Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-29
THE ARMY MEASURE
The Work Of Recruiting When the
Organization Bill Is Passed.
REPORT ON The BANKRUPTCY ACT
Advantage Being Taken Of the Law by
Men of All Classes Number Of Petit
lions Filed During the Year
The Liabilities

Washington, Nov. 26.--ln view OF
the probable call upon the war de
partment to make sudden increase
in the enlisted strength Of the army,
after the present regular force has
been discharged, it Is matter Of con
siderable interest to see what may be
done by the various recruiting offices
toward building up the new regiments
when the number and strength of
these is determined by the passage
of the army reorganization bill. 1t
Is said at the war department that
for several months past the chief
trouble has been to keep from over
recruiting the regular regiments now
in the service. In spite of the fact
that active war hardly can be said to
exist even in the Philippines, there
has been strong pressure for enlist
ment, and the recruiting officers, it is
said, have been able TO pick and
choose men of a high standard OF ex-
cellence, owing to the large number
Of applicants. The department counts
with considerable confidence on the
re-enlistment of large number OF
men whose term of service will expire
on June 30, 1901. At the same time,
II the army reorganization bill pro-
vldes for permanent force of 10000
men or over, and it is not thought
likely that it will fall below this fig
ure, there will be $4,000 men to enlist
between the date Of the passage of
the bill and the discharge of the
present regulars on the 18th of June.
The chief recruiting officer of the de-
partment, Maj. johnson, says 1t is
impossible to make any predictions
as to the speed with which the re-
cruitlng can be carried on, but that
1t will depend largely upon the mum
Der Of officers that the department
can detail for recruiting duty. When
the Spanish-American war was Off
cially declared to be ended, and the
discharge Of the volunteers rendered
the recruiting of fresh regiments i'm
perative, there were $4,000 new men
added to the regular establishment
In the space Of about six weeks, In
spite OF the fact that volunteer off,
GERS at that time were recruiting all
over the country to fiji up the volun-
teer regiments. The first regiments
enlisted for the regular service were
recruited, equipped and drilled and
ready for transportation on an aver
age of A days each, more than ten
days quicker than the average for the
regiments enlisted at the beginning
Of the Spanish war,
Report on the Bankruptcy Act
Washington, Nov. 26.--E. C. Bran
denburg, in charge Of bankruptcy
has made a report to the
attorney general on the operation of
the bankruptcy act OF July /, 1893.
The report says with reference to vol
untary eases that advantage Is being
taken Of the law by men of all classes
and In all walks OF life and in every
section of the country. The states
showing the greatest number OF petit
tions filed during the year are Illinois,
with zoos; New York. 3O07: Iowa.
W.; Ohio, S57; Minnesota, $40, ana
Pennsylvania, 500, The smallest num-
Der of voluntary petitions were filed
in the following states: Nevada, 6;
Delaware and Wyoming, 70 each; Ida
no, 30; South Carolina, 81; Oklahoma,
80; Florida, 81, and Rhode Island, SO.
The grand total of petitions filed In
the United States for the period ended |
30, 1900, Is 2O,12S, exclusive
Of those for the western district of
the district of Alaska and
for half of the year for the southern
district of Georgia, New Jersey, the
eastern district of North Carolina, the
western district of Tennessee and the
eastern district of Virginia, from
which semi-annual reports were not
received.
From the clerks reports it appears
that of the voluntary petitions all
were adludcated bankrupt except 237,
in which the petitions were dismissed,
md that discharges were refused in
II eases. Compositions were con-
firmed in 206 cases.
The liabilities in 10,54O voluntary
cases reported by the referees amount
ed to S264,074,152, while the total
amount OF assets scheduled in these
eases was S33,00S,77l,
In involuntary cases 1910 petitions
were filed, of which adjudcations
were made in all except 2S5 cases, OF
the involuntary cases 50 compositions
were entered into by the bankrupts
and the creditors which were con-
firmed The liabilities involved in l..
942 cases upon which reports were
made were $27,170,0O1, while the as.
sets scheduled were $13,433,2O9. In 200
cases no assets were scheduled, and
in number they were classed as un-
known or nominal.
The necessity of perfection of the
law by mandatory legislation is de-
clared to be matter Of common
knowledge. The report says that
while 1t doubtless would not be well
to urge any sweeping amendment con-
gress should give Its attention to the
provision covered by section "57 G"
of the law which has been variously |