The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-19


Rent (Chicago. Paris and New York; 1886
Stationery and printing .............. s. 4O3
Telegraph and cable .................. 1,775
hIScelldHeOuS 49,. r............ III, 400
1t is doubtful if there is under the gov
eminent of the United States an officer
who is at liberty to expend such an
amount of money as this with so meager
an accounting. Mr.. Peck puts down under
the head of miscellaneous" the sum of
$1,000 without indicating whether it was
spent in cigars, wines, banquet or what
not, and it was never thought that his
travelling expenses would amount to $780,
PAS.
The question also naturally arises.
"Who are the experts, and in what are
they expert, who are paid $72,045 for their
services during the time mentioned?''
Mr.. Peck modestly opens his report,
which contains in all about 1000 words
by the statement that Satisfactory prog
ress has been made in the ADMINISTRATION
of the responsible duties intr1sted to me-
The exhibits have been intrusted to ten
heads of exhibit departments, probably
the experts who received $72045 for
their services, and the exhibits have been
divided as follows: Machinery and cleo
tr1city, agriculture, mining and metal
lurgy, liberal arts, chemical industries.
varied industries, fine arts, transportation
and civil engineering, education and social
economy, textiles, forests and fisheries
Mr.. Peck says there will be over 1000
exhibitors represented in the American
section of the exposition, which is ten
times as many as were represented at
Vienna IN 1873, six times as many as at
Paris in 1889 and twice as many as the
French exhibitors at Chicago in 1893
Mr.. Peek's report was made to the pres
ident on Nov. II, but for some reason
unknown it didn't drift into congress until
April 2, nearly five months after it was
submitted. In the absence of explanation
1t would appear this delay was due to the
very unsatisfactory nature of the de
tailed statement of expenditures
1t is stated at the war department that
a reorganization of the artillery school
at Fort Monroe will be under direction
of Gen. Miles. This school gives an ad-
vanced course to all young artillery off,
GERS, and, like that at Fort LeaYen-
worth where infantry and cavalry officers
are instructed, is postgraduate course
to West Point. 1t has been the practice
for all artillery officers, after a few years
out of the military academy, to be order
ed to Fort Monroe, where, after two
years study, they are graduated, the
certificate being sufficient to promote them
to the next higher grade without exami-
nation.
The new conditions and greater demands
surrounding artillerists make 1t necessary
to change the system of instruction at
the school, but much depends upon the
legislation accomplished during the pres
ent session, and it is likely that the de-
tails Of the new system will not be per-
fected and completed until some action
is taken on a pending measure. The re-
vised course is to embrace the advanced
subjects Of ballistics, electricity, ETC.,
while there will be special courses sin.,ex
plosives and other subjects of value as
postgraduate course for West Point
officers. If congress fails to pass any
bill relating to the artillery, it is proposed
to detail one battery from each artillery
regiment, making seven batteries, which
will form a model command, not only as
a garrison, but as a means of instructing
the student officers These batteries will
report at Fort Monroe about July 1, when
a chief of the school will be designated.
The school will probably be formally
opened about Sept 1 next. Should the
pending artillery provision in the army
regulation bill be adopted, there will be
another system for selecting troops for
duty at Fort Monroe.
1t is stated here that Admiral Dewey
will eventually present nearly all of his
effects to the National museum. Just
when this will be done is not known, but
1t is apparent to those who are in search
of relics belonging to great military and
naval heroes that the collection of Gen.
Washington's army accoutrements is in
teresting to everybody.
One large case near the entrance of the
museum has in it the military effects
which belonged to Gen. Washington at
that time when the handful of people,
which comprised the colonies, were hav-
IT, g.
liberty. On the top shelf are the three
tents venerable and the canopy" which
sheltered the general and in all probabili-
ty his staff during the many weary
months Of the Revolutionary war. These
consist Of sleeping tent a marquee or
field tent, and mess tent, which is some
what smaller. One is encased in a leath-
er sack, another In linen bag or pouch,
ais they then Were called, and the other
spread carelessly on the bottom shelf,
where are arranged the tent poles, pins
and ropes, which look as though they had
been put to their utmost use, especially
the rope, which is almost in shreds. A
photograph is given, which shows the
tents put up in position, and they vary
little in appearance from those of today
In the center is the camp chest with its
compartments lined with carpet, now
much notification, knives and forks, a
small gridiron, two small fiat tin boxes
and several large bottles. Beside the chest
is seen the tin plates, meat platterS,
saucepans with their clumsy wood ham
dies and what must have served as
tea-pot-a tall cylindrical tin can, with a
handle similar to those on the ordinary
saucepan of today, and a top that has
hole in the center about as large as
quarter of dollar. These must have
found room in the chest, as 1t is a good
sized one. Here, too, can be seen the
old bullet-marked secretary, on which no
doubt the great commander wrote many
communications both official and other
wise. This secretary is fiat leather bag
with just one pocket with clasps, and a
long strap, which was probably used to
carry 1t over the shoulder. The roll and
muster of the commander-in-chief's guard
for the month of July, 1882, is also seen
in this case. This company. commonly
called the Life Guard was a distinct
corps of selected men attached to the per-
son of the commander-in-chief 1t was
organized in 1T76, and all the states from
which the continental army was supplied
was represented in this corps. This doc
ument, though yellow with age is intact
The writing, however, is not at all 1eglbie,
because 1t is so small. The authorities of
the museum have had printed copy of
it made, so that persons wishing to lind
out who the men were, so honored, can
readily read the names.
IF the admiraFs effects are kept as long
after his death as these have been they
will perhaps be interesting to those seek
ing relics of naval heroes.
j. S. Van Antwerp.
VALUE OF PRIMARIES.
$3.50. Fs.~,,,w1.fr,. 1v1,nA Try,a~,