The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-10

The annual report Of Major General
Leonard Wood. commanding the Depart
mcut of Cuba. was made TEblic this
morning 10y the Adjutaut General. Gcner-
al wood says.
The entire department has been in
spected 10y me during the year and ]
have no specific recommendations TO make
regarding any particular place visited at
all of them I have found the officers 10
be Intelligent. industrious, and Jealous IN
their efforts To improve the efficiency Of
their commands. which latter has been
particularly difficult, on account Of the
scarcity Of officers in this department"
Americans Good shots.
Considerable attention is paid TO coast
artillery target practice Continuing,
General Wood says.
In firing with the 6-pounder the target
was cast adrift az from POO 10 16o0 yards.
hut the range was not furnished TO the
firing party. the only information sup
piled being to the effect that the target
was ready. There are two OF these guns
at each Of three posts. Only two shots
were allowed from each gun At two OF
the posts no hits were recorded on the
actual visible target At the third post
the target was fairly hit by one shot.
During this year s practice the Euit
was So rough at times tnat II was lmpoS-
sibIe % see the target with the unaided
eve. guns being laid in several instances
BY using field glasses on the tangent
sights.
"A systematic course of instruction in
packing for all cavalry officers in this
department. is in progress and Will be
continued until each officer is reported
proficient and fully capable Of instructIng
paCkmasters. Cargadores and packers in
Their re sDective duties and Of seeing TO IL
personally that their trains are managed
in the most effective manner The pack
trains are managed in the most effective
manner. The pscktraius Of the island
have an been inspected by PaCkmaster n.
w. DAILY reorEauized under his direction.
and are now I'm better condition than ever
before. P8ckmasttr Daily is the most eth
cient expert on packing now IN America
He has instructed the cadets at West
Point and many packmasters whose ser
vices have dated only since the beginning
of the var with Spain He has crcditably
served the Government with packIrdins
for more than thirty years and has now
the same title and pay as those packIIlas-
tiers he iustructs. who have not 1.-THE OF
his knowledge and experience II Is rec
-~n1-ud.d that he receive the utle OF
CHIEF postmaster, United states Army
anLa salary II at least 81" per month
mosquitoes ana NAApNf
The report says thc general conduct Of
the troops continues excellent With re-
gard TO their health. il says;
The total number Of deaths of officers
and enlisted men during the year was %.
strength OF command 300. percentage OF
loss 20 Due 70 the strenuous euoTtS
made by the medical department ana
with tho corporation of the sanitary
aud Quartermast-r' DEPARTMENTS. veto"
fever has now almost been driven from
no EHrTTrEE and quarters axe
covered with screens to prevent the re
entrance Of mosquitoes, water rtceplacltS
are covered, and pools u water receive
quantities of kerosene oil 10 prevent as
far as possible the breeding Of mpslui-
toes" g.
c0urpIfmeutary terms He says
II desire 20 express my appreciation 81
the earnest and faithful support rendered
me by the officers of this command Not
only are officers serving IN this depart
ruent unfortunate in having to perform
double duty. bat they are exposed 10 trop-
i-sil feEcrs. etc. and credit Snaltl Jt
given them for the dangers consequent 20
service in this climate. During the past
summer five officers of my stan were tax
C1 IN with yellow fever and three or them
sr.-cuubsd u the disease. there resulting
& loss IN the stan OF - per cent
'Of the officers reported in me Iorego-
ing para graph as having died. desire 10
make especial mention Of Major George
s Cartwright. quartz rmaster. T. >. v
Captain Twenty-fouIth Infantry. whose
nOunced 10 the army 10 General ORDERS
No Hcad0uartCrs Department of West
ern Cuba. dated September p 1880
Also Major n. r Peterson. commits
s7rv OF subsistence L. 5 V, chief com
u1issary Of the department who died OF
yellow fever at Las Animas Hospital.
Havana. October i. 1870. Major Peter
son was assigned as CHIEF comulls5aLy
July .. 1900. by orders from heacquarters
Of the army. and in his death. a. wei
as that OF Ma Or Cartwright the army
hHe los
type ana the department a most merl-
toriOus officer
her 26 that OF Capt Frederick NJ Page
Porto Rican Battalion Of Infantry. also
as Las Auimas Hospital IN this city Cap
tam Page came 20 Cuba with the Eyacua-
tfgD Commission and remained on duty as
assistant adiutant general under my pred
ScessOr. Major John r. Brooke, and uu-
I'll the date Of his honorable dlschargl
from the service MAY Y. 1889 On &C
count Of his most efficient services in con
nectiOn with the civil administration Of
Cuba. his thorough knowledge OF tht
Spanish language. and the high esteem Al
which he vas held by the Cuban people
n was appointed captain Of the Port
Rlcan Infantry on Nav g. 1890. and re
tanned on the stan az these headquarters
n his death the department lost a mCst
valuable officer and thorough gentleman
Report of Colonel scott.
Enclosed in General Woods report ar,
reports Of all officers in charge Of de,
D1TtrnCnts under him Lieut. Col n. l.
Scott Adiutaut General OF the Depart
rreut Of Cuba, says.
ON account Of the peculiar circUm-
stances existing in this department. OH
GERS lyceums have not been established
at any Of the posts and the same remarks
apply 10 most schools"
The Adjutant Generals report is c0ufiu-
cd chiefly 20 the movement Of the troops
serving In Cuba A complete roster Is in
Cluded.
The Inspector General.
Colonel G. H Burton gives an interest
ing account Of the camps, dress, etc. Fl,
says:
The dress Of the troops throughout tn,
department Is generally good. The KHAKI
aEd chambray shin IS the universal uni
form. and. though the cOlOrs OF the dlf-
fergnt lots Of khaki are not always fast
yet the material. In quantity and color
seems 60 be- constantly improving There
Is no complaint on the part OF IN, troops
respecting their food supplies and very
little respecting che quartermas or and
medical supplies.
The department Of the troops I'm gen
Cral has been above the average ~ what
We ind in our own country. This is due
tu great measure 20 their isClIted con
dltpus being among strange people WI
speak a Foreign language. they have HO
the resources Tor pleasure found al home
and consequently do not encounter th'
same temptations The number Of the de
seruOns II tn= department are few com
pared 20 those from the same number OF
men IN the United States the peTceutag'
being approximately only about g.
The enlisted men ira all Of the com
rna1ds, os a general rule. are young. ath
leuG and OF hne stature The one notice