgadler general should be increased
at least IS 1-s per cent while on duty in
Cuba. or our new possessions. Most OF
these gentlemen have famlllea that they
are unable to have with them. and are
therefore compelled to maintain two es-
tabllshments. Also. that provision be
made that all officer, below the gradS
of major general. who retire by reason
Of age or wounds received in action,
SHAH do so on the next grade above the
rank held by them in the regular army
nm the date Of their retirement.
The report dweIls on the courtesles
shown our troops by the British gov
eminent officials, while stopping at
Gibraltar and elsewhere en- route to the
ph,IInnInes. and saws this international.
courtesy will long live in the memories
of both parties to the spontaneous ex-
change.
Recommendation is made that mill
tary oficers serving abroad as military
attaches be given Increased rank and
nay
A the increase in the army calls for
nm additional number of military acad-
env cadets 10 fllI vacancies, 1t is recon-
monded that the President be author.
lied TO appoint ten annually and that
two be appointed AZ large from each
state.
satisfaction ia expressed that the
"ormv canteen" embarrassment has
been removed from the war department
bv the action Of Congress in establish
ing certain restrictions, Recommended
tIon "a made that nou.commissIoned
officers be given additional pay, in or
der to attract to these PAGES worthy
class willing to stay in those grades,
and I'm, twentv.fve wears service as
nm enlisted man shall be sufficient to
Ddr,, n the ratIred llst Of enlisted men.
In n rosune aeuerat Corbln says:
"The regular army is now practically
nj n morImum as are also the volun-
,sor yeg,y,en,s The work incident to
oil ,heso Cbonros broupht about by the
acts aroraap,d involving the enlistment
of 2ss,5oO volunteers; the lncrease of
the regular army from 10000 to $1,000,