The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-31
Interesting Figures I'm View Of W. j.
Bryan's Charges Of Mffitarism and
Idlcness of Soldiers.
WHEREABOUTS OF TROOPS
MAJOR PORTION OF THE ARMY Is IN
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
Battling with Aguinaldo's Murderous
Tagalo Bandits-kilIed and
Wounded.

WASHINGTON, Oct sO.-The annual re-
port OF Adjutant General Corbin TO the
secretary of war for the year ending June
30. 1900. is complete statistical record OF
the army Of the United States. II shows
that the regular army consists Of 2,5S5 Of
ficers and 62S61 enlisted men. and the vol
unteer army OF $50 officers. sl.o5s enlisted
men, a grand total of IS. 49, not including
the hospital corps. which is not counted as
a part OF the effective strength OF the army.
The regular and volunteer army at pres
ent is distributed as follows: United States.
9Ss officers. OF whom 76 are volunteer Of
hcers. and 1s.S9s enlisted men. all regulars;
Alaska. Al officers Loss enlisted men; Porto
Rico. IS officers. 2.406 enlisted men: Cuba,
2cO officers, 546S enlisted men: Philippines.
1857 officers. 69.16l enlisted men: Hawaiian
Islands, officers. 2l9 enlisted men; China.
50 officers, 200 men. There are SO volun-
teer enlisted men in Porto Rico. and So
200 in the Philippines. These are the only
places where volunteer enlisted men are
serving. Some staff officers are serving in
nearly all Of the places named.
inv ocotho itpOiltu III the army, DCtn
regular and volunteer. by the same d.
vision are: United States. II officers. 2ss
men; Alaska. men; Cuba, officers. Jag
men; Porto Rico, So men; Hawaii, I Of
ncer, men. Philippine islands IS Of
hcers. 1.393 men; at sea. officers. 81 men.
TOTAL "a officers and 1880 men. In seven
instances. owing to an error. officers dying
nave been counted twice. once as regulars
and then again volunteers the actual
total being sixty-seyen officers dead.
during the year there were discharged
from the service 1850 men. deserted, 1898.
The casualties I'm the Chinese campaign
between July and Oct. 1 Were nine officers
and 200 enlisted men.
General Corbin commends highly the
operation OF post exchanges and the cam
teen. saying that the reports from the Phil
ippines. Cuba and Porto Rico. indicate
that the post exchange has become ahso-
amount received from the exchanges so
Tar as reports show amounted to s19l5 So
with q net profit of $40, 504
Discussing the recruiting service for the
regular army, General Corbin says: "Of
the 1888 accepted applicants, l65fs were
native born and 3.OOl OF foreign birth: 49,
64s were white, $40 colored and thirty In
dians. The enlistments numbered 1855 and
the re-enlistments, 1851. Excluding re-
enlistments, the percentage of native born
among the original enlistments was IS 1-3.
The reports show that the recruiting Of
Ulcers making the 1907 enlistments en-
biaced in the first two items of the foregoing
ASe AcJtNtcu ocsOCt dpplCdllS-dDOuI 40 per
cent of the number seeking enlistment-as
lacking in either legal, mental. moral or
physical qualifications; sS7 Of these were re-
jected as aliens. and 203S for iiliteracy"
In the statistics given is table showing
the chronological list of actions In the
Philippine islands from Feb. T. 1899 to June
and wounded. The totals show thirty-three
officers and 476 men killed and 147 officers
and 2,076 men wounded.
The report of General Haywood COM
manding the Marine Corps, has been
made public by the Navy Department Its
most interesting features are those COW
ering the operations of the United States
Marines in China, including the heroic de-
Tense Of the legations at Picking. the
march of the marines on Tien-Tsin. which
have been fully described heretofore Gen.
eral Haywood submits the following ac-
count Of the taking of a considerable
amount Of bullion in the siege of Picking:
I'm a communication dated July Is. 1900.
Colonel Meade refers to the footing which
nad been going on in Tien-Tsin. He stated
that the treasury had been ransacked, but
that all the vaults were not looted and
Major Waller with a force is searching for
the treasure. The treasure. which consisted
principally OF silver bullion, fused with
brick. mortar and other debris. was re-
covered from the ruins OF the salt COM
missioner's yamen. which had been looted
and burned before the marines arrived ON
the spot. A board consisting of Major Wal
Ter and Assistant Paymaster George Rich
ards, Capt NJ. j. Shaw and G.. II Noller
ian American agent in Tien-Tsin OF ]. r.
Morgan & Co, of New York; was appointed
to count the bullion and appraise its value
The bullion was counted by this board
which estimated its value at $376so0. United
States currency IL had been the Intention
10 deposit the treasure for safekeeplng
with the Hong-kong and Shanghai Bank.
but the vaults of this bank would not ac-
cOmmodate IL, and IL was therefore re-
moved TO the premises of this bank. under
the supervision OF the officers OF the First
Regiment OF marines and placed under
guard there"
General Haywood says the bullion was
exchanged for three New York drafts.
which have been forwarded by Paymaster
Bryan to the secretary of the navy. The
gist of the report deals with the work OF
the corps during the past year and with
the conditions of its posts IN various parts
OF the country and in foreign states.
XXX
The Civil-service Commission has lust
completed Investigations of charges OF
violations of civil service law. mostly Of
political assessments and coercion. against
federal officials, whose names are with
held. in Philadelphia. Louisville. Cincinnati.
Topeka, Birmingham. Jersey City and an
Iowa. In some OF these cases the COM
mission has recommended, 10 the various
executive departments TO which the ac-
cused officials belong, the prosecution and
dismissal OF the latter. and IN other cases
action has not yet been taken. Investiga-
tions in other cities are in progress. The
commission refuses 20 divulge rames. or
any details of information concerning
these cases-
John w. Yerkes. collector OF internal
revenue for the Eighth district OF Ken
lucky, has resigned, TO take effect Nov. l.
Mr.. Yerkes is candidate for Governor Of
kentucky.
National Capital Notes.
George M Allen was reported little
better last night
Jacob b. Turner left for his home in
Muncie yesterday afternoon