The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

plreQ with tne resignation OF zen.
Henry Knox, so far as the United
Anthony Wayne (of Georgia, for a
time) was also "general-in- chief"
The illustrated article in last Sun
days Morning News on 1.-The Centen-
airy of the Trousers" in view of the
new uniforms for the regular army,
was timely and interesting. The
term trousers" has long been a very
familiar one in army circles, and now
the term "breeches" is also to become
a legal term in the quartermaster'
department AS to pants and pan
taloons," the law does not recognize
them as legal terms, and a man ar
rested for the theft of either cannot
be convicted. The introduction of
"breeches" into our army meets with
both favor and opposition, but they
will have to be worn. The chaplainS
are kicking about the new uniform, as
they are not to be allowed to array
themselves in gay uniforms, as some
have done in the past, but must be
content to wear a black frock coat
with clerical standing collar and plain
silk covered buttons. They can wear
, a black hat, similar to the officers
service hat with a mixed cord of gold
bullion and black silk. The contract
surgeons are also kicking because they
are not to be allowed full dress uni
FORMS" simply the ordinary service
uniform, but with no shoulder straps.
Their insignia will be &c. S." on the
coat collar. / have several times COR
rected reports of contract surgeons
having been appointed surgeons in the
U. S. A, as they are not even officers
of volunteers.
Maj. r. ]. c. Irvine of the Ninth
United States Infantry, son of the late
Rev. DR.. Robert Irvine, a distinguish
ed Presbyterian minister of Augusta.
Ga, was not able to make the trip
from the Philippines to Sackets Har-
Dor, N. Y, with his regiment. A Sc
we're attack of rheumatism in his knees
and feet made it necessary to take
him from the train at Omaha and place
him in the hospital. Since that time,
however, he has greatly improved.
1 see that b. G. Humphreys
has been nominated for congressman
from the Third district of Mississippi.
If this is Brig Gen. Benz. G.. Hum
phreys, c. S. A, it will put another
Confederate brigadier" into Congress,
where they have become very scarce
of late years, except in the Senate,
where Morgan, Cockrell Bate and Pet
tus still hold forth. l do not know
of one now in the House, the nearest
being Henry d. Clayton of Alabama
son of the late Maj. Gen. Henry d.
Clayton. Hawley of the Senate was
Union major general. and GrosYenor
and Bingham of the House were brevet
brigadier generals.
The promotion of First Lieut.. James
Willard Heidi of the Sixth United
States Infantry to be captain in the
Tenth Infantry, vice Capt. Shollen-
berger, deceased, shows what a deter
mined, meritorious young man can ac-
complish. Heidi is a son of Rev. DIR.
Heidi. formerly of Savannah (where
he was a lawyer, but now of Atlanta,
and associate editor of the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate. He was admitted
cadet at West Point in 1892 but fall
ed In his second year and left that in
sGtution. Nothing could, however.
suppress his military aspirations and
he enlisted within a month as private
IN the Sixth Infantry where he served
as private, corporal and sergeant ma
jor until 1895 when he was made a sec
ond lieutenant. and IN 1899. a first lieu
tenant and IN 1902 a captain. This
shows what pluck can do for a merito-
rious boy Now, his brother. Grayson
Willard HEIDI, who went 20 West Point
In 1895 and graduated IN 1899, Is a sec
ond lieutenant In the Third United
states Cavalry. As J have said be-
fore. failure 70 graduate az West